Breckwell SP6000 - Chapter 2 - Operation; Proper Fuel

Chapter2–Operation
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OPERATION
PROPER FUEL
TheSP6000Multi‐FuelStoveiscapableofburningwholeshelledcornandwoodpellets.Thequalityofthefuelyouusewillhavea
dramaticeffectintheperformanceofthestove.Higherqualityfuelswillprovideacleanerandmoreefficientburn,whileproducing
lessash,andgenerallyreducing
theamountofcreosotedevelopedinthestoveandexhaustflue.Forthesereasonswestrongly
recommendthatyouusethehighestqualityoffuelsavailableinyourarea,andthatyouexperimentwithacoupleofdifferent
brandsbeforesettlingonaparticularbrand.Onceyoufindaquality
fuel,keepusingthatbrandorsourcetoachieveconsistent
burns.
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NOTE:T
HEUSEOFOTHERTHANWOODPELLETS CONFORMINGTOTHEPELLETFUELSINSTITUTESTANDARDSORWHOLESHELLEDCORNISNOTAPPROVEDAND
MAYRESULTINTHEUNSAFEOPERATION OFTHESTOVEAND
WILLVOIDTHEWARRANTY.
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A
LWAYSCHECKYOURFUELSUPPLYFORFOREIGNOBJECTS.Althoughitdoesnothappenfrequently,therehasbeenmorethanonebagof
cornorpelletsthathadforeignobjectssuchasscrews,bolts,nuts,etc.,accidentallypackagedalongwiththecornorwoodpellet.
Forthatreasonwestronglyrecommendthatyoucheckyourfuelforforeignobjects.
Thestovewarrantydoesnotcoverdamages
causedbyforeignobjectsinthefuelsupply.
SHELLEDCORN
 Cornmustbecleanandfreeofanydebris.Neverburncorndirectlyfromthefield.Youshoulduseonlycleanandfiltered
baggedcorn.
 C
ORNMUSTHAVELESSTHAN12%MOISTURE.Ideally,thecornwillbeaslowofamoisturecontentaspossibleforbest
performance.12%moistureisthehighestthatshouldeverbeused.Wetcornwillnotburnasreliablyandcanleadtothe
deteriorationofstovecomponents,reducedefficiency,andvoidallwarranties.
 Store
thecorninadryplaceandkeepthebagsorcontainerssealed.Thiswillhelptopreventthecornfromabsorbing
excessmoisture.
 Westronglyrecommendthatyoupurchaseamoisturetesterandperiodicallycheckthemoisturecontent.
 N
EVERUSE“DEERCORN”.Itisverycommonforthistypeofcorntocontainmolassesorothersugarstoattractthedeer.
Theseadditiveswillcreateaverydirtyburnandpotentiallydegradestovecomponents.
 N
EVERUSE“SEEDCORN”.Itistreatedwithchemicalpesticidesthatcanbeharmfulorevenfatalifswallowed.Therefore,this
typeofcornisdangeroustohaveinthehouse,especiallywherechildrenorpetscanreachit.
 N
EVERUSECORNWITHHIGHWAXCONTENT.
WOODPELLETS
 PelletsshouldconformtothePelletFuelsInstitutestandards.This,alongwithproperinstallationanddampercontrol,will
helptoensurethatyouachievethemostefficientandcleanburnpossible.
 Pelletsshouldbebetween¼”or
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”indiameter,andnolongerthan1”.Longerorthickerpelletsmayresultinimproper
feedandpossiblyevenresultinanaugerjam.
 Pelletscanvaryinashcontent.Thiswillaffecthowcleanlyandefficientlythestovewillburn.Poorqualitypelletswilloften
createsmokeand
dirtyglass.Theywillcreateaneedformorefrequentmaintenance.Youwillhavetoemptytheburnpot
plusvacuumtheentiresystemmoreoften.Poorqualitypelletscoulddamagetheauger.Y
OUSHOULDONLYUSEPELLETSWITH
LESSTHAN
3%ASHCONTENT.
 Avoidpelletswithexcessfines.“Fines”isatermdescribingcrushedpelletsorloosematerialthatlookslikesawdustor
sand.Pelletscanandshouldbescreenedbeforebeingplacedinhoppertoremovemostfines.
 Thehoppershouldbeemptiedandvacuumedonaregularbasisto
preventabuildupoffinesinthesystem.
 N
EVERUSEWETPELLETS.Wetorverymoistpelletswillproduceanextremelydirtyandinefficientburn.Storeyourpelletsina
dryplaceandkeepthebagsorcontainerssealed.Thiswillhelptopreventthepelletsfromabsorbingexcessmoisture.
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NOTE:
WHENEVERYOUOPENTHEHOPPERLIDTHEAUGERWILLSTOPFEEDINGFUELTO THEFIRE.
Openingthehopperlidwilldisengagethehoppersafetyswitchandpreventtheaugerfromfeeding.Ifyouareaddingfuelwhilethe
fireisburning,besuretolimittheamountoftimethatthehopperlidisopentotheabsoluteminimuminordertopreventthefire
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fromgoingout.Ifthefiredoesindeedgoout,youwillhavetomanuallyrelightthestove.