One of my blowers failed this winter and I was supplied one under warranty (they will not install). I finally got around to installing it and just ran into a significant problem. The wires on the new motor are both black, with no markings. The wires on the old motor were both white with no markings. The wires coming out of the control box both appear black (more on that later). There were no instructions or wiring diagrams with the new motor. I should have waited until next week and tried calling PE, but I had the stove apart and convinced myself polarity must not matter.
I hooked up the new motor and turned it on. It fired up fine. Curious, I swapped the wires and 'POP' from what sounded like the control box. The other motor no longer works either, I assume because the control box is fried. I should have left well-enough alone. Damn. So, I disconnected power and opened up the control box. It just contains the rheostat and switch- no fuse. I must have blown out one or both. The wires going to the blower motors actually are white and black, but are both painted black outside the box (from when they painted the stove). This still leaves me with the problem of the motor having two black wires with no markings.
Has anyone had anything similar happen? I think the part I need is SPND.4583 [Control Box Assembly]. I found a wiring diagram in the manual, but it appears to show two left side motors. The actual motors are not the same, but rather mirror images of each other, so I don't know if that would actually mean the wires are not really left/right, but rather inside/outside and thus reversed. Bonehead move on my part, but any additional suggestions?
I hooked up the new motor and turned it on. It fired up fine. Curious, I swapped the wires and 'POP' from what sounded like the control box. The other motor no longer works either, I assume because the control box is fried. I should have left well-enough alone. Damn. So, I disconnected power and opened up the control box. It just contains the rheostat and switch- no fuse. I must have blown out one or both. The wires going to the blower motors actually are white and black, but are both painted black outside the box (from when they painted the stove). This still leaves me with the problem of the motor having two black wires with no markings.
Has anyone had anything similar happen? I think the part I need is SPND.4583 [Control Box Assembly]. I found a wiring diagram in the manual, but it appears to show two left side motors. The actual motors are not the same, but rather mirror images of each other, so I don't know if that would actually mean the wires are not really left/right, but rather inside/outside and thus reversed. Bonehead move on my part, but any additional suggestions?
