My stove is feeding pellets but not firing on. I think it's the ignitor but how would I know for sure?
My stove isn't firing on :(
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Johnny_Fiv3
Feeling the Heat
Can you see the ignitor glow? On mine you can see it.
Also if you need heat, you can always manually light the stove. Just use some hand sanitizer, gel fire starter, fire starting blocks or the like to get it going.
Also if you need heat, you can always manually light the stove. Just use some hand sanitizer, gel fire starter, fire starting blocks or the like to get it going.
It's not glowing. That's what made me think it was the ignitor. I just wanted to make sure it was a fuse or anything. If I turn it on manually will it shut off after it reaches desired temp by itself?
Johnny_Fiv3
Feeling the Heat
This is where we need someone with this stove to chime in. Outside my realm of knowledge. You will want to check the ignitor fuse as well though.
Ranger72
Minister of Fire
Johnny_Fiv3
Feeling the Heat
Put a bit of pellets in the burnpot, turn the stove on, put some gel (starter gel or hand sanitizer) on the pellets and light it. Let it get going a bit, then shut the door. It should take off from there.
Ranger72
Minister of Fire
There are many different methods. I don't have an ignitor in mine. My preferred method with 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Let me go find a post which I put pictures on how to.
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Ranger72
Minister of Fire
Scroll down near the bottom of page #1. I put pics of my preffered method. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/gel-starting-a-pellet-stove.133815/#post-1798822
Ranger72
Minister of Fire
Also, in case you lost your manual. http://www.heatilatorecochoice.com/products/details.asp?cat=pellet-stoves&f=CAB50
Ranger72
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jss227
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SidecarFlip
Minister of Fire
I'm partial to cheap hand sanitizer. Besides, it makes your hands smell goooood. Second up is .squeeze' aka: Sterno. If you don't use it to ligh a fire, strain it through white bread to light your own fire.......Lastly, everclear makes good firestarter, if, it ever makes it to the pellets................
hossthehermit
Minister of Fire
hossthehermit
Minister of Fire
Kills the plague bugs too ............I'm partial to cheap hand sanitizer. Besides, it makes your hands smell goooood. Second up is .squeeze' aka: Sterno. If you don't use it to ligh a fire, strain it through white bread to light your own fire.......Lastly, everclear makes good firestarter, if, it ever makes it to the pellets................
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