pietro

[pietro]

I have a Hydroflex 60 and have been using it for the six year. My issue today is that the feeder motor does not start. I checked the feeder motor and it is good, i checked the on and off switch and it is good, the vacuum switch is good. When i turn the stove on the blower motor comes on and stays on. I put the meter on the wires of the feeder motor to test for power and nothing. Could the circuit board be bad? or a relay. some help would be appreciated.

 

[johneh]

If there is no vac the auger will not work ! Plug the 2 vac switch wires together and
see if the auger works >

 

[Ssyko]

Here is your manual:http://downloads.hearthnhome.com/installManuals/HF60.pdf

Troubleshooting on pg 39:
FEEDER DOES NOT FEED
1. No pellets in hopper.
2. Firebox draft may be too low for low draft pressure switch in feeder circuit to operate. Check for improperly closed doors, loose or missing gasket on doors or hopper lid, or a faulty pressure switch.
3. Feed motor will not run until the ESP senses 170 deg. F. Maybe you did not put enough pellets in the burn pot before lighting the fire manually.
4. Something is restricting flow in the hopper or causing the slide plate to stick.
5. Feed motor has failed.

 

[pietro]

Here is your manual:http://downloads.hearthnhome.com/installManuals/HF60.pdf

Troubleshooting on pg 39:
FEEDER DOES NOT FEED
1. No pellets in hopper.
2. Firebox draft may be too low for low draft pressure switch in feeder circuit to operate. Check for improperly closed doors, loose or missing gasket on doors or hopper lid, or a faulty pressure switch.
3. Feed motor will not run until the ESP senses 170 deg. F. Maybe you did not put enough pellets in the burn pot before lighting the fire manually.
4. Something is restricting flow in the hopper or causing the slide plate to stick.
5. Feed motor has failed.

Thanks for the quick reply,
I checked all the above, i also replaced the pressure switch with a new one and still nothing.

 

[pietro]

If there is no vac the auger will not work ! Plug the 2 vac switch wires together and
see if the auger works >

I replaced the vac switch the on off switch and still nothing.

 

[Ssyko]

have you cleaned every passage from burn pot to chimney? Cleaned the exhaust fan blades? Dollar test doors n seals?

 

[Ssyko]

Any blinking lights?

 

[johneh]

I replaced the vac switch the on off switch and still nothing.

You can change that switch 100 times IF THERE IS NO VAC TO THE SWITCH STOVE WILL NOT RUN

 

[pietro]

have you cleaned every passage from burn pot to chimney? Cleaned the exhaust fan blades? Dollar test doors n seals?

Yes, i totally cleaned the all stove at the end of the season, the chimney,burning pot, exhaust fan blades, and the dollar test on door and seals.

 

[pietro]

View attachment 215831 Any blinking lights?

No blinking lights, when i flip the switch on the power light, the status light and the combustion blower light come on and stay on except the feeder light.

 

[Ssyko]

Jumped the vac switch?

 

[Ssyko]

Id ck the chimney birds are resorfull

 

[Ssyko]

Like Johneh said something is not letting the stove create a vacuum

 

[pietro]

Jumped the vac switch?

No, i will do that tonight.

 

[pietro]

Like Johneh said something is not letting the stove create a vacuum

I will check the chimney again to see if the birds did something.

Thanks

 

[pietro]

I will check the chimney again to see if the birds did something.

Thanks

Thanks everybody for helping me solving my problem. It was the chimney the problem, and was created by the birds during the summer.
Thanks again.