Wood piece from pellet bag jammed the auger. It was clunking but after I removed it the auger isn't moving or feeding pellets. It's a Quadra Fire Sante Fe. I would appreciate any advice or thoughts on this. Hopefully I can fix it myself. Thank you.
Quad Santa Fe auger jam
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from the manual
Check that the set screw is tight on the feed spring shaft at the end of the feed motor
That is the first thing to do also make sure the auger mother is working
Also, check the fuse
Manual here
from the manual
Check that the set screw is tight on the feed spring shaft at the end of the feed motor
That is the first thing to do also make sure the auger mother is working
Also, check the fuse
Manual here
Thank you. We're going to try that. Do I have to take the motor out to get to the set screw? I watched a video on how to get the motor out but I'm just not sure exactly where I find the set screw.
ARC
Minister of Fire
Red arrow motor set screw Green arrow auger collar set screw check both. Show screw at 8:47 minutes in video.
Update on our pellet stove and adventures. We found out that a metal clip like the kind you close a food bag with was jammed in the auger. We removed it fairly easily, tightened the screws you recommended and checked the fuse. We reinstalled it and it still didn't turn the auger so I'm suspecting that the motor got burned out and we need a new one.
ARC
Minister of Fire
Does the blower come on, if so try "jumping the vacuum switch" unplug stove remove the two wires from the vacuum switch connect the two wires together with paper clip or jumper wire, tape them so they can not touch stove body, plug stove back in and try to start it. Also check your #2 and #3 snap disk to see if they need to be manually reset.
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