Why won't my electric oil filled heater get warm? I own a Lakewood 5500 1500Watt oil filled radiator heater and it stopped working today. Can anyone tell me where i might find a manual for it? Delonghi part I have a Sears electric chain saw 2.75/16'.

On January 26th, 2005 Lakewood Engineering and Manufacturing Company of Chicago, IL announced a recall of approximately seventy thousand (70,000) of its Model 5101 Electric Heater due to rupturing welds which expel oil, hurting consumers that may be nearby. Programator atmel at89c2051. Lakewood states that is aware of 28 incidents where the welds ruptured, and in one case a consumer was burned.

Additionally, as of the date of the recall, 14 heaters had been returned to Lakewood with ruptured welds. The recalled heaters are portable electric radiator style heaters, with six fins or heating coils, one fin having the control panel attached to it. The units are grayish in color and have the brand name 'Lakewood' below the indentation on the control panel. The model number '5101' is imprinted on the UL safety label on the lower right side of the control panel. They have been manufactured in the United States.

These heaters were sold nationwide by retailers, including Wal Mart, from August 2004 through November 13, 2004, costing between $34 and $40. Consumers are urged to immediately stop using these heater, unplug them completely from any power source and contact Lakewood about the recall. Lakewood will replace the recalled unit at no cost to the consumer. Register your Case If you experienced an incident where a Lakewood Oil Filled Electric Heater ruptured, resulting in burn or any other injury to a person or damage to property, please fill out this form. An attorney will review your case for possible inclusion in a potential legal action.

Follow up to my post of 13 January. Out of desperation, I took the heater apart and determined that an electrical fuse-like thermal overload device had opened on the neutral side of the feed to the heating element thus rendering the unit non-working.

This device is wrapped in a sheath around the underside of the heating element's electrical connections where the element enters the radiator's core. If the element exceeds the rated temperature it apparently 'blows' or electrically opens much like a fuse. The lights still come on but no electricity is getting to the element. When I removed this from the circuit, the the unit began making heat. Apparently, when the heater is on full (both switches on for the full 1,500 watts) the core temperature gets too high. Reestr aktov skritih rabot obrazec. So, I now use my heater on only the 900 watt setting and it's putting out plenty of heat. Today's high is 2F and the room is comfortable.

I've no doubt the manufacturer would not condone this modification and I have no intention of turning my modified heater back on 'HIGH.' Therefore I do not recommend doing this yourself unless you are competent in electrical and soldering work and are sure you won't overheat the unit. Having said that Lakewood clearly has either a design flaw or a bad batch of heater elements or overload protectors out there. When I have time, I'm planning to send my defective protector back to them with a letter. But given that they never responded to my e-mail to their customer service don't expect much in the way of a reply.

As they say on TV, don't try this at home. Answered on Dec 20, 2016. Here is your problem and yes it can be fixed. More than likely your thermal cutoff tripped because your heater got too hot. Remove front support feet and screw underneath face plate will slide off.