Breckwell SP6000 - First Time Use Pre-Start Check; Lighting Directions

Chapter2–Operation
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FIRST TIME USE PRE-START CHECK
Priortousingyourstoveforthefirsttime,makesurethatitisproperlyinstalledinaccordancewithallrecommendationsinthe
owner’smanualandyourlocalbuildingcodes.Ensurethatallforeignobjectsareoutofthehopper,ashpan,andfireboxarea.
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Duringthefirstfewfires,
yourstovewillemitanodorasthehightemperaturepaintcuresorbecomesseasonedtothemetal.
Maintainingsmallerfireswillminimizethis.Avoidplacingitemsonstovetopduringthisperiodbecausethepaintfinishcouldbe
affected.
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Thefirsttimeyouuseyourstove,oranytimethatyou
allowthehoppertorunoutoffuel,youwillneedtoprimetheaugerbefore
fuelwillbefedintotheburnpotastheaugersystemwillbeempty.SimplypressandholdtheFuelFeedbuttonforseveralminutes
untilsomefuelbeginstofallintotheburn
pot.
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LIGHTING DIRECTIONS
Removetheburnpot,makingsureitiscleanandnoneoftheairholesareplugged.Cleanthefirebox,andthenreinstallburnpot.It
isimportanttohavethefuelspreaderlocatedtowardtherearofthestove.Cleandoorglassifnecessary(adryclothorpapertowel
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isusuallysufficient).Ifadryclothisnotsufficient,feelfreetouseasmallamountofWindexor409.Spraytheclothlightlypriorto
wipingtheglass.Waitfortheglasstodryifyouusedacleanerbeforeyoulightthestove.Checkfuelinthe
hopper,andrefillif
necessary.
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WARNING:NEVERUSECHARCOALLIGHTERFLUID,GASOLINE,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSASAFIRESTARTER.Keepallsuchliquidsaway
fromthestovewhileinuse,andneverstoretheseliquidsincloseproximitytothestove.Useonlyapprovedfirestarters.Yourlocal
dealercanprovideyouwithapprovedfire
starters.
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Followthedirectionsbelowinordertostartafirewhenusingcornorwood.WhenstartingafireDONOTWALKAWAYFROMTHEUNIT
UNTILALLSTART
‐UPPROCEDURESHAVEBEENCOMPLETEDandthestoveisburningwell.Thiswilltake10to15minutes.
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 Makesurethestoveisinthe“Off”mode(Alllightsonthecontrolpanelareoff).
 Makesurethestirrodisinplaceandsecurelyattached.Althoughunnecessaryforwoodpellets,thestir
rodisrequiredfor
burningcorn.
 Makesurethatthehopperisloadedwithfuel.Besuretoclosethehopperlidpriortostartingtheunitsothatthehopper
safetyswitchwillengage.Fuelwillnotbefedtotheburnpotwhenthehopperlidis
open.
 PresstheFUELTYPEbuttonandselectthecorrectfurltypebaseduponwhatyouhaveloadedthehopperwith.
 Placealargehandfulofwoodpelletsorfirestartingpellets(pelletsthatalreadycontainfirestarter)intotheburnpot.The
amountofpelletsshouldbelevel
withthestirrod,orapproximatelyone‐halfoftheburnpot.
 Squirtagenerousamountoffirestartergelontopofthewoodpellets.T
HISISNOTNECESSARYIFYOUAREUSINGPELLETSTHAT
ALREADYCONTAINFIRESTARTER
.
 Usealongmatchorlonglightertoignitethefirestarter,keepingyourfaceawayfromtheburnpot.Thestartergelcan
flareup,soexercisecautionwhenlighting.Waitapproximatelyonetotwominutestoallowthepelletstocatchfireand
thenclosethefront
door.
 Pressthe“On”buttononthecontrolpanel.Initiallythecombustionfanwillstart,andtheunitwillconductaquickself‐
diagnosticcheck.
 Adjustthedamperasrequired.Atthisstage,thedamperhandlecanbeadjustedtobelevelwiththefrontedgeofthe
stoveinmostsituations.
 Inapproximatelyfourminutestheaugerwillbegintofeedfuelintotheburnpotandthestirrodwillbegintorotate
periodically.
 Oncetheunithascompletedthestart‐upcycle,youcanadjusttheheatlevelsettingandthestovewillgradually
transition
tothatlevel.Itisstronglyadvisedthatyoumonitorthestovecloselyuntilitreachesasteadyoperationatthedesiredheat
level.
 Adjustthedampersothatthefireburnscleanlyandsteadily.
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