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VC Radiance Problem

Post in 'It's a Gas!' started by petersensfunnyfarm, Feb 4, 2010.

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  1. petersensfunnyfarm New Member

    joined: Feb 4, 2010
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    Rocky Mountains, CO
    Recently our VC Radiance stove has not been switching on automatically as it should - it is programmed to come on at 60, and the display on the remote control will read that the room is at (for example) 55, but it isn't turning on. Has anyone else experienced this issue and if so, how was it remedied? Is it an internal sensor of some sort that needs to be replaced? The stove is 4+ years old.
    petersensfunnyfarm, Feb 4, 2010
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  2. DAKSY Super Moderator

    joined: Dec 2, 2008
    3,990 posts
    Averill Park, NY, on Burden Lake II...
    Could be the batteries in the remote - either in the sending unit or the receiver - OR BOTH...
    Could be a weakening thermopile...
    Could be a loose wiring connection...
    Get a millivolt tester & test the batteries...
    Jiggle some of the wires to see if something is loose...
    Use the same meter to take a reading on the TP & TP-TH terminals
    & report what you've found there...
    DAKSY, Feb 4, 2010
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  3. petersensfunnyfarm New Member

    joined: Feb 4, 2010
    3 posts
    Rocky Mountains, CO
    DAKSY, thanks for the response. We checked the batteries in the remote and now will try your other suggestions and let you know.

    Thanks!
    petersensfunnyfarm, Feb 5, 2010
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  4. Wood Heat Stoves Minister of Fire

    joined: Jun 12, 2009
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    Nevada City, California
    Wood Heat Stoves, Feb 5, 2010
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  5. DAKSY Super Moderator

    joined: Dec 2, 2008
    3,990 posts
    Averill Park, NY, on Burden Lake II...
    Hey, Dave...
    It's been a while since I did any work on a VC Radiance,
    but didn't they come with a Honeywell Valve?
    I know I'm old & the memory is the 2nd thing to go...
    DAKSY, Feb 6, 2010
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  6. petersensfunnyfarm New Member

    joined: Feb 4, 2010
    3 posts
    Rocky Mountains, CO
    Got to poking around under it last night - one of the wires has come unconnected, my guess is from our not-so-svelte cat that likes to sleep underneath. Not sure where it needs to be reconnected to - will the guide display wiring?
    petersensfunnyfarm, Feb 6, 2010
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  7. DAKSY Super Moderator

    joined: Dec 2, 2008
    3,990 posts
    Averill Park, NY, on Burden Lake II...
    There should be a wiring schematic in the owner's manual.
    Is your pilot lit? Are there wires on the gas valve terminal
    block at the TH & TH/TP terminals?
    DAKSY, Feb 6, 2010
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  8. Wood Heat Stoves Minister of Fire

    joined: Jun 12, 2009
    1,882 posts
    Nevada City, California
    nope, but, they might have switched to one, its been a while for me too, and we aren't vc dealers...

    44a. Valve Nova SIT820.662 RN (Serial #’s starting with 2513) 20010563
    44b. Valve Nova SIT820.653 RP (Serial #’s starting with 2513) 20010645

    this is from the manuals i have on file, for models 3233 thru 3236 and 3340 thru 3349, 3355 and 3356

    OP> what model of radiance??
    Wood Heat Stoves, Feb 6, 2010
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