RINNAI CONVECTOR 417 Natural gas heater 17.5 MJ Wanting to know if this is a decent model. Anything that may cause you to avoid buying this model? And about how old would this model be?

Gas appliance should be serviced by an authorised person only.

https://www.rinnai.com/inquiry/

https://manual-hub.com/manuals/rinnai-convector-404-01-pdf-manual/

The Rinnai 404 says it has
Input: NG, 17 MJ/h, TG 17 MJ/h Propane 17 MJ/h (15 MJ/h (Vic).
Let's work with propane at 17 MJ/h. https://www.manual-hub.com/manuals/rinnai-convector-404-01-pdf-manual
That's 4.72 kwh according to http://unitconversion.org/unit_converter/energy.html
But that's input. I don't know what the efficiency of the unit is, but let's assume 85%. 4.72 * 85%= 4.01 kwh output.

See page 9 of the online manual at https://www.manual-hub.com/manuals/rinnai-convector-404-01-pdf-manual
It drops the temperature 1C after 30 minutes and another 1C after 30 more minutes.

The owner's manual at http://rinnai.co.nz/tradesmart/upload/files/productfile/portable_convector_rce417_operation_and_installation.pdf on page 10 says to vacuum both filters weekly. It also warns not to wait for the filter lamp to come on since overheating may occur.

Your owners manual will tell you how to reset your unit.
murf427

Steve, there are a several of basic things that can cause this problem.

1. Air filter is clogged. Turn electrical part of unit OFF, Remove and Clean Filter, if necessary.

2. Air intake obstruction. Look for air intake obstruction around the front of the heater.

3. If your unit is a flue-less heater, Oxygen Depletion Sensor (ODS) may be partially clogged with
dust, link or pet air. Clean Pilot Assembly using canned compressed air with a straw nozzle (like
you clean your computer with).

4. Gas pressure fluctuation to the heater. This will require a service call from an authorized Rinnai
Service Technician,

Hope this helped you to troubleshoot and solve the problem.

Rinnai New zealand conversion kit number, R1852.

VERY complicated - get a qualified gasfitter to do it.

Hi This is happening to us and I called Rinnai... they suggested that if anyone either in our apartment or an ajoining one has painted walls or varnished a floor that the convection heater picks up the smell and the only way to get rid of it is to burn it off by running the heater for several hours in a well ventalated room...

I am going to try it tomorrow.

will let you know

No conversion parts available since 2005.