breckwell feeder issues

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

I have had a breckwell 2700 for four years now. Its been a beast. Neverna problem. I clear pipes once a month nd clean out burnpot and windows once a month. ...its been doing great. Until now. The trim does not seem to change speeds. After inital light up, looking good. All bright, seems like its up to heat... and something I think clicks.. and from here on out... the auger only turns once every ten seconds approx. If I change to level 1,2,3,4 or 5 .. its still that slow 10 second time till the auger engages. It starves the burn pot. Even if I adjust the damper to close to close... (Which isn't ever been normal that far shut) it barely will keep the flame goijg.. more or less just glowy coals.

I had an incident over the summer where my transformer outside my house blew my house fuses. It busted out some light bulbs out of their socket and killed a fan and two power surges strip protector were fried.
Anywho. im asking for help.
Does this curicut board look fried. I see a weird guy that looks not shiny. Upper left quadrant.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ty

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

I have had a breckwell 2700 for four years now. Its been a beast. Neverna problem. I clear pipes once a month nd clean out burnpot and windows once a month. ...its been doing great. Until now. The trim does not seem to change speeds. After inital light up, looking good. All bright, seems like its up to heat... and something I think clicks.. and from here on out... the auger only turns once every ten seconds approx. If I change to level 1,2,3,4 or 5 .. its still that slow 10 second time till the auger engages. It starves the burn pot. Even if I adjust the damper to close to close... (Which isn't ever been normal that far shut) it barely will keep the flame goijg.. more or less just glowy coals.

I had an incident over the summer where my transformer outside my house blew my house fuses. It busted out some light bulbs out of their socket and killed a fan and two power surges strip protector were fried.
Anywho. im asking for help.
Does this curicut board look fried. I see a weird guy that looks not shiny. Upper left quadrant.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ty

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Before ya all get excited.. I clean burnpot every ^day.

 

[zrock]

i would say the dampness took out the board their is a lot of rust on that unit.. Hydro surge may have taken it the rest of the way out.. I have the same stove and they can take allot of punishment i had a faulty battery backup that was sending power surges through my stove for a year and its still working..

 

[zrock]

i think the time stays the same on the feed it just stays on longer... Have you changed pellets or emptied the unit and cleaned out the hopper to get rid of all the fine powder that builds up in the auger

 

[ARC]

After inital light up, looking good. All bright, seems like its up to heat... and something I think clicks.. and from here on out... the auger only turns once every ten seconds approx

Sounds like Proof of Fire switch or Vacuum Switch do you get any blinking lights on your control panel blinking 3 is Proof of Fire and Blinking 2 is Vacuum Switch. The click you hear is probably one or the other. Then the stove goes into shut down bumping pellets into burn pot every 10 seconds until it goes out. If you are getting blinking light then you can try to jump the corresponding switch. Unplug stove, unplug problem switch and connect the two wires with a jumper or paper clip, put tape on the wire connections to make sure they do not ground out on stove and try to start stove.

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Okay I'll check to see which number flashes. But off top of my head I dont think any number flashes. Yes it is damp down there at time during excessive rainfall in winter. Thatd be a bummer if board was shot. Any idea where tobget a new one thats not 300$,?

 

[ARC]

Any idea where tobget a new one thats not 300

Usually can get them repaired for around $175, but I would try jumping both those switches one at a time before spending the money even if no lights are blinking. Does it take less then 10 minutes for the click that is how long the stove looks for Proof of Fire before it goes into auto shutdown.

 

[ARC]

off top of my head I dont think any number flashes

Just because no numbers flashing does not mean the switches are good. When the switches themselves go bad they do some weird things, they don't always cause a error light.

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Just because no numbers flashing does not mean the switches are good. When the switches themselves go bad they do some weird things, they don't always cause a error light.

Thank you. Im headed home now and ill check it out. I really appreciate your kindness in helping me.

 

[zrock]

get a dehumidifier down their and run it when the stove is not in use... That dampness is going to kill everything in the stove over time and they do not cost much to run. I used to run one all winter when the gas furnace was my primary source of heat

 

[ARC]

. If I change to level 1,2,3,4 or 5 .. its still that slow 10 second time till the auger engages

Heat level can not be adjusted during stove start up, From operators manual:
The Heat Level Advance is inoperable during the ignition start period. When the green light
continuously stays on the Heat Level Advance can be adjusted to achieve the desired heat output

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Okay. So as soon as I touched the POF Thermodisk the plastic ends that cover the metal connectors of the wires disintegrated . I wiggled them connector ends a little. Everything seems very rusty looking.

But after that jiggle or whatever. Thr heat level advanced is working now . The level five feeds like it should be.

I am ordering new wires and a new pof due to the rust. Thank you all. I truly appreciate thr suggestions and wish you all the very best. hopefully one more season outta this bad girl

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

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get a dehumidifier down their and run it when the stove is not in use... That dampness is going to kill everything in the stove over time and they do not cost much to run. I used to run one all winter when the gas furnace was my primary source of heat

I got one dehumidifier but im thinking I need a bigger one

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Gotcha so that makes sense now why it never leaves the startup feed,pause cycle

Heat level can not be adjusted during stove start up, From operators manual:
The Heat Level Advance is inoperable during the ignition start period. When the green light
continuously stays on the Heat Level Advance can be adjusted to achieve the desired heat output

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

I think I saw #3 blinking.

Sounds like Proof of Fire switch or Vacuum Switch do you get any blinking lights on your control panel blinking 3 is Proof of Fire and Blinking 2 is Vacuum Switch. The click you hear is probably one or the other. Then the stove goes into shut down bumping pellets into burn pot every 10 seconds until it goes out. If you are getting blinking light then you can try to jump the corresponding switch. Unplug stove, unplug problem switch and connect the two wires with a jumper or paper clip, put tape on the wire connections to make sure they do not ground out on stove and try to start stove.

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[ARC]

am ordering new wires and a new pof due to the rust

Great looks like you found the problem.

 

[zrock]

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I got one dehumidifier but im thinking I need a bigger one

When i got mine i purchased the biggest one i could find. Was over kill for my space but once it got the moisture level down it barley ran compared to my other one. They also generate a bit of heat so it used to offset the furnace a bit before i got the pellet stove. Have not ran the dehumidifier in the winter since i purchased the stove. Spend the money once buy a good/big one and it will be the last time you spend the money..

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

When i got mine i purchased the biggest one i could find. Was over kill for my space but once it got the moisture level down it barley ran compared to my other one. They also generate a bit of heat so it used to offset the furnace a bit before i got the pellet stove. Have not ran the dehumidifier in the winter since i purchased the stove. Spend the money once buy a good/big one and it will be the last time you spend the money..

This one is i think 250 sq ft. But its drafty down in basement from doors and the conduit from well comes through wall (old setup). if I was to go higher they aren't cheap!! I have a large large fan. That seems to get into the two corners good.

 

[zrock]

yes they are not cheap but watch for sales... They may be expensive but the damage being done is going to cost more in the end.. With that much dampness im betting wood structure is going to be effected over time, electrical , basically anything in your basement and the dampness will migrate into the upper levels... If you have to replace that main board in the pellet stove that's 1/2 the price of a bigger unit... Even grabbing a second unit would help they only take about 5-10 a month in hydro to operate especially when they get caught up...

Just some food for thought... I really could not afford the large one i got but it really was not a option of putting it off...

Look on your local buy and sell boards. In my area i see them quite often used for cheap

 

[clancey]

Interesting thread and enjoyed..clancey

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Shucks. Im back. I need more ideas. More advice.
Unit was running fine. I never switched out that pof or wires because it ran so well. But oddly one day. As I was loading pellets in the hopper. I bumped the unit. And it started acting up again. By only running in 10 off 3 on mode.

So I've hot wired with a paperclip 📎 every sensor. The pof. High disc. Even the air one. Hot wiring none of the. Actually fixed the isse......(. I even blew it in very genty and sucked very gently and the clicks are indeed occurring. ))

So I replaced the pof anyways. Nothing changed.

I'm. Hell bent trying to figure this out.. im outta ideas.
I have two tons pellets sitting in my basement.
Which I now have two dehumidifiers going.

And I hope i didnt waste my money.
Uhg.

 

[Mt Bob]

Unplug the connector on the control board,see if the pins are corroded,and they are tight. If look OK unplug and plug back in several times,this will clean them.

 

[zrock]

if your good with a multi meter start testing your wires for a break in the wire. Along with the above suggestion it sounds as you have a bad wire or poor connection since it started after bumping the unit...

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Okay so new symptom. When I turn stove on. Cold start. After ~thirty seconds the on--off button blinks and I have access to change the speed. But changing the speed does nothing.
The stove continues to start up and feed in default mode.

 

[Lisa with breckwell 2700]

Voltage on the pof is 41v on each side for the pof