alan_d
Well-Known Member
Just to tidy up the loose ends, in case anybody is still interested.
The story so far: At the end of last season my Eber wouldn't work at all - the timer/controller with the LCD screen didn't light up and none of the buttons did anything. Covid restrictions delayed my getting to grips with it, but with help from the forum I was eventually able to locate the in-line fuses and discovered one had blown. Replacing the fuse did not reawaken the timer/controller, however, but prior to replacing the fuse I had tried touching together the red and yellow wires at the rear of the timer (as advised) and nothing happened. Doing the same after replacing the fuse sent the Eber into its start-up routine, so I reckoned the timer/controller was faulty and sent for a new one. The existing timer was attached to the wiring loom with a five-pin connector, so I expected the new one would come with the same and all I would have to do was plug it in. (I should have known better.) The new unit did indeed come with a five-pin connector, but it was white and had round pins while the connector on the old one was black and had flat pins, and the two were quite different shapes. The package with the replacement unit did include a matching connector for me to assemble and crimp on to the loom, which I succeeded in doing without dropping any of the small parts into the bilge. Switching on after replacing the timer I was initially encouraged when the start-up routine was successfully completed and hot air began to issue from the vents, but became concerned when the unit switched off after about five minutes for no obvious reason. It switched on again immediately when asked, but switched off again after a similar interval. I was concerned about what the problem might be, but wondered if it was because I had not replaced the cover on the heater unit which I had removed when I was hunting for fuses. I had to leave off my efforts at that point and (for reasons which need not concern us here) was unable to get back to the boat until a few days ago. I duly restored the cover to the Eber and when I pressed the button this time it carried out its expected 60 minute heating cycle. (The outside temperature was 9 degrees, so I was pleased both by the outcome of the test and the consequent warmth in the saloon.)
My thanks to Pete (pcatterall) and everyone else who contributed advice and encouragement during this exercise - I would have found it much more difficult without you.
Regards,
Alan
The story so far: At the end of last season my Eber wouldn't work at all - the timer/controller with the LCD screen didn't light up and none of the buttons did anything. Covid restrictions delayed my getting to grips with it, but with help from the forum I was eventually able to locate the in-line fuses and discovered one had blown. Replacing the fuse did not reawaken the timer/controller, however, but prior to replacing the fuse I had tried touching together the red and yellow wires at the rear of the timer (as advised) and nothing happened. Doing the same after replacing the fuse sent the Eber into its start-up routine, so I reckoned the timer/controller was faulty and sent for a new one. The existing timer was attached to the wiring loom with a five-pin connector, so I expected the new one would come with the same and all I would have to do was plug it in. (I should have known better.) The new unit did indeed come with a five-pin connector, but it was white and had round pins while the connector on the old one was black and had flat pins, and the two were quite different shapes. The package with the replacement unit did include a matching connector for me to assemble and crimp on to the loom, which I succeeded in doing without dropping any of the small parts into the bilge. Switching on after replacing the timer I was initially encouraged when the start-up routine was successfully completed and hot air began to issue from the vents, but became concerned when the unit switched off after about five minutes for no obvious reason. It switched on again immediately when asked, but switched off again after a similar interval. I was concerned about what the problem might be, but wondered if it was because I had not replaced the cover on the heater unit which I had removed when I was hunting for fuses. I had to leave off my efforts at that point and (for reasons which need not concern us here) was unable to get back to the boat until a few days ago. I duly restored the cover to the Eber and when I pressed the button this time it carried out its expected 60 minute heating cycle. (The outside temperature was 9 degrees, so I was pleased both by the outcome of the test and the consequent warmth in the saloon.)
My thanks to Pete (pcatterall) and everyone else who contributed advice and encouragement during this exercise - I would have found it much more difficult without you.
Regards,
Alan
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