Desa Troubleshooting, R 15 E UK PORTABLE FORCED AIR HEATER, See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page

®

R 15 E UK

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	1.	Wrong pump pressure	1.	See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 8
off heater after a short period of time	2.	Dirty air output, air intake, and lint filters	2.	See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Fil-
				ters, page 7
	3.	Dirty fuel filter	3.	See Fuel Filter, page 8
	4.	Dirt in nozzle	4.	See Nozzle, page 9
	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 8
short period of time	2.	Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or	2.	See Spark Plug, pages 8
		improper gap
	3.	Dirty fuel filter	3.	See Fuel Filter, page 8
	4.	Dirt in nozzle	4.	See Nozzle, pages 9
	5.	Water in fuel tank	5.	Drain and flush fuel tank with clean
				kerosene. See Storing, Transporting, or
				Shipping, page 5

WARNING: High voltage!

6.Electronic ignitor not grounded (earthed)

7.Bad electronic ignitor

6.Make sure electronic ignitor mounting is tight.

7.Replace electronic ignitor

Motor does not start when heater is plugged 1.	Flame-out control not reset	1.	Reset flame-out control button, see Fig-
in, fan rotates slowly or does not turn			ure 3, page 5
2.	Binding pump rotor	2.	If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor,
			page 9

6 104975