CAB 50

[Wishingmantis61]

So I bought a CAB 50 used for $400. Got it all installed in and went to burn my first bag. Read the instructions in the manual on first fire and got nothing to work. Feed motor won't drop pellets so I tried putting pellets in the burn pot to have the ignitor light. That won't light either. I bought a replacement feed motor, ignitor, thermocouple and snap discs to just have as bonus parts initially. So I changed all of them out, and nothing still works. However, when I changed the feed motor, the original feed motor only had 2 wires connected the white one and the black one, and this new one has a white, a black and a yellow. According to the manual, yellow is the ignitor.

Is this what the problem is you think? It's weird to me the original only had 2 and now this one has 3.

I also did some reading on here before posting and it seems to be that the control box is something to check as well.

Thanks for any help

 

[johneh]

Welcome to the forum
do you have a manual?
if not here is one suggest you read first ask questions later

https://downloads.hearthnhome.com/installManuals/7058_206.PDF

 

[SidecarFlip]

Sounds to me like it's board time.... First thing I do when buying a used stove to refurbish is check the board to insure it functions. The board is always the big expense.

I'd suggest a surge suppressor as well. I always recommend a Tripp-Lite Isobar. I use the 2 outlet one that hard attaches to the faceplate on the outlet box. 32 bucks on Amazon. Well worth the expense considering what a new board costs.

 

[Wishingmantis61]

Welcome to the forum
do you have a manual?
if not here is one suggest you read first ask questions later

https://downloads.hearthnhome.com/installManuals/7058_206.PDF

Yes, I have the manual and read it. While it gives a wiring diagram, it doesn't explain which wires go where. Which is why I asked for the people who do have the CAB 50, which 3 wires plug into the new feed motor.

 

[Wishingmantis61]

Sounds to me like it's board time.... First thing I do when buying a used stove to refurbish is check the board to insure it functions. The board is always the big expense.

I'd suggest a surge suppressor as well. I always recommend a Tripp-Lite Isobar. I use the 2 outlet one that hard attaches to the faceplate on the outlet box. 32 bucks on Amazon. Well worth the expense considering what a new board costs.

I will order that Tripp Lite with my next paycheck as well as the control board. It was what I thought was wrong as well. Have you ever worked on one of these stoves? I'm curious on the wiring to the feed motor if you have any input on that. Thanks for the advice so far.