Sears 583.35683 Trouble- Shooting, Possible Cause, Wrong pump pressure, Flame-out, before, heater

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 flame-out control shuts off heater after

a short period of time.

Heater will not

ignite, but motor runs for a short period of time.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Wrong pump pressure

Dirty air output, air intake and lint filters

Dirty fuel filter

Dirt in nozzle

Dirty photocell lens

Bad flame-out control

Wrong pump pressure

Carbon deposits on spark plug and!or improper gap

Dirty fuel filter

Dirt in nozzle

Water in fuel tank

REMEDY

See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 11.

See Air Output, Air Intake, and Lint Filters, page 10.

See Fuel Filter, page 11.

See Nozzle, pages 12 and 13.

Clean photocell lens.

Replace flame-out control.

See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 11.

See Spark Plug, pages 11 and 12.

See Fuel Filter, page 11.

See Nozzle, page 12 and 13.

Drain and flush fuel tank with clean kerosene. See Storing, Tramporti_, or S_ippi_, above, page 8.

_Ib WARNING: High Voltage!
Electronic ignitor not	Make sure electronic
grounded	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.

Flame-out	control not reset Press flame-out			control
		reset	button.
Solid state	relay not	Wait two minutes			before
allowed	to reset	trying to restart			heater.
Binding pump rotor		If fan	is hard to	turn,		see
		Pump	Rotor,	page		13.

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