Please help Afton Bay keeps shutting down

High temperature shut down is indicated by both the #2 and #3 lights flashing.

If it is just #3 you have run out of pellets in the burn pot and have lost proof of fire, or the proof of fire snap disc is defective, etc... in short anything that can disrupt pellets getting to the burn pot.

Running out of pellets in the burn pot can be due to no pellets in the hopper, a jam in the feed system, etc ...

If it is a high temperature shutdown both the #2 and #3 lights are supposed to flash according the the Operation Manual for your stove.

If the reset for high temperature shutdowns is to just pull the plug, wait a bit and plug it back in then either the manual is wrong and you actually had a high temperature shut down, or you actually had a high temperature shut down and your controller has a problem.

High temperature shutdowns usually indicate a failing convection blower although a lot of stoves can not be fired at their maximum firing rates for extended times.

When did you last maintain your convection blower and what did you do?

If the stove has been used continuously since September and there are pets or high dust levels then likely a simple cleaning is warranted.

I don't know what you would consider easy and I haven't even looked at the diagram for your stove.

Some of the stoves have rather cramped quarters and others don't.

Whatever you do make certain the stove is off, cold, and unplugged.

You also need to understand that the manual may be correct, the controller also fine, and that you are not looking at a high temperature shut down.

matt85bears said:

Thanks for your help. i think it was especially dirty and i was burning a few bags of old crappy dirty pellets.

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Ahh, maybe that flashing three was actually a flashing two which is a vacuum error.

I have the afton bay and all maint is fairly simple to do. I suggest you do the leaf blower thing on that stove and while cleaning it, tap on that backwall with something to knock down any ash that may be stuck in there. Vac well behind the ash traps and make sure you remove the baffle cover up top and clean and vac all that area (i use an old paint brush) a clean stove is a happy stove...

woodsman23 said:

I have the afton bay and all maint is fairly simple to do. I suggest you do the leaf blower thing on that stove and while cleaning it, tap on that backwall with something to knock down any ash that may be stuck in there. Vac well behind the ash traps and make sure you remove the baffle cover up top and clean and vac all that area (i use an old paint brush) a clean stove is a happy stove...

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and a safe stove.

matt85bears said:

Thanks for your help. i think it was especially dirty and i was burning a few bags of old crappy dirty pellets.

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And there we have it....one old bear showing a young bear how to fix his stove......too cute. :lol: