Pre-Start-Up Check; Building A Fire - PFS 5520 Mode D'emploi

• DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE - NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESHEN UP" A FIRE IN THIS STOVE.
KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STOVE WHILE IT IS IN USE.
• HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKINS
BURNS.
• DO NOT USE GRATES OR ELEVATE THE FIRE. BUILD FIRE DIRECTLY ON HEARTH.
• DO NOT OVERFIRE - IF HEATER OR CHIMNEY CONNECTOR GLOWS, YOU ARE OVERFIRING.
• ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE HEAT OUTPUT RATES THAT EXCEED HEATER DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS CAN RESULT IN
PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE HEATER.
This heater is designed to burn only PFI Premium grade pellets. This appliance can also burn pellets rated as
standard after May 16, 2015.
DO NOT BURN:
1. Garbage;
2. Lawn clippings or yard waste;
3. Materials containing rubber, including tires;
4. Materials containing plastic;
5. Waste petroleum products, paints or paint thinners,
or asphalt products;
6. Materials containing asbestos;
7. Construction or demolition debris;
8. Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
9. Manure or animal remains;
Burning these materials may result in release of toxic fumes or render the heater ineffective and cause smoke.
PROPER FUEL
THIS STOVE IS APPROVED FOR BURNING PELLETIZED WOOD FUEL ONLY! Factory-approved pellets are those 1/4"
or 5/16" in diameter and not over 1" long. Longer or thicker pellets sometimes bridge the auger flights, which
prevents proper pellet feed. Burning wood in forms other than pellets is not permitted. It will violate the building
codes for which the stove has been approved and will void all warranties. The design incorporates automatic
feed of the pellet fuel into the fire at a carefully prescribed rate. Any additional fuel introduced by hand will not
increase heat output but may seriously impair the stoves performance by generating considerable smoke. Do
not burn wet pellets. The stove's performance depends heavily on the quality of your pellet fuel. Avoid pellet
brands that display these characteristics:
a. Excess Fines – "Fines" is a term describing crushed pellets or loose material that looks like sawdust or sand.
Pellets can be screened before being placed in hopper to remove most fines.
b. Binders – Some pellets are produced with materials to hold them together or "bind" them.
c. High Ash Content – 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. This company cannot accept responsibility for damage due
to poor quality pellets.

PRE-START-UP CHECK

Remove burn pot, making sure it is clean and none of the air holes are plugged. Clean the firebox, and then
reinstall burn pot. Clean door glass, if necessary (a dry cloth or paper towel is usually sufficient). Never use abrasive
cleaners on the glass or door. Check fuel in the hopper, and refill if necessary.

BUILDING A FIRE

Never use a grate or other means of supporting the fuel. Use only the burn pot supplied with this heater. Hopper
lid must be closed in order for the unit to feed pellets. If it is the first time you have started the unit, or anytime the
hopper has been emptied of pellets, it will be necessary to prime the auger. In order to prime the auger press and
hold the fuel feed button after starting the unit. Keep fuel feed button depressed until pellets begin to fall into the
burn pot, then release the fuel feed button and allow the unit to operate normally.
During the start up period:
1. DO NOT open the viewing door.
2. DO NOT open the damper more than 1/4".
3. DO NOT add pellets to the burn pot by hand.
Operation
WARNING:
10. Salt water driftwood or other previously salt water
saturated materials;
11. Unseasoned wood; or
12. Paper
particleboard. The prohibition against burning
these materials does not prohibit the use of fire
starters made from paper, cardboard, saw dust,
wax and similar substances for the purpose of
starting a fire in an affected wood heater.
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products, cardboard, plywood, or