Had a repair guy come out to troubleshoot my Accentra. He went to change out the ESP, and the new one did not fit. The circumference of the probe is different (smaller than the new one). The one that was in my stove was white with a point, and he said all of the ESPs are red or black. Cannot find any on the Internet. Has anyone had this problem?
Harman Accentra Problems
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Was the wire red or black...what year is the Accentra..I think somewhere circa 07-09 they changed over to red(Digital) vs black(Analog) input. Most of the newer boards can do both via a jumper though.
The wire was white. The repair guy said they only had red and black, so I don't know what's up with it. I don't know the year because I bought a floor model and this is only my third winter with it. Serial # is 2624.
I’d almost say with that low of a serial it is a black probe.. I’ve never seen white wire for an esp probe either...
Just found this from a stove dealer:
Mounts in the exhaust housing near the vent pipe connection. Clean with a scotch-brite pad or fine steel wool at least once per season. Wire Color There are 2 different thermistor ESP probes for the Harman line; one has a black wire, one has a red wire. You must order the same color thermistor probe as the one you are replacing. Please Note that the Black Wire ESP will also replace the early White Wire ESP Probe.
Mounts in the exhaust housing near the vent pipe connection. Clean with a scotch-brite pad or fine steel wool at least once per season. Wire Color There are 2 different thermistor ESP probes for the Harman line; one has a black wire, one has a red wire. You must order the same color thermistor probe as the one you are replacing. Please Note that the Black Wire ESP will also replace the early White Wire ESP Probe.
The wire was white. The repair guy said they only had red and black, so I don't know what's up with it. I don't know the year because I bought a floor model and this is only my third winter with it. Serial # is 2624.
Wow. Thanks. Gonna try aa black one. I'm not sure the repair guy had one on him.
To find your stove build date look for sticker on the side. I also got floor model in 2018. Built in 2014. When new model arrived I got it at 1k discount. It had very little use in the store.
The wire was white. The repair guy said they only had red and black, so I don't know what's up with it. I don't know the year because I bought a floor model and this is only my third winter with it. Serial # is 2624.
There isn't a sticker on the side...or the back. Just the serial number.
Here is mine. This thing must be older than I thought.
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Here is mine. This thing must be older than I thought.
Well, this is interesting. Looks like the place where I bought it somehow cut off the manufacturing date. Look closely at my pics.
johneh
Minister of Fire
I would not drill out the rivets myself. But if you can put them back? Strange that is covered up.
I would think that Harman would know the manufacture date just by providing the serial number??
Look at the 2 punch marks under the cut sticker, looks like it was made in either Nov or Dec of 2002.
johneh
Minister of Fire
I'll bet if you peel back that lip a little you will find the rest of the sticker is under it
not cut off just covered by the lip
not cut off just covered by the lip
ABusWrench
Feeling the Heat
In the picture of the esp, the tag says 12-24-02. I agree, the rest of the tag is under the panel lip.
So I replaced the ESP myself after not hearing back from the dealer (that I paid $80) that came to look at it in the first place. It ignited and ran, but still low flame after about a half hour. Temp was on about 75 degrees. If I turned it all the way up, flame got larger. No blinking lights on the panel.
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