PelPro PP130 - How to fix the stove if it will not feed pellets

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[@user-pv5hd7zv8p]

Followed the recommended steps and....................jumped the door switch. Ordered new door switch. Stove is back working like a champ. Thanks for posting this.

[@fishmsm3164]

You just saved my pellet stove from being a target practice appliance. Thanks!

[@joshuagarcia1668]

Life saver. I tried the troubleshooting with the switch and got the auger moving. I plugged the switch back in and we’re back in business! Thanks for the video!

[@bmcken3]

Thank you so much! My issue was the hopper lid switch. I made a jumper with a piece of insulated wire, removed the switch and jumped the leads, turned the stove one, and it started feeding pellets again. I ordered a new switch and am hopeful I will be fully operational again.

[@MSGROSE1]

I have that pellet stove with that problem. I watched the video. Then, in 5 minutes, got my stove running again with a little jumper cable. You are the man! Thank you.

[@DS-gj5vh]

I have a PP130 and have had it for less than two months, this morning the auger stopped. I researched everything on how to fix it. Well after watching your u Tube I went down and did what you said and it was the door switch the stove is again working fine. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP

[@AjerJelepski]

Second time watching your video in less than a year for different issues and both times you walked me right through getting it going. I can't thank you enough I know lots of folks don't care for this stove but besides the two times it stopped working which also didn't cost me anything to get going again this stove is great. Thank you again

[@animoetprudentia2865]

Thanks for the quality tips and info. My auger stopped turning last night. I vacuumed the auger housing a few weeks ago so I knew it wasn't jammed. Who knew these had a vacuum switch?! Wasn't even very clogged, but it's back working again. Crazy.

[@jeffolsen3228]

What an awesome video. I had no idea what was wrong, watched this video and pulled the tube off and blew it it and now back to business!

[@shopwaldo]

Awesome video. Very informative. I had to call pel pro and they walked me through the vacuum line and switch. I ordered a new one but before I replaced it I blew in and pulled out on the nipple for the vacuum switch until I can hear the little piece in there going back and forth. Even though I had a new switch, I've done that twice it's got me by for 2 years. I have a new switch in the box in case that doesn't work next time. I also use a jumper wire on my door switch and made sure the connections are taped up good. It's great that you take the time to help people. If I had found this video it would have saved me time on the phone.

[@tony7657]

Thank you so much for this video. My vacuum hose was plugged keeping it from feeding at the right time. Kept me from tearing deeper then I would have.

[@rmp0110]

You saved me on a cold Winter day! It was the switch. I ohm checked it and it was open. Worked the switch a few times and blew it out with shop air and that did the trick. I will order 2 and have them on hand. Thanks again!

[@shooltzlevi69]

Just bought my pp130 stove 55 days ago and auger wouldn’t feed this morning did all the steps you mentioned and now it’s working! I’m not buying a new hopper door switch. I’d rather run without it. Thanks a lot man!!!!

[@susanbeyerl5540]

How did you know which wire on the lid switch to plug into the vacuum switch? I got the 130B a few months ago and the auger quit tonight and it’s starting to get cold.

[@robbgilliland6151]

Fixed mine in 2 minutes when I bypassed the lid switch. That shouldn't even be a failure switch. Best video I've found in 5 years of owning one. This is my second actually, this could fix my first one.

[@susanbeyerl5540]

How did you know which wire on the lid switch to plug into the vacuum switch? I got the 130B a few months ago and the auger quit tonight and it’s starting to get cold.

[@drdave3377]

Great video with easy steps to follow. It's single digits in Kansas City and the auger stopped last night. I really appreciate this information. You're my go to from now on.

[@stovegrillpartsforless4637]

Glad it helped

[@stevewickman4904]

Can't even thank you enough for this video!! Just diagnosed my stove and got it going with a jumper wire for now. Thank you!

[@stovegrillpartsforless4637]

Excellent!

[@docrock8]

I replaced the igniter today, and in the process, I must have have knocked the vacuum tube off the auger pipe -- watched video and had it running in about 5 minutes. Thank You !

[@MorefieldOutdoors]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It is very helpful and informative! You are appreciated! Thank you for sharing/teaching!

[@garciavega3298]

This video is awesome !!! I could not figure out why my unit wouldn’t feed and you helped me find the problem ... I’m ordering a new switch tomorrow! Thank you., I will subscribe 😊

[@christopherdice1579]

It was the low pressure tube! Blowing on it fixed the problem. Stove wasn’t giving error code but auger wasn’t working. Thank you!

[@Matthew-rp3my]

Awesome video! My problem was the lid switch. Followed your instructions to diagnose. Stove is up and running. New switch will be here tomorrow. Thanks man!!!!

[@Allglass]

Thank you for making it easy. Less than two months old my hopper lid switch failed. Jumper wire and I am back and in business.

[@brandifranks9096]

just ordered the Diaphragm part THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GUIDE. I love the Website easy to navigate

[@jaybarnhart8920]

Thanks bud. I got the pp70, fourth winter with it and this is the first issue I've had just now. Pressure switch for lid! I can't believe I'm on the original ignitor. Thanks again

[@260Sarge]

Outstanding...the basics and only the basics! Thank You!

[@6FtSarah]

So informative!! I was stuck with a broken stove I thought and it was just a lazy lid switch.

[@Megatron2074]

Thank you so much! Save me and my grandpa from the cold!!

[@TheDirtyspice]

Awesome...... Pellet stove stopped working in Northern Canada and I tried everything. I bypassed this and that and still wouldn't feed pellets while everything else worked on the stove. Didn't relise my stove had a hopper lid switch until I came across your video. Sure enough after watching your video and by passing the lid switch auger is turning and the stove is ripping and roaring again. Was even on phone with stove Technician he he said it was probably the control board. Good thing I came across your video. You Sir are a stove master and thank you so much. Liked and subscribed !!!!

[@susanbeyerl5540]

How did you know which wire on the lid switch to plug into the vacuum switch? I got the 130B a few months ago and the auger quit tonight and it’s starting to get cold.

[@aaustinone]

Saved my cold butt this morning with this video! I’m never getting a pel pro ever again. Every winter we have multiple issues!

[@chrisfraser3235]

why get ride of it now you know how to fix it? lol

[@davehovest3701]

Worked like a charm! Thanks for making this video!

[@andymccauley222]

Thanks a million! Stove up and running. Great video.

[@danielmatson7704]

You helped me fix my stove! Thanks!!!

[@mattd7598]

Before you replace vacuum switch…I blew through hose on my 2 month old pellet stove and it still wasn’t working. The clog was in the sensor itself. So I removed vacuum censor and cleaned nipple with small wire. Blew compressed air across it and sucked with vacuum cleaner. Worked after

[@user-jz7tp4zn3h]

Thank You!!!! This worked for me last night! You are a savior!

[@phishertube]

The perfect teacher, incredibly well taught, easy to follow thank you so much

[@jbrown7471]

Mine was just a bad hopper switch! Thanks for this video! Saved me from buying a new motor 🎉

[@maddisonking1]

I can’t believe this worked! Thank you 🙏

[@gubmentchz3570]

PPC 90 with a bad hopper door sensor here. Thank you for the info - saved me a lot of time and aggravation figuring out why my auger wasn’t feeding. One simple jumper later and we’re back up and running again - none too soon, it’s 18f outside and we’re trying to keep the propane delivery man eating ramen 😂

[@patrickknight766]

You are literally my saving grace. Turned out to be the lid switch

[@geraldsmith8878]

Very well done and very informative.

[@dannytrebac2710]

This video really saved my day. Thank you!

[@Mimitheartist]

An excellent tutorial! Thank You!

[@joehoneycutt9159]

Thank you for this video. It really helped me

[@AG-zn6xz]

Excellent video, thank you Sir!

[@ralphralphshealthychoice3991]

Thank you ! worked perfectly. Keep making videos

[@williamfitzgerald1935]

You, sir, are a genius. Cant thank you enough!

[@MissSherry]

Thank you for taking the time to make this informative video! We have had to replace a lot things on this stove, we won’t be buying pelpro ever again

[@Hervinbalfour]

I am torn. I read these same types of comments on nearly every pellet stove manufacturer. To the point, I am confused and don't know what to buy. I was literally getting ready to buy this stove.

[@MissSherry]

I hear ya Hervin, they are a gamble... be prepared to have A LOT of ventilation when you first start it for burn off, we had smoke alarms going off, plus the stink. Good luck on your purchase

[@Thepriceisright722]

Thats to bad I've had mine for 4 months and have burned 2 pallets of pellets without an issue.

[@Stephen-Benton]

Lots of parts replaced on my Pel-Pro 130 as well: The augur motor, the circuit board, and many hours of a technician doing work on the stove. Heats well when it's working, but it seems to me that the quality of the parts is not up to standards where they will last.

[@MissSherry]

@@Stephen-Benton agree 100% since my previous posting, my husband has yet again replaced parts!! Like I previously said we won’t buy this brand ever again.

[@robertabessey7990]

Thank you so much for your help. Your definitely a god send. Really just can't thank you enough!!!!!! It was the lid!!!

[@olivertaylor8788]

Simple and to the point,exelent vidio.i have pp70 and had to do all this befor I saw your vid,I bypassed all the switches,it's running fine and I'm leaving mine bypassed.

[@LiveStrongAndHealthy]

Thank you so much. The auger in mine gets jammed and I normally can clean it out and it starts again. Not today. I am going to follow your vid and see if i newd a new part. Thank you for this video!! .By the way you did an excellent job explaining!!!!

[@kieranconway7827]

You are a life saver, it ended up being a broken lid switch. I owe you a beer!

[@stovegrillpartsforless4637]

Send it!

[@RCPLANET1962]

Thank you so much, I just blew on the hose a little bit and that did it. I’m afraid the hose they installed is too short it could have a kink at the top connector so I had to take some off of the fitting on the valve. 1/8 of an inch.

[@jerrymealman]

Thanks for your help

[@kubiklegal1942]

You are the best. Fixed my pellet stove thanks to your video. Thank you!

[@__Justin__.]

Great video, the new pelpro pp130-b uses the same hopper switch but it's turned the other way. (For the people that have that stove).

[@susanbeyerl5540]

We have had the 130B about 2-3 months and the auger quit feeding pellets tonight. I’ve tried blowing on the vacuum hose and putting a pin in the end opposite the switch -no pellets. I took the lid switch apart and put one of the plugs on the vacuum switch (hopefully it’s the right plug) -still no pellets. I’m not very mechanically inclined and have no one to help me and it’s starting to get cold. This stove is my primary heat source.

[@jrjones437]

Great video

[@michaelr.williams8176]

Wonderful. Vidio. Keep up the info It’s hard to get help from. Manufacture.

[@abdelkrimsaihi5531]

I didn't have heat for couple days, now I know what the issue coming from, thanks to temporary connection I got heat now, until I buy the switch, thank you so much, very helpful

[@susanbeyerl5540]

How did you know which wire on the lid switch to plug into the vacuum switch? I got the 130B a few months ago and the auger quit tonight and it’s starting to get cold.

[@user-zt5tr7sk2r]

Thanks man You saved me.

[@chrisarmstrong5038]

Saved my butt thanks

[@Don-sx5xv]

Excellent post

[@karenmilstein6458]

thank you so much!!!!!

[@deborahcooper5613]

😃Thanks, our stove quit feeding pellets, now just need to order a minor part.

[@elvisnh]

Great Video Thanks! I keep getting the hopper empty error even though there are pellets in the hopper. Any suggestions?

[@earthenergyhex]

good video

[@alexhatcher8812]

Excellent video. and sad that Pelpro doesn't give you a copy of their service manual WITH the stove. you gotta look around their website.

[@jameswaller-eo9bg]

I cut most of the bottom out of a 5 gal bucket, leaving about a ¾" lip remaining. Next i cut the bucket in ½ verticaly (keeping the handle side) forming a basic trough. Then i formed a piece of ¼" mesh hardware cloth loosely to the inside of the trough bending it over the ¾ lip i left on the bottom perimeter, stapling it to the inside ½ of the almost bottomless bucket. Now Lay this screen contraption right in your hopper and dump your pellets on top of it. Simply lift up on the screen, tilting forward and LIGHTLY shake it as you pull it up and out of the pellet pile. The pellets are too big to fall through screen so they spill forth into the hopper. The dust on the other hand falls through the screen and piles up above the ¾ " lip. Now you've got a bucket/screen with a strong handfull of sawdust out of every bag. No Brainer

[@Aubzillla]

Thanks!

[@dennisheun9974]

2022 P130B model, the lid switch box has been redesigned. The switch will only work installed with the lever pointing to the rear.

[@j0d8p]

Before you buy the vacuum switch. Clean the exhaust vent fully. Take off the fan mount. My entire exhaust was clogged I guess a mouse got in during the off season. I'm not kidding a grapefruit of a mouse nest though the entire stove!! I guess it's not a big deal I have a new vacuum switch now 30 bucks. 😆

[@jase4010]

Thanks brother I got a bad switch for heat again

[@sunnydayzie1202]

The Pelpro's can be really temperamental when it comes to the air pressure. Yesterday mine kept starting, feeding fine and then shutting down. My house was freezing! I finally got a break and was able to take off the slide panel - I did the hose thing, still shut down. I remembered last year it did this and it ended up needing to be cleaned! I took it all apart and used the shop vac -with a hose going out the window for any extra soot that the filter didn't catch. Most ash vacs will not work for this -they aren't strong enough - you need a POWER shop vac. You will need to remove all three panels. Behind the panel on the left is a rectangular hole - vacuum that all out - vacuum everything behind the panels that you remove. Vaccuum up in the top etc. I started it up and it's been running like a champ ever since. Low quality pellets, which I had been using, or pine pellets will create a LOT more ash than high quality ones. The Tractor Supply and Agway ones are crap. Next year I will be ordering pellets from a place I got several bags this year. I didn't have this issue until I started using the Tractor Supply ones! If none of these things work, do a deep cleaning and see if that helps with shut downs!

[@ErickRivera-vf1wo]

What shop vac did you use

[@susanbeyerl5540]

The auger on our Pelpro PP130-B quit feeding pellets tonight. The stove is maybe a couple months old. I am trying to bypass the lid switch to test it and I’m not real sure which wire/plug to plug into the vacuum switch. Can I try one - start the stove if no auger, try the other one?

[@lindseyknox1060]

Is there a way to test the mother board? My stove is barely blowing and the dial light is amber even on control comfort. Its freezing in maine and ive tried everything

[@TriXteRV06]

Having issues with this particular stove. The combustion blower motor won't rev up during start up to the point where the fire is very lazy or it would die. Already replaced it with a new one. What else can I check?!? Already replaced the vacuum switch, hose, snap disc, and door gasket.

[@teampeople8530]

Any help with why my auger won't stop feeding? I have 2 of these. Swapped the lid switch and diaphragm from the properly working stove. Hasn't made a difference. Not sure if the auger motor is bad or the control board. Stove runs if I trigger the switch manually. But won't stop feeding otherwise.

[@jhorning7]

What kind of jumper cable?

[@shythawks9549]

What about where the pellets get dropped down by the black metal piece that looks like a cork screw? That’s where my clog is. I took the 6 screws out and the face plate that covers the top part of cork screw part that spins the pellets up to be dropped down, that plate is either glued down or has some type of strong gasket…what do I do now?

[@stephenfazekas5054]

Took the switch out, it was very inconsistent with hitting continuity , blasted it with compressed air and contact cleaner and we are back in business, dust from the pellets will block good contact.

[@kentkraft2927]

I verified vacuum switch is closed I have continuity in the terminals but the feed motor still won't run it was plugged in pretty good when it quit does this mean the feed motor is bad

[@jameswaller-eo9bg]

ALSO If you don't cut all the way across your pellet bag. Leave 3 or 4" of the bag corner intact. This pocket easily catches ½ of the sawdust in the bag. The bucket/strainer catches the other ½. Dump these spoils into another bucket every day. Bout once a month i'll blow my shop vac exaust through this. Dust blows away, pellets stay

[@NovaDan78]

I've had mine for a month or so. Runs great. Two nights ago It started just fine, drops pellets, and then stops feeding.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Mine seems to jam the auger really fast , like it won't make it thru 2 bags of pellets without having a ton of dust down at the auger. If I can't create some kind of shield or deflector and make this thing work ,it's getting returned

[@artgarcia110]

Awesome video but i just got it all connected for the first time and i did not follow the prime sequence correctly. The controller is just blinking green fast and auger never fills container.

[@proudvaxxer5690]

So mine won't feed it did with a jumper wire. How long can I use a jump wire on it?

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I'm having major issues with the auger jamming after a few days of operation. And I use premium pellets, not my first rodeo but new to this stove. I've made a shield to block the very bottom of the hopper near the auger ,I hope it helps limit the amount of dust that it picks up. I think the vibrations of the motor(s) makes any dust settle to the bottom of the hopper and jams it faster. If anyone has another idea I'm game because this is annoying.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Anyone have a way to stop normal dust from a bag of pellets to stop jamming this thing ? I'm about to see what I can do to return this thing because its highly unreliable.

[@twig1846]

My stove lights up and will stay lit for a few hours or even minutes and shut down and blink one red which means empty hopper even though it’s full! I just took the dabs off to clean and put everything back together and it does this!

[@tonyleonard2441]

I've gone through the troubleshooting, and ended up replacing the vacuum switch. Now, it feeds pellets when I turn it on, but doesn't continue to feed them for very long after that. The amount of time it feeds them seems to vary. Suggestions?

[@joshuataft5541]

My auger sounds stuck it wants to go and I hear the motor but seems bound uo..switch works fine jst shut it down to clean it and now got issues

[@thescubastephen]

Now why wouldn't the manual say anything about this. Thanks so much.

[@stanberta3909]

what is the Ambient Probe for, and should it be strung out and mounted someplace on a wall

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I pulled it out as far as I could ,but the manual sitting in front of me says : inspect ambient probe and confirm that at least 2" is exposed outside of stove body. I pulled mine out ,as mines in a fireplace and didn't want to have it fooled by the hot air.

[@philmorrison6898]

My stove stopped feeding too, pelpro sent me a list of trouble shooting videos. When I pulled the hose off the vacuum switch dust came out! I knocked the dust out of the vacuum switch and the hose,hooked everything back together and it started working again! How it got dust in it, it’s beyond me!

[@ebahns]

Thanks for the informative video demo. Now im headed out to my garage thats 3 degrees inside currently and try the things you have shown. My pellet pro stove has been used 3 times in the 1.5 months ive owned it. Around 12 hours of total use and already doesnt work. Fuckn junk. On a side note... your voice sounds very similar to David Schwimmer

[@kro9703]

I have an older model pelpro, the bay window, it has no door switch . I have to wonder if its really necessary on this new model.

[@buster5643]

Pretty sure it's just a safety measure to keep your fingers an misc crap out

[@mikefraser8833]

Great video and thank you for putting it together, but "it's simple" then proceeds to show all the parts required in the feed system (overly complicated for pushing pellets). -lol-... Honestly though, I would start with the most basic first. I was hoping to find how to "prime it again"(when you run the stove empty, empty) because if the pellets don't reach the burn pot it may seem like its not feeding. We just got our pellet pro last year and it heated our house on the lower settings(huge improvement from the napoleon we had for 8+ years), when are you finding that these additional steps are needed? 2 years in?? 3?

[@Wordless06]

Unfortunately, none of this has worked for me. I have bought many replacement parts including vacuum switch, auger, and motor. The new auger has just refused to spin. Only, once in the past two months in my quest to fix my pp130B has it rotated and dropped pellets. And after one drop it stopped. Maybe I have to buy new bushing, but I'm at a loss and haven't found any information in the forums to figure out what is causing the malfunction.

[@mikekraus9850]

Hi, I have a question my pellet stove only feeds pellets slow

[@dawnflood9189]

We r having major issues.....cleaned & ckd all these areas.....pstove reignite will start drop a few pellets & light, but doent continue... burns out & shuts off

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Anyone have a way to stop normal dust from a bag of pellets to stop jamming this thing ? It barely makes it thru a bag or 2 of pellets and gives all kinds of feed issues. I'm about to see what I can do to return this thing because its highly unreliable if this is what has to be dealt with.

[@ericc8895]

My pp130b works amazing as long as it keeps running. But once it reaches the room temp and shuts down it stops working and blinks one red for hopper jam. I either have to unplug it or wait a while and turn it to off and back on and it works perfect again until next time it shuts down for reaching room temp that is set and does it again. Starting to have my doubts about my purchase a month ago

[@richwilliams7927]

Is the thermal probe still coiled up inside the stove?. If so move it to the outside of the stove. The temperature inside the back of the stove is always going to be warmer than "room temperature"

[@ericc8895]

@richwilliams7927 I figured out my issue. The exhaust vent pipe was 2 feet to short, which was not allowing the correct pressure. Works like a dream now since I corrected the issue.

[@dnspacing4383]

What if the the motor it’s self isn’t spinning what then?