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Tido
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 Posted:Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:36 am Post subject |
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| My stove gets super hot (I can smell the paint burning) and shuts down. The fire is still burning in the pot and no fans are running. It trips snap disc #3. I have cleaned the stove and the venting system. What am I missing? |
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kappel15
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| Posted:Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject |
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hi tido, and welcome to the forum. if the stove gets too hot, it will trip snap disc #3, which shuts the whole stove down. this is one of the safety features. we need a little more info. is the conv. fan coming on? if so, is the stove getting too much fuel? kap
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Tido
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| Posted:Sun May 02, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject |
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| Yes, all of the fans are coming on like they should. The stove appears that it is doing everything that it should until it shuts down and there is still pellets burning in the pot. And no, the feed rate is at the lowest setting. |
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kappel15
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| Posted:Sun May 02, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject |
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is your flame height where it should be when running?
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Tido
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| Posted:Sun May 02, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject |
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| Yes, about 2" above the top of the pot. |
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kappel15
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| Posted:Sun May 02, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject |
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with the fire only that high above the pot, it has me scratchin my head as to why the stove is getting that hot.  have you noticed if the power of the air coming out of the heat exchanger tubes is any less? if the fan isn't moving enough air, it could cause the stove to overheat. when was the last time the conv. fan was cleaned, or replaced?
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ARGlock
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| Posted:Sun May 02, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject |
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Tido where in the world are you located to be burning still? 
Northern Alaska?
We's running our AC's down here in Dixie.
Good Luck,
AR
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Tido
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| Posted:Tue May 11, 2010 1:12 pm Post subject |
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| As far as I know, the fan has never been replaced. It DOES NOT blow out as far into the room as it did before. How do I clean it? |
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Tido
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| Posted:Tue May 11, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject |
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| I live in Evergreen, Colorado. And yes, I'm still burning and it's snowing outside NOW!! |
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kappel15
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| Posted:Tue May 11, 2010 2:37 pm Post subject |
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you need to remove it to clean it. should be in your manual. if it is the original, the bearings could be going too. and if you have any kids, i would be checking down the heat exchanger tubes with a flashlight to make sure "things" haven't been thrown down there and are partially plugging them.
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