My wife and I bought a house that came with a 08 Quadrafire Mt Vernon last summer. Last winter we had no issues which was nice considering my wife and I have had no previous experience with pellet stoves. This winter however is a different story. Last month I had to replace the ignitor. Not a big deal, easy fix. Last week the bad TC error message came up. Ordered a new one and installed it yesterday which took care of the error code. Now however, a new problem has come up. When I plug the pellet stove back in the convection blower immediately goes full blast and when the pellets ignite the Max Drop Tube Temp error comes on within 30 seconds, shutting the stove down. I will mention I have throughly cleaned the pellet stove-the baffler, behind the baffler, the vents at the bottom in the back, the exhaust blower, took convection blower off and cleaned inside, cleaned the blower, the exhaust pipe going outside...everything. Really stumped. Cant find anything with google regarding this issue.
Two other things I will mention- I have the baffler crack that everyone sees to have, right where everyone seems to have it. And, when I replaced the thermocouple I used the cover I had with the old one. Its really blacked one one side but no cracks or deformities. Don't think those things are related to the issue but I figured I'd mention them anyway.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Two other things I will mention- I have the baffler crack that everyone sees to have, right where everyone seems to have it. And, when I replaced the thermocouple I used the cover I had with the old one. Its really blacked one one side but no cracks or deformities. Don't think those things are related to the issue but I figured I'd mention them anyway.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
