Fireplace Care & Tips - Pellets
Here's what you need to consider when heating with pellets.
Taking care of your Regency Fireplace will protect it and ensure a beautiful fire for a very long time. Review these Regency Product Care Points & Tips to ensure optimum clean burning performance of your Regency fire for years to come.
- Torx T-20 Screwdriver
- 5/16" Wrench or Socket
- 1" Soft Paint Brush
- Soft Cloth
- Vacuum with fine Filter Bag
The following areas are to be cleaned Semi-Annually or every 2 Tons of Pellets:
- Exhaust Vent
- Fresh Air Intake Tube
- Blower Mechanisms
- Heat Exchanger Tubes
- Behind Firebox Liners
- All Hinges
- Post Season Clean-Up
Unplug the stove then open the right and left side panels to access the two blowers. Vacuum all dust from motors and impellers. The convection blower should be oiled twice yearly using 3 in 1 oil or similar light oil. The combustion blower requires no lubrication. Check gaskets and replace if needed.
During constant use, ashes should be removed every few days. The Ash Drawer features a convenient ash drawer for easy removal of ashes.
Safety Precautions:
- Do not allow ashes to build up to the loading doors! Only remove ashes when the fire has died down. Even then, expect to find a few hot embers.
- Please take care to prevent the build-up of ash around the start-up air housing located inside the stove box, near the pilot.
- Never start a fire if the ash plug and ash drawer are not in place. This will cause overfiring which can cause excessive warping of the stove. Evidence of overfiring can void the warranty on your stove.
- The firebricks are brittle and can be damaged if the plug is replaced carelessly or pieces that are too large are forced through the hole.
Inspect periodically to be sure that the intake pipe is not clogged with any foreign materials.
Check all the hinges on the unit to ensure proper movement.
The following areas are to be cleaned every 2-3 Days / Weekly:
- Burn Pot & Liner
- Ash Pan
- Inside Firebox
- Door Glass
- Heat Exchanger Tubes
- Ash Pan & Door Gaskets
- Door Latch
The ash pan is located under the burner. Always dispose of the ashes into a metal container (never use cardboard, plastic or wood containers) stored away from combustibles. Monitor the ash level every week. Remember different pellet fuels will have different ash contents. Ash content is a good indication of fuel efficiency and quality. Refer to “Safety Warnings and Recommendations” for disposal of ashes.
GF55 Freestanding stove: To remove the ash pan, simply turn the knob and pull out towards the front.
GFI55 Insert: To remove the ash pan open the door, remove the burn pot liner and the burn pot, and then pull the ash pan out.
DO NOT PLACE UNBURNED OR RAW PELLET FUEL IN ASH PAN.
Ash Pan Door Lock (Shown in 12:00 o’clock locked position)
Locked 12:00 o’clock position
Open 9:00 o’clock position
After extended use the gasketing may come loose. To repair this, glue the gasketing on using high-temperature fiberglass gasket glue / RTU silicone available from your local Greenfire dealer. This is important to maintain an airtight assembly.
Cleaning of the burn pot and liner must only be done when stove is cold. To remove the burn pot and burn pot liner, open the door using the door handle provided (located on the right-hand side of the stove). Swing the door open. Lift the liner from the burn pot. Lift the burn pot from the firebox by gently lifting up the front of the burn pot, then sliding the assembly from the air intake tube and the ignitor cartridge. See figure below.
This is the ‘pot’ where the pellets are burned. Every two (2) to three (3) days (when the unit is cold), remove the burn-pot liner from the stove and inspected it to ensure proper air flow through the liner. Failure to keep the liner clean may cause a build up of fuel past the burn pot liner and up the drop tube. This will cause the auger to jam and may result in pellets burning in the drop tube and hopper. Using a metal scraper, remove material that has accumulated or is clogging the liner’s holes. Then dispose of ashes from the liner and from inside the burn-pot. Place the burn-pot back into the stove, making sure that the pipes are properly inserted into the burn pot and locater tabs (see figure 9) are properly seated in the locater holes. Place the liner back into the burn-pot, making sure that the ignitor hole in the liner is aligned with the ignitor tube. Push the liner up against the ignitor tube.
If after long periods of burning, the fire continually builds up and overflows the burn pot or there is a build up of clinkers, this is an indication that the pellet fuel quality is poor or the stove may need cleaning. Check the stove for ash build up (clean if required) and adjust the slider / damper to produce the proper clean combustion.
Open the door and the rod is located under the unit top, in the center of the stove just behind the door (see Figure below). This handle is to be pushed in and out a few times (ONLY WHEN THE UNIT IS COLD) in order to clean away any fly ash that may have collected on the heat exchanger tubes. As different types of pellets produce different amounts of ash, cleaning of the tubes should be done on a regular basis to enable the unit to run efficiently.
Cleaning of the glass must only be done when stove is cold. Open the door by lifting the handle. The glass can be cleaned by wiping down the outside and inside of the glass with a dry soft cloth.
If the glass has build up that can not be removed with only the cloth, clean the glass using paper towel and a gas appliance glass cleaner, this may be purchased through most dealers. If a gas appliance glass cleaner is not available, use a damp paper towel dipped in fly ash to clean the glass. After the glass has been cleaned use the dry soft cloth to wiping down the outside and inside of the glass.
INITIAL START-UP: See “manual mode”.
OPERATION: When the thermostat contacts close, the unit will light automatically. Once up to temperature, the stove operates the same as in MANUAL. When the thermostat contacts open, the stove’s HEAT LEVEL and Fans will drop down to the LOW setting for 30 minutes. If the thermostat contacts close within the 30 min, the HEAT LEVEL will return to the previous MANUAL setting. If the thermostat contacts remain open the stove automatically begins its shutdown routine. The stove will re-light when the thermostat contacts close again.
TURNING OFF: To turn the unit OFF, turn the thermostat down or off.
DO NOT unplug the unit while the Combustion fan is operating.
This may lead to smoke escaping from the stove.
INITIAL START-UP: See “manual mode”.
OPERATION: When the thermostat calls for heat (contacts are closed) the stove settings are adjustable as per Manual Mode. When the thermostat contacts open, the HEAT LEVEL and Fans will drop down to the LOW setting until the thermostat contacts close again. *The LOW heat setting can be adjusted for different fuel qualities (see “Control Board Functions” section). The stove will come back to the previous HEAT LEVEL setting when the thermostat contacts close again.
TURNING OFF: To turn the unit OFF, simply press the ON / OFF button. This will stop the feed of pellets. The blowers will continue to operate and cool the stove down. When cool enough, the stove will turn off.
DO NOT unplug the unit while the Combustion fan is operating.
This may lead to smoke escaping from the stove.
START-UP: Press the ON / OFF button. The stove will turn on. The system light will flash. The Auger Light will flash with each pulse of the auger (the Auger Feed Rate is pre-programmed during start-up). The Heat Level Indicator will show the Heat Level that the stove will run at after start-up.
If this is the first time the unit has been started or the unit has run out of fuel, the auger will need to be primed. Press the Manual Auger Feed button until fuel starts to drop into the Burn Pot Liner. See “Control Board Functions” section.
OPERATION: When a fire has been established, the System Light will turn solid (after approximately 10 - 15 minutes) and the Auger Light will continue to flash to the corresponding Heat Level setting. The Heat Level button can now be pressed at this time to change the desired Heat Level Output setting.
The convection blower (room air blower) will turn on. The speed of this blower is controlled by the setting of the heat level output indicator. The convection blower can be turned OFF by depressing the convection blower control button. For the best efficiency and to prevent cycling, the convection blower should be left on at all times.
When operating on LOW HEAT LEVEL, the feed rate can be adjusted, using the auger trim, for different quality fuels. These settings can be used if the fire keeps going out on low (poor quality fuel). Or if the low setting is too hot for the room. See “Control Board Functions” section.
TURNING OFF: To turn the unit OFF, simply press the ON / OFF button. This will stop the feed of pellets. The blowers will continue to operate and cool the stove down. When cool enough, the stove will turn off.
DO NOT unplug the unit while the Combustion fan is operating.
This may lead to smoke escaping from the stove.