Need to bypass thermodisc to get igniter it to work?

Have a Breckwell P24 from '98, while we had it pulled out of the fireplace opening I decided to replace some of the old parts, replaced vacuum switch, high limit snap switch (High Temp. Thermodisc) and ceramic fan switch (Auger Thermodisc), + auger motor (auger stopped feeding). Now auger feeds fine, but will only ignite when I bypass or jump the auger thermodisc wires. Don't know why that would even have anything to do with the functioning of the igniter. Also not much to go wrong with a new thermodisc? All parts were from Breckwell. Unfortunately, I can't put old thermodisc back in, as it broke when I removed it. Has anyone ever had this problem?

Ssyko said:

It is possible that the snap disc is bad but it i doubt it. Im thinking when the old auger motor stopped it may have seized and over loaded the circuit. Does your stove have the analog board or has it been upgraded to the digital board

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Has original analog board.

Thanks for both replys, Bob's for understanding more about what I'm dealing with, and Ron's for asking a simple question which just hadn't occured to me, which I think is correct. Prior to the auger stopping, bad motor; there was no ignition problem until I replaced the two thermodiscs, I now suspect that I have a closed circuit switch installed where an open circuit switch is called for. Here's a link to what I installed https://www.stove-parts-unlimited.c...22-low-limit-thermodisc-13-1124-p/13-1124.htm

Stephen

Woodguy3 said:

Thanks for both replys, Bob's for understanding more about what I'm dealing with, and Ron's for asking a simple question which just hadn't occured to me, which I think is correct. Prior to the auger stopping, bad motor; there was no ignition problem until I replaced the two thermodiscs, I now suspect that I have a closed circuit switch installed where an open circuit switch is called for. Here's a link to what I installed https://www.stove-parts-unlimited.c...22-low-limit-thermodisc-13-1124-p/13-1124.htm

Stephen

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Follow up: It was indeed the wrong snap switch. I swapped it out with one which is always "on", ignition worked fine. Now I just have to track down the correct Honeywell snap switch and not just a stand-in.