I found this video very helpful. I had been looking for information on Breckwell stoves because my stove was failing to light properly (would smolder for a long time, then ignite with a big POOF and ball of flame - quite exciting!) and would even time-out - failing to light at all with the box full of pellets. The Breckwell trouble-shooting guide told me to take the igniter out and apply "full current" to it to see how long it took to glow cherry red (the "typical" time should be 2min or less). I hooked up a pair of connectors to a switch and turned on the system and found that my 7yr old ignitor took almost 4min, with the base only turning red - the end closest to the fire box never actually glowed red. I bought one of the new "super" ignitors online from Mountain View Stoves, performed the same test and it glowed red at the tip within 60secs! I have installed this new ignitor and am very happy with my stove! I thought everyone should know... :-)
I just had to replace the igniter on my 19 year old Breckwell P2000 insert. This video was helpful, but clearly the stove they demonstrate on is brand new. Not so easy getting the bolts that hold the igniter module in place out on an older stove with just a nut driver. I had to use an impact driver with a very long socket adapter. Also, the igniter would only come out of the igniter module about 2/3 of the way so i had to cut it with a hacksaw. The new one slid in just fine. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have replaced the igniter 2 years ago when my auger motor quit. It's a relatively cheap part and would have saved me the trouble of pulling the stove out of the fireplace a second time.
I'm replacing the igniter on my 25 year old Breckwell P24 pellet stove. Should the igniter be pushed through the tube/housing until the end touches/stops at the burn pot and makes contact with it?
