Troubleshooting Chart, Possible Causes

Dayton Operating Instructions and Parts Manual

Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom

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

Corrective Action

Heater ignites, but ﬂame-out control shuts off heater after a short period of time

1. Wrong pump pressure	1. See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 6
2. Dirty air output, air intake and lint ﬁlters	2. See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint
	Filters, page 6
3. Dirty fuel ﬁlter	3. See Fuel Filter, page 7
4. Dirt in nozzle	4. See Nozzle, page 8
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 6
short period of time	2. Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or	2. See Spark Plug, page 7

improper gap

3.Dirty fuel ﬁlter

4.Dirt in nozzle

5.Water in fuel tank

6.Bad fuel valve

3.See Fuel Filter, page 7

4.See Nozzle, page 8

5.Drain and ﬂush fuel tank with clean kerosene. See Storing, Transporting, or Shipping, page 9

6.See Fuel Valve, page 7

High Voltage!

7.Electronic ignitor not grounded

8.Bad electronic ignitor

9.Spark plug not oriented properly

7.Make sure electronic ignitor mounting is tight

8.Replace electronic ignitor

9.See Spark Plug, page 7

Motor does not start when heater is plugged in, fan rotates slowly or does not turn

1. Flame-out control not reset	1. Press ﬂame-out control reset button
2. Solid state relay not	2. Wait two minutes before trying to
allowed to reset	restart heater
3. Binding pump rotor	3. If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor,
	page 8

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