Cab50 problem....again.

I've been a mechanic over 20 years, and have had my run ins with troubleshooting problems that have kicked my butt for days. I still, to this day, get a warm fuzzy when I see or find something like that.

No. But I've noticed those wires also. I bet it's the ones for the hopper switch and they are grounding out on the metal. That would explain the auger stopping which would stop pellets dropping , the fire would go out and then you would get cold.

Mine look very tight also and have no problem so I'd wait until I changed those out before I declared victory. If yours are as tight as mine, check the connection to the hopper switch, maybe a bad connection at the switch (or bad switch itself) and not at the actual point where the wires go into the hopper.

Hope for the best...