Sierra Products Pellet Stoves User Manual

Operating Tips for Pellet Stoves

General Information

Pellet fue l varies in size an d m aterial qu ality. T his will
effect your pellet stoves operation in several ways.

Pellet Size

Size of the pellet in both diameter and length will effect
the amount of fuel your stove will burn. In general terms
a standard pellet is 1/4" in diameter and should range
from ½" to 3/4". The smaller and shorter a pellet is the
faster it will feed into the stove and the larger and longer
the slowe r. Yo ur Easyfire sto ve is easily adjusted for this
by changing the “trim” setting (Review the installation
instruction and video). Just remem ber that if the fuel
changes from bag to bag an adjustment may be needed.

Pellet Material

The ba se m ate rial used in m anufac tur e of the pellet is
directly related to how much adjustment and cleaning
your stove will require. Wood is made up of a number of
nature components. After the wood is burned, the left
over material is ash and silica. If there is a low
percentage of these m aterials in the wood, your Easyfire
stove will eject this material out of the firepot and into the
ash trap space inside the stove. During operation of the
stove you will see the “fly ash” blown out into the bottom
of the stove. If the pellet has a high percentage of ash
and silica, these things combine in the firepot at very
high temperature to form a large mass that cannot be
blown out. This will cause the firepot to fill up and the
stove to r un poorly.

Operating Tips

The best way to minimize the time spent cleaning and
adjusting your stove is to buy fuel that is low in ash and
has a co ns iste nt s ize. There are m an y high quality fuels
on the market that are in this category. Ask your dealer
what fuel he or she has run in the stove and what works
best. If you pu rchase fuel from another so urce, obtain
only a couple of bags and try them out. If they run clean
then con sider purchasing a large quantity from that “lot.”

This type of fuel purchasing strategy also keeps your
costs down. Consider buying fuel early in the heating
season or even before the season starts. Once you
have verified that the fuel burns satisfactorily, a purchase
of on e to n w ill generally res ult in the low est possible
price. This will also allow you to set up the stove and run
most of the season with very little adjustments.

Daily Operation

Pellet stove h ea ting is generally u se d to zon e heat. This
is the most practical application because you heat an
area of the house that you spend the most time, i.e., the
family room or living room. The stove is designed for
continuous operation and is most efficient in the “Low” or
“Medium” settings.

Check the stove during the day for fuel quantity and
general operation. Always look through the glass at the
firepot an d th e a rea above the po t. If th e stove is
adjusted properly with good quality fuel, the pot will be
about a third full of “coals” and the surrounding area a
lite tan color. Th is co lor indicates clean combustion. If
the firepo t is m ore th an a th ird full and or the are a is
black and s oo ting the firepot should be c lea ned. T his
can be accomplished by shutting the stove down or by
the following method (check your operating instructions
included with your stove for shut down and cleaning).

Figure 1 - Cleaning the burnpot

Cleaning the burnpot during stove operation

Warning: If extrem e caution is not o bs erved dur ing this
procedure, bo dily injury or pro perty dam age will result. If
you have any doubts or concerns shut the stove down
and follow the cleaning instructions in the installation
guide.

Note: This procedure does not replace the cleaning and
maintains required in the installation and operation
instruction accompanying the stove.

Tools required:

1 - An old table spoon
1 - Glove or hand protection

1) Turn sto ve to “lo w” setting and allow the flam e to
burn down.

2) Open door and carefully with a protected hand
and the spoon remove coals from firepot and
deposit them into the bottom of the stove (fig 1).

3) Remove all ash and coals in the fire pot leaving
only a small amount in the center to light the
incoming pellets.

4) Close and latch the door. Turn the control knob
to the “Clean” setting for 15 seconds to blown
ash from fire pot.

Warning: Do not operate stove on clean setting for more
than 30 seconds or pe rmanent dam age m ay occur.

5) Return stove to the preferred operating setting.

This method of cleaning when safely accomplished, or
cleaning by s hutting the stove off completely will result in
clean op eration and incre as ed utility.

For additional information regarding pellet stove fuels or
operation contact your dealer customer service.

Sierra Products, Inc.
5061 Brooks St., Ste. B, Montclair, CA 91763
Phone [phone] x21
Fax [phone]

www.sierraproductsinc.net

Sierra Products, Inc. 5061 Brooks St., Ste. B Montclair, CA 91763

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