Ravelli RV100 Ingiter Failure Solved

[Saved Native]

Ravelli RV100 Classic was purchased brand new, installed and had been on Eco Mode for almost two years. Eco Mode basically uses an internal thermostat to reach a desired temp, allows the flame to extinguish once desired temp is reached, then reignites once ambient temp drops below a user setting. This ignition cycle places a lot of strain on the igniter, with the stove cycling off (allowing the flame to extinguish) and on (reignition of pellets) throughout the day and night. After one and half winters of Eco Mode, my igniter finally died. Below are the photos of my multimeter measurements of both the failed igniter (burnt and OL reading) and a new igniter (still in the plastic bag and 48.2 ohm reading).

New igniter installed and everything was back to working as expected. But, Eco Mode is strenuous on the ingniter and so I've turned off Eco Mode and turned on the internal Timer function with 4 settings throughout the day with mixed results.

Next to consider, a wall mounted thermostat. Perhaps even an IOT integrated model.

 

[ShanMaine]

How do you go about getting the igniter out? Seems the auger is preventing mine feom coming out

 

[zrock]

2 years out of a ignitor is pretty good when you have it in on/off mode. You are really not going to extend the life much if anything by setting a Timmer or putting in a thermostat as long as its still in a on/off mode. Only way to extend the life is have it go into a maintenance flame when heat is not required then it just keeps a low flame going until heat is required. Allot of times depending on how cold it is the maint flame is enough to keep the house warm.

 

[Manly]

2 years out of a ignitor is pretty good when you have it in on/off mode. You are really not going to extend the life much if anything by setting a Timmer or putting in a thermostat as long as its still in a on/off mode. Only way to extend the life is have it go into a maintenance flame when heat is not required then it just keeps a low flame going until heat is required. Allot of times depending on how cold it is the maint flame is enough to keep the house warm.

I run my Ravelli Francesca in this mode utilizing the internal thermostat. Into the sixth year on the original igniter. This is one start every 24 hours on average.

 

[Rascus]

I have a spare igniter on standby for when this happens to my Elena. I have owned it for 3 years now and it has been on thermostat mode the entire time, so some days, it cycles on and off quite a few times. I have to dive into settings deeper to figure out if I can stop it from going EcoStop and just do a P1 flame level until the t-stat calls for more heat.. If anyone has tips, send them my way.

The part that bothers me on the constant start-stop is the amount of pellets/energy used to restart the stove. It bugs the efficiency-nut in me to watch it burn so many pellets and run the igniter with no heat output...

 

[Saved Native]

How do you go about getting the igniter out? Seems the auger is preventing mine feom coming out

Sorry about the nearly year long delay in responding. You are right, the auger motor prevents the igniter from being backed out of the igniter tube. The auger motor must be removed in order for this to be done. Before doing any of this, unplug the stove to avoid any accidents. The auger motor is held in place by an allen head screw (5mm.. I think). I grabbed a T-Handle set from Harbor Freight and it works great for this. To align the allen head screw I used a pair of channel locks and turned the auger motor until the allen head screw aligns with your access. Loosen it slowly, with one hand under the motor. Once fully loosened, the motor will drop into your hand and you can set it down gently. From there, the igniter is accessible to be backed out of its tube with a 17mm box wrench.

Hope that helps.