St Croix prescott

[SmokeyTheBear]

Remove the two wires going to the switch and place a jumper made of a piece of Romex shapped like a U with a 1/4" of insulation removed from each end.wire between the two fasteners. Make certain you do this with the power off and the stove unplugged (yes folks I know that the vac switch may not have line voltage on it but trying to keep every setup in the noggin is taxing). Make certain that the patched cord is not touching any thing metal plug the stove in and hit run.

 

[Bill63]

I tried to jump it still seems the same. Going to pull out the auger make sure it is not getting stuck.

 

[Hellfire]

Going to pull out the auger make sure it is not getting stuck.

Did you do the auger test on the previous page ?(post # 19)

 

[Bill63]

The auger looked ok. Could it be the auger motor

 

[John Wallington]

I make no claims that this will work and you do it at your own risk, but see attached for how to jumper the vacuum switch....Like was already said, do not run the stove longer than necessary this way as you are bypassing a safety device built in by the manufacturer.

 

[Hellfire]

The auger looked ok. Could it be the auger motor

Data specs. for mine are:

On the #5 setting it says i should get a rate of 4-1/2#`s per hour ,give or take 10% With a 5.5 second auger on time & 6 second off time=11.5 seconds total

Using the formula analogy :

4.5# / 60mins. = .0750#`s per minute or 72 oz./60=1.2 oz per minute rate

Time to bust out the scale:
60 seconds should yield ?

Measurement?
stove off & cool

DO IT SAFELY! as you are bypassing the stoves normal operation Do not get electrocuted ,plug it in last after looking for any possible shorts.!
Directly wire the auger bypassing the stove to perform the auger test above. Wire it w/a modified donor cord
Then plug it in & with a stopwatch you should get approximately 1.2 per minute.

Feedback ?

 

[Bill63]

My auger is not staying on that long

 

[Hellfire]

My auger is not staying on that long

So you directly wired it then?

 

[Bill63]

DO IT SAFELY! as you are bypassing the stoves normal operation Do not get electrocuted ,plug it in last after looking for any possible shorts.!
Directly wire the auger bypassing the stove to perform the auger test above. Wire it w/a modified donor cord
Then plug it in & with a stopwatch you should get approximately 1.2 per minute.

Feedback ?

What is a modified cord

 

[Hellfire]

Strip the ends and attach some connectors the opposite of the augers load(feed) wire ,typically male is put on the plug but for safety reasons i put 2 female types to protect yourself from the male type.(as its unsafe if accidentally touched!)

I then make a pair off converted jumpers to convert it for desired application and go from there(depends on the type of connection i need)

Jumpers are good for bypassing things for testing.
Just remember before you plug it in LIVE make sure you wont short out or shock yourself.

ie: any cord such as an old computer or extension cord will work.

Spade connectors are avail. from hardware store, walmart ,ect just get same size.

 

[Bill63]

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Strip the ends and attach some connectors the opposite of the augers load(feed) wire ,typically male is put on the plug but for safety reasons i put 2 female types to protect yourself from the male type.(as its unsafe if accidentally touched!)

I then make a pair off converted jumpers to convert it for desired application and go from there(depends on the type of connection i need)

Jumpers are good for bypassing things for testing.
Just remember before you plug it in LIVE make sure you wont short out or shock yourself.

ie: any cord such as an old computer or extension cord will work

Spade connectors are avail. from hardware store, walmart ect just get same size.

I tried this. It seems like the auger motor does not spin evenly when it goes around it slows down at one point. It should spin evenly around right
Thanks

 

[Hellfire]

Read this: > (broken link removed to http://www.butkus.org/whitfield_pellet_stove.htm%20%20<%20%20It) has some auger info that may help. Please note not just the dead auger article in there is more Lotsa reading.

Maybe the dealer you bought it from can check it more thoroughly just to be sure is the option i would do or if you are positive its the auger motor then get a new one ,worst comes to worst you will have a spare?

Also have them check your board too? (dealer)

 

[heat seeker]

I tried this. It seems like the auger motor does not spin evenly when it goes around it slows down at one point. It should spin evenly around right
Thanks

Yes, it should spin evenly. If it (the auger) slows at one point, it is binding, and you need to find out why. If the motor is slowing at apparently random spots, the gearbox may be bad.

 

[Bill63]

Yes, it should spin evenly. If it (the auger) slows at one point, it is binding, and you need to find out why. If the motor is slowing at apparently random spots, the gearbox may be bad.

I disconnected the auger motor from the auger and it did not spin evenly.It seems to slow down and not spin correctly

 

[heat seeker]

I think that you've found the problem. I assume that you're aware that the auger motor runs periodically, not constantly. It should start and stop, but not slow down while running.

 

[Bill63]

I think that you've found the problem. I assume that you're aware that the auger motor runs periodically, not constantly. It should start and stop, but not slow down while running.

I driect wired the motor and it slowed down and was making a noise let it was having a hard time moving.

 

[Hellfire]

I driect wired the motor and it slowed down and was making a noise let it was having a hard time moving.

E-bay (broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUGER-FEED-MOTOR-for-ST-CROIX-PELLET-STOVES-2-RPM-CW-/160525425457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25600f9b31)


Sounds crunchy

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

There is also http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=5-1766&catname=electric I don't know if the shaft size is a match or not....

 

[heat seeker]

Are you running the motor without the auger attached? Just want to make sure the auger isn't causing the binding...