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Title: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 09, 2005, 06:40 PM

anyone using one of these have a problem with the propane canisters freezing??? i can run it for about 15 minutes and then the canister is froze and output slows(unless you shake the heater,then it will come back for 30 seconds). today i had 2 canisters and kept swapping them putting the froze one in front of the heater. anyone else have any problems like this

                                                       billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: OTIS on Feb 10, 2005, 08:40 AM

Are you running it on the low setting?  Maybe try running it on high to keep the flow moving so that it won't freeze?

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 10, 2005, 03:36 PM

actually i was thinking it was from running it on the high setting(faster escape of gas) was freezing it up. but it will do it on low also. there isn't much to this thing just wondering if it happened to anyone else

                                             billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: LoneWolf on Feb 11, 2005, 02:03 PM

The only time I had a problem like that was fishing at - 18 degrees a few years back. I've had mine about 15 years and that was the only time.

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 11, 2005, 04:49 PM

hmmmm. thanks for the reply. I'm wondering if this thing is not regulating fuel properly. when yours runs, is there a small ball of flame around the burner in addition tho the burner glowing red??? I'm going to take it apart and try to clean out the orifice at the inside of the burner and see if this helps

                                       billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: Good_Time_Ranger on Feb 13, 2005, 12:47 AM

Does anyone know where a person can aquire a few of these heaters?

Dan

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 13, 2005, 12:48 AM

ebay. some of them are going for some good money now

                        billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: LoneWolf on Feb 14, 2005, 03:34 PM

If you have a small flame around the burner either it's very dirty or on it's way out. There are still "new" burners available on e-bay but they're pricey. I've seen them run anywhere from $40 thru $75 a piece. They are the whole assembly tube - not just the burners.

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 14, 2005, 03:42 PM

ive been on ebay and seen em. it seems to be the same guy sitting on a bunch of em. i cleaned it and it seems to have solved my problem. I'm still going to try and get a bunch of burners but mid February isn't the cheapest time ;) . also after doing some research, Ive found  Coleman focus 3 heater parts. although i have never seen one yet, the burner bulb(its removable on both models) appears to be the same. so for the hell of it i ordered on to see if its exactly the same thing. i have my doubts though as i imagine the focus 3 is less BTU. ill report on my findings

                               billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: stumper on Feb 28, 2005, 08:47 AM

yup the 3 has a smaler burner...



stumper

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: billybono on Feb 28, 2005, 06:44 PM

smaller bulb or tube???? ill have one this week


          billybono

Title: Re: coleman focus 5 tech
Post by: stumper on Feb 28, 2005, 10:41 PM

pretty sure,completely different.let me know


stump