Breckwell SP6000 - Smoke Smell Coming Back Into The Home; Convection Blower Shuts Off and Comes Back On; Stove Will Not Feed Fuel, But Auger Light Does Come On

Chapter4–Troubleshooting
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SMOKE SMELL COMING BACK INTO THE HOME
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
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1. Thereisaleakintheventpipesystem.
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Inspectallventpipeconnections.MakesuretheyaresealedwithRTVsilicone
thathasatemperatureratingon500degreeForhigher.Also,sealjointswith
UL‐181‐APfoiltape.Also,makesurethesquaretoround
adapterpieceonthe
combustionblowerhasbeenproperlysealedwiththesameRTV.
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2. Thegasketonthecombustionblowerhasgonebad.
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Inspectbothgasketsonthecombustionblowertomakesuretheyareingood
shape.
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CONVECTION BLOWER SHUTS OFF AND COMES BACK ON
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
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1. Theconvectionblowerisove rheatingandtripping itsinternaltemperature
shutoff.
Vacuumanydustoffofthewindingsandfanblades.Ifcleaningtheblowerdoes
nothelp,theblowermaybebad.
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2. Circuitboardmalfunction. Checkthevoltagegoingtotheconvectionblower.Ifthereispowertothe
blower,thenthecontrolboardisfine.IfthereisNOTpowerbeingsenttothe
blowerwhenitshutsoffduringoperation,thenyouhaveabadcontrolboard.
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STOVE WILL NOT FEED FUEL, BUT AUGER LIGHT DOES COME ON
PossibleCauses: PossibleRemedies:(Unplugstovefirstwhenpossible)
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1. Fuseoncontrolboardblew Removethecontrolboard.Onthebackthereisonefuse.Ifitappearstobebad,
replaceitwitha5Amp125Voltfuse.Plugthestovebackinandtrytorunit.
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2. High‐Tempswitchhastrippedorisdefective Waitforthestovetocoolforabout30‐45minutes.Itshouldnowfunction
normally.Ifnotusetheowner’smanualtolocatethehighlimitthermodisc.To
testifthethermodiscisbad,youcanbypassitasdescribed
previouslyforthe
POFthermodisc.
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3. Badaugermotor Removethefuelfromthehopperandremovetheaugershaftfromtheauger
tube.Applylinevoltagetotheaugermotor.Ifthemotorwillnotturn,the
motorisbadorthehoppersafetyswitchhasfailed(seeabove).
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4. Augerjam Visuallyconfirmthattheaugershaftisnotrotating.Ifitisnot,startbyemptying
thehopperoffuel.Thenpulltheaugershaftoutoftheaugertubefromthefront
ofthestove.Thencleartheaugertubeofallfuel.Visuallyinspectthe
auger
shaft.Makesuretheaugerflightsaresecurelyattachedtotheaugershaft.
Inspecttheshaftforbentflights,burrs,orbrokenwelds.Alsochecktheauger
tubeforthesignsofdamagesuchasburrs,roughspots,orgrovescutintothe
metalthatcouldhavecauseda
jam.Ifthepartsappearfine,reinstalltheauger
intheaugertubepertheinstructionsinthismanual.
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5. Loosewireorconnector Checkallwiresandconnectorsthatconnecttotheaugermotor,highlimit
switch,hoppersafetyswitch,andtheMolexconnector.
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6. Badcontrolboard Ifthefuseisgood,thewiresandconnectorscheckoutgood,andthehighlimit
switchdidnottrip,testforpowergoingtotheaugermotor.Ifthereisnotafull
currentgoingtotheaugermotorwhenthefuelfeed light is
on,youhaveabad
controlboard.
**CAUTION–UNPLUGTHESTOVEFROMALLPOWERPRIORTOATTEMPTINGTOSERVICETHEUNIT!**