Leisure line direct vent

swanxb · Post by **swanxb** » Sat. Jan. 25, 2020 6:46 pm

I bought this stove 4 years ago. I am a lady living alone and had no idea about the care for an anthracite rice coal stove. I finally found the you-tube pages and cleaned and oiled the fan. While doing that, little pieces of aluminum blades fell out of the vent. I found out it was the heat dispersing fan. I did not replace it at the time, but will do so this spring or earlier if it stops working. Do I have to buy an entire new powerventer or just the fan and replacement motor? The motor still works, but I know the heat sling is broken and Leisure line sells that part for only $16.00. What should I do?

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 8:15 am

Welcome swanxb I would 1st see if you can get the fan blade off the motor shaft, more often than not the set screws and fan are rusted on the shaft. If you can make it through the rest of the cold weather then you’ll have time to get it back in shape before the next heating season. Hopefully you have CO detectors to be safe ! Leisure line I believe has some maintenance videos also. Good Luck and come back to let us know how you made out

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 8:41 am

Have a question about the power vent, is it the older style with the squirrel cage fan or the newer version (should have a green label) ?

swanxb · Post by **swanxb** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 12:50 pm

Hi Bob, yes it is the old style. I took it apart but did not remove the cage. I will try in the spring. I did not think it would work since the tiny fan broke into pieces. But it did and I started the stove up as the temperature dropped only 3 weeks ago. It had been so mild. Yesterday, for some reason the temperature inside the stove really increased. It was putting out so much heat and I noticed an odor in the house. My exhaust vent had stopped working with that heat. So I began the process of shutting it down and when it cooled down, it started up again. So it must have something to do with that heat slinger fan being broken. I do have a CO2 alarm and I just ordered another one, Kidde for dual heat. It is scary to think I may not wake up. It is working fine today though.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 4:00 pm

swanxb wrote: ↑
Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 12:50 pm
Yesterday, for some reason the temperature inside the stove really increased. It was putting out so much heat and I noticed an odor in the house. My exhaust vent had stopped working with that heat. So I began the process of shutting it down and when it cooled down, it started up again.
I do have a CO2 alarm and I just ordered another one, Kidde for dual heat. It is scary to think I may not wake up. It is working fine today though.

Somethings is not right with your stove's safety wiring...over heat should stop burner/feeder, not stop the exhaust venter...this is life threatening, shut stove down NOW until safety wiring corrections are made.

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 4:48 pm

WOW I AGREE SHUT DOWN !!! you should have a Safety switch installed for the power venter on the stove that turns the power off and the stove will shut down if you loose power or the power venter has a problem like motor stops or clogged vent pipe ! Is that safety switch installed ??? Check the videos out from leisure line to see how to install that WMO-1 Safety Switch for the power venter. I think you may want to replace the motor with the fans on that power venter to be safe !

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 5:00 pm

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 5:01 pm

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 5:02 pm

Hope these videos help, please be safe !

lincolnmania · Post by **lincolnmania** » Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 6:13 pm

shut it down until you replace the part. it's unsafe to fire if the blades rotted off the powervent fan.

swanxb · Post by **swanxb** » Mon. Jan. 27, 2020 9:29 am

thank you very much. Checking into everything.

BostonBob · Post by **BostonBob** » Mon. Jan. 27, 2020 9:46 am

Glad you’re ok and getting this fixed, if the motor is still ok you can save it for a spare, there are other videos that show you how to replace that motor and fan, never done it on a power venter but looks easy enough. be safe and let us know how you made out.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Jan. 27, 2020 10:30 am

Installer/dealer mistake...
Two different independent safetys should exist for safe operation...these save lives and property.

Wiring safety circuits shall never ever stop any exhaust venter...

One safety stops or shuts down the stoker/feeder from burning...in a failed over-temp situation.
Other, If a WMO-1 is used, likewise stops or shuts down the stoker/feeder from burning in a failed, blocked or restricted exhaust/venter situation.

CoalKracker · Post by **CoalKracker** » Sun. Feb. 09, 2020 9:26 pm

The heat slinger is used to cool the motor. The motor is thermally protected so when it over heats it shuts down instead of burning up. Replacing the heat slinger is easy. Remove the blower which is held onto the shaft by one set screw then the heat slinger which is also held onto the shaft by one set screw. Leisure line sells a powder coated heat slinger to help resist corrosion.