Whitfield WP2 Advantage II

[mwelliswa]

I'm also new to this forum and here because I pulled the ultimate bonehead last night. My stove would not start to what seemed like a lack of air flow through the unit. I started by cleaning the chimney cleanout thinking it was plugged, NO. I then noticed that when the unit was turned on the combustion fan was not turning but was very hot. So I took the combustion fan apart and, what do you know, found a dead bird wedged in the motor fan, unbelievable. This is where the bonehead trick occurred, when putting the combustion fan back in the unit, I struck my socket rachet accidently on the "low limit disc" lead located on the fan piping. I should have unplugged the unit. Needless to say the stove gave me a refibulator jolt and spark. Now the unit will not turn on at all and shows no life. I checked the plug breaker and there is no problem there. For the life of me I can not find an internal fuse on the unit, is there one? could it be the "current sensing relay" or a burned control board? can either be tested? any help here would be appreciated. I don't think I will ever forget to unplug the unit before cleaning, fixing, or otherwise. I have a feel this may be an expensive lesson. ARGH. Help. Thanks in advance.

 

[TJ7960]

I have a whitfield traditions and the fuse is located directly under the circuit board. Check there. Good luck

 

[Revig]

Sorry to learn of your troubles - not exactly a good deal but a lesson learned non the less. I would agree w/ TJ, check the fuse on the bottom edge of the control board, for your sake and the holiday season - hopefully it's a blown fuse and a replacement fuse will make all well, if not, it may mean a control board replacement. From the sounds of your statement, "a current sensing relay" , if your stove has one, means that you still have the original or old style dial controller. If, and hopefully not, you in fact have shorted the controller, means a upgrade control board to the new "touch pad' control board design and this will require a little re-wiring to make the stove compatible to this "new style" controller. This, if needed, is not rocket science and can be done with a little guidance. Should you desire, or need tech help, I would be glad to offer my assistance as I am very familiar with this stove.
Good luck to you and Merry Christmas,
Stove Doctor

 

[Board Repair Dept]

I repair those controller boards. PM me if you need it fixed. Thanks David