Finding the right parts for your pellet stove can often be a daunting task if certain information is unavailable. Information such as the Make, Model and Serial Number of your Pellet Stove is crucial to a successful Pellet Stove repair.
To Identify your stove you will be looking for a metal plate that is riveted to the back or side of the stove. In some cases, such as Whitfield pellet stoves the plate is inside the hopper lid. A Quadrafire pellet stove insert may have the plate on the side so you don't have to pull the stove completely out of the fireplace.
Sending a picture of your stove to the techs at A-1 Stoves.com is another way of making sure you are going to be ordering parts for the right stove.
Once you have identified your stove it is a good idea to record that information in your manual.
Don't have your stove manual? No problem!
Do a Google search for A-1 Stoves or pelletstovepart.com [http://pelletstovepart.com] and download the correct manual in Adobe PDF format.
If the manual you need is not available, a quick email from their Contact Us page will usually result in a quick response with a manual attached.

Most pellet stove manuals have instructions for doing simple repair tasks like installing a new auger motor or replacing the door gasket.
But, one of the greatest benefits found in manuals is a partial parts list of the most common used and replaced parts.

In the case of a Breckwell Auger Motor, the part number listed in the manual is "C-E-010". Once you have your part number, type or paste it into A-1 Stoves dot com's web site's Search Field and get instant results. You can also type in your stove Make or Model such as "Whitfield Advantage" and get results for many common parts like fire backs, combustion blower motors, and even control panels.

One of the most commonly requested trouble shooting guides on our web site is "How To Tell If Your Auger Motor Is Bad".
Here are a few symptoms of a bad auger motor:
* Motor on when stove is plugged in
* Motor remains off when switched ON
* Noisy-Grinding motor
* Motor running constantly
* Motor running erratically
* Fluid leaking from gear box
* Red light blinking to slow-fast
When replacing your auger motor, most stoves follow these simple steps:
* Step 1: Unplug stove. Remove rear access panel to expose the auger motor.
* Step 2: Remove set screw on the bracket.
* Step 3: Loosen set screw on lock collar (do not remove entirely). Gently slide motor backward and away from auger.
* Step 4: Install new motor. IMPORTANT: Make certain that the flat spot on the auger motor shaft (D) lines up with the set screw on the lock collar.
* Step 5: Reseat set screw on the bracket.
* Step 6: Reinstall rear access panel as shown in manual.
* Step 7: Plug in pellet stove.

Another common problem with pellet stoves is that the room air blower (also known as the convection fan) does not come on.
If your convection fan fails to start it does not necessarily mean that the fan itself is faulty.
The room fan is set up so that it only comes on when the stove temperature reaches around 120 degrees so that you are not blowing cold air into the room. This problem is a low cost quick and easy fix with the replacement of your low limit switch.
For more information and excellent customer service, I recommend A-1 Stoves & Chimney in Grass Valley California for all your pellet stove repair questions and parts reference. MH