Stove builder international Fp-35 User manual

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MODEL FP-35

FREESTANDING & FIREPLACE INSERT

OWNER’S MANUAL

• Warning: If your appliance is not properly installed, a house fire may result. For your safety, follow the

installation directions. Contact local building or fire officials about restrictions and installation inspection

requirements in your area.

• Please read this entire manual before installation and use of this pellet fuel-burning room heater. Failure

to follow these instructions could result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.

• Save these instructions.

• Some surfaces become hot at higher feeding rates. To prevent potential burns, avoid contact with those

areas.

Professional installation is highly recommended

Manufactured by:

Stove Builder International Inc.

Quebec City (Quebec)

CANADA

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the FP-35 pellet stove & insert. You are now prepared to burn wood in the

most efficient, convenient way possible. To achieve the safest, most efficient and most enjoyable

performance from your stove, you must do three things: 1) Install it properly; 2) Operate it correctly;

and 3) Maintain it regularly. The purpose of this manual is to help you do all three.

PLEASE read this entire manual before installation and use of this pellet fuel-burning room

heater. Failure to follow these instructions could result in property damage, bodily injury or

even death.

Keep this manual handy for future reference.

Your FP-35 has been independently tested to ASTM E1509-04 Standard Specification for room

heaters, pellet fuel burning type 1 and the FP-35 insert has been independently tested to ASTM

E1509-04 Standard Specification for room heaters, pellet fuel burning type 1, UL 1482-1998 Standard

for solid fuel room heaters and ULC-S628-93 Standard for fireplace inserts.

This pellet stove, when installed, must be electrically grounded in accordance with local codes, or in

the absence of local codes, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 and CSA-C22.1.

This appliance is designed for use with pelletized wood only. Do not burn coal of any type in this

appliance. It is designed for residential installation according to current national and local building

codes as a freestanding or insert room heater. It is also approved as a mobile home heater which is

designed for connection to an outside combustion air source.

The stove will not operate using natural draft or without a power source for the blowers and fuel feed

system.

This stove is designed to provide the optimum proportions of fuel and air to the fire in order to burn

free of smoke and soot. Any blockage of the air supply to or from the stove will seriously degrade its

performance and will be evidenced by a smoking exhaust and a sooting window. For best operation,

the ash content of the pellet fuel should be less than 1% and the calorific value approximately 8,200

BTU/LB. Avoid burning high ash content fuels because this will rapidly fill up the burn pot and

eventually cut off the combustion air supply.

The FP-35 should not be used for commercial or industrial applications since operational control is

often not well managed in these settings

To receive full warranty coverage, you will need to show evidence

of the date you purchased your unit. Keep your sales invoice.

We also recommend that you register your warranty online at

www.flame-intl.com/ Registering your warranty online will help us

track rapidly the information we need on your unit.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• Do not operate your stove if you

smell smoke coming from it. Turn it off,

monitor it, and call your dealer. DO NOT

UNPLUG IT

• Keep foreign objects out of the hopper.

• 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 in use.

• Do not throw this manual away. This

manual has important operating and maintenance

instructions that you will need at a later time.

Always follow the instructions in this manual.

• Never block free airflow through the

open vents of the stove.

• Do not place clothing or other

flammable items on or near the stove.

• Never try to repair or replace any

part of the stove unless instructions are given

in this manual. All other work should be done

by a trained technician.

• The viewing door must be closed and

latched during operation.

• The stove will not operate during a

power outage. If an outage does occur, check

the stove for smoke spillage and open a

window if any smoke spills into the room.

• Do not operate the stove if the flame

becomes dark and sooty or if the burnpot overfills

with pellets. Turn the stove off, inspect it, and call

your dealer.

• Disconnect the power cord before

performing any maintenance or repairs on the

stove.

NOTE: Turning the stove “off” does not

disconnect all power from the stove.

• Do not touch the hot surfaces of the

heater. Educate all children of the danger of a

high temperature stove. Young children should be

supervised when they are in the same room as

the stove.

• Do not unplug the stove if you

suspect a malfunction. Turn the stove off,

inspect it, and call your dealer.

• High ambient temperature in summer

time may cause the heat sensors on the stove to

activate the blowers, disconnect the stove when

not used for extended periods.

• Contact your local building officials to

obtain a permit and information on any

installation restrictions or inspection

requirements in your area. Notify your

insurance company.

• The exhaust system must be

completely airtight and properly installed. The

pellet vent joints must be sealed with RTV 500°F.

(260°C.) silicone sealant, and with UL-181-AP foil

tape.

• This unit must be properly installed to

prevent the possibility of a house fire. The

instructions must be strictly adhered to. Do not

use makeshift methods or compromise in the

installation.

• Your stove requires maintenance and

cleaning. Failure to maintain your stove may lead

to smoke spillage in your home.

• Allow the stove to cool before

carrying out any maintenance or cleaning.

Ashes must be disposed or stored in a metal

container with a tight lid and placed on a non

combustible surface well away from the home

structure.

• This stove is designed and approved for

pelletized wood fuel only. Any other type of fuel

burned in this heater will void the warranty.

• This stove must be connected to a

standard 120 V., 60 Hz grounded electrical

outlet. Do not use an adapter plug or sever the

grounding plug. Do not route the electrical cord

underneath, in front of, or over the stove.

• When installed in a mobile home, the

stove must be bolted to the floor, have outside air,

and NOT BE INSTALLED IN A BEDROOM (Per

H.U.D. requirements). Check with local building

officials.

• The exhaust system should be

checked, at least twice a year for any build up

of soot or creosote.

• Stove Builder International Inc.

grants no warranty, implied or stated, for the

installation or maintenance of your stove, and

assumes no responsibility of any

consequential damage(s).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................................................2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................................................................................3

TABLE OF CONTENTS..........................................................................................................................................................4

FREESTANDING INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................................6

FP-35 FREESTANDING PELLET STOVE .......................................................................................................6

PREPARATION..................................................................................................................................................6

CLEARANCES ...................................................................................................................................................6

COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY ...........................................................................................................................7

WHEN OUTSIDE AIR IS NOT USED ..............................................................................................................7

VENTING............................................................................................................................................................7

STOVE ASSEMBLY ..........................................................................................................................................8

EQUIVALENT VENT LENGHT (EVL)..........................................................................................................10

INSTALLATION CONFIGURATIONS ..........................................................................................................10

HORIZONTALLY THROUGH WALL .......................................................................................................10

VERTICALLY WITH NEW CHIMNEY SYSTEM.....................................................................................11

VERTICALLY INTO EXISTING CHIMNEY SYSTEM............................................................................11

VERTICALLY INTO EXISTING MASONRY FIREPLACE .....................................................................12

INSTALLATION THROUGH SIDE OF MASONRY CHIMNEY .............................................................12

INSERT INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................................................13

INSERT INTO EXISTING MASONRY FIREPLACE ....................................................................................13

FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................14

CLEARANCES .................................................................................................................................................16

OPERATION.........................................................................................................................................................................17

PROPER FUEL..................................................................................................................................................17

PRE-START-UP CHECK .................................................................................................................................17

BUILDING A FIRE...........................................................................................................................................17

LIGHTING PROCEDURE................................................................................................................................17

UNIT CONTROLS............................................................................................................................................18

MODE BUTTON...........................................................................................................................................18

FUEL FEED SWITCH ..................................................................................................................................18

NOISE REDUCER ........................................................................................................................................18

HEAT LEVEL ...............................................................................................................................................18

RESET ...........................................................................................................................................................18

OPENING DOOR..............................................................................................................................................18

CONVECTION BLOWERS (ROOM AIR FANS)...........................................................................................18

COMBEXtm........................................................................................................................................................19

IF THE STOVE RUNS OUT OF PELLETS.....................................................................................................19

REFUELING .....................................................................................................................................................19

SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE............................................................................................................................20

SAFETY FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................20

DAMPER OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................20

OPERATING THE STOVE USING A THERMOSTAT .................................................................................21

THERMOSTAT INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................21

MODES..............................................................................................................................................................21

OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..............................................................................................................................22

MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................................................................................23

ASH REMOVAL...............................................................................................................................................23

ASH DISPOSAL................................................................................................................................................23

VACCUM USE..................................................................................................................................................24

CLEANING .......................................................................................................................................................24

BLOWERS AND PRESSURE SWITCH PROBE............................................................................................25

CHIMNEY CLEANING....................................................................................................................................25

RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ........................................................................................25

REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF DOOR GLASS................................................................................25

TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................................................26

STOVE SHUTS OFF AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “P” ...............................................................................26

STOVE SHUTS OFF AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “E”...............................................................................27

STOVE FEEDS PELLETS, BUT WILL NOT IGNITE AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “L” .........................28

STOVE FEEDS PELLETS, BUT WILL NOT IGNITE AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “I”...........................28

STOVE STOPS FEEDING PELLETS AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “O”...................................................28

STOVE STOPS FEEDING PELLETS AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “H”...................................................29

STOVE STOPS FEEDING PELLETS AND SHOWS ERROR CODE “d”....................................................29

SMOKE SMELL COMING BACK INTO THE HOME..................................................................................29

AUGER MOTOR STOPS FEEDING PELLETS AND COMES BACK ON ..................................................29

GLASS SOOTS UP VERY FAST....................................................................................................................30

FLAME IS LAZY, DARK, AND HAS BLACK TIPS.....................................................................................30

AFTER STOVE HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, THE BURNPOT OVERFILLS .......................................30

ERROR CODES ................................................................................................................................................30

SMOKE SMELL OR SOOT BUILD-UP..........................................................................................................30

ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM .....................................................................................................................................................31

ELECTRIC SHOCK..........................................................................................................................................31

REPLACEMENT PARTS......................................................................................................................................................32

FLAME LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY...........................................................................................................................33