Help...Drolet eco 45 not igniting

I installed a new igniter in my stove yesterday and now I have a problem. The burn pot fills up but will not catch on fire. I checked the igniter and its cherry red and when I empty the pot the back of the pot is warm. I've emptied and went through 2 complete cycles to no avail. Is there supposed to be some sort of gasket/seal at back of burn pot facing igniter? I have looked at the parts list for the eco-45 and do not see such an item, however there is one listed for the eco-35. I'm at a loss. Havent been in house too long and the old igniter gave out because it was over cycling. The thermostat was hooked up on the adjacent wall directly in front of stove. I have since moved it off to the side, 15ft away.

Anyone shed some light on this?

Thnx

imacman said:

I'm assuming that the old ignitor worked at lighting the stove, correct?

Is there some room to adjust the ignitor inward more toward the burnpot?

If the ignitor is inside a "tube", are you sure it's completely clear of ash/pellets, etc?

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The old igniter konked out at the end of last winter. I tightened the new nut as tight as it would go, no more room to get it closer. The tube is cleared of any obstructions.

imacman said:

Is it a Drolet factory replacement ignitor?

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Yes it is and when I check it through side of stove, it is cherry red and back of pot gets warm but that is the extent. I'm baffled...

pyro68 said:

not sure about the Drolet 45, but the other brands SBI makes have a little round gasket right on the back of the firepot, mates up with the tub around the ignitor. Check the back of your fire pot and see if there is a round area where a small gasket would fit.

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There is a small round area at the back of the burn pot. I have looked at the replacement parts list for the 45 and do not see a replacement gasket but do see one for the 35. I ran the stove all last winter with no gasket however.

Thnx for the help everyone...

imacman said:

Is the combustion blower running? On most pellet stoves, the combustion blower pulls air around the ignitor and the super heated air gets directed onto the pellets.

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During a 15minute cycle the blowers kick in briefly towards the end. It then stops, the auger stops feeding pellets and thats it. I have fiddled with the air intake, leaning more toward the closed to quarter open position as the manual states...

imacman said:

Does the control panel show any error codes? If not, I'm at a loss for anything to try.

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It showed the "I" or "L" error last winter when the igniter quit. When I first fired it up this year, I immediately got a "P" error for a blocked hose. It was common i got the same error last year. Cleared hose and it never came back. Manual says that it could take up to 30 mins to ignite but that doesn't seem right, especially if it took that long each and every time.

DexterDay said:

desman said:

imacman said:

Is the combustion blower running? On most pellet stoves, the combustion blower pulls air around the ignitor and the super heated air gets directed onto the pellets.

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During a 15minute cycle the blowers kick in briefly towards the end. It then stops, the auger stops feeding pellets and thats it. I have fiddled with the air intake, leaning more toward the closed to quarter open position as the manual states...

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Open the damper all the way. See if that works. Closed to 1/4 is restricting the air from going through the pot.

The combustion blower should kick on as soon as you turn the stove on (call for heat) and run continuously. (Until the POF switch senses no fire and shuts down).

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Will try the damper. I apologize about the blower. It does kick on when I start the stove. 10mins or so into cycle, the blower seems to kick up a notch and you can hear the blower make a different blowing sound. Hard to explain, almost like a vacuum sound...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Got it working yesterday. Feels good to not be able to see my breath in the basement now at night when I'm watching tv! Pretty sure it was an airflow issue although I did fiddle with the positioning of the burn pot.

Thnx again, look forward to reading the many insightful threads around here!