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    Help with uh-48 multifuel heater.

    RE: Heater Manual I measured the resistance of the preheater coil. and detemined it was bad. More bad news. I am trying a last ditch effort to replace the preheater coil. Since the heater is dated 1964, I know that a replacement coil is out of the question. A 40 watt low voltage (24V)...
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    Help with uh-48 multifuel heater.

    RE: Heater Manual I figured out why I was having problems with the heater. The heater is meant to be run at or above the fuel source level. I was feeding the heater with a five gallon can of kerosene on a tripod. This is why the carb flooded out, and the heater filled with fuel. It also...
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    Help with uh-48 multifuel heater.

    RE: Heater Manual Yes, the heater that I have draws about 15 amps @ 28V. That's 420 watts to create 15,000 BTU's ! It's a real energy hog. I had problems getting the heater going due to a dry rotted carb diaphragm. The heater started up, then started belching black soot. It was...
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    Help with uh-48 multifuel heater.

    RE: Heater Manual Sorry about the link. Didn't see the first posting of the manual link. Word of warning. If your heater is dated around 1963 and you bought it on Ebay, it may leak fuel when you connect a fuel supply and run it. I found that the donut shaped gasket in the fuel pump was dry...
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    Help with uh-48 multifuel heater.

    Heater Manual :D Here is a link to Hunter, which manufactures the heater. By looking at your pictures, it appears that you have an older model. That one is not listed on the Hunter web site, but it looks like a lot of the parts are the same...
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