Rinnai RHFE-1004FA 38,400 BTU Energy Saver Ductless Heater - LP Gas - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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Code 11 is that the unit is trying to light but does not sense a flame after 5 seconds. Usually means you have run out of gas if you are bottled gas. Check your bottles are turned on if you are on LPG, you might need to change over manually. Have you anything else on gas?

A code 11 also means that it might not be getting any gas. On thr right side of the unit you will find a small door. open it up and make sure the valve is in the open position. If it is, you should contact your gas company to come and diagnose what is going on. The Rinnai is not a do it yourself fix it type of heater.

Without a pilot flame sensor signal the pilot light will not stay on and the heater won't work. Try Replacing the pilot flame sensor, the pilot flame burns on to it and it connects to the valve. It looks like a wire.

http://www.rinnai.com.au/media/4357111/05604_Rinnai_Energysaver_Brochure_WEB.pdf At the end of the document, notice there is a 10 pro rata warranty on the heat exchanger. The fact that they would offer you any money at all on a failure nine years into domestic use suggests they consider that part rather dependable. I have no access to Mean Times Between Failures on equipment. Such documents vary in calculations as what is considered a critical failure must be defined.

First thing to try is to check the flue to see if it is blocked or even partially blocked. This type of flue assembly exhausts burnt gases from the heater and another section draws fresh air in to the heater to be mixed and burnt with the gas. the centre of the flue is the exhaust section and the outer section of the flue is the fresh air intake section. removing the flue cowl will allow a visual inspection of the flue for any blockages. If the flue is a long run then a plumber may need to be called to disassemble the flue for a closer inspection.

According to the owners manual, the "Economy" mode is designed to reduce the temperature setting by 2 degrees every hour. May not be what you were expecting... On the too hot issue: Check the thermostat setting - it can read either Celsius or Farenheit - Make sure you are setting it to what you think you are... Recommendation: if it is heating higher than set temperature is 1) set the temp lower and see how it does or 2) call a repair man to check and calibrate the thermostat.

Hi Doug, I have not seen this problem and my suggestion would be to look at the bearings in the combustion fan motor. This motor is located in the lower right hand side of the unit and can be seen once the front cover is removed. You can watch and listen when the unit starts up from a cold start and this should confirm where the noise is coming from. This part is not easily removed and I suggest an experienced service person should perform the removal and replacement if this part is causing the noise issue. if this does not help please contact me again Good luck

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On miscellaneous heaters gas(some oil fired heaters) have what is called a spill out switch---this is located where--- if the stack is plugged the heat/flue gases will spill out and melt a heat sensitive switch causing it to shut the system down---- if this has happened you---you have to replace this in order for the heater to function---these sensors/switches are connected in series for safety to eliminate carbon monoxide poisoning----de>th----fire

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You have a leak in one of the connections. Very dangerous. Stop using the unit and turn off the gas.

Hi Karen, If my description of what your heater is doing please read through to the end. The heater is turned on and a room temperature is selected. You can hear the noise of a small fan start, which shortly after the heater starts. After a short period of time the heater stops and the red led begins to flash and shuts itself down. This type of heater has a balanced flue, which means it draws air in one pipe and exhausts it out another. Have the balanced flue checked for blockages, the problem will most likely be in the flue pipe which draws the outside cool air into the heater and not the flue pipe which blows out the hot air. it may be full of cob webs or something else which restricts the air flow to the heater. A service person can perform a quick test to prove the above theory. At the rear of the heater there are two pipes, one is an insulated metal pipe and the other is plastic pipe. Disconnect the plastic pipe from the flue box and restart the heater. If the heater runs normally this will confirm that there is a blockage.

This fusible link may be open. Try jumpering the two leads and see if the unit operates. If it does replace the fusible link. Do not operate the unit without the fusible link for an extended period. It is a safety device and is there for a reason. Hope this helps.

Follow this link to the manual

http://www.rinnaisales.co.nz/tradesmart/rinnai2/pdfs/service_info/225.pdf

You should be able to get the flue kit from any Rinnai resellers.There are many different flueing options existing for Rinnai Energysaver depending on where you wish to install it (by a licensed gas fitter only of course).Depending on what flue kit you need for your own situation you could be looking anywhere between $150 to $800 (AUD).Go on their website for a list of resellers.

Behind the unit near the floor level, is a yellow wire with a black bulb at the end. This is the actual sensor for returning air. If there is cool air infiltrating the area where it is located, it will keep the unit running until the return air reaches temperature. You could also have a bad sensor but highly unlikely. Make sure there is no air infiltration influencing the sensor. Also, you can unclip the sensor and pull out a few more inches of wire to locate it higher up away from the floor. Tie it up with a wire tie.

Rinnai it testing a remote thermostat but as of yet, there is no plans to offer one.

Yes, people are still using incandescent bulbs in villages. This maybe because they are not aware of it or they are not able to afford it. Though the use of CFLs or LEDs will benefit them in the long run, they are not educated about the importance of energy saving therefore; they tend to always buy normal bulbs only. However it could be that outside of the metro areas, power generation rates are government subsidized, so there is not much incentive to switch over to save money. The older bulbs will no longer be manufactured starting next year, so eventually the village stores won't have them to sell to customers as warehouse supplies deplete.Energy Saving LED

If you can take the tray ? put some clr on it this would clean it , or suck it up with vac and try to brush it out .

must be enclosed.