Harman® • Absolute43 Owner’s Manual_R2 • 2015 -___ • 03/1520
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C. Loss of Power
Minimizing Smoke During Loss of Power Using Battery
Back-up
Harman® strongly recommends installing battery back-
up to minimize entry of smoke into the room in the
event of power loss.
Your pellet/biomass burning appliance relies on a
combustion blower to remove exhaust. A power failure will
cause the combustion blower to stop. This may lead to
exhaustseepingintotheroom.Verticalriseintheventing
may provide natural draft. It is, however, no guarantee
against leakage.
There are two Harman® approved battery back-up
options for your appliance:
Uninterruptible Power Supply UPSbatteryback-upsare
availableonlineoratcomputerandofceequipmentstores.
Your Harman® appliance with Rev E or later software
available beginning in November 2010 may be plugged
directlyintoaHarman®approvedUPS:
• The APC (American Power Conversion) model
#BE750GandtheTrippLitemodelINTERNET750Uare
testedandapproved.Otherbrandsormodelsmaynot
be compatible.
Whenpowerislost,afullychargedUPSwillpowerasafe,
combustion blower only shut-down. Your appliance will
pulse the blower every few seconds to clear exhaust until
thereisout. NOTE: The UPS provides safe shut-down
only. It is not intended for continued operation.
• TheSurere512connectstoa12voltdeepcyclebattery
thatwill runyourappliance forupto eight(8)hours. It
includes a trickle charge feature that keeps your battery
chargedwhenpowerisavailable.NOTE:Ifthepoweris
outforlongerthanbatterylife,smokeleakagemaystill
occur unless your stove has been safely shut down.
Yourappliancewillrecognizewhenpowerisrestored.What
happens depends on ESP temperature and whether it is
equipped with automatic ignition:
• In “Automatic” Mode,unitsequipped with automatic
ignitionwillrespondtothesetpointandESPtemperature
and resume normal operation.
• In “Idle” Mode,orforunitswithoutautomaticignition:
• If the ESP is cool, the appliance will remain shut
down.
• IfthereisoutandtheESPisstillwarm,thefeeder
mayrestart.Sincethereisout,theESPtemperature
willnotrise.Theunitwillthenshut-down,andmay
ashasix-blinkstatuserror.(SeeESPerrorcodes)
• If the re is still burning, it will resume normal
operation.
Contact your dealer if you have questions about UPS
compatibility with your appliance.
Use only Harman
®
approved battery back-up devices.
Other products may not operate properly, can create
unsafe conditions or damage your appliance.
CAUTION
Always keep appliance doors and hopper lid closed
and latched during operation and during power
failures to minimize risk of smoke or burn-back.
D. Emergency Manual Ignition
Harman
®
pellet stoves and inserts should be lit using the
automatic ignition system. This is the safest and most
reliablewayforignitingtheunit.Intheeventtheautomatic
igniterisnotfunctioning,thestepsbelowmaybefollowed
tomanuallylightthestoveorinsertinthe“ConstantBurn”
mode. Manual lighting is for emergency purposes only,
and the igniter should be repaired or replaced as soon as
practical.
WARNING
Only use restarter commercially marketed for pellet
stoves and inserts, including wax coated wood chips,
pellet starter gel and pellet igniter blocks. Use of any
othertypeofrestarterisprohibited.
To avoid serious injury or death read and follow
manufacturer’swarningandinstructionsforuseofrestarter.
Useofrestarterisonlypermittedwhenperformingacold
start.
Neverattempt to manually light a stove or insert thathas
been operated recently and is not at room temperature.
If automatic ignition was attempted, be sure to give the
stove or insert at least 30 minutes or longer to cool to room
temperature.
Be sure that the stove or insert is in the “Constant Burn”
mode of operation.
Once all the precautions have been taken, follow these
steps:
1.On the touch control, select the Burn Mode icon then
select“ConstantBurn”.
2. ArrowbackandselecttheIgnitericonthenselect“Manual”
fortheignitionmethod.SelecttheHomeIcontogoback
totheMainMenu.
3.Fillburnpotwithpellets,onlyhalfway.(DoNotOverFill).
4.Add firestarter to pellets following manufacturer’s
instructions.
5.Lightpelletgelwithamatch,andclosethedoor,touch
theOn/Officononthehomescreen.Operationwillbegin
whentherereachesthepropertemperature.
WARNING