Dude - Can you tell me why my portable Mr. Heater Buddy turns off as soon as I move the knob from Pilot to the low or hi settings? It's Christmas day and our ice fishing trip is ruined; all the stores are closed and I would have no idea how to fix the problem. Wife bought it 2 1/2 months ago as a present, and now she can't even return it to the store. Help!!!!! TIA - Frustrated In Wisconsin
Ok, your unit must be propane. look on the back where the propane line feeds the nozzle. there should be a very small copper line with two spade connectors on it. this is your millivolt generator line. with a flame at the nozzle the generator makes a very small electrical current which feeds to the main valve and keeps it open. take a piece of wire and jumper these two spade connections together and try lighting the unit again. if it stays on, the hi limit is shot. you can get by with the connections jumped out, you just don't have the safety margin if it were connected. IF with the spade connections jumped out the unit still shuts off, the generator tube needs to be changed.
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