How Do You Troubleshoot A Wood Pellet Stove?
Wood pellet stoves are becoming more popular as a means to heat the home. The stoves actually use wood pellets. They require electricity to work so if the power does go out, remember that the stoves will not work. Barring the electricity being off, you may need to troubleshoot your stove if you find it has problems. Operate the stove in user control mode or increase the set point temperature if the stove power is on but does not fire. Check to see if the hopper is filled with pellets or if the burn pot is dirty. If one of these is not the issue, check to make sure there is a fuel feed or that the exhaust blower snap switch is working. Use the set-up mode feature to reduce the feed rate of a stove that is overheating or starts and runs but then has unburned pellets in the burn pot. Decrease the base feeding rate of the stove in setup mode once a stove is cool if the circulation blower seems to run on high often. Turn off the stove if you smell smoke in the house. Check that the stove ha
