Gear motor amperage
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How many amps should the gear motor be receiving? My thermostat calls for heat, both green and red lights on my Taco relay, but gear motor turns for 3 seconds and stops. Pulled unit and had coal supply guy check it out, says its good, lubed it up, new nylon screws, all cleaned up. Push bar moves freely. Turned threaded rod all the way clockwise, backed out 4 turns. Only getting 1-2 amps though at gear motor. Need help, don't really want a service call charge.
- coaledsweat
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What does the motor plate say for amp rating? Should be around a quarter to a third of that.
- WNY
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i wouldnt' think it would draw more than the 1-2 amps due to the gearing, those motors are quite smalle. unless the gearbox has a bad tooth in it or something else is letting it jam in the pusher area. Check all the wiring to make sure no loose connections, might show connected and run briefly, but under load it stops. check thermostat wiring too. can you jumper the thermostat wiring and make it run constant? that would tell you if the thermostat is good or not, then see if it runs freely not hooked up to the pusher. process of elimination.
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I can hear a click when I turn the thermostat up and down past the room temp. I seems to turn when not in the stove, but when there's tension (from the pushbar) it moves for a couple seconds and stops.
- nepacoal
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Sounds to me like you probably need a new stoker motor. Is there voltage at the terminals after it stops turning? Call Keystoker and ask their opinion. I bet they have seen this symptom before. They have great customer service.