Hello,
I had a problem with my pellet stove last night and am wondering if someone can suggest to me the best course of action to proceed with.
Here is some background info:
1993 Reliant Pellet Stove
Label states model is Phoenix FS/I
It is fairly new to me and I have used it without problems about 50 times
There is no OAK hooked up to it, and I noticed today that the inside label states "outside air required"
There were no windows open in the house and there was also a wood stove burning in another part of the house
I would say the house is moderately well-sealed
It was inspected and serviced at the beginning of this season and all was fine
Scenario: Last night, I fired up the pellet stove and set it to Medium speed and left the room to heat, as I usually do. After about 30 minutes, I smelled smoke and checked on the pellet stove. I found that the fan had shut off, the remaining pellets were smoldering, and there was smoke leaking from the stove cavity into the room. I aired out the room and looked for causes. The stove was still plugged in, and I found that there was power to the outlet (no power outage). I unplugged and plugged in the stove several times and tried the power switch and the fan would not come on. The stove itself was very warm and the room was warm also, so I know that it had been working properly for some amount of time. This morning, I plugged in the stove and tried turning it on. The fan started as normal with no symptoms of anything wrong.
I am very weary of the stove now, not knowing what the cause of the failure was. I really don't want to try and use it again without getting some feedback as to possible causes. I don't think that Reliant is in business any longer and I am thinking I can't get parts (if I knew what part to buy).
Any suggestions on how to proceed and theories on what happened last night would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Bill
I had a problem with my pellet stove last night and am wondering if someone can suggest to me the best course of action to proceed with.
Here is some background info:
1993 Reliant Pellet Stove
Label states model is Phoenix FS/I
It is fairly new to me and I have used it without problems about 50 times
There is no OAK hooked up to it, and I noticed today that the inside label states "outside air required"
There were no windows open in the house and there was also a wood stove burning in another part of the house
I would say the house is moderately well-sealed
It was inspected and serviced at the beginning of this season and all was fine
Scenario: Last night, I fired up the pellet stove and set it to Medium speed and left the room to heat, as I usually do. After about 30 minutes, I smelled smoke and checked on the pellet stove. I found that the fan had shut off, the remaining pellets were smoldering, and there was smoke leaking from the stove cavity into the room. I aired out the room and looked for causes. The stove was still plugged in, and I found that there was power to the outlet (no power outage). I unplugged and plugged in the stove several times and tried the power switch and the fan would not come on. The stove itself was very warm and the room was warm also, so I know that it had been working properly for some amount of time. This morning, I plugged in the stove and tried turning it on. The fan started as normal with no symptoms of anything wrong.
I am very weary of the stove now, not knowing what the cause of the failure was. I really don't want to try and use it again without getting some feedback as to possible causes. I don't think that Reliant is in business any longer and I am thinking I can't get parts (if I knew what part to buy).
Any suggestions on how to proceed and theories on what happened last night would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Bill