Hi there,
I have a Harman Accentra stove that has been our primary heat source for the past 4 winters (since we bought the house--it was already here)
I've had my ups and downs with the stove over the years, but this year, it's been great. Until I had a fuse blow and had to replace the auger motor about a month ago. Ok, no problem, replaced that without a problem. It also has a new distribution motor as of spring 2013.
It's been crazy cold here in Maine the past 2-3 weeks, so, naturally, the stove has been working hard. However, its output has been beyond warm. I've run it in stove mode for a couple of days, and had it ratcheted down to 1-2 on the knob. The thermostat in the room with the stove says that it has been 74-80 in that room the whole time. Then I tried to move it to room temp (we had run it in room temp for the first 2 years exclusively, and unless we cranked it up to 85 on the room temp mode, it would rarely get above 70). However, lately it's been keeping the room at 78-82, even with the temp knob turned all the way down (55). The probe hasn't moved places.
Today I pulled the whole thing apart, gave it a very thorough cleaning, including wiping down the ESP and, well, cleaning everything I possibly could. Turned it back on, and again the temperature is back up to 83!
I hate to complain about my stove running so well, but I wish it would respond to my request to turn down the heat! There is also occasionally a loud banging noise, that I think may be the auger plate moving back and forth.
Any thoughts on what could be the problem? I have no error blinking lights, the distribution motor sounds great, the auger is smooth...I just can't figure out what could be causing this issue!
Thanks for your time in reading.
I have a Harman Accentra stove that has been our primary heat source for the past 4 winters (since we bought the house--it was already here)
I've had my ups and downs with the stove over the years, but this year, it's been great. Until I had a fuse blow and had to replace the auger motor about a month ago. Ok, no problem, replaced that without a problem. It also has a new distribution motor as of spring 2013.
It's been crazy cold here in Maine the past 2-3 weeks, so, naturally, the stove has been working hard. However, its output has been beyond warm. I've run it in stove mode for a couple of days, and had it ratcheted down to 1-2 on the knob. The thermostat in the room with the stove says that it has been 74-80 in that room the whole time. Then I tried to move it to room temp (we had run it in room temp for the first 2 years exclusively, and unless we cranked it up to 85 on the room temp mode, it would rarely get above 70). However, lately it's been keeping the room at 78-82, even with the temp knob turned all the way down (55). The probe hasn't moved places.
Today I pulled the whole thing apart, gave it a very thorough cleaning, including wiping down the ESP and, well, cleaning everything I possibly could. Turned it back on, and again the temperature is back up to 83!
I hate to complain about my stove running so well, but I wish it would respond to my request to turn down the heat! There is also occasionally a loud banging noise, that I think may be the auger plate moving back and forth.
Any thoughts on what could be the problem? I have no error blinking lights, the distribution motor sounds great, the auger is smooth...I just can't figure out what could be causing this issue!
Thanks for your time in reading.
