I don't have a schematic,but I suspect the "over-heat" circuitry shuts the heater down and displays " 90 " after a very short (5 to 10 min) time. Can I temporarily defeat this by disabling the "temp sensor" . Is the TE a thermistor or a thermocouple?
Our heater cuts off after 2 mins or less and it shoe 90 on the temps diplay. Had it for a couple of years. It's been vacuum and clean and still the same results. I don't have the schematic or the owners manual..
These iHeaters are poorly designed. An integrated thermostat means that it can only sense the temperature in the immediate proximity of the unit, and cannot possibly register the general temperature of the room. The heat output of this unit at maximum is listed at 6000btu while the typical air-conditioner/heater/heat pump for that size area is approximately 20,000btu+/-
Ironically, if you place the unit near your whole house thermostat it can actually cause the remainder of the house to get cooler, since the primary thermostat is reading what heat your iHeater puts out. There is a reason this unit has been discontinued.
For it to work properly, the unit would need to be equipped with a remote thermostat to measure the ambient temperature of the room and not just the temperature of the unit. This is why typical thermostat installation is centrally located, away from heat ducts, and usually near the cold air returns to the furnace.
In my opinion, you would get more use of the unit by using it as a portable end table.
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