I purchased a used New Englander 25PDV / 55 SHP 22E . I've installed it but it won't light. It goes thru the SU cycle and will SD in about 15 minutes. It doesn't seem to have any air flow thru the pellet grate. I've checked the tubes and air inlet and they are all clean. I've replaced the exhaust blower motor. Any suggestions?
Yes, everything seems to be working correctly. Exh blower comes on, I get the SU on the board. no codes. then when it won't stay lit even after manually trying it gets the SD on the board runs for about 15 minutes and turns off.
I had this problem on mine. In my case it ended up being the burn sensor wires had broke during transportation. I just soldered it back on. In my case, everything would run for 15 minutes until it came time to run on normal mode. Then it would not sense that there was fire, and then shut down.
As mentioned by LodgedTree above, take the back off the stove and (with unit un-plugged), check the white sensor wire. Also make sure all plugs to control board are in tight. Is the vacuum switch rubber tube connected at both ends?
Burn numbers from left to right are 461. Yes hose is on both ends and both hoses. Yes auger feeds pellets. I can't get the pellet stove to even start and stay lit using a torch and fluid. Like I said it doesn't seem to have air flow from below the burn pot. The exhaust blower is running.
Very basic question. If the exhaust blower starts at SU sequence. Shouldn't I be able to manually start it with a handful of pellets in the burn pot? I did get it hot enough once with the torch and starting fluid to get the convection blower to kick in. The pellets just don't seem to start, I keep thinking air flow?? Maybe something else?
Highly recommend using Pellet starter gel, or some (Purell) Hand Sanitizer gel, which is like 90% alcohol content, to start those pellets on the burn grate. Or a torch. Sure, you can dump a handful of pellets on the grate, soak 'em and/or just torch 'em to get them going, just b4 starting the stove up. If it's just a matter of the pellets not igniting, then it's probably the igniter - it's not uncommon for the igniters to fail on the 25-PDVC and 25-PDV Englander stoves. Edit: but check to make sure the igniter is connected to the stove's control board before ordering one. If it's an airflow issue, then you need to check stove gaskets, check passages, and verify you have (all) parts listed to the stove purchased on the stove manual's parts diagram, e.g.: verify you are not missing the stove's Impingement plate, etc.
I took the ignitor out and plugged it back in. I started the stove and ignitor got hot. I'll check all the gaskets again. Thanks for your input.
My igniter has been bad for so long that I forgot they even came with one! (LOL). I just use Denatured Alcohol to start my stove. I have used a propane torch, but alcohol is cheaper and faster.
Thanks guys, I'll try the alcohol. This might be a dumb question. Can the polarity of the exhaust blower motor cause it to spin one way and change the wires and spin in the opposite? I was thinking of trying it when I get home from work.
Was the stove taken apart and cleaned completely? Using a leaf blower connected to the exhaust (at the end of the exhaust outside, or the blower itself (if you can get the stove outdoors) is what we call the "Leaf Blower Method"....very helpful, especially on used stoves that may be all gunked up where you can't see it. A search of the forum will result in many threads and some pics/videos.
Really sounds like some miscommunication,here.If you can start it,with ignitor,or by hand,then it shuts down after 15 minutes,you probably have a heat sensor problem,as described above.
Guy's it's running. just wasn't lighting the pellets. got some alcohol and it's all functioning. convection blower just turned on. thanks everyone.
