Olympian Wave 8 heater

[Texas_Two_Stepp]

My wave 8 heater is beginning to emit a strong exhaust smell and is getting hard to start. It is 4 years old and is also starting to soot at the burner. Will replacing the media take care of these issues or should I have it rebuilt or replaced?Your thoughts please.

[richardcoxid]

It is at end of life! Remember dust is your enemy! I have cover for mine and even keep it in thr original box in a closet when not in use.

Call Olypian and get estimate on the freight costs, cost of replacing the platinum pad. I found that you can purchase a brand new one on line for not much more.

[reed_cundiff]

They fail if they get to much dust on the pad. Ours starting smelling like propane and we sent it back to be repaired. It works well now but it is expensive. It is best to cover it with plastic sheet when not in use. We have thought of covering the grill with glass but not have done such.
Reed and Elaine

[Texas_Two_Stepp]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi RoyB,

I thought catalytic heaters did not show a flame.

It has a flame when you first light it.

[mockturtle]

My Wave 6 does not have a blue flame. The medium glows an orange color when it's lit.

[pianotuna]

Hi RoyB,

I thought catalytic heaters did not show a flame.

[RoyB]

If the flame is not burning BLUE it will soot up on you big time. You may have to clean the flu and other areas around the burner to get the BLUE FLAME back.

It could also be not enough oxygen around the heater to work properly... The trick is to always see a BLUE FLAME...

How does the propane flame look when using the stove top burners. same thing there - should be a good BLUE FLAME...

Do a GOOGLE SEARCH with the same question... Lots of info there...

Roy Ken