If at first you don't succeed...

Try, try again...

...Seems to be the motto of my MVAE.

Kept dumping pellets into the ash pan overnight when it didn't start, so I have about a cup of ashes and a pan full of pellets. Just a simple ignitor gone bad, (I think), so I'll dig out the spare later this morning. Amazing how that stove chews through them because of that idiotic autoclean. I have a Santa Fe insert (no autoclean, of course) and it requires cleaning no more often than the MVAE despite running just as much.

Ah, well. At least it looks good.

On the plus side, the ash shown is after a full week of running with Hamer's. Cleanest pellet I've ever used, and has been for years now.

 

Pellet art??

 

What year is your stove? How long are ignitors lasting for you?

 

Looks like a few pencils in there

 

2010. I think this is #3 or 4, so roughly 2 years. I keep a spare on hand.

 

I like it here. No mod scolding yet, so probably a new record for me. Nice to see a bunch of old friends. I don't much recognize my old neighborhood, except for those that smack my hand with a ruler. Thanks for having me.

 

I also keep a spare on hand. I get 3 seasons out of mine.

 

We have a Quad 1000 built in 93.

This stove originally came with the clay fire pot and and the funky (and very brittle) ceramic igniter.

The bottom fell out of the clay pot after less than a year.

The factory replaced the pots with a fabricated steel unit and a metal igniter U shaped gizmo.

We are on the second or third pot after all these years.

Maybe as many igniters as well.

Igniters are about $50 but the pots get into the $300-500 range depending on how bad ya need one.

They erode around the top area and eventually crack and burn away until the air from the draft inducer blows up from the bottom chamber and blows the fire away from the thermocouple.

Once that happens the thing will not register high pot heat and will shut off.

NEW POT TIME

 

i switched to the 300 watt model. the heatilator (and several quads) have the 380 watt unit.
i think the 300 watt doesn't work in multi fuel applications, but it works perfectly with wood pellets.
fingers crossed this one lasts longer. it's getting dammed expensive, and wifey insists we have an ignitor.

 

this has the 18" leads, according to the questions section. pretty sure this is where i got mine.
http://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Quadra-Style-Igniter-Element/dp/B00H57G276

 

U can run the lower wattage in the multifuel units if ur gonna only do pellets. Can find 3 packs on ebay for 90 or less iirc

 

eBay

 

That's a nice deal.

 

Thanks, all. Set to go for the next time. Ordered a spare for the Santa Fe from a friend this evening.

 

And it might just need a good cleaning, or a drop of oil (if possible).