My dad's Harman P68 stopped feeding pellets this morning, the auger was not moving. I cleaned out the area below the slide plate which had a build up of fines. No response from the auger. We removed the auger motor, cam block and bracket with grommet to clean them up and check for issues. We tested the motor with direct current, the fan and shaft worked. When re-installing we realized we neglected to take photos of how things went back together, it seemed intuitive but we've tried several times with no luck. At one point the auger was moving but it made a loud pop or clunking noise and an arm between the flange and bracket looked like it was jumping in place. In the current configuration the cam block shifts a bit at start up like its going to move but it stops & the auger doesn't turn.
We have something out of whack between the motor and the flange. I'm not finding any videos that breakdown this exact process. The closest schematic I've found is 008280309 but this is missing the arm that sort of rotates up and down on/with the cam. We have also cleaned out the tube to the pressure switch though it wasn't really dirty, we jumped around the pressure switch as well with no results. This P68 was bought new in 2010. It was cleaned after his last ton of pellets.
We are expecting 12-15" of snow tomorrow along with temps at 0 so I'm in a time crunch. The nearest repair place will not be available for several days and they are 2 hrs away with minimum $250 call out. He has a furnace but being on blood thinner means he's really struggling with being cold. Any help is appreciated.
We have something out of whack between the motor and the flange. I'm not finding any videos that breakdown this exact process. The closest schematic I've found is 008280309 but this is missing the arm that sort of rotates up and down on/with the cam. We have also cleaned out the tube to the pressure switch though it wasn't really dirty, we jumped around the pressure switch as well with no results. This P68 was bought new in 2010. It was cleaned after his last ton of pellets.
We are expecting 12-15" of snow tomorrow along with temps at 0 so I'm in a time crunch. The nearest repair place will not be available for several days and they are 2 hrs away with minimum $250 call out. He has a furnace but being on blood thinner means he's really struggling with being cold. Any help is appreciated.
