Auger not turning till warmed up

[Gusser]

The last two times i went to cottage the auger would not turn for approx 30 to 45 mins. The temp in the cottage was approx. 0 degrees. I have to hand feed the pot and apply heat to the rear of stove with a radiant heater. Blower comes on ok but auger needs to warm up for 30 t0 45 mins. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Gusser]

Sorry, forgot to mention it is a Whitefield advantage and once auger starts it works fine. Stove is 11 years old

 

[imacman]

Have you removed the auger motor & auger and cleaned them and the auger flight recently? Could also be just a tired motor...how old is it?

 

[imacman]

The last two times i went to cottage the auger would not turn for approx 30 to 45 mins. The temp in the cottage was approx. 0 degrees. I have to hand feed the pot and apply heat to the rear of stove with a radiant heater. Blower comes on ok but auger needs to warm up for 30 t0 45 mins. Any help would be appreciated.

guess=condensation inside stove from outdoor air is freezing in auger. a hairdryer blowing into bottom of auger would result in dripping water if so. bin would have to be empty. might be good idea to leave bin empty upon leaving.

That's a good thought too....maybe one of those dessicant bags left in the empty hopper would help that too.

 

[kipfmillerm]

I have the same problem with my Whitfeild Advantage Plus. When the stove is cold and I press the auger button nothing happens, the light cycles on and off as if it were doing it's thing but nothing, after a couple minutes you can hear the auger trying to start and within 5 mintutes it's up to speed and doing what it should. I've taken my auger and motor out and everything is free and able to spin. I worried about burning the motor up leaving it on, but so far it takes off but only after a few minutes.

 

[Gusser]

Thanks Guys. I will try to block outside air from rooftop chimney At the clean out tee at back of stove. I will also leave box of baking soda inside stove. Do the motors really get tired and lose effiency?

 

[Gusser]

I have the same problem with my Whitfeild Advantage Plus. When the stove is cold and I press the auger button nothing happens, the light cycles on and off as if it were doing it's thing but nothing, after a couple minutes you can hear the auger trying to start and within 5 mintutes it's up to speed and doing what it should. I've taken my auger and motor out and everything is free and able to spin. I worried about burning the motor up leaving it on, but so far it takes off but only after a few minutes.

Should the auger button be pushed off when it does not turn ? I usually turn it off but maybe if i left it on the auger would start turning sooner.

 

[imacman]

You didn't say how old the auger motor is...it's possible it's tired, or when it gets really cold, the grease inside the gearbox gets really thick and the motor has a tough time turning it, or both things.

As for hitting the "off" button, I would, but that's just me.

Maybe next time try heating the auger gearbox w/ a hairdryer or heat gun to soften the grease inside a little....maybe that will help.

If not, maybe after 11 years it may just be time for a new auger motor assembly.

 

[kipfmillerm]

I have the same problem with my Whitfeild Advantage Plus. When the stove is cold and I press the auger button nothing happens, the light cycles on and off as if it were doing it's thing but nothing, after a couple minutes you can hear the auger trying to start and within 5 mintutes it's up to speed and doing what it should. I've taken my auger and motor out and everything is free and able to spin. I worried about burning the motor up leaving it on, but so far it takes off but only after a few minutes.

Should the auger button be pushed off when it does not turn ? I usually turn it off but maybe if i left it on the auger would start turning sooner.

At first I was a little worried about leaving it on, but figured if it was going to die I would help it along. I have not had any problems leaving the button on, it takes about a minute or 2 before reaching full speed once the button is pushed.