Mr. Heater, Inc. | Kerosene Fired Radiant Heater
Operating Instructions and Owner’s Manual
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DIAGNOSTIC SAFETY SHUTDOWN AND TROUBLE SHOOTING
FAULT
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Motordoesnotstartandnoignition
Noelectricalcurrent
Checkpowersupply(isitpluggedin?)
Checkproperpositionoftheswitch(isiton?)
Checkfuse/breaker
Wrongsettingonthermostat
Checkforsettingofthermostathigherthanroom
temp.
Defectivemotor
ReplaceMotor
Motorstartsnoignitionorcutsout
Notenoughfuelattheburner
Ensureanadequateleveloffuelisinthetank.
Cycleunitafewtimetoallowfueltofillthefilter
andfuelsystem.
Checkfuellinesincludingfilterforleaks.
Cleanorreplacenozzle.
Electronicigniterdefective
Checkigniterconnectionsincludingtransformer
Checkelectrodesforcorrosionandcarbonbuildup.
Replacetransformer
Flamecontrolboxdefective
Replaceflamecontrolbox
Photocelldefective
Cleanorreplacephotocell
Solenoiddefective
Checkconnections
Replacesolenoid
Motorstarts,heateremitssmoke
Notenoughcombustionair
MakesureAirinletandoutletarefree
Cleanburnerdisc
Fuelcontaminatedorcontainswater
Drainfuelintankandreplacewithcleanfuel
Cleanorreplacefuelfilter
Airleaksinfuelcircuit
Checkfuellinesandsystemforpossibleleaks
Notenoughfuelatburner
Cleanorreplacefuelnozzle
Toomuchfuelatburner
Replacenozzle
Heaterdoesnotstop
Solenoiddefective
Replacesolenoid
LED DIAGNOSTIC READ OUT TABLE
ERROR CODE
DESCRIPTION
E1
Ignitionfailedorflameout
E2
Temperaturesensormalfunction
E3
Highlimitswitchoverheat
E4
Flamecontrolmalfunction
E5
Solenoidmonitormalfunction
E6
Photcellfault
E7
Motorspeedfault
DEFAULT T-STAT SETTING
T-STAT RANGE
68°F
41°F-99°F