00:00Your heater starts smoking, smells rich, then dies on cold start.
00:04Every winter, same question, glow plug or burner screen?
00:08Good news, I dug through thousands of sold listings and found the exact parts, cheap.
00:13Let's figure out which one dies first.
00:16That little ceramic glow plug with the wrench is the one I'd grab first.
00:214,469 sold, 4.9 stars, 9.58.
00:26It fits with Basto and Eberspacher 3-8kW units, and the wrench in the box saves you skinning your knuckles.
00:33If your heater cranks but won't light, this is the part that failed.
00:37918 gets you the plug and the overheat flame sensor together.
00:414,000 sold, perfect 5-star rating.
00:45On Chinese heaters and Airtronic D2D 4 units, the sensor is what makes the controller cut fuel when things get
00:51hot,
00:51so if yours shuts down mid-run, don't guess, replace both in one shot, same money.
00:562-kilowatt guys, listen up.
00:59This A20 ceramic plug is the small bore version, 3,408 sold, 4.9 stars.
01:06Same failure mode, different size.
01:09Don't order the big one and find out it won't seat.
01:12Cheap enough to keep a spare in the glove box, and honestly, that's what I do.
01:17Now the burner screen, and this is the one that fails first, 9 times out of 10.
01:23Carbon cakes that mesh shut and your fuel never vaporizes right.
01:273-69 for a pack of stainless screens, 3,221 sold, 4.8 stars.
01:33Grab the 10 or 20 pack, you'll be back next season.
01:37Clean or swap it before you blame the plug.
01:40If you want to do the whole job once, this 1257 kit has the plug, the burner, the blower gasket
01:46and the strainer.
01:482,936 sold, 5 stars.
01:52Gaskets leak, leak smoke, so replace them while it's apart.
01:56Slightly more money, way less swearing.
01:59That's the smart buy for a full rebuild.
02:02Links for all 5 are in the description, check your heater model before you order.
02:07Screen usually goes first, plug goes second, gaskets go quietly.
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