Desa BY100CEB, BY70CEB, BY150CEB, BY35CEB Troubleshooting, Observed Fault Possible Cause Remedy

OWNER’S MANUAL

TROUBLESHOOTING

WARNING: Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot. Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.

OBSERVED FAULT	POSSIBLE CAUSE		REMEDY
Heater ignites, but flame-out control shuts	1.	Wrong pump pressure	1.	See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 10.
off heater after a short period of time.	2.	Dirty air output, air intake, and lint filters	2.	See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Fil-
				ters, page 10.
	3.	Dirty fuel filter	3.	See Fuel Filter, page 8.
	4.	Dirt in nozzle	4.	See Nozzle, page 11.
	5.	Dirty photocell lens	5.	Clean photocell lens.
	6.	Bad flame-out control	6.	Replace flame-out control.
Heater will not ignite, but motor runs for a	1.	Wrong pump pressure	1.	See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 10.
short period of time.	2.	Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or	2.	See Spark Plug, page 9.
		improper gap
	3.	Dirty fuel filter	3.	See Fuel Filter, page 8.
	4.	Dirt in nozzle	4.	See Nozzle, page 11.
	5.	Water in fuel tank	5.	Drain and flush fuel tank with clean
				kerosene. See Storing, Transporting, or
				Shipping, page 6.

WARNING: High voltage!

6.Electronic ignitor not grounded (earthed)

7.Bad electronic ignitor

6.Make sure electronic ignitor mounting is tight.

7.Replace electronic ignitor.

Motor does not start when heater is plugged 1.	Flame-out control not reset	1.	Reset flame-out control button, see Fig-
in, fan rotates slowly or does not turn.			ures 5 and 6, page 5.
2.	Binding pump rotor	2.	If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor,
			page 12.

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