Hello...I just joined and I'm terribly baffled by an issue I'm having with my Whitfield Advantage Plus Insert Stove. This morning I smelled smoke throughout the house. I went downstairs to the stove to find that it was smoking and throwing out red ambers through the room blower vent (connected to the blower fan). I took the stove completely out from the fireplace and placed the unit on the floor. I thoroughly cleaned the stove --everything. I then turned on the stove while it was on the floor and red ambers still were shooting out from the blower vent. From behind the stove I noticed smoke around the combustion chamber (right at the bottom of the throat --where the damper is). I then removed the combustion fan and cleaned the entire throat (it was dirty and appears there's been some decay of steel). With the fan unattached to the throat of the chamber, I turned the unit on and there was still smoke and red ambers. I then proceeded to remove the blower fan and disconnect the heat ignitor. So essentially I had all the core components removed from the stove --I then turned on the stove for a 2nd time and I still have smoke, heat, and sparks.
The source of the heat is at the bottom of the combustion chamber throat --right next to the damper flange. I can see smoke and it's hot to the touch. How is that area getting hot when I've got virtually all parts disconnected from the unit?
The source of the heat is at the bottom of the combustion chamber throat --right next to the damper flange. I can see smoke and it's hot to the touch. How is that area getting hot when I've got virtually all parts disconnected from the unit?