Hi all,
We've been running our P4000 / Classic Cast for 4-5 seasons now. I think it's model year is 2004 or 2005. It's been great until just recently.
It will burn all day and night on 1 (low). But if I turn it up at all it will shut itself down at some point. The amount of time varies and doesn't seem to matter whether I kick it up 1 or 2 notches. Sometimes it will go for 20 min and sometimes a little to a lot longer, but it will eventually kick over to shut down mode. Just like as if I had pushed the power button to shut it down.
Then it just sits there and blinks that stupid #2 light at me. That light according to the manual will come on for just about any reason. Utterly useless diagnostics code.
I've very recently completely cleaned the stove including removing both blowers and replacing their gaskets, cleaned behind the baffles, cleaned the hopper out, cleaned the exhaust pipe and gave her the leaf blower treatment. She's clean.
When it's running it burns great. But it won't stay running if I turn it up. Thankfully it's getting towards the end of the season and it's not too big a deal, but I'd really like some ideas on what to check.
Vacuum switch? High-heat thermodisc?
I don't think it's the control board simply because it runs on 1. Any ideas out there?
Thanks,
j
We've been running our P4000 / Classic Cast for 4-5 seasons now. I think it's model year is 2004 or 2005. It's been great until just recently.
It will burn all day and night on 1 (low). But if I turn it up at all it will shut itself down at some point. The amount of time varies and doesn't seem to matter whether I kick it up 1 or 2 notches. Sometimes it will go for 20 min and sometimes a little to a lot longer, but it will eventually kick over to shut down mode. Just like as if I had pushed the power button to shut it down.
Then it just sits there and blinks that stupid #2 light at me. That light according to the manual will come on for just about any reason. Utterly useless diagnostics code.
I've very recently completely cleaned the stove including removing both blowers and replacing their gaskets, cleaned behind the baffles, cleaned the hopper out, cleaned the exhaust pipe and gave her the leaf blower treatment. She's clean.
When it's running it burns great. But it won't stay running if I turn it up. Thankfully it's getting towards the end of the season and it's not too big a deal, but I'd really like some ideas on what to check.
Vacuum switch? High-heat thermodisc?
I don't think it's the control board simply because it runs on 1. Any ideas out there?
Thanks,
j