Hi, newbie here. I have been reading for a few years, even before I bought my stove. I have been searching the forums for info regarding my recent problem without much luck.
I have a noise that started about a week ago, kind of squealing or high pitched whine that started low and got louder and louder. Today it is so loud that I cannot run the stove anymore, the sound is too loud and piercing! I thought that it may have been the convection blower until I shut the stove down. As soon as I pressed the button to shut it down the whine stops immediately. The exhaust and convection blowers are still running with what seems to be "normal" amount of noise. I doubt that these could be the cause. Is this a known problem when auger motors fail? I can't find any info, please help! I can't just start throwing $$$ and parts at it a week before X-mas!
My stove has worked flawlessly for 2 years. I am religious about keeping it clean and never have gone more than a week without vacuuming & brushing from top to bottom. The stove was installed by a professional and also inspect at the end of each year with the pipe cleaning. We have been burning Okies for two years, they are the best in my book!
Any suggestions, thoughts or direction would be greatly appreciated!
I have a noise that started about a week ago, kind of squealing or high pitched whine that started low and got louder and louder. Today it is so loud that I cannot run the stove anymore, the sound is too loud and piercing! I thought that it may have been the convection blower until I shut the stove down. As soon as I pressed the button to shut it down the whine stops immediately. The exhaust and convection blowers are still running with what seems to be "normal" amount of noise. I doubt that these could be the cause. Is this a known problem when auger motors fail? I can't find any info, please help! I can't just start throwing $$$ and parts at it a week before X-mas!
My stove has worked flawlessly for 2 years. I am religious about keeping it clean and never have gone more than a week without vacuuming & brushing from top to bottom. The stove was installed by a professional and also inspect at the end of each year with the pipe cleaning. We have been burning Okies for two years, they are the best in my book!
Any suggestions, thoughts or direction would be greatly appreciated!