Hello, I have a Breckwell P2000i. The stove has sit unused for two seasons since we purchased the home, mostly due to the recent mild winters. This season I decided to start using it and last week we had a local service company come out and do a cleaning and initial start-up. It started and worked only one time since that appointment!
As it is now I turn on the stove and it does not light, the exhaust fan comes on, the on/off button illuminates, and the fuel feed button blinks every 10 seconds or so. The auger motor does not come on.
In the last week I have essentially taken the thing apart, researched the manual and online forums, and performed the tests outlined below to the best of my ability:
1) Adjusted the damper to different positions – No change
2) Lit the pellets manually – No change, the pellets burn out and additional pellets are not fed
3) Bypassed the proof of fire thermodisc and started – No change, but the second fan (convection blower) does come on
4) Bypassed the high temp thermodisk – No change
5) Bypassed the airswitch – No change
6) “Bench tested” the auger motor by powering with short/cut extension chord, wires taped to motor lead connectors – Auger motor spins with no problems
7) “Bench tested” the igniter by powering with short/cut extension chord, wires taped to igniter lead connectors – Igniter comes on red hot and ignites pellets placed in burnpot manually, the pellets burn out and additional pellets are not fed
8) Checked the fuses in the control panel, they appear to be fine
9) Tested the voltage at the igniter and auger motor connections during startup. I am not the best with a multimeter, but it appeared that the control panel was only sending about 35 volts to the igniter and even less to the auger motor. Again I might not have been doing this test correctly.
Any ideas what to try next? Any assistance is appreciated
I guess the silver lining in this ordeal is that I am getting to know allot about the stove and its internal components. If all else fails, I will probably call the service company back out, but would like to avoid the fee to repair, especially if it turns out to be a part replacement that I could easily order and install myself.
As it is now I turn on the stove and it does not light, the exhaust fan comes on, the on/off button illuminates, and the fuel feed button blinks every 10 seconds or so. The auger motor does not come on.
In the last week I have essentially taken the thing apart, researched the manual and online forums, and performed the tests outlined below to the best of my ability:
1) Adjusted the damper to different positions – No change
2) Lit the pellets manually – No change, the pellets burn out and additional pellets are not fed
3) Bypassed the proof of fire thermodisc and started – No change, but the second fan (convection blower) does come on
4) Bypassed the high temp thermodisk – No change
5) Bypassed the airswitch – No change
6) “Bench tested” the auger motor by powering with short/cut extension chord, wires taped to motor lead connectors – Auger motor spins with no problems
7) “Bench tested” the igniter by powering with short/cut extension chord, wires taped to igniter lead connectors – Igniter comes on red hot and ignites pellets placed in burnpot manually, the pellets burn out and additional pellets are not fed
8) Checked the fuses in the control panel, they appear to be fine
9) Tested the voltage at the igniter and auger motor connections during startup. I am not the best with a multimeter, but it appeared that the control panel was only sending about 35 volts to the igniter and even less to the auger motor. Again I might not have been doing this test correctly.
Any ideas what to try next? Any assistance is appreciated
I guess the silver lining in this ordeal is that I am getting to know allot about the stove and its internal components. If all else fails, I will probably call the service company back out, but would like to avoid the fee to repair, especially if it turns out to be a part replacement that I could easily order and install myself.
