9
TROUBLE-
SHOOTING
!
WARNING
Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot.
Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
Heater burns, but
creates puffs of
smoke.
Heater will not burn
steady.
Heater burns with
odor.
Heater smokes
continuously.
OBSERVED FAULT
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
A) Water in fuel
B) Wrong fuel
Wrong pump pressure
Dirty air output, air intake,
and lint filters
Dirty fuel filter
Dirt in nozzle
A) Check fuel tank for
bubbles of water in
bottom. If found, remove
fuel and clean tank (see
Storage, page 8).
B) Remove wrong fuel
and clean tank (see
Storage, page 8). Fill
with correct fuel.
See Pump Pressure
Adjustment, page 13.
See Air Output, Air Intake
and Lint Filters, page 13.
See Fuel Filter, page 11.
See Nozzle, pages 14 and 15.
Heater will not
ignite, but motor
runs.
Heater almost out of fuel
Wrong pump pressure
Carbon deposits on spark
plug and/or improper gap
Dirty fuel filter
Dirt in nozzle
Water in fuel tank
Electronic ignitor not
grounded (earthed)
Bad electronic ignitor
Add fuel to tank. See
Fuels, page 6.
See Pump Pressure
Adjustment, page 13.
See Spark Plug, page 12.
See Fuel Filter, page 11.
See Nozzle, pages 14 and 15.
Drain and flush fuel tank
with clean kerosene. See
Storage, page 8.
Make sure electronic
ignitor mounting is tight.
Replace electronic
ignitor.
!
WARNING: High voltage!
Motor does not start
when heater is
plugged in, fan
rotates slowly or
does not turn.
Binding pump rotor
Solid state relay not
allowed to reset
If fan is hard to turn, see
Pump Rotor, page 16.
Wait two minutes before
trying to restart heater.
