PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Gas valve may be OFF
Fuel tank is empty
Air in supply system
Loose connection
Debris around pilot
Loose connection
Thermocouple bad
Gas leak in line
Lack of fuel pressure
Clean dirty area
Tighten connections
Replace thermocouple
Check connections using leak test
Fuel tank is near empty
Pressure is low
Control Valve not ON
Thermocouple bad
Pilot light assembly bent or not in correct location
Fuel tank is near empty
Turn valve ON
Replace thermocouple
Place pilot light in correct position and retry
Pilot will not light
Pilot will not stay on
Burner will not light
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Turn the gas valve ON
Purge air from lines
Dirt or film on reflector and flame screen
Clean reflector and flame screen
Thick black smoke
Blockage in burner
Turn off the heater and let it cool. Remove blockage
and clear burner inside and out
Emitter glows uneven
Blockage in burner injector
Base is not on a level surface
Low gas pressure
Clean or replace burner injector
Place heater on level surface
Replace cylinder with a new cylinder
Burner flame goes off immediately
after ignition
Low gas pressure
for 10 minutes before setting
variable knob to LO
Burner flame is low
Supply hose is bent or twisted
Blockage in burner injector
Straigten hose and perform leak test on hose
Clean or replace burner injector
TROUBLESHOOTING
Carbon build up
Remove, clean and replace
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