my idiot electrician... (limit switch problem)

I'm sure it'll work, I'm more or less worried about whether or not it'll be as accurate, or will allow smoke to go where it shouldn't be, or create drafts where there shouldn't be. My chimney is already drafty enough -- 30 foot tall and enormous. Even on a good day after a cleaning, I still can flood the basement with smoke if I'm not careful.

Those were the settings that worked for me before the electrician broke the dial. I had been setting it via trial and error before hand. Who knows how much tinkering the previous home owner did with it. He tried getting it working, and couldn't, and thus it sat unused for 8+ years.

My setup is estimated to be around 40 years old, and my wood furnace does not have a fan other than an air induction fan. The LP furnace it's attached to blows the air through the vents unlike new systems who have their own fans and ductwork. All air from the LP furnace passes through the wood furnace when not in use and using propane. Weird setup. Like I said, I just did what seemed to work. I have no idea if those settings were right or not, but I suspected long ago that the limit switch was already buggered significantly before I even started using it.

It's an old dinosaur of an Energy-Mate. It works though so I can't complain I guess. I'll be glad to replace it with something more efficient when I have the money (which will be never more than likely.. ugh)

Here's a bunch of pics, and the problem I initially had with it if you're up for a read on the whole ordeal:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/wood-furnace-issues-energy-mate.133189/#post-1789720

I had to order a new one. It sprung back into place yesterday, but the high limit tab was in the area that it's not supposed to be now, past the stopper. It doesn't turn at all anymore. Ordered a used/like new one on Amazon from their warehouse yesterday.

What a nightmare...

I got my limit switch today. The model number was the same with the exception of a sideways 1 at the end. See pic.



Looks a little different, with no limit stopper for the upper Likely just an updated model. Sorry the pic is blurry. Camera doesn't like to focus in the dark:




Anyway, I hooked it all up as before. I looked for the jumper in the middle and it was still there, so I didn't mess with it. Flipped on the power, and shorted my LP furnace board.

I called the heating and cooling guy. Surged the board enough to not only blow the 3A fuse, but leave a black mark in the board. He asked me if I clipped the jumper, and I said no. He said that often they're clipped, but not removed, and you can't often see the clipping. He's coming out tomorrow to put in a new board, and get everything going.

So, this $100 ordeal has now become a $600 ordeal. Not cool.