Hi All. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Winters coming and I just picked up a used 2007 Harman XXV. The lady was giving it away and it looked to be in decent shape. It came with the house she bought. She used it for a few years but said she had some issues with it not shutting off when they turned it off, as well as it starting up at night when they did not want it too.. I've never owned a Harmon before so I'm looking for some feedback.
Since picking this one up, without seeing the history she described first hand, I am noticing some issues though. When running the Test settings - the feed auger, combustion & distribution blowers all work. However when I try to start the stove, I set it to manual ignite (automatic ignite doesn't seem to be working) and set the mode to Stove Temp (with dial somewhere between L & H) and Feed Adjuster to 4 as well as setting the temp dial to about 80 degrees. Upon lighting the pellets manually, the only thing that I can see running is the combustion blower. The auger doesn't run and the distribution blower does not blow any heat. The only lights that are on on the control board during this are: Power, Status and Combustion. They are all solid (the status is not flashing)
In attempt to start, I had the burn pot about 1/3 full and dumped about 2 tablespoons of lighter gel on to light. The fire was burning but nothing crazy (small to medium flame) The combustion blower was definitely working. I tried a few times with the same result.
Could it be that i'm not using enough fluid to get a good flame going or does this sound like an issue with the control board? Based on some forums I've read through, I removed and cleaned the ESP probe however it wasn't very dirty to begin with. I also checked the vacuum switch and line and they seemed ok. Hoping someone here may have some ideas. I'm ok with buying a new control board but don't want to if its something simpler.
Would appreciate any insight. Thanks!
Since picking this one up, without seeing the history she described first hand, I am noticing some issues though. When running the Test settings - the feed auger, combustion & distribution blowers all work. However when I try to start the stove, I set it to manual ignite (automatic ignite doesn't seem to be working) and set the mode to Stove Temp (with dial somewhere between L & H) and Feed Adjuster to 4 as well as setting the temp dial to about 80 degrees. Upon lighting the pellets manually, the only thing that I can see running is the combustion blower. The auger doesn't run and the distribution blower does not blow any heat. The only lights that are on on the control board during this are: Power, Status and Combustion. They are all solid (the status is not flashing)
In attempt to start, I had the burn pot about 1/3 full and dumped about 2 tablespoons of lighter gel on to light. The fire was burning but nothing crazy (small to medium flame) The combustion blower was definitely working. I tried a few times with the same result.
Could it be that i'm not using enough fluid to get a good flame going or does this sound like an issue with the control board? Based on some forums I've read through, I removed and cleaned the ESP probe however it wasn't very dirty to begin with. I also checked the vacuum switch and line and they seemed ok. Hoping someone here may have some ideas. I'm ok with buying a new control board but don't want to if its something simpler.
Would appreciate any insight. Thanks!