I have an 11 year old accentra pellet stove that stopped working last night. I took everything apart and cleaned it and went to refire. Nothing. In the test mode the distribution fan works and I can hear and "feel" the combustion motor TRYING to work. Feed motor wasn't. I helped the combustion motor by spinning the fan and it started up for about 20 seconds on its own but then died. Any advice? Its very cold out and my only source of heat while remodeling continues.
Harman Accentra combustion motor help. Brrrrr
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On my way to pick one up. Would that motor not working cause the pellets to not feed into the pot also?
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notch
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Yes. The low pressure switch disables the auger motor. Hope they have one in stock - gonna get cold tomorrow.
Yes, they do. Thank you so much guys! VERY appreciated. Any advice on reinstalling? Or anything else I should look for or do while its off?
get a new combustion impeller while you're at it.....often they just don't like to come off well, and you'll likely screw it up in doing so....
I just replaced the motor and the fan blade. The new motor works great. Nice and quiet compared to the old one. BUT now I can not get pellets to feed. Any suggestions??
Harman Lover 007
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Does it feed in test mode? When was the last time you cleaned the fines box? It's possible that the slide plate isn't opening or something is jamming the auger.
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It wasn't. All of a sudden I went over and turned it to room temp and then back to test mode and we have success. Thanks everyone. GREATLY GREATLY appreciated.
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