My Harman Accentra is on its 2nd year. Lately I've been noticing that it takes anywhere from 15-20 minutes to catch, and this is after I've cleaned the ignitor chamber every week. It used to be about 5-8 minutes about a month ago. Any ideas out there?
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Mine was doing that too. I took it out ( left wires attached and checked ohms - 50 - ok- then reinstalled it. works like new now. ???
Perhaps there was a build up of ash around the element that was not falling out when I vacuumed it out.
Perhaps there was a build up of ash around the element that was not falling out when I vacuumed it out.
Wow thats a long time to ignite. I just got a new igniter in my XXV and is the latest version. With the new igniter by the time the initial feed cycle is done (about 50 seconds) the fire is already going. Barring a bad igniter, make sure (all) the holes in the burnpot are open, especially the ones right where the igniter sits. I sometimes use a paper clip or small drill bit and just poke through the hole. Dont go to deep, you dont want to damage the igniter.......
Hi there - I had similar problems a few months ago. If you follow this link, it should connect you to the discussion that met with some pretty thorough replies from forum members.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/41386/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/41386/
I just had the igniter replace on my two year old Harman P68. Had the same issues you were describing initially (slow ignite times), and then progressed to where it wouldn't ignite at all. Luckily, we were still under the warranty for ours and had the igniter coil replaced for free.
If you have followed all the maintenance guidelines in the manual including cleaning/vacuuming ash out of the igniter box, you may want to give a repair guy a call. We were warned that if the problem was found to be due to improper cleaning, we would be billed for the visit.
If you have followed all the maintenance guidelines in the manual including cleaning/vacuuming ash out of the igniter box, you may want to give a repair guy a call. We were warned that if the problem was found to be due to improper cleaning, we would be billed for the visit.
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