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OMNI by EconoHeat
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Most Likely
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Less Likely
♣
Least Likely
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
1. Heater shuts
o
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Manual reset
♦
R
equiring manual restart
b
reset button on.
2. Loss
o
prime overnight
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V
acuum air leak i
n
uel line
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Check all uel connections. Tight
e n
ittings.
W
o
n
t hold vacuum
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Plugged pump screen
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Check pump screen, m
a
need cleaning-to access, remove pump cover
IS TANK EMPTY?
•
Plugged
e
r or tank oil empt
•
Clean ilter. Using vent port, reprime pump (See Figure 6 & 7).
3. Fails to start.
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V
acuum Leak
♦
Open bleeder port i air present. Check and tighten ittings.
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Inadequate Fuel Suppl
♦
Clean ilter. Check all uel connections. Tighten ittings.
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No Pressure
•
Check, m
a
need cleaning
to access, remove pump cover.
•
Using vent port, reprime pump (See Figure 6 & 7)
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No Pre-heat
•
Be sure all wiring to pre-heater is tight-no loose connections.
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Bad
e
rod-
R
eplace. Continuit
at terminals.
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Auto start circuit not unctioning
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Check circuit control board and replace i necessar
y
(Call Factor
•
Check continuit
at terminals
o
irerod limit snap switch.
R
eplace i needed.
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No Arc
•
Check springs to electrode rod adjustment (under tr
a
n
ormer)
make sure t
h e
make good contact. Open burner door and make
sure electrode tips ar
e n
t touchi
n
lame cone.
R
eadjust.
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No Air Pressure
•
Check pressure regulator and adjust. Check air suppl
line or
restrictions or leaks. Pull compressor cover and inspect carbon
vanes. M
a
need to replace. Check ilter, clean i needed.
4.
R
educed air pressure,
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Gauge m
a
be bad.
♦
R
eplace gauge.
cannot increase.
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Intake ilter mu ler is plugged
♦
R
emove & Clean with carburetor cleaner, dr
thoroughl
y
Do Not Use.
with dust or dirt.
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Compressor vanes m
a
be worn.
♣
R
eplace carbon canes.
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Exposed to water.
•
R
emove cover, clean rust with emer
cloth.
5. Hard starting diminished
♦
Partia
plugged
e
r.
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Clean ilter. Using vent port-reprime pump (See Figure 6 & 7)
lame.
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Out
o
uel
♣
R
e
ill Storage.
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No oil to burner
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Clean pump screen-
R
emove pump cover. Using vent
port, reprime pump. (See igure 6 & 7)
•
R
estriction in nozzle usuall
onl
•
R
emove nozzle and check or oreign objects. (See Figure 9 and 11)
when initiall
installed. New lines
•
Aluminum Block Pre-heater inside burner should not build
m
a
have oreign material in them.
up carbon. I carbon is present, pre-heat circuit is mal unctioning.
Thermocouple heat sensor wire could have open circuit.
Heat control board m
a
have blown circuit and circuit boar
d
use.
Inspect both and replace either i needed. (See Figure 11).
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Air band open t
oo
ar
•
Close air band
while viewing lame; open air band
slowl
until combustion chamber is clear, not orange.
6. Heater
cc
es requentl
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Heater over iring.
♦
Investigate and locate reason or over iring. I.e., nozzle
without thermostat
eroded, pump not unctioning properl
, decrease pump motor speed.
temperature setting being
(S
ee
or rem
e
d
)
achieved in area to be
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Temperature setting wrong
heated.
On high limit an
a
et
switch.
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Check temperature setting and adjust as necessar
y
•
High limit
a
et
switch bad
•
R
eplace high limit an
a
et
switch.
7. Heater rumbles and
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Pump setting wrong
♦
Pump not unctioning properl
-over iring. M
a
need
R
PM readjust.
excessive heat blow back
R
eset lame slightl
less than
½
w
a
down tube combustion chamber.
rom lame vision port.
Use adjustment knob on pump motor. (See Figure 7).
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Dra t incorrect. I proper dra t
♣
Set dr
a
t. Clean out combustion chamber and exchangers
c a
n
t be achieved, heater could
o
ash. Check dr
a
t-reset i needed.
have excessive amount
o
ash and
w
o
n
t allow
s
icient dra t.
8. Heater establishes lame
♦
Phot
o
e
e cant
ee
lame.
♦
Clean photo
e
e
which is smoked up
b
back dr
a
t smoke.
but locks out or shuts
o
.
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Due to back dr
a
t. Flame end
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Swing open burner door and clean ash buil
d
s
rom lame
Need to reset primar
y
cone m
a
have ash.
end cone. (See Figure 5 & 8).
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Flame too small
•
Increase pump motor speed (See Figure 7).
9. Proper dr
a
t setting
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Negative dr
a
t in building
♦
M
a
need to install power vent
/
dr
a
t inducer
s in stack.
cannot be achieved
or exhaust ans present.
(See Figur
e
or wiring).
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Excessive ash buil
d
s
/
Heater
♣
Clean ash and soot rom combustion chamber and heat
exchangers.
10. Poor or reduced heat
♦
Flame too small
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Nozzle m
a
be plugged with debris-usuall
a
ter ilter is cleaned.
production.
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Entir
e
uel suppl
m
a
be plugged.
♣
Clean ilter both, oil strainer and oil pump screen.
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Excessive ash buildup exchangers
•
Clean ash rom combustion chamber and exchangers.
•
Through vision port, check lame
•
M
a
need to readjust pump
R
PM. (Use knob on pump motor).
to see i lame is smaller than usual.
(See Figure 7).
Troubleshooting
