I bought a used Harmon XXV that is about 8 years old. I did a thorough cleaning and it started up right away. The only part that did not work is the igniter which I pulled out to replace at a later date. It stopped running after a few days with a complete electrical shutdown and I found that the fuse had blown on the circuit board. Upon replacement it started right up for a few hours then shut down again. When I went to check the fuse again I noticed two wires pinched on the wiring harness (The blue and yellow wires). As I tried to unplug the harness from the board to inspect the two wires shorted out and triggered my house circuit breaker. Needless to say the fuse was blown as well on the circuit board. I taped the wires, put in a new fuse, and reset my circuit breaker. Now I get nothing - no lights. Upon visual inspection of the circuit board, there does not seem to be any damage. What else can I check before buying a whole new circuit board?
Harmon XXV Major Electrical Failure
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Bioburner
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GEt a good magnifier and start looking at the traces. Likely a loss
New board is about $240
Rule #1 when doing anything electrical on stoves is to unplug them and as most manuals state get a good surge suppressor or UPS to plug them into.
Welcome and good luck
New board is about $240Rule #1 when doing anything electrical on stoves is to unplug them and as most manuals state get a good surge suppressor or UPS to plug them into.
Welcome and good luck
smwilliamson
The Stove Guy
So you pulled the igniter and left the wires loose in the stove? The yellow and blue go to the igniter. I imagine the loose wires made contact with metal and heat and shorted out your board.
womaus
Feeling the Heat
Your experience sounds just like my own this past fall. Popping fuses, crimped wires. My big problem was the shutdown cycle not completing.
I checked around for a new board, pricing all over the place. Eventually contacted a somewhat local (~20 miles away) Harman dealer, turns out they were extremely helpful with knowledge and tech advice, and had the best price I could find for the controller, and it was in stock. Call the main line, ask for parts and service. Not sure what the shipping would be though, that could be a deal breaker.
They've got a helluva showroom also, multiple brands, manufacturers, probably at least 70 stoves on display.
http://www.higginsenergy.com
While you have the stove apart (looking for other crimped / bare wires) you may want to replace the thermistor too.
I checked around for a new board, pricing all over the place. Eventually contacted a somewhat local (~20 miles away) Harman dealer, turns out they were extremely helpful with knowledge and tech advice, and had the best price I could find for the controller, and it was in stock. Call the main line, ask for parts and service. Not sure what the shipping would be though, that could be a deal breaker.
They've got a helluva showroom also, multiple brands, manufacturers, probably at least 70 stoves on display.
http://www.higginsenergy.com
While you have the stove apart (looking for other crimped / bare wires) you may want to replace the thermistor too.
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