Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Electronics => Topic started by: woodburner85 on January 02, 2014, 02:18:25 PM
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I have had my owb for 2 months. It is a headmaster. After 1 week I had to replace the solenoid, and about 2 months have passed by and my breaker kept tripping and it turns out the solenoid was shot again and I needed to replace again already. What could be causing the solenoid to be going bad so quickly? This is very frustating and the dealer I bought the stove from is completely incompetent- he should not be allowed to sell stoves.
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I would contact the Manufacturer.
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What could be causing the solenoid to be going bad so quickly? This is very frustating and the dealer I bought the stove from is completely incompetent- he should not be allowed to sell stoves.
Unfortunately a growing and very common problem. Purchasing a wood boiler requires a lot of research , not just on the product but dealer support and installer quality.
Got any pics or model/part numbers and more info? Did you happen to see why the first one failed. Heat is electronics biggest enemy. I see a lot that are exposed to way to high of temps, even from a single temp spike.
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I've had several go bad on me fairly quickly this year as well. No idea what is causing it.
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Have no idea what your solenoid looks like but having worked on many different kinds of solenoids I would look at 2 things, if the moving assembly has anything (rust, creosote, dirt...) that will prevent it from sliding smoothly that will shorten it's life, also connections, hopefully it does not have crimp connectors, the connections have to be solid, they are subject to movement with the action of the relay, not sure if that will help but my 2 cents.