Troubleshooting

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

OBSERVED FAULT	POSSIBLE CAUSE		REMEDY

Fan does not turn when heater is	1.	No electrical power to heater	1.	Check voltage to electrical
plugged in				outlet. If voltage is good, check
				heater power cord for breaks
	2.	Fan hitting inside of heater	2.	Adjust motor/fan mount to
		shell		keep fan from hitting inside of
				heater shell. Bend fan mount
				if necessary
	3.	Fan blades bent	3.	Replace fan. See Fan, page 7
	4.	Defective motor	4.	Replace motor. See Motor,
				page 6

	1.	User did not follow installa-	1.	Repeat installation and operation
Heater will not ignite		tion or operation instructions		instructions. See Installation,
		properly		page 4 and Operation, page 5
	2.	No spark at ignitor. To test for	2.	A) Check ignitor wire. Tighten
		spark, follow step 8 under Ig-		or reattach loose ignitor wire.
		nitor, page 8. If you see spark		See Figure 10, page 8 for
		at ignitor, have heater serviced		ignitor wire location
		by qualiﬁed service person. If		B) Assure gap between ignitor
		no spark seen:		electrode and target plate is
		A) Loose or disconnected		0.13"/0.15" (3.3/3.8 mm). Do
		ignitor wire		not bend electrode. Doing so
		B) Wrong spark gap		may cause it to break
		C) Bad ignitor electrode		C) Replace ignitor electrode.
		D) Bad spark transformer		See Ignitor, page 8
				D) Replace spark transformer.
				See Spark Transformer, page 8

Heater shuts down while run- ning

1.Propane supply may be inad- equate

2.High surrounding air tem- perature causing thermal limit device to shut down heater.

3.Restricted air ﬂow

4.Damaged fan

5.Excessive dust or debris in surrounding area

1.A) Reﬁll tank

B)Provide additional and/or larger tanks. See Propane Supply, page 3

2.This can happen when running heater in temperatures above 85°F (29˚C). Run heater in cooler temperatures

3.Check heater inlet and outlet. Remove any obstructions

4.Replace fan. See Fan, page 7

5.Clean heater. See Mainte- nance, page 6

WARNING:Useonlyinareas free of high dust content.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

OBSERVED FAULT

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

properly

RCLP100V specifications