So yesterday morning I woke up to a 5 blink error which means the boiler didn't sense ignition after 40 minutes. I opened the hopper up and I expected to see a burn pot full of pellets, but instead it was full of ash.
So I cleaned the pot thoroughly and started the boiler up again but after 15 minutes the boiler hadn't started up. Typically it usually only takes about 4 minutes to light. So I went to the store and bought a new ignitor and installed it. It took about 10 minutes to light but that's not uncommon when the boiler is stone cold.
Right before I went to bed I noticed the house temp was low so I checked the boiler and again I was greeted with a 5 blink error and an empty burn pot. I was beginning to think the exhaust probe might be bad so I started the boiler up in manual mode and let it run. The boiler was still running this morning. If the exhaust probe was bad I would have expected to have been greeted with a 6 blink error which indicates incomplete combustion.
So now I'm a little confused. If anyone has any thoughts I'd be interested.
Thanks,
Andy
So I cleaned the pot thoroughly and started the boiler up again but after 15 minutes the boiler hadn't started up. Typically it usually only takes about 4 minutes to light. So I went to the store and bought a new ignitor and installed it. It took about 10 minutes to light but that's not uncommon when the boiler is stone cold.
Right before I went to bed I noticed the house temp was low so I checked the boiler and again I was greeted with a 5 blink error and an empty burn pot. I was beginning to think the exhaust probe might be bad so I started the boiler up in manual mode and let it run. The boiler was still running this morning. If the exhaust probe was bad I would have expected to have been greeted with a 6 blink error which indicates incomplete combustion.
So now I'm a little confused. If anyone has any thoughts I'd be interested.
Thanks,
Andy