i have an earth stove wp50 and recently the room fans have been running constantly on the low setting where previously they would turn on periodically ( about every 2 - 3 minutes) I tried adjusting the fan speed rheostat but it has no affect. is this the bad part (rheostat) or could there be sonething else going on
room fans run constantly
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Hi evergreenmountainman,
My WAG is that there's a temperature snap switch in the system that ought to close to turn on the distribution fan when the area it's located in reaches a certain temperature and open when that area cools below a certain temperature so that the fan stops. My guess would be that that snap switch has failed in the closed position keeping the fan on continuously. Perhaps me responding will bump this to the top of the pile and lead to a more informed reply.
Hugh
