In trying to fix a problem with our auger not turning, we seem to have broken our auger motor in our Whitfield Advantage II. Our original problem was that the motor was going (could hear it) but the auger wasn't turning. We think we fixed the auger not moving, but now the motor isn't going either.
I had a hunch it is an electrical problem because as we tried different things, it would suddenly go on and then stop.
I dug out my trusty multimeter and plugged it into the auger motor connectors. Then I started the stove. It showed at 30 volts. Then I turned on the auger and there was no change in the voltage when the red light went on; still only 30 instead of 120.
But...I don't know what this tells me or what to do next.
I don't know much about wiring and I could not find a wiring diagram online for my Advantage. I can see that one of the wires going into the auger motor is coming from a round red knob mounted to the side and another from a similar thing mounted to the bottom. What these are I have no idea.
I also saw another post that said I can hook up my motor directly to my outlet to test it, but not sure how to do this.
If the problem was a fuse, the motor wouldn't work at all, correct? It wouldn't turn on sometimes, would it?
Does all of this imply that the problem is a faulty wire?
I'll add that the blowers work fine.
Any advice?
Thanks, Susie
I had a hunch it is an electrical problem because as we tried different things, it would suddenly go on and then stop.
I dug out my trusty multimeter and plugged it into the auger motor connectors. Then I started the stove. It showed at 30 volts. Then I turned on the auger and there was no change in the voltage when the red light went on; still only 30 instead of 120.
But...I don't know what this tells me or what to do next.
I don't know much about wiring and I could not find a wiring diagram online for my Advantage. I can see that one of the wires going into the auger motor is coming from a round red knob mounted to the side and another from a similar thing mounted to the bottom. What these are I have no idea.
I also saw another post that said I can hook up my motor directly to my outlet to test it, but not sure how to do this.
If the problem was a fuse, the motor wouldn't work at all, correct? It wouldn't turn on sometimes, would it?
Does all of this imply that the problem is a faulty wire?
I'll add that the blowers work fine.
Any advice?
Thanks, Susie