nick2196 said:
ok dang it, this stove is CLEAN, and still won't work. I took off the blower, and cleaned it out. I quickly understood what you guys were talking about, because a lot of clumped up ash fell out. I removed the back plates and firebrick, and cleaned and scrubbed. NOW it will work, right? Wrong. Same problem. Not enough air coming in. Could this be a problem at all with the door seal? Also, the firebrick around the pellet auger "hole" has chipped. Could this be "messing" with my air? Is there somewhere to clean I am missing? I should also mention that last fall I had auger issues. I had messed with the wiring of the high and low limit switches. I don't see how that could contribute to this issue, but thought i would note it.
I have cleaned:
Ash pan (duh)
combustion tubes above the fire
Taken off the blower, cleaned, and reinstalled
Taken off back plates and fire brick
Am I missing something REALLY simple?? Thanks guys!
Oh, and I should mention this: The last time I cleaned it, my shop vac blew all of the ash I vacuumed all over the family room before I noticed. (I was looking at what I was vacuuming.) MY WIFE WAS PISSED!
Okay,
Here's the scoop...
Your combustion fan motor needs oiled.
I just went through this w/ my 1995 model.
I thought I had a bad control board...as it would work only on Feed setting 5 and would lag or nearly stop the lower I changed settings.
With the control board having 4 voltage test ports located near bottom of control panel,
I took voltage reading and discovered controller indeed was stepping the voltage,
but motor did struggle at these reduce voltages.
This turned out to be due to slight drag from lack of adequate lubrication.
My combustion fan motor did run well @ 5 setting only,
perhaps, if yours did poorly even @ 5 yours needs oil more so than mine.
I just recently acquired this unit and was bench testing it when this was discovered.
Peeps here recommend better oils. "3-In-One" of the blue label variety is one.
Whitfield, I believe recommends some kind of Turbine oil for it's high temp properties
Fasco, the fan/motor mfg., makes or distributes a recommended oil that I have seen @ stove dealer on eBay.