Blower Not working on Jotul GF 300

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Tinley

New Member
Oct 31, 2019
8
Eastern NY
The blower doesn't work on our Jotul GF 300 and I'm not sure if it ever has since we purchased the house.

I noticed in the manual its somewhat controlled by a Snapstat, below is a portion from the manual on the blower:

[Hearth.com] Blower Not working on Jotul GF 300


The wiring diagram doesn't look correct to me. If I understand the operation of the switch, if you placed it into the Manual position wouldn't it bypass the snapstat and supply power to the blower motor. Whereas if you placed the switch in the Auto position, power would only be supplied to the blower motor if the snapstat was satisfied as well. Shouldn't the labels "Manual" and "Auto" below the switch in the diagram above be reversed?

How can I test the blower motor?

How can I test the snapstat?
 
If you can see the snap stat, heat it up with a lighter. Don’t burn it up, just some of the flame is all it takes. It will literally snap when it’s hot enough. Make sure you don’t touch the wire connections on anything when you pull it down.
 
You should be able to remove the wires from the Snapdisk & connect them with a jumper to test the blower...