Mt Vernon AE Auger Stuck
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It shows it was installed in 2012. We bought the house in 2014. I will go and fill the firepot and come back after I see what happens.
It seems to be turning. The silver part which seems to be the housing that the black shaft fits into is turning and the black shaft is turning. Very slow though. I saw the two set screws come by and I went to get some allen wrenches but by the time I got back it stopped turning and the set screws are out of site. It's burning now because I filled the firepot but I need more time to see if it will feed. I did add more pellets into the hopper also.
Mt Bob
Minister of Fire
It has burned all the pellets i put into the firepot and the fire seems to have gone out. So no feeding. Im about done for today and will work on it again tomorrow. Any more ideas are appreciated. To at least move the auger around a bit is it one of those set screws that need to be loosened up and if so, which one? Thanks.
Edit: And I did get the auger jam error again.
Edit: And I did get the auger jam error again.
One more thing I did try tonight was to check the two set screws and they are very tight and snug.
Is the shaft supposed to turn really really really slow?
Is the shaft supposed to turn really really really slow?
Mt Bob
Minister of Fire
On most stove feeders/augers,yes,slow.The on/off time is what controls the burn rate.If was my stove,I would (re) jumper the vacuum switch,fire it up,run for an hour,if it will.We prob should have mentioned that before.Just be there,to keep an eye on it,as it is a safety device.
It doesn't need to turn that fast to put fuel in pot. Since the set screws are tight, it might be time to clean the optical sensor. Do you have a manual for the stove? As it is time to pull the auger assy. Just enough to expose the disc, that has a ring of holes going around it. Mounted on top of that disc, is the optical sensor. It has some wires coming off of it. The other wires are coming off the auger motor. It can get dirty and not see the holes going around, to tell the system that it is feeding. Try wiping off the eye. I can't remember if you have pulled the auger yet or not. Remember as I stated above, it is only one screw below the auger motor mounting bracket. There is a plastic gasket under oval mount. This stove is, suppose to try reversing 3 times if it is jammed. I can't believe a stove this new would have an auger motor or optical sensor going out of it already. kap
No pellets have dropped out as far as I can tell. It burns what I put into the firepot and then the fire goes out.
I do have a manual that they left me. If I don't feel comfortable doing this after I get into it, how do I go about calling someone who knows what they are really doing? I see something on the display that says, call for service.
Mt Bob
Minister of Fire
Mt Bob
Minister of Fire
Mt Bob
Minister of Fire
I want to thank everyone who took the time to help me and a big thanks to Kap and Bob. It's fixed and working great now and feeding properly. I feel pretty stupid about this but I will admit my mistake here. I have had this happen once or twice before and I resolved it but for some reason this time I never checked or cleaned out the hole where the pellets drop from. I just blocked on that and focused on the top of the stove. When I look at that hole today it was obvious it was jammed up with pellets and what seemed like a lot of pellet dust. Anyway, yep, what a dummy.
Working great now!!
Thanks guys.
Working great now!!
Thanks guys.