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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only => Topic started by: jamesbodeis on March 23, 2016, 06:32:23 PM

Title: Love controller
Post by: jamesbodeis on March 23, 2016, 06:32:23 PM

So, the latest thing to happen is my controller just went bad. I noticed it looked like my stove had been running a long time so I went out and checked and it was at 190 degrees. Had to unhook the electric to get it to shut off as the fan was running and damper was open even though it was 10 degrees past when it was supposed to shut off. Anyone else had this? Did you get another love or did you go with something else?

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: RSI on March 23, 2016, 06:48:12 PM

Do you have room to replace it with a Ranco controller? If so, I would do that.

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: jamesbodeis on March 23, 2016, 07:21:43 PM

possibly. what ranco?

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: RSI on March 23, 2016, 07:27:13 PM

The ETC 111000 is pretty common.

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: jamesbodeis on March 23, 2016, 07:43:25 PM

Hmm. Not sure how I would keep it out of the elements.

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: wissel12 on November 21, 2016, 06:59:33 AM

What controller did you end up putting in?

Title: Re: Love controller
Post by: Chicken farmer on December 29, 2016, 03:32:02 PM

I have had this same thing happen. I added a probe in one of my unused bulkhead fittings. It was a Honeywell switch, open on rising, that I have set to 195. If the water temp get too high due to a control failure, the temp switch will open and cut power to the damper solenoid. This doesn't protect against mechanical failure, though, ie: solenoid sticks in the "energized" position.