Need help with an 25kw electric module for a Caddy Wood furnace

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Mack897

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Sep 22, 2024
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New Brunswick Canada
I just bought and moved into a home that has a Caddy wood furnace with a 25kw electric module, the nights are starting to cool off and I am unable to get the electric module to kick on to supply heat to the home. I have a technician coming in a week, however I was hoping someone here may have a solution. When I turn the thermostat on for the module, I hear a click but nothing, the furnace does not start up and nothing happens with the blower motor. I have read through the manual and I am unable to find the reset button. I have provided an image of the inside of the electric module. I really do not want to buy a bunch of space heaters. Thank you all in advance for any help that can be offered.

[Hearth.com] Need help with an 25kw electric module for a Caddy Wood furnace
 
It's been a while and trouble shooting over the internet isn't the easiest. But 1st thing is the fan needs to run. Once running there is likly an air proving switch (Air Flow) .
Then Fan Running + Air Flow = Kerr Chunk! the 30A contactor hauls in.
Then the 4 round black modules on the right (Sequencers) cycle the heat on one after the other.

So the question is.. Why no fan? Is there a round overload on the motor or elsewhere? is the fan getting power?
 
I am not going to lie to you, I really have no idea on how any of this furnace works. I have read through I think every Caddy manual I can find on the Net. I am good at troubleshooting a good portion of things, however once I find my multimeter that was going to be my next step was checking for power. I am finally listening to my wife and asking for help lol. I just don't know how this was setup and which thermostat to use, i have tried both. There is a technician coming to my house on Friday of this week. Just trying not to kill my Hydro with running space heaters in every room of the house.