Happy New year all, Quick question, is there a minimum temp that a stove will start. I have in my shop and only run it when I’m out there so it sees some cold.
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Some stoves use small motors and have gear boxes with grease. I have seen the electric motors fail trying to turn the heavy grease. Usually they will be on auger motors and sometimes on fans. Yesterday we were at -15 and my shop stoves were real stiff as it wasn't heated for a week. I have a Harman PC45 and a Bixby in it. The Harman started but the Bixby needed some help before it would go.
Ssyko
Minister of Fire
Is the igniter coming on? If it is, hit the reset and let it only run feeding for half the time, then unplug one of the wires on the vac switch to stop it. Then plug it back in at end of time.. Don't want too much fuel in there when she goes. If the igniter isn't coming on, unplug it and do a continuity test on it, to see if it is good. kap
I usually have to set my stove on High to get more airflow for it to reliably light when the stove temp is as low as the mid 50s. Others have reported similar problems in garage/shop stoves, here's one old thread:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...d-the-dreaded-css-cold-start-syndrone.122796/
Kap, if I reset the stove she runs. ignighter gets hot on reset. I wonder if it’s like Ssyko said and just a cold pot.
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