Heater doesn't ignite

[glsk]

Turn heater on you can hear blower but it doesn't ignite?How do I test igniter?

 

[PoolGuyNJ]

How many ohms across the igniter?

Specify if it's hot or cold when testing.

Other possibles are the fan isn't spinning fast enough and the vacuum switch.

Scott

 

[Richard320]

Turn heater on you can hear blower but it doesn't ignite?How do I test igniter?

Is this a sudden, recent development? Or is this the first time you've tried the heater?

I know my heater blows a good long time - long enough to start wondering if something died - before it fires. There is some sort of air pressure switch that can get clogged with spider webs if it doesn't get used much.

 

[JamesW]

Is the heater giving any error codes?

 

[glsk]

Turn heater on you can hear blower but it doesn't ignite?How do I test igniter?

Is this a sudden, recent development? Or is this the first time you've tried the heater?

I know my heater blows a good long time - long enough to start wondering if something died - before it fires. There is some sort of air pressure switch that can get clogged with spider webs if it doesn't get used much.

Where is the pressure switch? We use the spa quite a bit this is all of a sudden.Thanks for the help

 

[glsk]

Is the heater giving any error codes?

How do I check for codes?

 

[glsk]

How many ohms across the igniter?

Specify if it's hot or cold when testing.

Other possibles are the fan isn't spinning fast enough and the vacuum switch.

Scott

How do I test igniter? This happen all of a sudden The heater worked a week ago?

 

[Richard320]

Best bet is to google your heater make and model and see if you can't find a manual for it online. The parts exploded view will show you where things are and what they ought to look like.