Breckwell SP6000 - Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting; Stove Shuts Off and the Second Light (AS) Flashes

Chapter4–Troubleshooting
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Whenyourstoveactsoutoftheordinary,thefirstreactionistocallforhelp.Thisguidemaysavetimeandmoneybyenablingyou
tosolvesimpleproblemsyourself.Problemsencounteredareoftentheresultofonlyfivefactors:1)poorfuel;2)pooroperationor
maintenance;3)poor
installation;4)componentfailure;5)factorydefect.Youcanusuallysolvethoseproblemsrelatedto1and2.
Yourdealercansolveproblemsrelatingto3,4and5.Refertodiagramsonpage24tohelplocateindicatedparts.
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Forthesakeoftroubleshootingandusingthisguideto
assistyou,youshouldlookatyourDIAGNOSTICS/heatlevelsettingtosee
whichlightisflashing.
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**CAUTION–UNPLUGTHESTOVEFROMALLPOWERPRIORTOATTEMPTINGTOSERVICETHEUNIT!
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STOVE SHUTS OFF AND THE SECOND LIGHT (AS) FLASHES
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
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1. Airflowswitchhoseorstoveattachmentpipesforhoseareblocked. Unhooktheredairhosefromtheairswitchandblowthroughit.Ifairflows
freely,thehoseandtubearefine.Ifairwillnotflowthrowthehose,useawire
coathangertoclear
theblockage.
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2. Theairinlet,burnpot,interiorcombustionairchambers,combustion
blower,orexhaustpipeareblockedwithashorforeignmaterial.
Followallcleaningproceduresinthemaintenancesectionoftheowner’s
manual.
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3. Thefireboxisnotproperlysealed. Makesurethedoorisclosedandthatthegasketisingoodshape;replaceif
worn.Insurethattheashcleanoutdoorsarefullyclosed.Asheswillaccumulate
undertheburnpot;movethedamperinandoutvigorouslytoshakethe
ashes
intothepan,orcoolthestoveandclean.
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4. Ventpipeisincorrectlyinstalled. Checktomakesureventpipeinstallationmeetscriteriaasstatedinthisowner’s
manual.
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5. Theairflowswitchwireconnectionsareatfault. Checktheconnectorsthatattachthegraywirestotheairswitch.Refertothe
wiringdiagraminthismanualandpostedonthestove.
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6. ThegraywiresarepulledlooseattheMolexconnectoronthewiring
harness.
ChecktoseeifthegraywiresarelooseattheMolexconnector.
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7. Combustionblowerfailure. Withthestoveonwithnofire,checktoseeifthecombustionblowerisrunning.
Therearecoolingvanesvisiblebetweenthemotorandthefanhousing,andyou
shouldseethemspinning.Ifthefanisnotturning,youwillneedtocheckto
see
ifpowerisgoingtothecombustionblowerwithamultimeter.Thebloweror
controlboardmayneedtobereplaced;contactyourdealerorBreckwell.
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8. Controlboardisnotsendingpowertocombustionblower. Seeabove.
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9. Airswitchhasfailed(veryrare). Totesttheairswitch,youwillneedtodisconnecttheairhosefromthebodyof
thestove.Withtheotherendstillattachedtotheairswitch,verygentlysuckon
thelooseendofthehose(youmaywantto
removethehoseentirelyoffthe
stoveandtheairswitchfirstandmakesureitisclear).Ifyouhearaclick,theair
switchisworking.BECAREFULTOOMUCHVACUUMCANDAMAGETHEAIR
SWITCH.
Otherwise,disconnectthegraywiresattheairswitchandjumpthemwith
a
shortpieceofwire.Ifthestovethenoperates,theairswitchMAYbebad.
NEVERBURNFUELINTHESTOVEWITHTHEAIRSWITCHJUMPERED.
**CAUTION–UNPLUGTHESTOVEFROMALLPOWERPRIORTOATTEMPTINGTOSERVICETHEUNIT!**