Keeping Control Board Cool

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gfreek

Minister of Fire
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Nov 5, 2010
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Do you think that supplying some air flow over the pellet stoves' control board may prolong its life...?? Since its been so cold lately and stoves have been working overtime, you all think it can help ??
 
Placing a fan behind the unit got me thru the full bore runs with my little quad. It wasn't so much the control board as it was the combustion motor hitting its thermal limit and shutting off until it cooled. Also helped move air to help keep it cool so it didn't hit the high limit and shutdown with a smoke filled basement.

One thing I learned from my ventures was that a big unit cruisin on medium was safer than blastin the guts out of a mid sized unit.
 
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