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 filters
Dirty fuel filter
Dirt in nozzle
Dirty photocell lens
Bad
REMEDY
See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 12.
See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint Filters, page 12.
See Fuel Filter, page 10.
See Nozzle, page 13.
Clean photocell lens.
Replace
Heater will not ignite, but motor runs for a short period of time.
Wrong pump pressure | See Pump Pressure |
| Adjustment, page 12. |
Carbon deposits on spark | See Spark Plug, page 11. |
plug and/or improper gap |
|
Dirty fuel filter | See Fuel Filter, page 10. |
Dirt in nozzle | See Nozzle, page 13. |
Water in fuel tank | Drain and flush fuel tank |
| with clean kerosene. See |
| Storing, Transporting, or |
| Shipping, page 8. |
WARNING: High voltage! | |
Electronic ignitor not | Make sure electronic |
grounded (earthed) | ignitor mounting is tight. |
Bad electronic ignitor | Replace electronic |
| ignitor. |
Motor does not start when heater is plugged in, fan rotates 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. |
Thermostat setting is too | Turn thermostat knob to a |
low. | higher setting. |
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