Distribution blower on PC45 won't come on

[jp99]

Great pictures jp99. I need to get a roll of IR film and shoot some pictures

Yeah, it's amazing what a $25,000 thermal camera can do!

 

[Bioburner]

Harman part # 3-20-11744
Mountain view stove parts has them for $84. I think Hearth.com members can ask for discount
One source
I just checked ebay and several available

 

[Bioburner]

Yeah, it's amazing what a $25,000 thermal camera can do!

Fire dept wanted a FLIR real bad.

 

[bowyer2002]

Lake Girl - Thanks a lot for the links!
Of course, as you stated, I need the more expensive black wired probe - ordering now!

 

[Lake Girl]

When the Hubby's fire dept first got their FLIR, brought it home to test it out. Able to see son's footprints across the hardwood floor about 15 minutes after he walked through Great for finding hot spots after initial knock-down.

 

[Bioburner]

When the Hubby's fire dept first got their FLIR, brought it home to test it out. Able to see son's footprints across the hardwood floor about 15 minutes after he walked through Great for finding hot spots after initial knock-down.

Great tool to prevent rekindle fires. Been used with success to find people too.

 

[Lake Girl]

The week-end he brought it home, they had a run-away from the local group home. He wondered how long the traces of heat would be visible for tracking a person. Never got to test it out though ... found the kid quick enough.

 

[Bioburner]

The trace may not be effective. We lost a kid that locked themselves into a car trunk. If they had scanned the property they would have found him

 

[bowyer2002]

Well, my problem seemed to be the blower cover came loose, opened and upset the pressure in the stove! (since I reinstalled this cover the stove has run really well)
It was able to open since the pivot bolt on the blower cover latch broke off when I needed to loosen it earlier this year.
So, now I need to take off this plate, remove the bolt, re-tap and re-bolt the latch and reinstall it.
I do have a new ESP sitting on the sidelines for when that needs replacing!
Thanks a lot for everyone's suggestions!

 

[jp99]

Glad it got resolved. But I am confused - the blower cover for the distribution blower? That shouldn't change the pressure in the stove, because that moves house air through the heat exchanger, not air through the combustion chamber.

 

[bowyer2002]

Not the distribution blower, the exhaust fan blower.
The bolt I broke off is where the arrow is pointing on the attached picture.