daveob1 said:Hi I'm trying to fix my stove and the problem is it won't light. All motors work and the burn pot fills with pellets. The igniter gets orange except for the last 1/2". Before I order another one is the whole igniter surposed to turn orange. Thanks dave
gyingling said:Try to Google "Empress FPI Technical Manual" I am not good at links.
Page 12 is the troubleshooting section, this manual has more info than the regular domestic manual.
Good Luck
daveob1 said:HOLY CRAP ! I started it that way and it ran for about 5 minutes then all hell broke loose the combustion fan never started and it just poured smoke from the top grates filling the house. So I'm guessing whatever is wrong it's not the igniter.
daveob1 said:hi the exhaust fan comes on but the combustion fan won't kick on until it heats up I believe. How do you do the leaf blower on an insert unless you mean climbing on the roof.
The Radiator said:Sounds like the exhaust is blocked. You need to pull the stove out a bit and undo the buckle that holds the pipe to the stove. You should find the 3" section from the back of the stove to the clean out tee partially clogged. I usually vac this area out every 2 tons. You can tell when the build up gets bad visually. When you try to adjust the combustion air the fire does not change a whole lot. Stays kind of lazy. Vacuum that horizontal section out and the tee and you should be back in business. Get one of those lint eater set ups and do the whole pipe to the chimney top in the summer. You can clean it from the hearth, no need to go on the roof.
The Radiator said:Sounds like the exhaust is blocked. You need to pull the stove out a bit and undo the buckle that holds the pipe to the stove. You should find the 3" section from the back of the stove to the clean out tee partially clogged. I usually vac this area out every 2 tons. You can tell when the build up gets bad visually. When you try to adjust the combustion air the fire does not change a whole lot. Stays kind of lazy. Vacuum that horizontal section out and the tee and you should be back in business. Get one of those lint eater set ups and do the whole pipe to the chimney top in the summer. You can clean it from the hearth, no need to go on the roof.
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