Harman Advance No Go after cleaning

[New Hampshire Jim]

I thought I would get the stove ready for the cold blast coming our way So I did a cleaning Sunday.
Put the stove back together as I have done many times before.When I turner It on I noticed It was not feeding pellets.The feed motor and the igniter lights were not lit
I tried It In the test mode and Same thing both lights are not lit.
I also tried a Manuel light by filling the burn pot and lighting It with a torch The pellets burn out but The feed motor does not come on. Any thoughts on what might be the problem and how to fix It Stove was running good before I touched It
Jim

 

[bogieb]

Stupid question, did you unplug the stove while you were cleaning it? did you plug it back in? How about the surge protector - is it plugged in and on?

I am unclear whether any of the fans come on when in test or to begin with, so these questions may not apply if the fans are running, but nothing else does.

 

[md2002]

Another stupid response but I shut my stove off the other day for ash cleaning and it wouldn't start after I cleaned it.... it turned out that somehow the surge protector stopped working all of a sudden, I got a different surge protector and the problem was solved.

 

[UpStateNY]

I have a Harman Advance. If I had to guess you did not lock the ash tray clips. I have done this at least once over the years. Okay maybe twice.

Second check all gaskets on doors. Make sure no air gaps if possible.

Third guess you may have damaged that probe that sticks in the exhaust pipe at the bottom of the stove near the exhaust pipe connection. Pull out the ash tray and remove the cover over the fan in back of the ash tray. Take a look with a flash light into the exhaust hole to the left of that fan in back of the ash tray. Did you bend that probe during cleaning?

How much did you clean? Did you take out the fans in the back during cleaning? Did you remove anything in the back and not put it back correctly?

 

[Bioburner]

If you can not get the exhaust fan to run then nothing else in the starting sequence is going to run. You never said anything about it running or indicating power via its led.

 

[New Hampshire Jim]

I took off the ash pan and emptied It and didn't go any further there so I am ruling out the ESP.When I turn the stove on the exhaust fan runs So I am ruling out that the stove Is getting electricity.
The Pellet feed motor and the igniter don't run. And the LED lights are off ?????

 

[bogieb]

If it is on a surge protector, try plugging it directly into the wall socket.

 

[wil lanfear]

For whatever reason it sounds like the vac switch is not closing to power the auger. To confirm this thought, place a piece of insulated wire between the 2 terminals of the vac switch and see if the auger will run. If it runs when you do this I suspect that the vac switch tubing has a restriction that is preventing this switch from closing, vac switch has to close to power the auger and igniter.

 

[New Hampshire Jim]

Found the problem. When I put the Finds box cover back on after cleaning It I didnt catch the top clip
Running good now
Thanks All
Jim

 

[UpStateNY]

Found the problem. When I put the Finds box cover back on after cleaning It I didnt catch the top clip
Running good now
Thanks All
Jim

That was my next thought. Glad you found your problem.