Picked up an old Englander for basically free since the upper auger was constantly on. The PO was still using it last year & loved it but upon moving it, the board fell out & hence the constant on. It was very full of ash also. On the label is 25-PFS. Have cleaned it up & checked everything out- besides the board bad, both bearings are very bad, the lower motor runs super hot & rough, the door seal is suspect & the hopper latches are so worn, they no longer function, plus there was no burn/wear plate in it. Ordered parts for it while troubleshooting the board & noticed there is no over temp safety anywhere. Plus when I got the new wear plate it doesn't fit the pot. So I called Englander & after sending them a picture of the board , they believe me that it's not a PFS. The quote was "Oh crap, that's a dual auger from late 1989-90, our first stab at a pellet stove. It's a boat anchor."
I told him it's got the same auger motors, fans & basically the same layout as a PFS & your website says the PU-CB93 board is replaced by the newer PU-CB98 (control panel) This board is just an early version of the 93.
So after he spoke to the shop manager who knows this old stove, they agreed that it should work with their CB98 & change over kit & some diying, but I will just need to modify the wear plate. Since they don't have a wear plate for it. I'll modify the new PFS plate by welding on side spacers & adding some holes & bending & grinding to fit. Or I should probably modify the burn pot so these plates in the future will drop in. Plus it comes with the over temp sensor which I'll mount to the back if the fire box.
I know this is probably making some on here cringe at all the adapting but I've been diying things for a long time & will do the initial burn testing in my garage or driveway.
I thinks it's cool that Englander was willing to work with me & give it a shot.
I'll also hone out the auger tubes & clean up the augers since they are nasty as well.
Any others upgrades I can do while it's apart? Thought about a bigger convection fan??
I told him it's got the same auger motors, fans & basically the same layout as a PFS & your website says the PU-CB93 board is replaced by the newer PU-CB98 (control panel) This board is just an early version of the 93.
So after he spoke to the shop manager who knows this old stove, they agreed that it should work with their CB98 & change over kit & some diying, but I will just need to modify the wear plate. Since they don't have a wear plate for it. I'll modify the new PFS plate by welding on side spacers & adding some holes & bending & grinding to fit. Or I should probably modify the burn pot so these plates in the future will drop in. Plus it comes with the over temp sensor which I'll mount to the back if the fire box.
I know this is probably making some on here cringe at all the adapting but I've been diying things for a long time & will do the initial burn testing in my garage or driveway.
I thinks it's cool that Englander was willing to work with me & give it a shot.
I'll also hone out the auger tubes & clean up the augers since they are nasty as well.
Any others upgrades I can do while it's apart? Thought about a bigger convection fan??
