Do these heaters have defective thermostats? Once the temp. is hit the heater suspends but comes back on for ~5 seconds every 15 min until it restarts
2005330
I have had no problems like that at all.It has never gotten up to temp and come on every 5 seconds.I love this heater and it maintains the set temp,no problems.
2005331
I have not had an issue with the heater stopping and starting like that. More often than not, due to the rooms it is used in, it does not shut off (hit the temperture) though that is the room and not the heater. On the rooms where it stopped, I did not have that issue.
2005332
Seems to me that this is the company's idea of maintaining a heat setting, in other words, I think this is the plan, not a defect. What I would complain about is what they are calling "oscillation"--what, maybe a 20 degree turn in each direction? Pretty pointless! Here technology is controlling you.
633100
I have two of these heaters and never noticed that problem. I don't think it is normal, maybe the wire got damaged. I would exchange it just in case.
2008710
Seems the latest batch have that issue... Mine is beyond return so I threw it away and bought a different heater... shame that the quality of the product went down hill as I have a unit I bought a few years back that is still running strong
339789
We had the heater on for hours and never had any problems with it so far. The only time it shuts off is if we move it. You may want to contact the manufacturer and ask them what the problem is. They have a live chat on their website - http://firesense.com/
1818603
Same issue I had with first unit, called the company and they exchanged and we've never had anymore issues. It was a weird issue. What is the codes that are flashing on the screen? The company was great and responded quickly. We use the heater every time we camp.
1175780
Mine too. There is an electrical connection behind the control panel that overheats and starts to burn the wire insulation when the heater is on high. It is connected to the pendulum switch that would power-off the unit if it tipped over. I contacted Kaz (the actual mfgr) but they weren't interested in fixing or replacing the heater.
1941186
Sounds like you have a bad control board. The temp can be set on both the front face of the unit and with the remote control. Take it back and get a new one!!
1299892
Heater will come on and shut off once temp is reached and when it falls will come back on. Does this help?
1983170
Might be something wrong with your unit. Ours heats up in a matter of minutes
1193962
That problem has not occurred on my heater and I always use it on low setting. As someone else suggested, clean the pilot to get rid of dust.
1002689
Most likely the heat element burned out. Local repair shops would not fix it even tho still on warranty. Returned the unit to Oreck. They sent a new one which works ok.
322010
Contact customer service I have heard they are very good about replacing defective units, mine is still working without any problems. I have read about complaints of heater unit failing, I'm crossing my fingers my unit is still working okay.
666813
I do not have this experience yet. It seems like the heater should be shut off when power goes out, restarting the unit should require manual reset. Hope the unit is designed this way.
1411555
Hi, Mine first did that when it was first installed. The temp was set to high. I unplugged the unit and not turn it back on until the next morning and it has been great since then.
73245
they are controlled by an internal t-stat and only shut off once they reach the temp you set. But 900 sq ft heated to 105 might be stretching a single too far. I would suggest two units.
288651
I returned mine. Could not get the thermostatd to trigger the unit back on when dropping below temperature. Tried 2 different units and had the same issue.
1941429
it has an overheat protection circuit built in inside regulator box. when there is a surge which causes heat, it cut off power automatically. after the problem is removed, temp is down, it will be back on working.