got home today to a full hopper and a cold stove. Looks like it shut down 2 or 3 hours after I left for work.
Turned it back on and everything lit up, including the feed motor light but the auger wasn't running. I had noticed over the weekend that it the status light was giving me three blinks, according to the manual: Indicates ESP (Exhaust Sensing Probe) failure. This requires a manual reset*. Manual reset- disconnect power cord for a few seconds and reconnect. If error still occurs call your Dealer.
Unplugged for a minute, but auger still wouldn't budge.
I gave the back of the stove (which was very dusty) a good cleaning (had already cleaned the ash-pan and hopper on Saturday), hoping that would help... still nothing. Just as I was about to give up, I noticed the little white fan near the feed motor (or at least I think it's the feed motor) wasn't turning, so I gave it a nudge, and all of a sudden it started feeding.
It didn't sound right at all though... and as soon as the feed stopped, it wasn't able to start back up again on it's own... I had to keep flicking it to give it a jump start.
Since that isn't much of a long term solution, I called the (sigh) oil company for a emergency delivery... decided to post here while I wait, in case anyone had any ideas or has seen something like this before.
Coldest day of the year... figures.
Thanks in advance!
Turned it back on and everything lit up, including the feed motor light but the auger wasn't running. I had noticed over the weekend that it the status light was giving me three blinks, according to the manual: Indicates ESP (Exhaust Sensing Probe) failure. This requires a manual reset*. Manual reset- disconnect power cord for a few seconds and reconnect. If error still occurs call your Dealer.
Unplugged for a minute, but auger still wouldn't budge.
I gave the back of the stove (which was very dusty) a good cleaning (had already cleaned the ash-pan and hopper on Saturday), hoping that would help... still nothing. Just as I was about to give up, I noticed the little white fan near the feed motor (or at least I think it's the feed motor) wasn't turning, so I gave it a nudge, and all of a sudden it started feeding.
It didn't sound right at all though... and as soon as the feed stopped, it wasn't able to start back up again on it's own... I had to keep flicking it to give it a jump start.
Since that isn't much of a long term solution, I called the (sigh) oil company for a emergency delivery... decided to post here while I wait, in case anyone had any ideas or has seen something like this before.
Coldest day of the year... figures.
Thanks in advance!