Homelite HH55 Troubleshooting, Observed Fault, Possible Cause, Remedy, WARNING High Voltage

OWNER’S MANUAL

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 9
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 8
	3.	Dirty fuel filter		3.	See Fuel Filter, page 9
	4.	Dirt in nozzle		4.	See Nozzle, page 11
	5.	Dirty photocell lens		5.	Clean photocell lens
	6.	Bad flame-out control		6.	Replace flame-out control
			WARNING: Disconnect heater cord!
Heater will not ignite, but motor runs for a	1.	Wrong pump pressure.		1.	See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 9
short period of time.	2.	Carbon deposits on spark plug and/or		2.	See Spark Plug, page 10
		improper gap
	3.	Dirty fuel filter		3.	See Fuel Filter, page 9
	4.	Dirt in nozzle		4.	See Nozzle, page 11
	5.	Water in fuel tank		5.	Drain and flush fuel tank with clean
					kerosene. See Storing, Transporting, or
					Shipping, page 6.
			WARNING: High Voltage!
	6.	Electronic ignitor not grounded		6.	Make sure electronic ignitor mounting
					is tight.
	7.	Bad electronic ignitor		7.	Replace electronic ignitor.
Motor does not start when heater is plugged	1.	Flame-out control not reset		1.	Press flame-out control reset button.
in, fan rotates slowly or does not turn.	2.	Solid state relay not allowed to reset		2.	Wait two minutes before trying to restart
					heater.
	3.	Binding pump rotor		3.	If fan is hard to turn, see Pump Rotor,
					page 12.

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