Yup... bought a brand-new container and slopped it right on...

that was fun....

I was able to locate a new TC at a dealer 50 miles away. The new TC is somewhat different from the original. The new TC, the end, with a few bends, is a solid tube. The original was a twisted pair of cable.

With some persuasion, I was able remove the rivet nut that held the firepot bolt. Now I have a nice new shiny bolt and nut to hold that side of the firepot and ceramic cover.

Stove has been running for 2 hours without issue.... So far, so good. Cross your fingers for continued warmth.

As usual, thanks for all of the help.

Nevermind.... where the worn spot is, I can see that one of the actual TC leads is broken there. TC is bad for sure....


Now for a much larger problem. The bolt holding the bracket for the ceramic tube and the firepot turned rather easily when loosening, I applied very little torque, but it appears to have broken off. I have the head of the bolt, and ~1/4" of thread. Seems it sheared.

Would you happen to have any miracles to help me with that?

Removed the ceramic tube... there was a bunch of ash in there. Seems there is a worn spot on the TC right at the edge of the tube. Now, the stove won't even fire up. Comes up with BAD TC FIREPOT immediately.

Before, it would get to SS-Low, then the error would appear.

Do you think it is the TC for sure now?

Been a while since I had to post... knock on wood....

Came home to MIN FIREPOT TEMP.... had plenty of fuel... restarted... now I continue to get BAD TC FIREPOT.

Nothing has changed. I haven't touched a thing. Safe to assume the TC has just died? Please excuse my ignorance, but do these things just die all of a sudden?

If it is gone, and I purchase a new one, any gotchas? other than being careful with the ceramic tube?

As always, I appreciate all reads and responses.

Have been using the insert for years... One of the first I Believe. Have had my fair share of issues, and have received all of the updates... board, wall control, etc...

Except for an igniter this year, and a new convection blower last year, everything has been going OK.

Until now..... My wall control keeps displaying random stuff. For a few days this week, it was displaying "-----" the entire time it was running. Couldn't do anything with it then. Nothing would function / change from the wall control. Once it finally shutdown, I unplugged the stove for a few minutes, and plugged it back in. Things worked good for a few days. Now it is displaying wierd things again like the battery backup charge icon and SS: H in the upper left. I don't even have battery backup attached. Never did....

Does something need to be reset? Check for a loose connection? Sorry for sounding ignorant compared to some of you folks. Actually, it is due to the fact that I am ignorant compared to most of you folks.

Any direction someone could provide would be very much appreciated. I heavily depend on this stove, so when it is not acting normal, I break out into cold sweats as I know the wife will stab me if this stove goes down for long.

Ed