I decided to work on the stove today. I wanted to make a few changes over the summer, but as usual, it got put off til the last minute. Today, I welded in a few new fittings for a sight glass, and installed a long pipe into the water jacket as a supply for the water to my house. I am hoping to use the hotter water on top of the tank instead of pulling off the lower back of the stove as I did last year. I built the fire at 4:30pm, and by 8:30pm, the water temp was up to 160 degrees. I am very happy with the OWB. I will never be without one.
Now the problem,,,,,,,, I turned on the pumps and everything seemed fine. Both pumps were sounding great. After about an hour, one of the pumps started making a "clicking" sound inside the electrical box on the side, and only "hummed", but didn't seem to be pumping. It also started to "smoke" a little bit. I shut it down, and a couple hours later I tried it again, and it seems to be fine. I thougth maybe it had a small particle stuck in it momentarily.
Any ideas??