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<p>[QUOTE="jason6541, post: 11675633, member: 81991"]The bunk heaters are very good, problem is the require understanding and maintenance. They need to be run every month for at least 10 min to exercise them. They need to be shut down and allowed to shut down before turning ignition key. If heater in a fueling cycle</p><p>And power cut abruptly it floods burner chamber short cycles warm up and cool down. Generally they need a fuel inlet screen at fuel pump yearly, glow pin kit</p><p>Atomizer screen and a vent hole cleaned.</p><p>Easy to do. My 1 heater lasted 12 years with just regular maintenance. Read the owner’s manual in the vehicles for a reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>also don’t keep trying to start the heater without it going thru the shut down cycle completely. It logs false starts in the brain of the heater. After so many you need to clear with software[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jason6541, post: 11675633, member: 81991"]The bunk heaters are very good, problem is the require understanding and maintenance. They need to be run every month for at least 10 min to exercise them. They need to be shut down and allowed to shut down before turning ignition key. If heater in a fueling cycle And power cut abruptly it floods burner chamber short cycles warm up and cool down. Generally they need a fuel inlet screen at fuel pump yearly, glow pin kit Atomizer screen and a vent hole cleaned. Easy to do. My 1 heater lasted 12 years with just regular maintenance. Read the owner’s manual in the vehicles for a reason. also don’t keep trying to start the heater without it going thru the shut down cycle completely. It logs false starts in the brain of the heater. After so many you need to clear with software[/QUOTE]
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