Using a pellet furnace to heat your home gives you an efficient, affordable heating source that's adaptable to your home's needs. In fact, most pellet furnaces are multi-fuel units, which means that they can burn everything from wood pellets to corn fuel and even cherry pits. These systems rely on a control panel that regulates the power, temperature, and system's basic operation. That control panel is also configured to display error codes. Unfortunately, control panels are not infallible. If you're experiencing trouble with your pellet furnace control panel, here's a look at what you need to know.

Signs Of Trouble With Your Pellet Furnace Control Panel

Sometimes, it can be easy to overlook the early signs of problems with the control panel on your pellet furnace. It's important that you know what to watch for so that you can address problems before you find yourself with an inoperable pellet furnace.

If your pellet furnace is intermittently displaying error codes with no discernable reason for the error, that could be an indication that there's a problem with the control panel. With every pellet furnace, there's a troubleshooting guide that tells you what each error message means to help you troubleshoot it. If you are getting an error message that you cannot define, or you have an error message with no clear cause, it could be a malfunctioning control panel.

How To Fix A Faulty Control Panel

In some situations, a pellet furnace control panel is an easy fix. You can get a replacement panel from the manufacturer and replace it on your own. Just make sure that you unplug the pellet furnace and pay attention to each of the wires that you disconnect from the old control panel. That way, when you reconnect the new control panel, you'll be able to connect it properly.

If you're worried about getting the control panel connected properly, you should reach out to a local heating services technician to replace the control panel for you. When he or she replaces the control panel, you can be sure that the control panel will be properly connected and functional.

Other Considerations When Replacing A Pellet Furnace Control Panel

When you use a multi-fuel pellet furnace, you will need to configure the control panel before you can use it properly with your furnace. While each pellet furnace model will have its own instructions for programming the control panel, most come configured to feed on one specific type of fuel. You'll have to make sure that your control panel is properly configured for the fuel that you use. 

The configuration controls the rate at which the auger feeds the fuel, so you'll want to make sure that it's properly configured to feed the fuel that you burn. That way, you can be sure that your pellet furnace burns safely.

Talk with a local heating services technician for more information and to have your pellet furnace control panel problems assessed and repaired.