So almost exactly 1 year to the day the new diesel heater also shut down and failed to start back up. Its also a January snow storm with temps in the negatives, It's currently -5F outside. The shutdown issue seems to be an air/fuel problem. The air intake screen was partially clogged with snow and the fuel looks like some water in the fuel froze and clogged it up. The fuel itself is flowing fine out of the line with no apparent gelling. We addressed the shut down right away and it started back ran for a while but then same issue over night. Fuel filter clogged with what looks like snow and air screen partially blocked with snow. The unit sat longer this time before we tried starting it (it failed over night). and it would not start. Seems like -5F is to cold for the unit to start (its installed in an inclosed outside locker on the camper. ) We will try running a small space heater in the locker and put a separating fuel filter on it and see if the unit will start up once its warm.
The replacement screens and removal tool + gaskets can be purchased from TEMU for about $5. I run a gal of diesel with one ounce SeaFoam to clean burn chamber about once ever 10 gallons or so. Some diesel fuels are cut with kitchen oils and it is messy and carbons up the burn chamber fairley fast. I love my Hcalory and never have had a serious problem with it except for crappy oily diesel fuel on occasion. Constant running at a low speed willl carbon it up also. One ounce SeaFoam every two or three gal helps keep it from carbon problems when running low speeds every day. Live and learn.
It was running on heating oil that gets delivered to the house same diesel that I run in my tractors. The replacements still running fine. The new unit does shut off when it idles down. This unit would idle down low and never shut off. It all started when it ran out of fuel over night when it was below zero F and would not start up. Never ran right after that. I’m thinking maybe the atomizer screen is fouled…?
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm i have the same issue... running heating oil. I think the burn chamber needs replacing, mine seemed to happen all at once and no matter how many times i clean it it goes back to the same. There is a replaceable gauze screen that sits around the glowplug, but there is another gauze (non replaceable ) inside the burn chamber. my theory is that this gives up after some time, but you cant replace it or clean it well. i have ordered a new burn chamber for £16 and i will test my theory!
@@barneskite28 Interesting I though I saw a 2nd screen, I've kept this unit around thinking someday I'd figure out whats up with it. Let me know how your new burn chamber works out!
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm You cant see the screen, it is behind the washer/baffle right at the back where the glow plug is. I have been trying to clean mine out for the past few days - every time it starts of ok, and then gets worse . I had a spare heater that went through the same problem, so i cut open the burn chamber to see. The wool+mesh around the inner diameter was hard baked carbon crust - so stopping the normal operation and giving an unstable flame. My latest solution was oven cleaning gel.... filled the back with it and let it sit for an hour or so, washed off with a hosepipe and then dried with a blowtorch. Working nicely for an hour so far - lets see!
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm When i looked at the inner mesh, it was not bad condition other than being blocked. If you have access to an ultrasonic cleaner, I think put the chamber in a bag of oven cleaning solution and sqeeze all the extra air out of the bag, then put the bag in an ultrasonic cleaner for a bit. The problem is there is no access to clean this mesh without cutting it open. Maybe some room for a re-designed burner better for cleaning and service. For most people at the moment it would mean throwing it away and buy a new one. i have some ideas i might try.
@@kerbsidemotors9249 we just had to replace the fuel filter on the replacement unit this week it would not stay running I believe it was throwing an e1 error.
So almost exactly 1 year to the day the new diesel heater also shut down and failed to start back up. Its also a January snow storm with temps in the negatives, It's currently -5F outside. The shutdown issue seems to be an air/fuel problem. The air intake screen was partially clogged with snow and the fuel looks like some water in the fuel froze and clogged it up. The fuel itself is flowing fine out of the line with no apparent gelling. We addressed the shut down right away and it started back ran for a while but then same issue over night. Fuel filter clogged with what looks like snow and air screen partially blocked with snow. The unit sat longer this time before we tried starting it (it failed over night). and it would not start. Seems like -5F is to cold for the unit to start (its installed in an inclosed outside locker on the camper. ) We will try running a small space heater in the locker and put a separating fuel filter on it and see if the unit will start up once its warm.
The replacement screens and removal tool + gaskets can be purchased from TEMU for about $5. I run a gal of diesel with one ounce SeaFoam to clean burn chamber about once ever 10 gallons or so. Some diesel fuels are cut with kitchen oils and it is messy and carbons up the burn chamber fairley fast. I love my Hcalory and never have had a serious problem with it except for crappy oily diesel fuel on occasion. Constant running at a low speed willl carbon it up also. One ounce SeaFoam every two or three gal helps keep it from carbon problems when running low speeds every day. Live and learn.
That is the most carbon I've ever seen. Are you running oil? Or are you running it on very low speed?
It was running on heating oil that gets delivered to the house same diesel that I run in my tractors. The replacements still running fine. The new unit does shut off when it idles down. This unit would idle down low and never shut off. It all started when it ran out of fuel over night when it was below zero F and would not start up. Never ran right after that. I’m thinking maybe the atomizer screen is fouled…?
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm i have the same issue... running heating oil. I think the burn chamber needs replacing, mine seemed to happen all at once and no matter how many times i clean it it goes back to the same. There is a replaceable gauze screen that sits around the glowplug, but there is another gauze (non replaceable ) inside the burn chamber. my theory is that this gives up after some time, but you cant replace it or clean it well. i have ordered a new burn chamber for £16 and i will test my theory!
@@barneskite28 Interesting I though I saw a 2nd screen, I've kept this unit around thinking someday I'd figure out whats up with it. Let me know how your new burn chamber works out!
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm You cant see the screen, it is behind the washer/baffle right at the back where the glow plug is. I have been trying to clean mine out for the past few days - every time it starts of ok, and then gets worse . I had a spare heater that went through the same problem, so i cut open the burn chamber to see. The wool+mesh around the inner diameter was hard baked carbon crust - so stopping the normal operation and giving an unstable flame.
My latest solution was oven cleaning gel.... filled the back with it and let it sit for an hour or so, washed off with a hosepipe and then dried with a blowtorch. Working nicely for an hour so far - lets see!
@@WhisperingWildMarketFarm When i looked at the inner mesh, it was not bad condition other than being blocked. If you have access to an ultrasonic cleaner, I think put the chamber in a bag of oven cleaning solution and sqeeze all the extra air out of the bag, then put the bag in an ultrasonic cleaner for a bit. The problem is there is no access to clean this mesh without cutting it open. Maybe some room for a re-designed burner better for cleaning and service. For most people at the moment it would mean throwing it away and buy a new one. i have some ideas i might try.
Reckon air hole or fueling on friends new heater is bad.
@@kerbsidemotors9249 we just had to replace the fuel filter on the replacement unit this week it would not stay running I believe it was throwing an e1 error.