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Could do with a bit of advice with this... think the fan is faulty(been in van since new!)...it will run,a bit erratically with a nudge.well poking a finger on the fins...have no expertise in this area and was shocked to see the price of a new heater..can you get parts(like a new/secondhand fan?)...is it worth it given the age and would it be better just to replace the whole unit?..does anyone know if you can get recond ones?..thanks Steve

When you say fan, which fan ?

There's the air circulation fan, and an internal "fan" which rotates when ignition occurs. They used to get sticky and are part of the safety circuit, so the burner shuts off after 30 seconds and the warning lights start flashing.

I have to blow compressed air up the exhaust of mine to free it off whenever it's not been used for a while.

Spares are readily available, Propex are helpful.

call propex they will give you a rough estimate to refurbish it, if they can, they are one of the most helpful customer friendly businesses I have ever come across

Think it isair circulation but will check with my guru!!..thanks to you both for replies

No probs - just to clarify the internal fan is driven by the flow of inlet air as a result of combustion. They replaced the original device with a solid state equivalent that didn't stick.

I posted our compact 1600 off to propex to be fixed/ safety checked, they were happy to do this despite it being a really old model

I've fitted 2 propex recently - a very old X1 and a HS1600. In both cases I found the company extremely helpful and good value to deal with.

937carrera wrote:No probs - just to clarify the internal fan is driven by the flow of inlet air as a result of combustion. They replaced the original device with a solid state equivalent that didn't stick.

I fitted this to my HS 1800, makes the world of difference for start up!