TROUBLE- SHOOTING
!WARNING
Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot. Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
OBSERVED FAULT
Heater burns, but creates puffs of smoke.
Heater will not burn steady.
Heater burns with odor.
Heater smokes continuously.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
A)Water in fuel
B)Wrong fuel
Wrong pump pressure
Dirty air output, air intake, and lint filters
Dirty fuel filter
Dirt in nozzle
REMEDY
A)Check fuel tank for bubbles of water in bottom. If found, remove fuel and clean tank (see Storage, page 8).
B)Remove wrong fuel and clean tank (see Storage, page 8). Fill with correct fuel.
See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 13.
See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Filters, page 13.
See Fuel Filter, page 11.
See Nozzle, pages 14 and 15.
Heater will not | Heater almost out of fuel | Add fuel to tank. See | |
ignite, but motor |
| Fuels, page 6. | |
runs. | Wrong pump pressure | See Pump Pressure | |
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| Adjustment, page 13. | |
| Carbon deposits on spark | See Spark Plug, page 12. | |
| plug and/or improper gap |
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| Dirty fuel filter | See Fuel Filter, page 11. | |
| Dirt in nozzle | See Nozzle, pages 14 and 15. | |
| Water in fuel tank | Drain and flush fuel tank | |
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| with clean kerosene. See | |
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| Storage, page 8. | |
| ! WARNING: High voltage! | ||
| Electronic ignitor not | Make sure electronic | |
| grounded (earthed) | ignitor mounting is tight. | |
| Bad electronic ignitor | Replace electronic | |
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| ignitor. | |
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Motor does not start | Binding pump rotor | If fan is hard to turn, see | |
when heater is |
| Pump Rotor, page 16. | |
plugged in, fan | Solid state relay not | Wait two minutes before | |
rotates slowly or | |||
allowed to reset | trying to restart heater. | ||
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does not turn.
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