Torpedo Heater Fuel Pump

Diesel fuel has cetane additives to make it burn faster might get too hot.

Torpedo heater fuel pump.

Set your store to see local availability. The beauty with these fans is that they are portable. If your torpedo heater keeps shutting off or your torpedo heater won t fire then you need to watch my video how to fix a torpedo heater one of the cheapest. Heater contractor series torpedo heater would not work so i took it apart to investigate.

Check for a hole s in the air hose that connects the air pump to the burner nozzle. Its cheaper because the undyed stuff has road use taxes built into the price at the pump. Bobwop dec 20 2008. If you do not find any holes remove and inspect the air pump rotor for cracks and damage.

Lux blue said. Heatfast 175 000 btu forced air kerosene space heater with thermostat temperature control model hf175k 337 06 337 06. It turned out that my fuel lines had rotted away and were no. For your torpedo the difference might be the cetane rating of the fuel.

A torpedo heater also known as a salamander heater salamander salamander furnace or torpedo furnace is a forced air or convection heater that generates heat from the combustion of fuel and then uses a fan to push the heated air out of the unit. The pump has a sort of pressure regulator more like a simple screw and spring pressure relief that determines how much fuel is blown in and that regulator can get plugged up causing the air pump to deliver too much fuel causing a slight to moderate rich burn condition which makes for the stink. Other than that its all the same. In fact wherever you need efficient dependable heat this heater can get the job done.

Check to make sure the air pump filters and fuel filter are clean. Enter protemp s 45 000 btu kerosene diesel forced air torpedo heater. Red diesel is just regular diesel fuel dyed red. Kerosene fuel lamp oil forced air kerosene heaters remington kerosene heaters workforce thd250 kerosene hot water heater.

Mar 2 2001 posts. Another option is to keep the shop warm with an electric heater so the fuel in the torpedo doesn t gel. From beautifull black hills of south dakota.