I have an Optimus H-5210 Infra-Red heater that just abruptly stopped working. I called Optimus and was told because it's 5 years old, that's normal! Yikes, that's lame! I don't know anything about heaters, anyway to fix it?

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Posted on Mar 10, 2011

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god please be carfull thousands of home fires start like this!!!!!!!
My guess is that a high temp cutout has opened. most likly it is not replacable.
Google search your model number / owners manual to see if there is resettable overtemp.
I was unable to locate but you may have more luck.

Remember infra-red heat warms items and objects in the room by absorbtion of infra-red waves this heater should not be near any flameable items! its designed to sit like 6 feet away from any thing and items in the room absorb heat energy then give it up to there surrounings.
please be carefull....

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