Austroflamm

[Mark_ms]

I went to start my Integra ('92) 2 days ago and would not start i.e. no red light, no start up of any kind,it was working fine until this point, everything that I have read indicates a circuit/control board failure.
I see that there are new ones available but cost is about $500 for a new one.
I also have seen individuals that rebuild a board for 50-75% less than new. My question is there anyone you have used for repair and would recommend?

Thanks,
Mark_ms

 

[imacman]

Obvious first question....have you checked for blown fuse(s)? Is there 120v at the wall outlet? Is there 120v where the power cord is connected at the control board?

 

[Mark_ms]

Yes, yes and yep... and it is clean no obstruction(s) of any kind
manual and troubleshooting guides point ---- blown circuit board
darnit

 

[magentaman]

After you trouble shoot and confirm it is indeed the controller. I would ask yourself two questions.
1) Do I want to spend $500 on a stove that is about to turn 20 years old.
2) Can I be without my stove for two weeks (if not longer) while I send the old controller to be repaired.

Look around craigslist in your area. You might find that for a little more investment you can upgrade your stove. Just a thought. I purchased a Country Stoves Winslow PS40 of CL for $425 with all the vent pipe.

 

[Mark_ms]

I purchased it used 4 years ago, this is the first time something has happened.
It may be almost 20 but works very well and heats my 1200 sq feet downstairs quite well at a medium setting.
$500 for the mercedes of pellet stoves is well worth it.

 

[imacman]

Yes, yes and yep... and it is clean no obstruction(s) of any kind
manual and troubleshooting guides point ---- blown circuit board
darnit

Well, if it truely IS a "blown" board, did you have a good surge protector on the stove?

If not, my guess is that you WILL have one after this.

 

[Mark_ms]

perhaps the word "blown' is incorrect, "Bad" would be a better description and yes i do have a surge protector

 

[schmeg]

I purchased it used 4 years ago, this is the first time something has happened.
It may be almost 20 but works very well and heats my 1200 sq feet downstairs quite well at a medium setting.
$500 for the mercedes of pellet stoves is well worth it.

It absolutely is if the stove is in great shape and functioning well otherwise. It would cost 5000. to replace that stove. I got mine from Earth sense
2 years ago, and couldn't be happier. So quiet, and very warm. I would try and get the board reworked and save some coin if you can. Make sure the
stove is plugged into a good quality surge suppressor. These stoves last a long time. A local ski shop heats it's whole main floor with a Rika since mid 90's
without a hiccup.

 

[John97]

I bought one of these used like 5 years ago in non-working condition. I was told it needed a harness and possibly the main board.

I got my hands on a harness but after seeing the circuit boards were $500, I kinda lost interest. Maybe I should try doing something with it, even though I'm getting a Mt. Vernon AE installed next month. The thing has been sitting in my garage for a few years.

 

[Flammam]

There is someone on Ebay that reworks the boards. If you contact him/her maybe you could do a core swap and get your stove back up and running sooner? I would definatly put the money into fixing that stove. I put my first maintance into mine last year with a new auger motor. That stove easily heats my 1800 sq ft raised ranch.

Edit:
Ive bought gaskets etc from this guy good seller
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Austroflamm...061?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20addce3bd

 

[Roadstar]

I went to start my Integra ('92) 2 days ago and would not start i.e. no red light, no start up of any kind,it was working fine until this point, everything that I have read indicates a circuit/control board failure.
I see that there are new ones available but cost is about $500 for a new one.
I also have seen individuals that rebuild a board for 50-75% less than new. My question is there anyone you have used for repair and would recommend?

Thanks,
Mark_ms

Here is where I am sending my board for my Breckwell to be repaired..

I saw David’s video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTvsduYSkzg

I researched further and found his Kijiji web page:
I had to modify the link because Hearth.com will not let me post it. It says it’s blacklisted.
http://(REMOVE)peterborough.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-appliances-BRECKWELL-PELLET-STOVE-CONTROL-BOARD-REPAIR-SERVICE-W0QQAdIdZ258917273

Just the other day someone on here had problems with their Breckwell P2000 and imacman posted a link to a post David made here on Hearth.com.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/75933/

 

[wert]

I went to start my Integra ('92) 2 days ago and would not start i.e. no red light, no start up of any kind,it was working fine until this point, everything that I have read indicates a circuit/control board failure.
I see that there are new ones available but cost is about $500 for a new one.
I also have seen individuals that rebuild a board for 50-75% less than new. My question is there anyone you have used for repair and would recommend?

Thanks,
Mark_ms

Here is where I am sending my board for my Breckwell to be repaired..

I saw David’s video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTvsduYSkzg

I researched further and found his Kijiji web page:
I had to modify the link because Hearth.com will not let me post it. It says it’s blacklisted.
http://(REMOVE)peterborough.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-appliances-BRECKWELL-PELLET-STOVE-CONTROL-BOARD-REPAIR-SERVICE-W0QQAdIdZ258917273

Just the other day someone on here had problems with their Breckwell P2000 and imacman posted a link to a post David made here on Hearth.com.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/75933/

I had David rebuild my Whitfield board last year. Turn around was about a week.
Very reasonable and it still works great
[email protected]

 

[Mark_ms]

Thanks all for the suggestions.
I found this website pelletstoverepair.com and have been in touch with him and will repair my board for $160, if it is not repairable for an additional $90 I can get a rebuilt one.
I will let you know how this works out.
Mark_ms

 

[magentaman]

I will let you know how this works out.
Mark_ms

Please do. Hope your able to get it back in record time.

 

[Mr Whitfield]

I would bet its the transformer on the control board, I fixed a board by removing the old transformer. I bought a transformer from Newark Electronics, installed it and the stove worked great. If your handy and have a soldering iron, YOU CAN DO IT!!

 

[Stovensen]

Leaking electrolytic capacitors?? I count four on this pic of an Integra pcb. They are cheap and very easy to change yourself if you have a soldering iron.

Your stove is almost 20 years old so some of the caps in the power supply may very well have given up.

Here's a tutorial on how to do it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Pn2tEjY04&feature=related

Austroflamm Integra technical manual:

http://pelletstoverepair.com/IntegraTechManual.pdf

 

[Mark_ms]

Leaking electrolytic capacitors?? I count four on this pic of an Integra pcb. They are cheap and very easy to change yourself if you have a soldering iron.

Your stove is almost 20 years old so some of the caps in the power supply may very well have given up.

Here's a tutorial on how to do it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Pn2tEjY04&feature=related

Austroflamm Integra technical manual:

http://pelletstoverepair.com/IntegraTechManual.pdf

If indeed it is the capacitors, how can I test them to see if they are leaking?? I do have a soldering iron.

 

[Stovensen]

If you have a multimeter with a built in option for capacitance measurement then it's as easy as shown on this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4tnHA0phcc

If you have multimeter than can only measure Volt, Ampère and Ohm then a precise measurement of the capacity is only possible by means of the circuit shown below.

When a electrolytic capacitor starts leaking, it looses its capacity over time and mostly it turns into an "open" component with zero capacity. On some rare occasions, however, the capacitor may turn into a short circuit. This will blow the nearby fuse ( if you're lucky ) or destroy some other components in the nearby circuit. In the power supply area the rectifier diodes and/or the transformer could be damaged by this.
It's a bit hard to tell in your actual case with the Integra pcb, since we don't have the schematics of the controler pcb.
But, since the electrolytic caps are so cheap... why not just use the trial and error procedure?
Thoroughly write down the capacity, voltage and polarity of the involved caps and off you go to the electronics shop. I hope it's close to you

Here's a tutorial on safety when working with capacitors:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCSNWi3UHf4&feature=related

Good luck and keep us posted