SOURCE: heater keeps shutting off !!
I have model 5532, but I think they all have the same problem. There seems to be a safety device in the ceramic heater that turns off if it gets too hot. It "remembers" when this happens as well and will shut off until it is unplugged for 10-15 minutes.
This happens on even lightly used heaters if used in dusty conditions. Dust builds up behind the ceramic heater and the lack of flow causes it to overheat. The unit must be dismantled and the dust brushed/vacuumed out. The good news is that not only will the heater work again, but it will have better airflow too!
To do this, tech support and other people say to "clean the rear grill", but my rear was not dirty. The front grill had some dust that I vacuumed clean, but did not help. In my unit there are no filters before the air goes through the heater element. The problem is in the center of the heater. Taking out the internal fan (four screws on the sides of the squirrel fan box), I could see that the radiator was over half covered in dust. I cleaned that dust out using a shop vac and the problem went away.
Opening the heater was a little tricky, two of the screws were triangle head screws. Once inside, however, it is a simple proceedure to remove the fan. Of course, you should unplug the heater and wait a while before opening it up to make sure there are no electrical charges stored in the unit.
SOURCE: Blinking lights. Shuts off.
Hello, Mne was also shutting down. Turns out that is was clogged with dust, therefore overheating and turning it self off.
If you're handy, you may want to open the heater and dust it off with a can of compressed air.
Worked for me.
SOURCE: lasko heater run about 5 minutes and shut down/how to clean
i have the same problem ... i almost throw this heater out ,,
the fix .. open the unit theres 6 screw at the back.. remove it if you have problem removing the triangle screw use the small square head screw ...size 0 and then you also need to open the black plastic ..
i believe it has 8 screws .. then vaccuum all the dust .. chances are the front and the back of the heating element is covered with dust ..
after that put all back together and i guaranteed it should work like brand new ,,,, dont worry its not that hard ... the only hard thing for me was removing the 2 triangle screws at the back .. Goodluck
SOURCE: I recently hear there is
According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07227.html there was a recall of your model heater in 2007. Does this effect yours? Depends on whether or not yours was manufactured prior to this date. Even if it was, recalls and reimbursement for what you may have paid for the heater has time limits for you to make a claim.
Click on the above link for more information.
SOURCE: i do not have a
Here is an email address for the Lasko Products Help Dept. They should be able to provide that for you. [email protected] If you prefer to call them the number is 800-233-0268.
Hope this helped you.
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