Should the entire row of coils be glowing (in dark w/ lights off)? Only &frac12; a revolution of the first coil row on the right side of was glowing a dull red. Unit was also not hot or warm with my hand on the grate of the left side. I have emailed the...
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I have yet to really see any glowing coils on mine and the heat has been more than sufficient. For what's it worth?
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I've had mine about 2 years now and use it quiet a bit at work. The only time mine didn't light good is if the tip wasn't seated good and when the smallest tip had some corrosion from so much use..I now use the next size tip and haven't had anymore problems. It's mportant the tip is clean and seated good where it mates to lighter. Good luck.
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According to info at the Hamilton Beach web site, there may be a slight bit of odor during the first use or so and it is from the heating coils heating up for the first time and is normal....hope that helps.
375272
Call Amazon, I had the same problem with two of the four lamps that I have ordered over the past few months. I e They were great and replace the two, and I asked for a discount on the other two and kept them just for nite light, and they still are only warm. I am happy with amazons customer service , the two that they replaced are still not as warm as the first one I bought, so it must be just the luck of the draw. they look great, and they do seem to help with odors. in my mind I feel that they are doing me some good, so what else matters. Good luck with your lamps.
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Hello E. R.! My sincere regrets on hearing about the issue. A little more information about the actual state of the equipment would be very helpful in assisting. If there is not any backlighting apparent when turning on the unit, it could be a faulty contact under the "On" button or a blown fuse. Was anything spilled on the controller or have you ensured the quality of A/C coming from the wall? If you can, please provide more details on symptoms and what you have tried thus far in troubleshooting. Thanks, and best of luck! :)
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hold the lighter to the wick for a short time. there is no flame nor is there a red glow. it will start warming up fairly quickly. if it doesn't, make sure you filled it enough and then hold a lighter under the wick longer. Also put the top back on so you can feel if it is heating up.
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I purchased the same heater last year and had the same problem. It looked like the gas wasn't blowing up on the spark close enough to get it ignited. I had to lean down and lightly blow between the spark and the end where the gas comes out. That got it lit.
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The coil gets hot on high but at lower temps, it doesn't radiate heat. Base is quite small so not a problem.
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I've got five of these that I use to heat my house. You may have placed the unit in a location where the air doesn't flow well, so it gets hot locally, but not throughout the room. Or you are not giving it enough time for the size of the room and its coldness. Against a blank warm wall with nothing in front seems optimal. The unit actually cycles a lot while heating up a room, otherwise the marker would glow red all the time. When the room temperature stabilizes I find the marker should be off or only dimly red.
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There are two High-Temp "Alarm" Lights for a 240-VAC hookup (120-VAC hookup utilizes only one) which show as a red glow visible through the grill while the "Cycling Thermal Overload Limit Switch" is cycling. When the unit cools a bit the Heaters resume (re-connect) and the glow disappears. So far mine have actuated twice over the life of the unit.
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Check and replace the batteries. I had exactly the same problem. I Called the company, their customeer service is great. At there suggestion I found one of my batteries was "defective". Replaced it and all was fine. BE sure the unit is NOT mounted close to a heater vent as warm air from heater can cause unusual activity with the light.
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My heating coils glow light red but so did my other heaters. To your other question it depends on the size of your room.
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I've never noticed mine do that, but if I had to make an educated guess, it would be that your use of the flat iron is cooling it down to a temp lower than what you have it set at, turning the ready light red. If I am accurate, I would also assume it would very rapidly come back to temp and turn back to green. If it does not rapidly change back to green or is changing to red when you haven't used it, I would guess you have a defective product.
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Make sure you hold it down for a minute before you release it, so it will heat up the element. If that isn't it, I have no idea. May be defective.
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Honestly, I cannot see it in the dark. My ++ review was based on ease of installation. Maybe if it was exposed to light it would glow. Unfortunately, how do you expose it to light in the dark? Sorry I could not help. I am staying with the factory sight.
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that has not happened here with mine. Every item has come out perfect. I'm thinking you have a defective one that does not heat up enough.Oh Dear, now that is a hassle.
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I don't mean to be rude but you are testing it in the dark? And it doesn't glow? If so I would contact Amazon if you bought it from them and get your money back. It worked great on my items so I'm thinking you must have a defective can.my items