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Anonymous Posted on Nov 11, 2012

Empire rh-50b-6 This is a vented heater and runs on lpg. When I light the heater it runs fine for while, and then it shuts off and the polit light goes off. I bought this heater new last year

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Over the warmer months dust accumulates in the safety pilot making it think their is less oxy in the air. So it shuts down. Blow it out and retry.
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  • Anonymous Nov 12, 2012

    Thank you Dan for helping, I did clean the the safety pilot out with a can of air, but the heater still goes out, so I disconnected the line for the safety pilot and sprade air through the pipe. Now my pilot light seams to not being as high like it use to

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    Dan Webster Nov 12, 2012

    What i do is flush the whole thing with rust buster:http://appliancejunk.blogspot.com/search...

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2012

    Well I looked rust buster and didn't find it, I found some electronic cleaner and sprayed the hole system with it and so far it's working Thank you Dan

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2012

    Well I guess I spoke to soon, it ran good for about a day a haft and then went out again.

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    Dan Webster Nov 16, 2012

    http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/c...

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: Mr Heater MH75KT - won't start with diesel

If the MH75KT is the correct model, then it is a Kerosene only heater. Fuels, like oil and diesel all have different ignition points.
http://www.mrheater.com/upload/newsletter/70276_MH_HS_50_75_125_175_210KT_REV%20A.pdf
See page 3 of the manual.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 26, 2008

SOURCE: Pilot light won't stay lit on convection heater.

replace the therocouple. next year do not turn the pilot off

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 29, 2009

SOURCE: empire wall heater with wall vent pilot light

It sounds like the gas valve is dropping out. Make sure the system is venting the exhaust(no restrictions). Then make sure all your wiring connections in the unit are tight. In a millivolt system if all wiring connections aren't tight and clean your circuit will drop in millivolts and the gas valve will drop out. The gas valve requires a certain millivolt to stay open. I hope I was of some assistance!! Good luck!!

knightheatin

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  • Posted on Jan 16, 2010

SOURCE: Desa Reddy 110BT H.S.I Series, igniter goes out

flame sensor clean with steel wool usually right next to hsi should fix.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 12, 2010

SOURCE: Just had an empire MV

Hi Teresa,
The problem is with the pilot flame and the way that it hits the thermocouple....the flame needs to contact the thermocouple all the time or it cools off and goes out. The heat from the main flame will keep it on when on high fire, but when turned sown the pilot does not keep it hot enough and often will "pull" the pilot flame away from the thermocouple and cause it to go out.
I have had to bend the pilot assemblies and/or the hood or cover over the pilot flame to make it stay on...
This takes time and experimentation and often the installer just does not want to do that because they are contracted by the job and fiddling around costs them money...but it IS their responsibility to make sure the equipment works properly and safely before they leave...
Don't be afraid to raise a ruckus to get your heater working properly...

heatman101

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