OWNER’S MANUAL
TROUBLESHOOTING
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RJ70
WARNING: Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot. Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
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Heater ignites, but | 1. | Photocell assembly not properly in- | 1. | Make sure photocell boot is properly | ||
off heater after a short period of time |
| stalled (seeing flame) |
| seated in bracket | ||
| 2. | Wrong pump pressure | 2. | See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 8 | ||
| 3. | Dirty air output, air intake and lint filters | 3. | See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Fil- | ||
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| 4. | Dirty fuel filter | 4. | See Fuel Filter, page 9 | ||
| 5. | Dirt in nozzle | 5. | See Nozzle, page 11 | ||
| 6. | Dirty photocell lens | 6. | Clean photocell lens | ||
| 7. | Defective | 7. | Replace | ||
| 8. | Defective photocell | 8. | Replace photocell | ||
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Heater will not ignite, but motor runs for a | 1. | No fuel in tank | 1. | Fill tank with kerosene | ||
short period of time | 2. | Wrong pump pressure | 2. | See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 8 | ||
| 3. | Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or | 3. | See Spark Plug, page 10 | ||
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| 4. | Dirty fuel filter | 4. | See Fuel Filter, page 9 | ||
| 5. | Dirt in nozzle | 5. | See Nozzle, page 11 | ||
| 6. | Water in fuel tank | 6. | Drain and flush fuel tank with clean | ||
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| 7. | Electronic ignitor not grounded | 7. | Make sure electronic ignitor mounting | ||
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| 8. | Defective electronic ignitor | 8. | Replace electronic ignitor | ||
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Motor does not start when heater is plugged | 1. | 1. | Press | |||
in and switched ON, fan rotates slowly or | 2. | Binding pump rotor | 2. | If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor, | ||
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| 3. | Defective motor | 3. | Replace motor | ||
| 4. | Defective ON/OFF switch | 4. | Replace ON/OFF switch | ||
| 5. | No power to heater | 5. | Check circuit breaker in electrical panel | ||
| 6. | Bad electrical connections | 6. | Check all electrical connections. See | ||
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