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Any clue whats wrong with my Mr Heater?
Posted on 11/30/17 at 11:41 am
Posted on 11/30/17 at 11:41 am
I've had this thing for about 7-8 years now...but at the beginning of last year, it wasn't working, so i took it home and blew out the gas line with the compressor, and it worked for the rest of the year.
This year i had to do the same, and it worked for about an hour. Since then, i've had to blow out the line 3 different times. It'll work for one hunt, then it does the same thing the next time.
It's like the pilot flame isn't strong enough to light the ceramic burner. Maybe too much trash (dirt dobbers probably) in the line? Which i would never be able to get out i presume.
Thoughts?
This year i had to do the same, and it worked for about an hour. Since then, i've had to blow out the line 3 different times. It'll work for one hunt, then it does the same thing the next time.
It's like the pilot flame isn't strong enough to light the ceramic burner. Maybe too much trash (dirt dobbers probably) in the line? Which i would never be able to get out i presume.
Thoughts?
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Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:08 pm to SportTiger1
I don’t know but the one I got last year did that right out of the box. Still can’t get it to work.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:09 pm to SportTiger1
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dirt dobbers
Wait...
Is this the right way to say that?
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:13 pm to RATeamWannabe
quote:
Is this the right way to say that?
Yeah, spelled differently but pronounced like....
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:21 pm to RATeamWannabe
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Is this the right way to say that?
Not a clue 
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:40 pm to RATeamWannabe
I thought it was "daubers"
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:41 pm to SportTiger1
Spray some carburetor cleaner down the pilot light gas tube.
Make sure you let it dry before you try and light the heater again.
If that doesn’t work it could be a thermocouple starting to fail.
Are you using the small disposable bottles or running a hose from a larger propane tank?
Make sure you let it dry before you try and light the heater again.
If that doesn’t work it could be a thermocouple starting to fail.
Are you using the small disposable bottles or running a hose from a larger propane tank?
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:02 pm to bootlegger
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I thought it was "daubers"
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:06 pm to SportTiger1
Does it have a thermocoupler?
It it has a pilot the pilot heats a thermal coupler that heats a thermoswitch and opens the gas to the main flame.
Start there!
It it has a pilot the pilot heats a thermal coupler that heats a thermoswitch and opens the gas to the main flame.
Start there!
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:08 pm to Jj283
Will try that...
This, ive tried multiple brands and all have the same issue.
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disposable bottles
This, ive tried multiple brands and all have the same issue.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:08 pm to Marco Montana
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It it has a pilot the pilot heats a thermal coupler that heats a thermoswitch and opens the gas to the main flame.
yes, but the pilot isn't shooting far enough to heat the thermocoupler, if that makes sense.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 1:22 pm to SportTiger1
Mine did the exact same thing. I tried everything, threw it in a dumpster
Worked flawlessly for like 5 years.
Need Santa to get me another
Worked flawlessly for like 5 years.
Need Santa to get me another
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:11 pm to tigerfoot
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Mine did the exact same thing. I tried everything, threw it in a dumpster
Worked flawlessly for like 5 years.
Need Santa to get me another
Think I'm at this point. The two coldest hunts of the year (26 and 31deg) the damn thing crapped out on me. Which would be fine had I dressed for that...but I wasn't.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:19 pm to SportTiger1
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Think I'm at this point.
My nephew came up to hunt this past weekend, and I wanted to buy a Mr Heater for him to use. Found one at the local Tractor Supply on sale for $69.99--normally $89.99. No carry bag, but thing worked perfectly for him.
A friend is having a similar issue with his, and it happened for the first time last weekend. I've had mine for a couple of seasons with no issue, and have definitely got my money's worth. As soon as mine starts acting up I'll replace it. Quite honestly, I've gotten spoiled.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:19 pm to SportTiger1
Mine would light w a lighter for a while but then it stopped doing that too. Even then it would go out w s tiny puff of wind
Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:12 pm to SeasonOfSam
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Quite honestly, I've gotten spoiled.
no doubt man. When i hunt the blind, i wear blue jeans and a hoodie no matter how cold it is, because i know its there if i need it....until it isn't.
ETA - i wish i would've invented the damn thing, seems like everyone i know has one.
This post was edited on 11/30/17 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 11/30/17 at 7:19 pm to SportTiger1
quote:The exact morning mine went to crap.
When i hunt the blind, i wear blue jeans and a hoodie no matter how cold it is, because i know its there if i need it....until it isn't
Nothing but a long sleeve tshirt and blue jeans. Planning on a long walk in, heater was already in the box.
I just put all the windows back down except for the front. Eventually I stopped shivering.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 7:24 pm to SportTiger1
I have had this problem with certain brands of disposable bottled gas. Some work flawlessly and another brand won't keep the pilot lit or any little move or breeze and it would go out. May make zero sense but it has happened to me.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 7:30 pm to SportTiger1
After a summer in storage, mine would sort of light the pilot with a very weak flame then go out.
After all else failed, I read the owner's manual. It recommended taking a Q-tip, dipping it in alcohol, and swabbing the pilot tube to get out dust that may have accumulated in storage. LINK
I had to pull some of the cotton off of the Q-tip to make it fit, but that did the trick.
Like the guy said who recommended a spray of carburetor cleaner down the pilot light tube, let it dry before you try to light the heater again.
If you are using a large propane tank, not the little screw in bottles, you are supposed to have a filter in the hose line. If you didn't use the filter, that may be the cause of problems.
After all else failed, I read the owner's manual. It recommended taking a Q-tip, dipping it in alcohol, and swabbing the pilot tube to get out dust that may have accumulated in storage. LINK
I had to pull some of the cotton off of the Q-tip to make it fit, but that did the trick.
Like the guy said who recommended a spray of carburetor cleaner down the pilot light tube, let it dry before you try to light the heater again.
If you are using a large propane tank, not the little screw in bottles, you are supposed to have a filter in the hose line. If you didn't use the filter, that may be the cause of problems.
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