Austroflamm Pellet Stove

[Frank Nuhfer]

I am in the process of trying to remove my auger motor on my 2008 Austroflamm Integra II pellet stove insert, and accidently disconnected the wire connector that goes between the electronic digital display that controls everything and to the stove itself. I know it goes into one of two receptacles, which are labled 2 or 3, but didn't really pay too much attention because I wasn't planning on disconnecting it unless needed to get to the motor. Well, when I had my arm in by the motor, it pulled out and that's when I noticed it laying on the hearth. Both slots are 4 pin so it could go into either one. I took a picture of the main control board where it goes, but which slot?? Looking at my electrical diagram, 2 is labeled User board, and 3 is labeled Thermostate. I vote for slot 2 but can someone validate this??

 

[pinetop12]

Hi Frank,
I have a Rika Integra II insert , Same stove ,, # 2 slot is where my User control board is wired into

 

[pinetop12]

Frank


Here are some pics of my set up... Good Luck

 

[Frank Nuhfer]

Frank


Here are some pics of my set up... Good Luck

Looks just like my stove, including the color. I put it into the slot 2. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[Frank Nuhfer]

Hi Frank,
I have a Rika Integra II insert , Same stove ,, # 2 slot is where my User control board is wired into

Thanks, I'll put it there also. Appreciate the replies. Now I won't be afraid to turn on.

 

[Frank Nuhfer]

Now to the auger motor. Do I just undo the motor from the auger shaft, which looks like one hex head screw, or do I need to remove the 4 bolts holding the metal plate/motor to the auger?

 

[pinetop12]

Frank,
I've never had to change out the Auger motor. Others may chime in and offer there experience . Here is a recent thread that indicates changing the auger is fairly straight forward. Comment # 8 in particular.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/pellet-release-interval.115156/#post-1539458

Have you looked at page 8 of the tech guide ? Shows a simple parts diagram , which may help.

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Here is a cleaning guide that may help

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[Frank Nuhfer]

Frank,
I've never had to change out the Auger motor. Others may chime in and offer there experience . Here is a recent thread that indicates changing the auger is fairly straight forward. Comment # 8 in particular.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/pellet-release-interval.115156/#post-1539458

Have you looked at page 8 of the tech guide ? Shows a simple parts diagram , which may help.

(broken link removed)

Here is a cleaning guide that may help

(broken link removed)

Pinetop,
Thanks for all the above. I looked at comment # 8, but it doesn't say how best to remove the motor, it says it is a fairly straight forward job.

In your second link, looking at page 9, figure 4 parts description, shows #11 auger motor and #10 auger end plate. The plate has 4 bolts holding it to the stove hopper.
In between #10 and #11 is a collar (not itemized) which has one allen head/hex head bolt holding the motor shaft to the auger shaft. Since I am looking at this with an inspection mirror, it is hard to see clearly, but I believe I can remove the motor without removing the auger end plate, by just loosening the colar screw.

Underneath the motor was a small amount of sawdust which somehow came out of the end of the auger shaft. Maybe about a 1/2 cup maybe a little more. I vacuumed it up, and so another question is how did this sawdust get out of the auger shaft?? If you look again at the figure 4, in between the auger end plate #10 and the auger shaft #9, is an unidentified part. Maybe it is a bushing or seal between the auger end plate and auger.

Could this unidentified part/seal/bushing also be worn out, and letting the sawdust past it. Just don't know. Since my insert is still sitting half in/half out on my hearth, access is my problem.

I have removed the pellets from the hopper and vacuumed it clean. I have removed the auger shaft cover plate and cleared all the pellets and dust and reassembled the cover plate. I have taken #8 cover plate off the rear heat exchanger and vacuumed it out.

I removed #35 combustion motor (fig 6, pg 10) and vacuumed it out. The motor spins freely so I replaced the gasket and reinstalled the motor. I spun the convection fan (fig 6, #36) and it is spins freely, so did not pull it out.

Another comment, when I grab the auger shaft at the bottom of the hopper, and turn it clockwise, it moves, as does the motor. I mean the motor moves physically. I can watch it rotate as someone turns the auger. It only goes a short ways, and returns back when you let go of the auger. Is this normal??

I know it's a long post but now you know the whole story.