Smoke Smell Coming Back Into The Home
Possible Causes
Possible Remedies: (Unplug stove first when possible)
There is a leak in the vent pipe system.
Inspect all vent pipe connections. Make sure they are sealed
with RTV silicone that has a temperature rating on 500 degree
F or higher. Also, seal joints with UL-181-AP foil tape. Also, make
sure the square to round adapter piece on the combustion
blower has been properly sealed with the same RTV.
The gasket on the combustion blower has gone bad.
Inspect both gaskets on the combustion blower to make sure
they are in good shape.
Because it is a wood-burning device, your pellet heater may emit a faint wood-burning odor. If this increases beyond
normal, or if you notice an unusual soot build-up on walls or furniture, check your exhaust system carefully for leaks. All joints
should be properly sealed. Also clean your stove, following instructions in “MAINTENANCE”. If problem persists, contact your
dealer.
Convection Blower Shuts Off And Comes Back On
Possible Causes
Possible Remedies: (Unplug stove first when possible)
The convection blower is overheating and tripping the
internal temperature shutoff.
Clean any dust off of the windings and fan blades. If cleaning
the blower does not help, the blower may be bad.
Circuit board malfunction.
Test the current going to the convection blower. If there is
power being sent to the blower when it is shut off, then the
control board is fine. If there is NOT power being sent to the
blower when it shuts off during operation, then you have a bad
control board.
Stove will not feed pellets, but fuel feed light comes on as designed
Possible Causes
Possible Remedies: (Unplug stove first when possible)
High limit switch has tripped or is defective.
Wait for the stove to cool for about 30 - 45 minutes. Locate the
High Limit thermodisc and press the reset button on the back
of it. If the heater will not restart, check the thermodisc to see
if it’s bad. To test if the thermodisc is bad, you can bypass it as
described previously for the POF thermodisc.
Bad Auger Motor.
Remove the auger motor from the auger shaft and try to run
the unit. If the motor will turn the shaft is jammed on something.
If the motor will not turn, the motor is bad.
Auger Jam.
Start by emptying the hopper. Then remove the auger motor
by removing the auger pin. Remove the auger shaft inspection
plate in the hopper so that you can see the auger shaft. Gently
lift the auger shaft straight up so that the end of the auger shaft
comes up out of the bottom auger bushing. Next, remove the
two nuts that hold the top auger biscuit in. Then rotate the
bottom end of the auger shaft up towards you until you can lift
the shaft out of the stove. After you have removed the shaft,
inspect it for bent flights, burrs, or broken welds. Remove any
foreign material that might have caused the jam. Also, check
the auger tube for signs of damage such as burrs, rough spots,
or grooves cut into the metal that could have caused a jam.
Loose wire or connector.
Check all wires and connectors that connector to the auger
motor, high limit switch, and the Molex connector.
Bad control board.
If the fuse is good, the wires and connectors check out good,
and the high limit switch did not trip, test for power going to
the auger motor. If there is not a full current going to the auger
motor when the fuel feed light is on, you have a bad control
board.
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