Buffalo B100 Owner's Installation And Operation Manual
Buffalo Pellet Stoves
Model B100
Wood Pellet Stove
Owner’s Installation and
Operation Manual
• Read this manual in its entirety before installation or use of this pellet-heating appliance.
• Failure to follow these instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury or death.
• Contact local building inspector and/or fire officials to identify restrictions, obtain necessary permits,
installation requirements and/or inspection requirements in your area.
• Contact your local dealer with questions or with requests for warranty service.
• Save this manual for future reference.
Snyder Manufacturing
255 Rochester Street
Salamanca, NY 14779
Dear Buffalo Pellet Stove Owner:
Congratulations, on the purchase of your Buffalo Pellet Stove! You have selected the most
efficient residential wood pellet heating technology to provide heat in your home.
We would like to take this opportunity to share a few “tips” about installing your stove and heating
with wood pellets.
1. A quality installation is a must for the safety of your family and for efficient, satisfactory
operation of your stove. We strongly suggest that you have your stove installed by a
National Fireplace Association certified Pellet Stove Specialist.
2. Know the quality and characteristics of the pellets that you burn. Pellets can vary greatly
from manufacturer to manufacturer, from load to load from the same manufacturer and
occasionally from bag to bag within the same load.
3. Develop and diligently follow a timely cleaning schedule to ensure your stove operates as
efficiently as possible.
4. Approximately 90% of operational issues with pellet stoves are directly related to improper
installation, poor quality of pellets being burned and/or lack of timely/routine cleaning.
With minimum daily care your Buffalo Pellet Stove will provide years of clean, efficient, comfortable
and environmentally sound heat to your home.
Thank you for selecting a Buffalo Pellet Stove.
Sincerely,
Snyder Manufacturing Inc
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Table Of Contents
Warnings/Safety Precautions 4
Specifications 5
Heating Specifications 5
Dimensions 5
Electrical Specifications 6
Fuel 6
Packaging 6
Optional Accessories 6
Installation Notices 7
Building Permit 7
Safety Testing and Listing 7
Installation Cautions and Warnings 7
Installation Check List 8
Floor Protection 9
Clearances to Combustible 9
Materials
Exhaust System Guidelines 9
Exhaust System Sizing 10
Combustion Air 12
Fresh Air Intake Damper 12
Exhaust System Termination 12
Horizontal Through Wall 13
Installation
Vertical Installation 14
Venting Through an Existing 14
Chimney
Mobile Home Installation 15
Smoke Detectors 15
Introduction to Heating With 15
Wood Pellets
Stove Operation 16
Exhaust Blower at Power-Up 16
Thermal Sensing Cable 16
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Automatic Fire Ignition 16
Control Panel 17
Error Codes 18
Hopper 18
Priming the Auger 18
Start-Up Process (Su) 19
Automatic Temperature Control 20
Mode/User Control Mode
Automatic Temperature Control 21
Mode (Ac)
User Control Mode/Manual 21
Control (Uc)
Set-Up Mode – Feed Rate 21
Adjustment
Overheat Safety Switch 22
FA1 Error 23
Shut Down (Sd) 23
Manual Lighting Procedure 23
Stove Maintenance 24
Clean Heat Exchanger Tubes 25
Inspect Burn Pot for Clinkers 26
Clean Door Glass 26
Clean Burn Pot, Box and Grate 27
Clean Door Airwash 29
Ash Trap Door Cleanout 30
Empty Ash Pan 31
Check Fresh Air Intake 31
Inspect/Clean Exhaust Vent 31
System
Oil Circulation Blower 32
Oil Exhaust Blower 33
Troubleshooting 34
Warranty 36
Warnings/Safety Precautions
o
Turn off the stove if you smell smoke or can
see smoke coming from the heating
appliance.
o Turning the stove power switch to “Off” will not
turn off power to all electronics within the
stove - if the stove has been burning and is
hot, the exhaust blower will continue to
operate until the stove cools.
o Never unplug the stove to turn it off;
unplugging the stove to shut it down may
permit the stove to seep smoke in your home.
o Unless directed by Buffalo Pellet Stove/
Snyder Manufacturing personnel, never
attempt to repair or replace any parts on the
stove. All repair work done on the appliance
should be completed by a trained pellet stove
technician.
o The burn chamber door, front glass and the
heat exchanger door all become extremely hot
during stove operation, do not touch, severe
burns may result.
o Keep clothing, furniture, and all other
combustibles away from the front of the stove
during operation.
o Closely supervise children when in close
proximity to the stove. Keep children away
from the heating appliance.
o Do not store or use gasoline, lighter fluid,
kerosene or any other flammable vapors or
liquids near the heating appliance during
operation.
o The burn chamber door and ash pan must be
securely closed and latched during stove
operation to ensure proper function of the
heating appliance.
o During operation, if the flame becomes dark
orange, lazy or sooty or if the burn pot begins
to over fill with pellets, immediately turn the
power switch to “Off” and allow the stove to go
through a “Power Off” shut down procedure.
Once the stove burns through the remaining
pellets in the burn pot, completely turns off
(exhaust blower will run for a minimum of 30
mins) and cools, thoroughly clean the stove
following the maintenance procedures
identified in this manual.
o Keep all areas around the stove free of
obstructions to permit free airflow to the
appliance during operation.
o All exhaust piping transferring exhaust gasses
from the appliance to the exterior of your
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home must be completely sealed and air tight.
All pellet vent joints must be sealed with RTV
500F silicone sealant.
o All pellet-burning heating appliances require
routine maintenance/cleaning in order to
operate properly. Failure to follow the
maintenance/cleaning schedule identified in
this manual will reduce the efficiency of the
heating appliance, will cause the appliance to
not function properly, may cause premature
failure of components and in extreme cases
may void the warranty on the appliance.
o Allow the appliance to cool entirely before
doing any routine maintenance/cleaning on
the stove.
o This pellet stove is designed, tested and
approved to only burn wood pellets at this
time. Burning any other type of medium will
void the warranty and Warnock Hersey safety
listing.
o This pellet-burning appliance will not operate
during a power outage. If power within your
home is intermittent, turn the power switch on
the stove to the “Off” position and leave the
stove powered down until uninterrupted power
to the appliance is restored (power down
threatening condition has passed).
o Pellet stove must be connected to a standard
115V, 60Hz., grounded electrical outlet.
Power to the heating appliance must not be
provided through a ground fault interrupt (GFI)
circuit.
o Exhaust piping must be checked once every
ton-and-a-half of pellets burned to inspect for
and to clean any accumulation of soot and/or
creosote that has accumulated within the
exhaust system. Failure to follow this exhaust
system inspection/cleaning schedule may
result in adverse and potentially dangerous
stove operation conditions.
o Never put your hands or fingers near the
auger (located on the inside bottom sloped
surface of the hopper). A high torque motor
drives the auger which is capable of inflicting
harm to fingers placed in close proximity to
the auger. The auger is driven by software,
based on the set temperature of the stove and
the detected room temperature the auger can
turn on and off at any time
Specifications
Heating Specifications
BTU output range: 6,500 to 42,000 BTU
Circulation blower size: 265 CFM
Efficiency: 87%
Flue size: 3”
Air intake size: 2”
Approximate maximum heating capacity: 1200 to 1800+ sq. ft.
Burn Rate: 0.8 to 5.0 lbs./hour
Maximum burn time at lowest setting (manual control): 62 hours (50/0.8)
Maximum burn time (automatic temperature control): 72 hours plus*
*
Dependent upon thermal load of the installation
Hopper Capacity, Standard: 50 lbs.
Hopper Capacity, Extended: 90 lbs.
Dimensions
Width (A): 26”
Depth (G): 29”
Height, standard hopper (B): 30”
Height, extended hopper: 37”
Exhaust location
Side to center of exhaust (D): 3 7/8”
Bottom to center of exhaust (E): 17 1/8”
Fresh air intake location
Side to center of fresh air intake (C): 8 3/8”
Bottom to center of fresh air intake (F): 13 3/8”
Figure 1: Rear view Figure 2: Top Down View
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Electrical Specifications
Voltage: 120 VAC
Power (current) during start-up: 438 watts (3.65A)
Power (current) during operation: 370 watts (3.08A)
Fuel
This heating appliance was designed to burn wood pellets that comply with the standards set by
the Pellet Fuels Institute
• Minimum density of 40 pounds/cubic foot
• Maximum length of 1.5”
• Pellet diameter between 1/4” and 5/16”
• Fines that will pass through 1/8” screen not to exceed 0.5% by weight
• Salt content no more that 300 parts per million
• Ash content no more than 3% by weight (standard grade pellets)
• Moisture content less than 8% by weight
If the fuel being burned does not comply with these minimum standards, the appliance may not
operate as designed and may be cause to negate the warranty.
Packaging
Included with your assembled Buffalo Pellet Stove Model B100 are the following items
Owner’s Installation and Operations Manual
Power cord
Thermal sensing cable (standard length – 10’)
Artificial log
Optional Accessories
Thermal sensing cable (length 25’)
Thermal sensing cable (length 50’)
Extended hopper
Fresh air intake damper
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INSTALLATION NOTICES
Safe Installation Notice
Your BUFFALO Pellet Stove must be properly installed to meet the safety listing of the stove.
Failure to strictly follow these installation instructions could result in the possibility of a house fire,
property damage, bodily harm or even death.
Building Permit
Local building codes must be followed and required building permits obtained from local building
officials prior to installation of your Buffalo Pellet Stove.
Safety Testing And Listing
Your Buffalo Pellet Stove has been tested and is listed by Warnock Hersey Laboratories, an
accredited independent testing laboratory, in accordance with the requirements in UL1482 and
ASTM standards for solid fuel heaters, hearth stoves, fireplaces and inserts. The safety label is
located on the right side of the pellet hopper cover. This safety label contains installation
specifications that must be followed during installation of your Buffalo Pellet Stove.
Installation Cautions & Warnings
The installation sketches shown in this manual are only examples of many acceptable installation
designs. Other designs that meet local code, stated installation requirements identified in this
manual, the stove’s label and PL vent manufacturer’s requirements may be deemed acceptable.
NOTE: All stove owners, operators and installers must read and become thoroughly acquainted with the information in
this manual before installing and/or operating this heating appliance.
1. All stoves must be placed on non-combustible material (following the guidelines provided
within this manual).
2. Caution should be taken to avoid damaging any electrical wires, water pipes, heating ducts,
etc. that may be in the vicinity of the holes that must be put through walls to provide the
required exhaust venting and fresh air supply for your pellet stove.
3. Your Buffalo Pellet Stove operates with a slightly positive venting system. For the safety of
people, animals and plants in the vicinity of your stove, the exhaust system must be
correctly installed and must be airtight!
4. All installations must meet all local building codes, PL vent manufacturer’s requirements an
all requirements in this manual.
5. Any alteration made to your Buffalo Pellet Stove by any party other than an authorized
Buffalo Pellet Stove dealer or an employee of Snyder Manufacturing (Buffalo Pellet Stove)
will void the warranty on your stove.
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INSTALLATION CHECK LIST
Unless you are knowledgeable and experienced in stove installation, we strongly recommend
that an Authorized Buffalo Pellet Stove Dealer, Buffalo Pellet Stove Factory Service
Representative or an experienced pellet stove installer/technician, install your Buffalo Pellet Stove.
Complete this checklist prior to turning on your Buffalo Pellet Stove for the first time.
Thoroughly read this entire owner’s manual. SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE!
Request that your Buffalo Pellet Stove dealer review operation of the stove and all
cleaning/maintenance procedures necessary to ensure optimum performance.
Obtain all necessary permits from local municipalities for stove installation and has
had the installation inspected by a local building inspector.
Proper location of the appliance within the home; the layout of your home and the
selected installation location of your pellet burning appliance will determine its
effectiveness as a heat source within your home. This pellet-burning appliance will
put heated air into the room or area of your home within which the stove is installed.
The heated air generated by the appliance depends on air circulation to distribute
heat to other areas of your home.
It is strongly suggested that sufficient space be provided (a minimum of 24”) on each
side of the appliance to enable the unit to be serviced. If this space is unavailable
upon installation, a provision must be made to enable sliding the stove out for service.
Use only PL type venting for pellet vent exhaust system. Use stainless steel
liner for venting through any existing chimney. Under NO circumstances can
plastic piping be utilized in any part of the stove’s exhaust system.
Plug stove into a 3-pronged, 120VAC, 60 Hz, grounded outlet. Stove cannot be
plugged into a GFI (Ground Fault Interrupt) outlet. It is recommended that a surge
protector be utilized to protect the control circuitry in the stove from erratic power
surges.
* Note: It is extremely important that the AC power provided to this stove
be properly wired (hot and neutral correctly wired, not reversed). Test
the outlet providing power to the stove by using an electrical outlet
tester. This Buffalo Pellet Stove will not function properly if AC power
provided to the appliance is reversed.
If outside air is going to be provided to the stove, use of metal pipe (rigid or
flexible) is required.
After installation is complete, recheck the installation to confirm that all installation
requirements identified in this manual have been met. If required, schedule a
post-installation inspection with your local building inspector.
Complete Buffalo Pellet Stove Limited Warranty registration card (included in this
manual) and mail it to:
Snyder Manufacturing
255 Rochester Street
Salamanca, NY 14779
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Floor Protection
This appliance requires noncombustible floor
protection. If the stove is being placed on top
of a combustible floor surface (i.e. wood or
carpeted floor surface), use of a noncombustible floor protector must be utilized,
extending the full width and depth of the
heater extending:
• A minimum of 6” in front of the
appliance
• A minimum of 6” to each side of the
appliance
• A minimum of 2” behind the tee used
at the exhaust exit at the rear of the
appliance (if one is utilized)
• A minimum of 0” from the back of the
stove if a tee is not being utilized at the
exhaust exit at the rear of the stove
Note: It is important your Buffalo Pellet Stove
to be level when installed. Leveling should
occur below the floor protection pad. Make
any necessary adjustments to the levelness
of the floor protection pad during installation
of the pad to ensure a level stove installation.
Minimum Clearances To Combustible
Materials
Minimum clearances to nearby combustible
materials must be maintained to avoid any
potential fire hazard. The following stove
clearances to combustibles must be
maintained at all times:
• A minimum of 1” from the back
• A minimum of 2” from the sides
• A minimum of 1” from the corners
• A minimum of 16” from the top
• A minimum of 18” from the front
• A minimum of 36” to drapes, doors,
drawers or anything that can open or
swing
• A minimum of 3” from PL vent
(including cleanout tees and elbows)
to combustibles
Although not required for safety reasons, it is
strongly suggested that sufficient space be
provided (a minimum of 24”) on each side of the
appliance and at the back of the appliance to
enable servicing the unit if necessary. If this space
is unavailable upon installation, a provision must
be made to enable sliding the appliance out for
service.
General Exhaust System Guidelines
There are many available options for installing
a pellet stove within a home
• Horizontal through wall
• Vertical inside home then through wall
• Horizontal through wall, vertical 5 to 8
feet outside home, 90 degree elbow to
horizontal, then cap
• Vertical inside home through attic and
roof
• Through wall, vertical up outside of
home, through eve and roof
• Through existing masonry chimney
• Through existing wood stove chimney
pipe
Pellet vent pipe will be required to carry
exhaust gasses from the stove to outside the
home. The manufacturer of pellet vent pipe
you select will have detailed installation
instructions for each available type of
installation that can be used to install your
pellet stove. The installation instructions from
the pellet vent pipe manufacturer you select
will identify the specific components required
for each available installation option and will
include detailed directions as to how to route
and connect the vent pipe together to ensure
that the exhaust system is air tight.
Below we have included some additional
guidelines to follow in addition to those that
are available from the pellet vent pipe
manufacturer you use to construct your pellet
stove exhaust system.
1. Pellet vent pipe must maintain a
minimum clearance of 3” to any
combustibles.
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2. Do not install a damper in the exhaust
venting system of this unit.
3. Use of a UL approved wall thimble is
required when passing pipe vent
through any combustible wall.
4. Use only UL listed, 3 or 4 inch PL vent
pipe on all stove installations. A UL
safety listed 3 to 4 inch adapter must
be used when 4-inch vent pipe is
required.
5. Horizontal exhaust system runs of over
15 feet are not recommended.
6. Exhaust systems must maintain a
minimum of ¼” vertical rise for every
12” of horizontal travel.
7. Use of more than 3 tees and/or elbows
in any installation is not suggested.
Exhaust systems with more than 3 tees
and/or elbows may not draft properly.
8. All areas of the exhaust system must
be installed such that all vertical and
horizontal runs can be periodically
inspected and cleaned (plan proper
placement of cleanout tees).
9. A clean out tee must be used at the
bottom of all vertical runs enabling the
collection and removal of fly ash. In
some installations, 4 way tees may be
necessary to enable cleaning access
to both horizontal and vertical exhaust
piping runs.
10. All PL vent pipe manufacturer’s
installation and clearance requirements
must be followed.
11. Exhaust system joints may or may not
be required to be attached using sheet
metal screws, please reference the
pellet vent manufacturer’s instructions.
If sheet metal screws are required to
attach pellet vent pipe components,
proper length screws must be used to
ensure that the inner liner of the pellet
vent pipe is NOT penetrated.
12. All exhaust system joints located inside
the home must be completely sealed
with high temperature RTV silicone to
guarantee a gas tight seal. Proper
sealing of all exhaust system joints is
required to prevent any leakage of
exhaust fumes into the home.
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13. It is strongly recommended that the
exhaust vent system NOT exit and be
terminated on the prevailing wind side
of the home.
14. Exhaust pipe surfaces can get
extremely hot and can cause burns if
touched, care should be taken to
ensure that vent piping is not easily
accessible to people or pets. Shields
or guards, maintaining proper PL vent
clearance may be required for some
installations.
15. Stove may not be placed in, or vented
through a gas fireplace.
Exhaust System Sizing
The exhaust pipe exiting at the rear of your
Buffalo Pellet Stove will accept standard 3”
PL vent pipe. Your Buffalo Pellet Stove is
certified for both 3 and 4 inch exhaust
venting. The numbers of tees, elbows,
horizontal and vertical runs of vent pipe all
add resistance to the flow of air through the
exhaust system. Excessive resistance to the
exhaust air passing through the venting
system can lead to combustion problems in
the stove. A calculation called “total factored
length” is used to determine whether 3 or 4inch vent pipe is required. By calculating the
total factored length of your planned exhaust
system, it can be determined if your venting
system will have too much resistance for
standard 3-inch vent pipe to be used.
Adjusting the size of the exhaust system vent
pipe to compensate for these variables will
help improve exhaust gas flow and overall
performance of your stove. The use of 4-inch
vent pipe will reduce this resistance. For
installations requiring a 4-inch PL vent pipe, a
3 to 4-inch PL adapter must be placed on
your stove’s exhaust pipe.
Apply the multipliers listed in the table below
to the different components of the exhaust
system, then add up all of the exhaust system
factored components to calculate the total
factored length of the planned exhaust
system. Use this calculated value to
determine the appropriate exhaust system
pipe size (3 or 4”).
Total factored length multipliers:
System component
Total length of piping, in feet (horizontal &
vertical straight)
Multiplying
Factor
x1
Horizontal run length, in feet x3
90 degree elbows or tees x5
45 degree elbow x3
Each 1000 feet of altitude above sea level x1.5
Figure 3
If the total factored length is under 30, use a 3 or 4-inch exhaust system
If the total factored length is 30 or greater, use a 4-inch exhaust system
Example 1: An exhaust system going straight out the wall with 2 feet horizontal PL vent, into a
TEE with a clean out cap, then running vertical for 5 feet, then into a 90 degree elbow and
terminating with a 45 degree elbow, installed at sea level.
Example 2: The same system as in example 1 installed at an elevation of 6,000 feet. To estimate
the size of the exhaust system use the following factors:
VARIABLES Example 1 Example 2
Total length of exhaust system, in feet
3 feet for each foot of horizontal run.
5 feet for each 90 degree elbow or tee
3 feet for each 45 degree elbow
1.5 feet for each 1,000 feet of altitude
Total Factored Length
Required size of exhaust system
7 7
(3 x 2) = 6 (3 x 2) = 6
(5 x 2) = 10 (5 x 2) = 10
(3 x 1) = 3 (3 x 1) = 3
(1.5 x 0) = 0 (1.5 x 6) = 9
26 35
3 or 4” 4”
Figure 4
NOTE: 4 inch PL vent may be used in any installation. Always increase up to a 4” exhaust
system if in question as to the size pellet vent pipe to use.
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