This is a follow up to my recent thread. I've had ignition/E2 problems for years (start stove, no ignition, E2 shutdown, restart, and then ignition) and I'm just now trying to get to the bottom of it. For the past couple of start ups, and about 5 minutes, I've cracked open the door and immediately noticed a puff of smoke at the igniter when the air rushes in. It then starts up within a minute or so after closing the door. Obviously, I'm not getting "normal" air over the igniter, and it's the "abnormal" air coming in from outside that's causing ignition. Aside from cleaning it (I've got a leaf blower trick on my agenda today), what's causing this? Thanks!
Englander 25-PDV: Air and Ignition Issue
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1. Most of the time it is a dirty stove , there are spots in some stoves that are hard to get to clean, that is why the leaf blower trick was recommended. 2. Bad ignitor and 3. plugged holes in the burn pot are the next two causes followed by 4. exhaust motor/blower getting weak.
An E2 code usually indicates a stove or chimney clogged with ash
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