England Stove Works PDV25 Top Auger not turning

[pdcsd858]

I have an England Stove Works
PDV-25. Manufactured in 2008. I cannot figure out why the top auger is not turning. It has a brand new motor and the set screw is tight. I press the Auger lid safety switch and nothing. I've thourghly cleaned the stove and the vaccum lines. Any help would be much appreciated because I'm stumped.

 

[Chrisnow86]

Try jumping the vacuum switch for the fire box the switch may be bad..

 

[pdcsd858]

By jumping the switch, do you mean just bypass it? The hopper lid safety switch is in line with it and the auger motor also. Should I just go from the auger motor to the safety switch to the board then?

 

[CladMaster]

Disconnect the stove from the mains.

Remove the two wires on the vac switch, find a paperclip and connect the two wires together. Make sure these wires do not touch the stove casing, it will trip a fuse if it does.

Plug stove back into the mains and run the stove to see if the auger turns with the hopper lid close / hopper switch pressed. Test the stove with a 10 - 20 mins run, if it runs, you have a problem with the switch or the tube to that switch, replace either or both.

 

[SidecarFlip]

I think you mean.....unplug it.