User Guide
LastUpdate:5/7/2013
PROBLEM SOLUTION
1Sparkelectrodepositionedwrong Adjustsparkgapand/orreplacepilotassembly
2Sparkelectrodebroken Replacepilotassembly
3Piezoigniterdefective Replacecontrolvalve
1Nogasinpropanetank
Checkpropanetankforfuelbyshakingorreplace
withanewfulltank
2RedOn‐buttonnotpushedinfarenough DepressRed‐Onbuttoncompletely
Cleanpilot
tubeusingq‐tipwithalcohol
MR.HEATERLITTLEBUDDYHEATER(MH4B)
Piezoigniter
producessparkat
theelectrode,but
Piezoigniterdoes
notproducespark
POSSIBLECAUSE
3 Pilottubeisclogged Run2"tobottomofpilottube&twistaround
Blowoutwithstrawor30psiorless
4Regulatordefective Replaceregulator
1 Controlknobnotdepressedlongenough
Afterpilotislit,keepholdingRedOn‐buttonfor
30‐60seconds
2 Pilotflamenottouchingthermocouple
Cleanpilottubeusingq
‐tipwithalcohol
Run2"tobottomofpilottube&twistaround
Blowoutwithstrawor30psiorless
3
Thermocoupleconnectionlooseatcontrol
valve
Handtightuntilsnug,then1/4turnwithwrench
4
Tipswitchconnectionsbrokenor
disconnected
Cleanelectricalcontactsatcontrolvalve.
Reconnecttipswitch
wires
5On‐buttonnotdepressedfarenough
AfterpilotflameislitandyouholdtheRedOn‐
buttonfor20to30secondssqueezetheRedOn‐
buttontightlybeforelettinggo
6 Defectivethermocouple Replacepilotassembly
7 Defectivetipswitch Replacetipswitch
8 Defectivecontrolvalve Replacecontrolvalve
Pilotlightsbut
flamegoesout
immediately
whencontrol
knobisreleased
nopilotignition
Notallissuesmaybeaddressedinthisguide.Foranyquestionsnotcoveredabove,pleasecalltheTechnicalServiceCenterat1(800)251‐0001.Hoursof
Operation:M‐F8:00AM‐5:00PMEST.Thankyou.
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