John Deere Pellet stove

[sorem]

I have a john deere Pellet stove…I think the electrical control unit is bad, wondering of I can use a St Croix Vera OEM as part are no longer availible

 

[jzm2cc]

JD pellet stove is the same basic unit as St Croix Prescott, so yep, module works as a replacement.

Curious what you think is wrong with your current module?

 

[sorem]

Off/on green light keeps blinking and then red thermal light went on and stoped dropping Pellets…cleared pellets, dropped motor and agar cleared but lights never stop even after 8 hrs. Had the whole stove cleaned. Have someone coming out 🤞🏽this week (third person)but last time it ran for maybe 5 mins then made a weird sound like fan going off ( but fan was still running) Not sure what is going on….just trying to figure it all out. Have owned house for 3 years but over all the stove seems in great condition…but have always had a small problem will pellets getting jammed…this year the lights just never go off and the last run stopped dropping pellets.

 

[sorem]

video of lights…never stops

 

[jzm2cc]

Does the fire start after pellets are dropped? If not then the igniter is probably bad or air flow is not going through it properly.

If it lights but fire does out and never feeds pellets again it's more than likely the Proof Of Fire snap disk is not activating because it's bad or there is an ash issue near it. This is why the #3 red LED is flashing. The POF disk is the the two wire device mounted on the exhaust housing and much less expensive to replace than a control module.

 

[sorem]

Does the fire start after pellets are dropped? If not then the igniter is probably bad or air flow is not going through it properly.

If it lights but fire does out and never feeds pellets again it's more than likely the Proof Of Fire snap disk is not activating because it's bad or there is an ash issue near it. This is why the #3 red LED is flashing. The POF disk is the the two wire device mounted on the exhaust housing and much less expensive to replace than a control module.

Lights, then burns ok but green light NEVER went out, last burn was less than 5 mins weird sound no more pellets dropped and went out with red and green light flashing and never went out. I always wait to unplug until fan stops,usually about 1 hr.
where is the POF snap disk located?

 

[jzm2cc]

I'd recommend trying the Leaf Blower Trick on this stove before doing anything else. Look it up on youtube for examples of how to clean out fly ash. St Croix units are sensitive to getting clogged up.

 

[sorem]

I'd recommend trying the Leaf Blower Trick on this stove before doing anything else. Look it up on youtube for examples of how to clean out fly ash. St Croix units are sensitive to getting clogged up.

I had the chimney sweep out and he cleaned everything…said all was very very clean…..dont have a leaf blower but will see if anyone has one I can borrow…we are an hour from any city, small town Lincoln MT

 

[jzm2cc]

Bottom center of picture.

 

[sorem]

Bottom center of picture.

View attachment 314256

Thank you…hopefully the retired stove repair guy coming out will be able to fix it with all this great information. Honestly at my age (76) I cant even move the 300 lb stove to get at it
you have been most helpful ..will let you know how it turns out ❣️Been trying to get this fixed since mid april, just getting people out is a chore.

 

[jzm2cc]

The other thing to think about is lubing the upper and lower auger bushings with oil. If the auger motor is struggling to turn auger screw, the pellets fed might be insufficient to get initial fire hot enough to trip the proof of fire snap disk. If you reach into hopper and can move auger back and forth with your fingers a small amount (when not running), the bushings should be good for now.

 

[sorem]

The other thing to think about is lubing the upper and lower auger bushings with oil. If the auger motor is struggling to turn auger screw, the pellets fed might be insufficient to get initial fire hot enough to trip the proof of fire snap disk. If you reach into hopper and can move auger back and forth with your fingers a small amount (when not running), the bushings should be good for now.

I heard from the old repair guy and he cant get out before we leave so looks like it will be next April before we get to it….leaving a week
Thanks again