TROUBLE- SHOOTING
!WARNING
Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot. Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
OBSERVED FAULT
Heater ignites, but
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Wrong pump pressure
Dirty air output, air intake and lint fi lters
Dirty fuel fi lter
REMEDY
See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 11.
See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Filters, page 11.
See Fuel Filter,
page 12.
Dirt in nozzle | See Nozzle, page 13. |
Dirty photocell lens | Clean photocell lens. |
Bad | Replace |
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Heater will not | Wrong pump pressure | See Pump Pressure | |
ignite, but motor runs |
| Adjustment, page 11. | |
for a short period of | Carbon deposits on spark | See Spark Plug, page 12. | |
time. | |||
plug and/or improper |
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| gap |
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| Dirty fuel fi lter | See Fuel Filter, | |
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| page 12. | |
| Dirt in nozzle | See Nozzle, page 13. | |
| Water in fuel tank | Drain and fl ush fuel | |
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| tank with clean | |
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| kerosene. See Storage, | |
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| page 8. | |
WARNING: High Voltage! |
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| Electronic ignitor not | Make sure electronic ig- | |
| grounded | nitor mounting is tight. | |
| Bad electronic | Replace electronic | |
| ignitor | ignitor. | |
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Motor does not start when heater is plugged in, fan turns slowly or does not turn.
Reset | |
| button (see Figure 5, |
| page 7). |
Binding pump rotor | If fan is hard to |
| turn, see Pump Rotor, |
| page 14. |
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