Hi Everyone,
Short-term lurker, first-time poster here.
Bought a home and inherited an Englander 25-PDVC/55SHP10 pellet stove with it. The unit works if lit manually, but the igniter doesn't glow when we try auto-start.
Acknowledging that you can't fix all 37 things that are wrong with your golf swing in a single round AND that Rome wasn't built in a day...after an initial middle-of-winter stove-interior cleaning/scraping/vacuuming I'm starting small with the igniter (there will be gasket replacements and flue cleaning and blower cleanings...after the snow has melted). I've downloaded a manual from the Englander site, sifted through many forum postings at this site and watched a few YouTube videos. With that bare smattering of information, here's my deal:
The mfg date on the unit is 07/2006.
When accessing the igniter from the back of the unit there appears to be a 5/16" set screw to the left of the existing igniter/collar but after loosening it, the "old" igniter doesn't seem to want to move. I'm hesitant to use excessive force to remove it by really reefing on it or by using pliers or locking pliers. My fear is that excessive enthusiasm could break off the igniter leaving a big chunk of it behind in the cast iron where the collar buts up on the igniter hole. And THEN how to get it out?
Wanting to avoid that particular problem, does anyone have advice for easing the old igniter out (if "easing" is possible)?
Acknowledging that I can't take a cell phone picture to save my life, I'm attaching an image of the back of the igniter/collar and set screw (sorry for the reaaaaally bad image quality).
Thanks in advance for any kind advice.
Short-term lurker, first-time poster here.
Bought a home and inherited an Englander 25-PDVC/55SHP10 pellet stove with it. The unit works if lit manually, but the igniter doesn't glow when we try auto-start.
Acknowledging that you can't fix all 37 things that are wrong with your golf swing in a single round AND that Rome wasn't built in a day...after an initial middle-of-winter stove-interior cleaning/scraping/vacuuming I'm starting small with the igniter (there will be gasket replacements and flue cleaning and blower cleanings...after the snow has melted). I've downloaded a manual from the Englander site, sifted through many forum postings at this site and watched a few YouTube videos. With that bare smattering of information, here's my deal:
The mfg date on the unit is 07/2006.
When accessing the igniter from the back of the unit there appears to be a 5/16" set screw to the left of the existing igniter/collar but after loosening it, the "old" igniter doesn't seem to want to move. I'm hesitant to use excessive force to remove it by really reefing on it or by using pliers or locking pliers. My fear is that excessive enthusiasm could break off the igniter leaving a big chunk of it behind in the cast iron where the collar buts up on the igniter hole. And THEN how to get it out?
Wanting to avoid that particular problem, does anyone have advice for easing the old igniter out (if "easing" is possible)?
Acknowledging that I can't take a cell phone picture to save my life, I'm attaching an image of the back of the igniter/collar and set screw (sorry for the reaaaaally bad image quality).
Thanks in advance for any kind advice.
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