I noticed this season when my CB1200 restarts, the flame is very large. I know its normal to have a large flame, but its larger than normal.
Normally what happens on startup, the ignitor turns on and the auger turns on for a bit to drop pellets into the pot. Then it stops and waits for flame. The flame sensor detects flame and the auger resumes feeding pellets periodically. What is happening is after the initial pellet drop, the auger pulses on and off like a flame is already detected and continues to add pellets. Once the overfilled pot ignites, poof.. large flame. I need to see if it behaves this way when the stove is cold. If it does I think my sensor could be bad. If it acts normal, I think the stove isn't cooling down enough between restarts. I did move my thermostat to the wall this year and its a few feet higher than when i used to lay it on the TV stand. Hmmmmmm... anyone see this one yet?
Thanks
Normally what happens on startup, the ignitor turns on and the auger turns on for a bit to drop pellets into the pot. Then it stops and waits for flame. The flame sensor detects flame and the auger resumes feeding pellets periodically. What is happening is after the initial pellet drop, the auger pulses on and off like a flame is already detected and continues to add pellets. Once the overfilled pot ignites, poof.. large flame. I need to see if it behaves this way when the stove is cold. If it does I think my sensor could be bad. If it acts normal, I think the stove isn't cooling down enough between restarts. I did move my thermostat to the wall this year and its a few feet higher than when i used to lay it on the TV stand. Hmmmmmm... anyone see this one yet?
Thanks