10+ y/o EF3 won't stay lit - need some troubleshooting advice!

[rap69ri]

Also, just for your information, even though CSH has motors in stock and they have good prices, read through this thread about a forum member using a Gleason-Avery replacement auger motor. He has had good results and the motors seem beefier.

www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/34017/

I have also used the Gleason-Avery motors in the past without any problems, but their lowest rpm is 1.2 which may work fine in your stove. I guess it all comes down to how much you're willing to spend for a new motor.

I ended up using the last gleason-avery motor in an old Eartstove that needed an odd rpm motor. The factory motor was almost $200, but theirs was $90 with shipping. An obvious no brainer there.

 

[jshilko]

Yah, i should have read better, at the top of the pv003 page it says

"PV003 1 RPM MultiProducts auger motor same as V003"

so that one will do the trick! Thanks a bunch!

 

[jshilko]

This is kind of ridiculous: I was getting ready to order the new motor, but I decided out of nothing more than curiosity, to dissect the backside of the motor where the electrical components are housed. I took out the two screws and pulled off the silver bracket, freeing the shaft that the 6 tooth gear is on. This shaft has a cylinder on it that spins inside of a housing. I looked inside the housing, and since there wasnt much to really play with in there, I put the shaft back in. When I put it back, I noticed that it seemed to move much more freely. I thought that I had knocked a gear out of the way and it was spinning on its own, but then I realized that if i spun it enough, the auger driveshaft turned. I plugged it into the wall outlet to test and it worked like new. I have NO IDEA what I did to make it work, which is a little ungratifying after all of the troubleshooting I did, but its back in the stove now and, at least for the moment, the stove is functioning normally Like I said, I cant imagine what I did, but maybe if someone else is experiencing the same type of issue in the future, they can give this a try.

 

[imacman]

Hey, if it continues to work, consider yourself lucky....you learned something about your stove, AND saved yourself some $$.

But I'm like you....it would drive me up the wall NOT knowing what I did to make it work again. :lol:

Anyway, glad it's "fixed" (crossing fingers, knocking wood)....enjoy the heat.

 

[rap69ri]

You may want to still buy that new auger motor to have, because your exisitng motor is not long for this world.

 

[jshilko]

Yah I did decide to go ahead and buy another to have on standby. Although it is working now, I have a feeling it is on its way out.

 

[rap69ri]

Yah I did decide to go ahead and buy another to have on standby. Although it is working now, I have a feeling it is on its way out.

Great idea, and good luck.