my gas heater will light but will only stay lit for a short time. I've cleaned. the apiture. with alcohol. but that doednt seem to help. long term.
926730
replace the thermocouple first, this generates the power for the unit. If no joy replace the gas valve which contains the power pile.
926731
Gosh that's a hard one to answer. Other than making sure the gas line isn't interupted & the stove itself is clean maybe there's a problem internally with the heater itself. I had a heater that did that once & ended up replacing it. Would cost too much to have it repaired. Sorry I couldn't help.
2254369
The regulator is probably bad. I had this same problem on this model. Had to replace the grill. Not sure why it does, but something happens and it does not let enough gas through to heat, or, no gas flow at all. I tried turning the adjuster knob slowly from low to hi and back, several times. No go.
417369
Well Ms. Linda C. I dont know what to tell you because I have been using my heater for three years now and I dont have the slightest problem with it. My heater works very well for me. B.K.Delley
770138
Joanne, when I got my heater (also from Amazon), the C-cells for the igniter were very old and not very good. Have you tried replacing the batteries with new alkalines?
803547
My heater does the same.I had two since the first broke. I think their thermostats just dont work well.
540412
Have you tried turning the valve slowly? Perhaps too much gas is being supplied before the flame can light it.
1811752
I've found that the gas dial is touchy. If you turn it to the start position, most of the time on the first few tries it doesn't produce any gas through the burner. Try turning it while pushing in, and then turn all the way on and then off. The next turn to the start position should produce gas and you can start it with a long match or the igniter. That worked for mine, anyway...Good luck!
1643596
Maybe it's the unit or maybe all 3 lights aren't flashing. Push the wrong button and you turn off 1 or more heaters. One of my heaters did go out but not after 3 uses.
1423462
I had these same issues. However, after inspecting this lighter just after refilling it, I found the little round twist at the bottom of the tank. This regulates the pressure of the gas coming out. As you use the lighter, you need to adjust this knob for the correct pressure so that when tank is full, it doesn't have so much pressure that it won't light. Once I learned this, the lighter works perfectly. I've had no issues since using the regulator twist.
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.
1426092
They should light just as easily. Double check the tip in installed right. Gas on. Few clicks. And then give it a few to see if it warms up. The fire may not be entirely visible.
749762
Did you check to ensure there is no fouling of the ignition wire? This happened on my previous torch and I never could get the igniter clean enough to use again...so I ordered a new torch.
808517
If you have a meter that checks continuty you can check it with that.Be sure it is unplugged before you get into it but every time I have fixed one they all looked so bad but they couldn't last much longer,so I replaced them all.I have 3 heaters and I have had to replace them in 2 of them.I think this a weak point in them.I also had them replaced in the other one while it was under warranty.The bulbs are kinda expensive and I don't plan on buying anymore of these heaters unless they have a recall on them and give us some relieve.
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Good question! Let me know if you find one. This would be an excellent heater if the manufacturer did not use thermocouples that they know are defective. Why do I say that? Because nearly EVERY review that I have read States the same problem. Now I have a heater sitting out in my garage that will not light! I recommend that any person thinking of purchasing this heater buy a Mr Heater instead. They work! If World Marketing would send me a new thermocouple (that works), I would install it.
55167
Make sure you don't turn the flame too low.Also make sure your tank is working properly
1426139
I had the same problem with one I had before so after many many tries I gave up and bought a new one that has been ok so far. The first one lasted a few years but haven't used the new one much yet. Sometimes I was able to light the old one by turning down the volume of gas while using the spark. Was really glad to throw the first one away as it was so unreliable. I looked for replacement parts but couldn't find any. Good luck!!
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I wish I could help, I asked the same thing from amazon and portasol directly without a response. I did find that if you're using the smallest soldering tip it never lights. Use the bigger one and you'll get it to light a little more often