So I have had the new Lopi Evergreen for a few days and have had some good fires burning.i have the fan switch on but it's never kicked on. I have checked and power is going to everything... What can I do to get the fan to turn on?
New Lopi Evergreen 2021 Fan Question
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I have a Lopi Evergreen, love it. Most likely you haven't got the stove hot enough yet. By that i mean the whole stove. The bottom of your stove where the fan controls are located takes longer to heat. I can have my chimney and top of the fire box pushing into the red on my thermometers before the fan will kick on.
Thank you for responding. I wish I could utilize the heat a little better. By the time my stove got that hot I wouldnt need the fan anymore,I would be opening the door. I love the stove but the fan system seems poorly designed and should have a manual option in my untrained opinion. Thank you again!
My Lopi Republic vintage 2009 had what I thought was the same issue as you when first fired up. The little thermostat disk on the bottom of the stove was, in my eyes, defective because it wouldn't fire up the fan, even after 30-40 minutes of use. Took the disk assembly to the dealer, he put a hair dryer on it and it clicked on after a half a minute or so. Lesson was, as Espartaco stated, give it time. Now, a couple of years later the disk failed completely, luckily in the closed position so that now I turn the fan on and off when I want. Not perfect but close enough.
It could be that the thermal snap switch needs to be in tighter contact with the stove body. Check to see that it is pressing firmly against the stove. If it is, then another option would be to change the snap switch to one of a lower temp range. The last option would be to bypass the thermal switch for on/off operation.
, but you never know...Just because 99% of us have spent 10 minutes pulling the rope to start a lawnmower only to have our wives have come over and open the gas cap and say "Hey, did you know there's no gas in here" doesn't mean the OP didn't check the power.
My husband and life have taught me to always check the power,breaker,on switch, and gas tank and the choke before asking for help. I had hoped that by meerly asking for help the fan would start working,as that is often the case with things that dont start.I have also tried swearing at it. Has anyone replaced the switch with a lower temp switch? I saw that there is 120 degree one...?
In all seriousness, if you haven't already, plug something else into that electrical outlet and make sure it comes on. The breaker could be tripped or the outlet could be inactive. I've fallen into this trap a few times in my lifetime, especially with other houses.
Yes,absolutely. I put the outlet in so it's the first thing I thought of,power is definately getting to the fan.
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