Breckwell SP6000 - Dirty Burn; Stove Shuts Off and the Fourth Light (HT) Flashes

Chapter4–Troubleshooting
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DIRTY BURN
 GLASS“SOOT’S”UPATAVERYFASTRATE
 FLAMEISLAZY,DARK,ANDHASBLACKTIPS
 AFTERSTOVEHASBEENONFORAWHILE,THEBURNPOTOVERFILLS
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
1. Stoveorventpipeisdirty,whichrestrictsairflowthroughtheburnpot. Followallcleaningprocedureinthemaintenancesectionoftheowner’smanual.
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2. Ventpipeinstalledimproperly. Checktomakesuretheventpipehasbeeninstalledaccordingtothecriteriain
theowner’smanual.
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3. Airdamperissettoofarin(closed)forahigherheatsetting. Pullthedamperfartheroutawayfromthesideofthestoveandtrytooperate
theunitagain.
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4. Burnpotholesareblocked. Removetheburnpotandthoroughlycleanit.
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5. Airdamperisblockedwithash. Shutdownthestove,allowtocool,andthoroughlycleanthestoveofallash.
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6. Blockageinairintakepipe. Visuallyinspecttheairintakepipethatleadsintotheburnpotforforeign
material.
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7. Circuitboardmalfunction. Timethefuelfeedlightateachsetting(afterthestovehascompletedthe
startupcycle).Makesurethetimesmatchtheaugertimingchart.Iftheauger
motorrunsconstantly,theboardisbad.
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8. BadPellets
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Thebrandofcornorpellets,orperhapsthebatchbein gused,maybeofpoor
quality.Ifpossible,tryadifferentbrandofcornorpellets.See“ProperFuels”
sectiontoinsureyouare
usingtheproperkindofcornorpellet.Youmightalso
wanttotryabrandthatismadefromadifferenttypeofcornorwood(softwood
vs.hardwood).Differentbrandshavedifferentcharacteristicswhenbeing
burned.
STOVE SHUTS OFF AND THE FOURTH LIGHT (HT) FLASHES
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
1. Theconvectionblowerisove rheatingandtripping theinternaltemperature
shutoff.
Clean any dust off of the windings and fan blades. If oiling the blower
does not help, the blower may be bad.
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2. Thestoveisbeingleftonthehighestsettingforextendedperiodsoftime. Thehighestheatlevelsettingisdesignedforuseovershortperiodsoftime.
Burningthestoveonthehighestsettingforlongerthan20minutesisnot
recommended.
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3. Fuelotherthanwoodpelletsorwholeshelledcornisbeingburnedinthe
stove.
Thisstoveisdesignedandtestedtousewholeshelledcornorpelletizedwood
pellets.Thesearetheonlyauthorizedandapprovedfuelsavailable.Noother
typesoffuelhavebeenapproved.Useof
alternativefuelswillvoidthewarranty
andcouldposeasignificantfirehazard.
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4. Powersurgeorbrownoutsituation. Apowersurge,spike,orvoltagedropcouldcausethehighlimitswitchtotrip.
Checktoseeifasurgeprotectorisbeingusedonthestove.Ifnot,recommend
onetotheconsumer.
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5. Highlimitswitchismalfunctioning. Iftheotheritemscheckoutok,replacethehighlimitswitch.
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