USSC 15
Maintenance
Operation
DAILY OPERATION
Thisunitshouldbelledwhenthehopperleveldropsbelow3-inches.
Intheeventofa,thestoveWILLNOTfunction.Itisveryimportantthatunitbeventedproperly(with
outsideair),asthenaturaldraftisneededtoclearthesmokefromthestoveduringapoweroutage.Iftheunitwas“ON”
whenthepoweroutageoccurred,oneofthefollowingwilltakeplace:
Ifthestoveisstillwarm,itwillresumefeedingfuelandcontinuetooperatenormally.Iftherehasgoneout,you
willhavetopressthe“OFF” buttonandthenthe“ON” buttonagaintobeginanewstart-upsequence.
Ifthestovehascooled-off,itwillresettoits“OFF” condition.Atthispoint,youmaypressthe“ON” buttonandthe
unitwillbeginanewstart-upsequence.
NOTE:Theunitwillalsoshutdownintheeventofanexhaustblowerfailure;ifthisisthecase,theunitwillnotre-start
andyoumustcontactCustomerServiceat(800)750-2723.
SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES
YourKing/Ashley incorporatesathathelpsensurethateverythingisinproperworkingorder
beforefeedingfueltotheburnpot.Becausethestoveworksusinganinduceddraftpressure,thestovewillnotcontinue
tooperateiftheviewingdoorisleftopen;oriftheexhaustblowerfailsortheexhaustsystemisblocked.
Thewillpreventyourstovefromoperatingatabnormallyhightemperatures.Shouldthestove
temperaturebegintoapproachthefactorypre-setlimit,thetemperaturelimitcontrolwillautomaticallyslowdownthe
augerfeedrateuntilthetemperaturereturnstoanormalcondition.Eventhoughtheheaterwilloperateonsetting“5”
(HI),werecommendtooperateyourheateronthissettingforonlyashortperiodoftime.(1houretc.)
YourKing/Ashley stovealsoincludesanasastandardfeature.Theuseofotherrestartermaterials
(woodchips,startergel,etc.)isnotnecessary.Bysimplypressingthe“ON”buttononthedigitalcontrolpanel,your
stovewillbegintofeedfuelandautomaticallystartwithin5minutes.
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EXHAUST SYSTEM
Thebyproductsofcombustioncontainsmallparticlesofyash.Flyashwillcollectintheexhaustventingsystemand
restricttheowofuegases.Incompletecombustion,suchasduringstartup,shutdown,orincorrectoperationofthe
stovewillleadtosootformationwhichwillcollectintheexhaustsystem.Therefore,itisimportantthattheexhaust
systembeduringtheburningseason.
Checkthecleanoutteesperiodicallytodeterminetherequiredcleaningschedule.3or4-inchchimneybrushesare
availableforchimneycleaning.Iftheexhaustsystemoroutsideairpipeshavescreensonthem,frequentlycleanthe
screen.Apluggedscreenwillshutoffcombustionairandcausearetodieorburnpoorly.