I picked up a used 2004 Quadrafire Santa Fe yesterday. Seller stated that it worked fine.
I hooked it up today and placed a handful of pellets into the burn pot. They ignited but the auger never sent new pellets down the chute. Reading the manual I reset Snap Disc #2 and the auger started working. I wonder if it got tripped just from moving it?
But I noticed that the vacuum hose was unplugged from the switch and the two wires from the switch were disconnected and jumpered across. I checked the resistance on the switch with a vault meter and when the stove is running it does not have any resistance. So would that mean the switch is working correctly?
When I lower the thermostat, the auger stopped feeding pellets and the stove shut down.
Why would someone wire around a working switch? Should I leave it that way or wire it up correctly?
I hooked it up today and placed a handful of pellets into the burn pot. They ignited but the auger never sent new pellets down the chute. Reading the manual I reset Snap Disc #2 and the auger started working. I wonder if it got tripped just from moving it?
But I noticed that the vacuum hose was unplugged from the switch and the two wires from the switch were disconnected and jumpered across. I checked the resistance on the switch with a vault meter and when the stove is running it does not have any resistance. So would that mean the switch is working correctly?
When I lower the thermostat, the auger stopped feeding pellets and the stove shut down.
Why would someone wire around a working switch? Should I leave it that way or wire it up correctly?