Electric Heater User Manual

Dayton Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
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Dayton Portable
Oil-Fired Heaters
®
101421
Troubleshooting Chart
Possible Cause(s)
Corrective Action
Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating, or hot.
Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
Heater ignites, but flame-out control
shuts off heater after a short period of
time
1. See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 7
2.See Air Output, Air Intake and Lint
Filters, page 7
3.See Fuel Filter, page 7
4.See Nozzle, page 9
5.Clean photocell lens
6.Replace flame-out control
1.Wrong pump pressure
2. Dirty air output, air intake and lint filters
3.Dirty fuel filter
4.Dirt in nozzle
5.Dirty photocell lens
6.Bad flame-out control
Symptom
Heater will not ignite, but motor runs
for a short period of time
1.Wrong pump pressure
2.Carbon deposits on spark plug and/
or improper gap
3.Dirty fuel filter
4.Dirt in nozzle
5.Water in fuel tank
6.Electronic ignitor not
grounded
7.Bad electronic ignitor
1. See Pump Pressure Adjustment, page 7
2.See Spark Plug, page 8
3.See Fuel Filter, page 7
4.See Nozzle, page 9
5.Drain and flush fuel tank with clean
kerosene. See Storing, Transporting,
or Shipping, page 11
6.Make sure electronic ignitor mount-
ing is tight
7.Replace electronic ignitor
High Voltage!
Motor does not start when heater is
plugged in, fan rotates slowly or does
not turn
1.Flame-out control not reset
2.Solid state relay not
allowed to reset
3.Binding pump rotor
1.Press flame-out control reset button
2.Wait two minutes before trying to
restart heater
3.If fan is hard to turn, see Pump
Rotor, page 10