So my former stove (gave to my mom when we lost our home a couple years ago) is an Optima 3 Free Standing stove.
As of late the Photo cell is starting to act up. It might go for hours and be fine before it shuts down, then it might go out as soon as the the start cycle ends.
I just completed a full tear down & cleaning of the stove. I have verified that the high limit snap switch and vacuum switches are working fine and not causing any added issues.
I would like to change this stove back to an old school proof of fire snap switch. The port is in place on the exhaust housing. Just have to remove the block off plate and install the switch.
My question for folks that have done this. Do you hook the POF switch to the same leads as the Photo cell, or to one of the jumpers in the middle of the board?
I know that a normal stove will simply look for the voltage (circuit closed) returned back by the POF switch. I don't know what this stove is anticipating from the photo cell. Does the photo cell simply pass the voltage like a snap switch, or is it looking for resistance value?
I see that the lens it starting to get etched a bit, and this may be the real culprit. However the cost of that lens ($60 to $80 depending on where you find it) keeps me from going that route when I can but a snap switch for less and still have money for pellets afterwards.
Thanks in advance for any help.
As of late the Photo cell is starting to act up. It might go for hours and be fine before it shuts down, then it might go out as soon as the the start cycle ends.
I just completed a full tear down & cleaning of the stove. I have verified that the high limit snap switch and vacuum switches are working fine and not causing any added issues.
I would like to change this stove back to an old school proof of fire snap switch. The port is in place on the exhaust housing. Just have to remove the block off plate and install the switch.
My question for folks that have done this. Do you hook the POF switch to the same leads as the Photo cell, or to one of the jumpers in the middle of the board?
I know that a normal stove will simply look for the voltage (circuit closed) returned back by the POF switch. I don't know what this stove is anticipating from the photo cell. Does the photo cell simply pass the voltage like a snap switch, or is it looking for resistance value?
I see that the lens it starting to get etched a bit, and this may be the real culprit. However the cost of that lens ($60 to $80 depending on where you find it) keeps me from going that route when I can but a snap switch for less and still have money for pellets afterwards.
Thanks in advance for any help.
