Hello all. New member, and new to pellet stoves for that matter. I have a shop building where I installed a new Heatilator Cab50. The building is 22 x58 and uninsulated. I know, it is asking a lot to heat that space, but I thought if I could raise the temp a bit it would be nice.
Shopped several dealers of the high end stoves before buying the CAB50 from the farm store. Main reason was because the high end dealer told me that it had the same components as their expensive stove, and the bottom line to me was more reasonable. Stove is raised up on an iron stand 13" and I am running ICC pipe. From the connecter T it is 4" running straight up about 12' to a 2' long 45 degree section then through the ridge for a total run of about 18 feet. The stove was manufactured summer of 2013, so most current changes I would assume.
First time installed it readily fired up. All seemed well at first. But then I recognized that it wasn't throwing much heat. Convection fan came on briefly after being run for a half hour or so, then stopped, and came on again briefly when I shut the unit down. Flame was inconsistent and almost died several times during the hour or so it was running. Shut down operated as it should, as far as I know, pellets stopped dropping, flame dies, blower fan ran for a while before shutting off.
Read the manual for trouble shooting (a pretty good manual, I'd say). Checked the hopper feed adjustment - all the way open. Discovered the unit was shipped with control dial set to "1", and reset to "4" per the manual. Hoped that would fix issues.
Next burn - flames better but still inconsistent. Still not throwing heat. Called customer service and discussed the convection blower not working. Understood that should be on when the temp came up (red light in control on). Bypassed snap disc #1 and fan came on, so assumed snap disc bad.
New snap disc arrived and installed. Convection blower does not come on.
What is my next step? Farm store where purchased has no service, but I am pretty capable of doing most of the work if I can get it diagnosed. I'm thinking control box bad?
Another thing - It has been cold in the shop. Although uninsulated the building is dug into a hillside so only the front and roof are above ground. Rarely (or should I say most years) does it get below freezing in the building. I realize that I am blowing cold air past a short flame path, but the highest air temp at the stove output has been 110 degrees. I think it should be higher that that.....
A long post, I understand, but I think I have all the details. I appreciate any help - lets see what we can do to get things right! Thanks!
Shopped several dealers of the high end stoves before buying the CAB50 from the farm store. Main reason was because the high end dealer told me that it had the same components as their expensive stove, and the bottom line to me was more reasonable. Stove is raised up on an iron stand 13" and I am running ICC pipe. From the connecter T it is 4" running straight up about 12' to a 2' long 45 degree section then through the ridge for a total run of about 18 feet. The stove was manufactured summer of 2013, so most current changes I would assume.
First time installed it readily fired up. All seemed well at first. But then I recognized that it wasn't throwing much heat. Convection fan came on briefly after being run for a half hour or so, then stopped, and came on again briefly when I shut the unit down. Flame was inconsistent and almost died several times during the hour or so it was running. Shut down operated as it should, as far as I know, pellets stopped dropping, flame dies, blower fan ran for a while before shutting off.
Read the manual for trouble shooting (a pretty good manual, I'd say). Checked the hopper feed adjustment - all the way open. Discovered the unit was shipped with control dial set to "1", and reset to "4" per the manual. Hoped that would fix issues.
Next burn - flames better but still inconsistent. Still not throwing heat. Called customer service and discussed the convection blower not working. Understood that should be on when the temp came up (red light in control on). Bypassed snap disc #1 and fan came on, so assumed snap disc bad.
New snap disc arrived and installed. Convection blower does not come on.
What is my next step? Farm store where purchased has no service, but I am pretty capable of doing most of the work if I can get it diagnosed. I'm thinking control box bad?
Another thing - It has been cold in the shop. Although uninsulated the building is dug into a hillside so only the front and roof are above ground. Rarely (or should I say most years) does it get below freezing in the building. I realize that I am blowing cold air past a short flame path, but the highest air temp at the stove output has been 110 degrees. I think it should be higher that that.....
A long post, I understand, but I think I have all the details. I appreciate any help - lets see what we can do to get things right! Thanks!