Delay in distribution blower starting

[markHarmanXXV]

I started up my pellet stove last night and the distribution blower did not start right away. I started seeing/smelling smoke so I shut everything down, searched the forums, took the back off and inspected the ESP probe. Everything looks good so I started it again and the blower started after a few minutes.

I started the stove up again this morning and the same thing...distribution blower didn't start and smoke started coming out. I waited a few minutes and the blower started up!

I'm not too familiar with the functionality but is there a reason why the distribution blower would be delayed in starting up? It's not long...maybe 1-2 minutes...but that's just enough for the smoke to start to come out of the stove.

 

[jackman]

I'm guessing from your username that you have a Harman stove. On my Harman the distribution blower doesn't start up until the stove comes up to temperature. The combustion blower, on the other hand, should start immediately. You should run the self test which will turn on both blowers to test them.

 

[markHarmanXXV]

I'm guessing from your username that you have a Harman stove. On my Harman the distribution blower doesn't start up until the stove comes up to temperature. The combustion blower, on the other hand, should start immediately. You should run the self test which will turn on both blowers to test them.

I am not one for subtlety. You may be able to figure out what kind of stove I have but you'll never figure out my first name!

I'll run the test mode as soon as I can. This is in my weekend house so I'll be able to test tomorrow.

Your comment made me think about the stove temperature. It has been extremely code in recent weeks and I keep the heat down when I'm not there so I'm wondering if the stove is really cold and takes longer to recognize that there is hot air running through the vent. I'll keep an eye on the starting stove temperature to see if that impacts the time it takes the distribution blower to start.

 

[Mt Bob]

Are you sure you are not confusing "distribution" with "combustion" blowers?

 

[mikkeeh]

The distribution blower would have nothing to do with smoke coming out of the stove.

 

[bogieb]

I am not one for subtlety. You may be able to figure out what kind of stove I have but you'll never figure out my first name!

Steve?