Troubleshooting, MODEL BY150ECB 150,000 Btu/Hr

MODEL BY150ECB 150,000 Btu/Hr

PORTABLE FORCED AIR HEATER

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 Wrong pump pressure off heater after a short period of time.

	Dirty air output, air intake and/or	See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Filters,
	lint ﬁlters	page 7.
	Dirty fuel ﬁlter	See Fuel Filter, page 8.
	Dirt in nozzle	See Nozzle, page 8.
	Dirty photocell lens	Clean photocell lens.
	Bad flame-out control	Replace flame-out control.

Heater will not ignite, but motor runs for a	Wrong pump pressure	See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 7.
short period of time.

Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or improper gap

Dirty fuel ﬁlter

Dirt in nozzle

Water in fuel tank

Electronic ignitor not grounded

Bad electronic ignitor

See Fuel Filter, page 8.

See Nozzle, page 8.

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

Make sure electronic ignitor mounting is tight.

Replace electronic ignitor.

Motor does not start when heater is plugged ON/OFF switch not on	Press ON/OFF switch to on
in, fan rotates slowly or does not turn.

Flame-out control not reset

Solid state relay not allowed to reset

Binding pump rotor

Press flame-out control reset button.

Wait two minutes before trying to restart heater.

If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor, page 9.

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