what is the process to start the unit? I have had 2 installed in my garage for 13 years, ever started till now. i see a pilot lite, pushed, nothing?
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The control has three positions. Off which is nearest the incoming gas line. Looking from above the control turn CCW 90 degrees to the pilot light position. push and light. To start the heater turn an additional 90 CCW as seen from above the control. At this point the control will be 180 degrees from the off position. You will need to depress the control knob slightly to turn it at some positions.. Adjust the thermostat to a point above the surrounding air temperature and heater will start heating........ John.
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make sure the gas is on, and the thermostat is off, on the gas unit, turn the knob counter clock wise 1/4 turn, push down, hold match or lighter to where the pilot light is at until it lite, keep the knob depressed for 20 seconds or so, release the knob and turn counter clock wise 1/4 turn until it stops. turn the thermostat up and it should lite
1843760
You have to push the pilot light button in and light it and hold it in until when you let it go the pilot light stays on then you twist the button on the back to the on position.
1775025
Sorry - I'm only another customer of the unit, so I don't know. Has never happened to me, so I suspect yours is broken. Call their cust service phone #. They're very nice and helpful.
642737
DONT KNOW IT stopped working on second start up. unit will not come on.looking for replacement or refund
275706
Could be triggered by hot temperatures in your garage. Mine is installed in the laundry room and kicks on when I have the heat/AC moving the air around in the room.
1680322
My unit ran periodically & I replaced the switch that you depress to activate the unit .That didn't work, so I replaced the entire assembly & got a new FRC 4016. It works great now. Jp
1591656
There is a troubleshooting guide on page 6 of the owners manual. I used to work for a rental company that rented these out. It could be a number of things from a bad electrical part,a partialy plugged nozzle,bad thermostat.Try the troubleshooting first. It's not an easy thing to try to explain in emails if you don't know much about these units.Does it keep running after you restart it?
601976
You have to manually push the button on the power supply unit to start. Even you use a timer, you will still need to push the button.
1328922
The same thing happened to me. I called the company and they sent a new unit right away-no questions asked. The new one has worked well for about 8 months now and has much better action than the first one.
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Make sure battery is charged. Slide bar on top to the left. If that does not start it, it is likely gone. Ours is several years old and still working.
1339518
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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I haven´t had any problem, maybe you should check if your units has the same group ID!!! if the problems continue you should sent you unit to service... have try to fired your flas with another master unit?
1692255
Check the wire to the piezo igniter. Those are good for thousands and thousands of ignitions. Otherwise use a lighter by the pilot light to start it.
1404379
As others have mentioned, check to see that the unit is not set to manually on, if it is not then you probably are experiencing the beginning of many problems to come with this unit. I returned the one I bought because of similar problems. Mine experienced problems early and multiplied with age. Read some of the reviews on Amazon. I would advise taking it back if possible. This would be a great unit if it worked properly for a reasonable amont of time.
268874
There is a small internal device that acts as a starter to make the bulbs light up. It sounds like that starter has gone bad. Contact Flowtron and send them the unit for repair.
856344
Mine started right away with no issues. I think yours might be defected if it's still not working.
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This unit only has a red LED light installed to show when its transmitting the signal. Verify the dip-switch setting to make sure they match yours. If it still doesn't open try reversing them and you should be in business. Please call, 828.537.2537, if you have any further questions. Thanks... Matty
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I had the same issue. I learned to hold the dial at pilot for about 5 seconds and had to light the pilot area with a lighter. Once lit I slowly turn the dial to high and its ignites every time. I haven't had an issue since.. Hope this helps