Whitfield Advantage 2 problems???

[Liar1_97]

My son has just inherited an old Whitfield Advantage 2 ...I believe.....everything seems to work okay except everytime I plug it in and hit the start button it seems to run fine for about 5-10 seconds then it seems the exhaust blower and the intake stop working....I unplug the unit and plug it back in and hit the start button and it does the same thing, runs for about 5 - 10 seconds then it dies out again???....I haven't taken it apart yet but was just wondering if any other owners have experienced the same problem with theirs and what they had to do to fix it?....

 

[smwilliamson]

vacuum switch is bad or clogged. Perhaps the stove is dirty and there is not enough air flow to close the vacuum switch

 

[Delta-T]

I think most of the Advantage models actually use a pressure switch on the exhaust end, not vacuum switch. Still, very strange.Even if the pressure switch trips, it should just stop the auger, not the combustion blower. You may want to plug the blower in direct an see how it performs, it could be something like a bad bearing locking up, or a control board issue, but I couldn't really say. If it turns out to be a control board issue, I'm pretty sure you can use the CB from the Lennox Montage, instead of trying to find the replacement board for the Adv, and possibly save a few $$, maybe someone else can confirm this thought?

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

let me know if you want a svc book
need to know model however,
see this poage to determine model
http://woodheatstoves.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=25&chapter=1

 

[Liar1_97]

Thanks for the quick responses.....I am working long hours this week but I will tackle it this weekend and start on the combustion blower first by taking that off and checking and oiling the bearings to see how that is performing. I will update on how that goes when I am finished.....

 

[Pellet-King]

Does this stove have knob style controls or push button with led lights?

 

[Liar1_97]

It has knob controls.....

 

[Pellet-King]

Any updates on your status?, these stoves are pratically undestructable.