Hello,
We have a Whitfield Advantage pellet stove insert that has stopped working. I’m near certain that the control board has gone bad but would appreciate any advice as to other possibilities.
Stove stopped feeding pellets. Everything else about the stove seems fine. I thought the auger had jammed or the auger motor had died. I emptied pellets and pulled the stove forward.
Auger seemed clear so I checked startup (several times) and found auger sometimes moved only two or three times each startup. It then no longer operated until I unplugged, re-plugged and restarted it. Hmm. I checked voltage at auger motor’s leads and found it was only 30 volts and the drive did not run. Then I noticed that 120 was present for a few pulses only at startup with voltage dropping back to 30 after the initial operative pulses.
The stove’s serial number is 90747 with a date of manufacture of May ’95. The control board is original with rotary type blower speed controls.
Does anyone have any ideas to resurrect my ailing stove short of buying a new control board? If I need to replace the board, is it plug compatible or is some rewiring required? My stove does not have an electric igniter. Does the new board drive an igniter and can one be retrofit into my old stove?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Mike
We have a Whitfield Advantage pellet stove insert that has stopped working. I’m near certain that the control board has gone bad but would appreciate any advice as to other possibilities.
Stove stopped feeding pellets. Everything else about the stove seems fine. I thought the auger had jammed or the auger motor had died. I emptied pellets and pulled the stove forward.
Auger seemed clear so I checked startup (several times) and found auger sometimes moved only two or three times each startup. It then no longer operated until I unplugged, re-plugged and restarted it. Hmm. I checked voltage at auger motor’s leads and found it was only 30 volts and the drive did not run. Then I noticed that 120 was present for a few pulses only at startup with voltage dropping back to 30 after the initial operative pulses.
The stove’s serial number is 90747 with a date of manufacture of May ’95. The control board is original with rotary type blower speed controls.
Does anyone have any ideas to resurrect my ailing stove short of buying a new control board? If I need to replace the board, is it plug compatible or is some rewiring required? My stove does not have an electric igniter. Does the new board drive an igniter and can one be retrofit into my old stove?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Mike