Trouble shooting tips for warm air furnace – United States Stove Company HOTBLAST 1300 User Manual
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1.
Smoking when feed door
a)
Insufficient Draft.
a)
Set Thermostat higher.
is open.
b)
Clogged chimney or chimney
b)
Clean Chimney.
connector.
c)
Add raincap to chimney.
c)
Down draft in chimney.
2.
Furnace does not heat.
a)
Wood not seasoned and dry.
a)
Allow wood to season in a
dry area for six months.
b)
Blower control set too low.
b)
Set blower control to higher
temperatures. (See P. 17)
c)
Insufficient flue draft.
c)
Set flue draft. (See P. 9)
3.
Blower Does not run.
a)
Improperly wired.
a)
Wire unit properly.
b)
Bad blower control.
b)
Replace blower control.
c)
Bad relay.
c)
Replace relay.
d)
Bad blower motor
d)
Replace blower.
4.
No air from registers-
a)
Registers are closed.
a)
Open registers.
fan running.
b)
Duct work improperly installed.
b)
Correct duct work install.
c)
Improper wiring between central
c)
Wire unit properly.
furnace and this unit.
5.
Air from Registers is not hot
a)
Blower control is set too low.
a)
Adjust blower control to
higher setting. (See P. 17)
b)
Bad blower control.
b)
Replace blower control.
6.
Blower runs too long.
Blower control cut off set
Set blower control cut off to
too low.
higher setting. (See P. 17)
7.
Blower does not run long
a)
Blower control cut off set
a)
Set blower control cut off to
enough.
too high.
lower setting. (See P. 17)
b)
Bad blower motor.
b)
Replace Blower.
8.
Smoke and/or odor from
Oil from furnace and duct
The metal used in constuc-
registers when furnace
work.
tion of the furnace and duct
is used for first time.
work has a light coating of
oil. This should disappear
after a short period of time.
Once this burnoff has occur-
red, is should not reoccur.
9.
Creosote build-up.
a)
Burning green wood (not
a)
Burn only seasoned wood.
seasoned or dry).
b)
Thermostat setting too low
b)
Set thermostat higher to
for type fuel.
attain higher flue tempera-
tures. This will aid in pre-
venting buildup of creosote.
10. Flame spillage when feed
a)
Insufficient draft.
a)
Set thermostat higher.
door is open.
b)
Smothering fire when adding
b)
Add fuel so as not to
fresh fuel.
smother fire.
LIST OF PROBLEMS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTIONS
Trouble Shooting Tips for Warm Air Furnace