17' Series Diesel heater blowing cold air
- Thread starter michelle menzel
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Ive replied to the PM, but in case you see this first
Hi Michelle. I just followed you thread, are you 100% sure the fuel is reaching the unit. The pump is a dose pump, which for every click it delivers a set amount of fuel. You will see the fuel moving a tiny bit by bit up the clear pressure fuel hose each time the the dose pump clicks. Assuming the fuel is getting to the heater and failing to ignite, the only likely other culprit would be glow plug. A diesel glow plug is similiar to a petrol engines spark plug except it glows red hot until the fuel mix ignites, then turns off. Its a necessary part and the heater will not ignite without it, of if it faulty. Its only active when the unit starts, and once its running the glow plug isnt required, the burner creates the combustion.
The glow plug should be available as a cheap spare part, but being new your starting point would be the retailer.
Hi Michelle. I just followed you thread, are you 100% sure the fuel is reaching the unit. The pump is a dose pump, which for every click it delivers a set amount of fuel. You will see the fuel moving a tiny bit by bit up the clear pressure fuel hose each time the the dose pump clicks. Assuming the fuel is getting to the heater and failing to ignite, the only likely other culprit would be glow plug. A diesel glow plug is similiar to a petrol engines spark plug except it glows red hot until the fuel mix ignites, then turns off. Its a necessary part and the heater will not ignite without it, of if it faulty. Its only active when the unit starts, and once its running the glow plug isnt required, the burner creates the combustion.
The glow plug should be available as a cheap spare part, but being new your starting point would be the retailer.
Did you get it going @michelle menzel ?
Keen to know as I was going to purchase onetoday. Yours is the first report of issues.
Keen to know as I was going to purchase onetoday. Yours is the first report of issues.
It's blowing hot air!! Yay
It was a fuel issue, hubby fixed it by just following what a couple of you said and its running fine now
Thanks everyone for your help
It was a fuel issue, hubby fixed it by just following what a couple of you said and its running fine now
Thanks everyone for your help
Good work!It's blowing hot air!! Yay
It was a fuel issue, hubby fixed it by just following what a couple of you said and its running fine now
Thanks everyone for your help
Great result @michelle menzel and well done forumites for the top advice. That's why it's such a good forum! :encouragement:
@michelle menzel i just seen where you are based ..... im not surprised you were very keen to get the heater working bŕrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Ha. Enjoy the toasty warm trip way.
