Hudson River Kinderhook issues

[j00fek]

hello, wondering if anyone else who has a kinderhook by hudson river thats had any problems.

stove shut off on me during the night and will not turn back on, the #4 heat light blinks along with the mode light when starting back up after a full cleaning.
auger light will not turn green
cleaned out the vacuum line, confirmed working by bypassing and got the #2 blink after.

 

[johneh]

Do you have a manual ?
If not here is one check page 26 good luck
http://www.hudsonriverstoves.com/pdf/Kinderhook_Manual.pdf
This stove is built by Enviro Sherwood industries
This manual may give you more information
http://enviro.com/custom_content/docs/manuals/C-12145 Instruction PELLET Service Manual.pdf
You most likely have the 4100 board
see bottom of page 54

 

[Lake Girl]

I think Hudson River is a rebranded Enviro stove made by Sherwood Industries ... tech manual for Enviro. Page 32 on has the basic troubleshooting while the early portion deals with boards
http://enviro.com/custom_content/docs/manuals/C-12145 Instruction PELLET Service Manual.pdf

 

[j00fek]

TY for the info and the manual!

i have figured out the issue,
after cleaning the whole stove, confirming that the auger motor worked, cleaned out the pellet chute making sure it wasnt jammed as well.

i looked on the circuit board side and found another temp sensor on the back of firebox with a red button on it, i pressed it in and the stove turned on!

looks like my hopper got over 200deg overnight and that why the sensor tripped.

"This unit is equipped with a high temperature safety switch. If the temperature of the hopper reaches
200F, the auger will automatically stop and the unit will shut down. Once the exhaust temperature
cools below 120F the #4 light on the control board will flash. Refer to the Troubleshooting section of
this manual if this occurs."

 

[Lake Girl]

If it is a frequent occurance, you may have to change it out... What heat level were you burning at?

 

[j00fek]

i had it on 3 heat 3 feed overnight, but i had let the pot build up over the week and hadn't cleaned it.

since i have owned this stove i usually run 2-3heat 1 feed over night w/ no issues. i think 5 years now.

im thinking this year my pellets contributed to this since iv been getting alot of clinkers and buildup in the pot as well.

 

[Lake Girl]

Not sure of the lifespan of the ceramic limit switches, but something to keep an eye on. What pellets are you using? Do they burn hotter than previous pellets? May just be too high a feed rate...

 

[stovelark]

Good catch LG- Yes the K-hook is an Enviro burn engine and yes #4 is high temp sensor. Normally a dirty convection blower, sensitive hi temp switch (might want to get a replacement ready) or some hot and heavy burning pellets, most of the time a dirty convection blower which slows down and can't disseminate heat properly......