Rinnai Avenger Avenger AV25N (Natural Gas, White) Questions & Answers

I am hoping the Rinnai rep picks up on this and asks you for more detailed info. I do not like to give out guidance when their could be a serious/dangerous fault involved. The red LED might be its normal operating light that goes from green to red when it is fully running. The smoke smell is the one that concerns me most. Sometimes you might get a slight hint of a smell that usually indicates lack of ventilation as it is an unflued heater. If its more a burn/electrical smell then it might time to get a pro to physically take a look.

Sorry for the delayed reply as I do not check my email as often as I should. I was also hoping Rinnai would step up and they did. One thing I did notice is their site covers mostly their top models which makes sense. I believe the Avenger plus is their top of the line for "portables" and the recommended heating area is on their site. For other later models not covered on the Rinnai site, try sites such as Bing Lee and Goodguys as they are still listing some specs for the smaller Avengers and other Rinnai heaters. I could be mistaken but I do believe the regular Avengers has an electronic thermostatic control as well.

Hi Jlo76. Did you purchase a natural gas heater, when actually you have LPG? Heaters are different for natural gas and LPG, they can also be converted by a professional.

Hi Kez

I bought from Bing Lee locally who said they sell a lot here in Armidale - no gas line all bottles. I could ask them again.

Yeah it seems your model number is for a natural gas heater, you definitely need an LPG one, apparently you can get conversion kits too. But considering it’s new I’d take it back. Good luck with it!

Yes, the heater must have the LPG kit fitted (by a professional service agent).

Natural combustion produces gases. In particular carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide that can affect your health. Other household sources are an open fire and gas cooking. Just make sure you have fresh air coming in to the room and don't use it in a bedroom or a small room with the door shut. It also produces moisture so if you have a condensation issue, an unflued gas heater may make it worse. The answer is ventilation.

Its true, but I have not noticed anything yet. I have been using it for 1 month and I run it on Auto mode at Night and Early Morning. It is required to put it in the living room or open spaced areas and keep some ventilation as per their guidelines. so that Fresh Oxygyn is getting replaced by any gas its producing and as per australian standard it should be ok to use with its producing very minimal Carbon Monoxide to cause breathing issues.

Does it also make a similar noise when you turn it off, while the fan is blowing cold? If so, it could simply be the sound of heat expansion of the internals of the heater - perfectly ok in this case.

Strongly suggests to me that it has a fault in the ignition system, I'd switch it off immediately, * stop using it * and get it repaired - if it is still under warranty, return it to the store for repair.

Oh and don't forget that, just because their warranty document might say other parts are only covered for one year, your legal rights MAY mean that you still entitled to a repair even if you've owned it for longer - do some research and check your consumer rights.

Definitely sounds the igniter isn't working.

Sen, I believe Vic have tougher rules on unflued gas heaters maybe you can only buy to replace an existing unflued heater, but new installs i think require a flued heater. If its the Avenger 25 Plus you are looking at then its unflued and its still available in NSW. I think unflued with high emissions like the avenger should be banned nationally due to the hazard of the gaseous smell the LPG model it emits back into the house. It gets an emissions rating 3.5 stars out of 6.0, so I guess thats about 58% good and 42% bad for you. I had one in NSW and sold it and put in split aircon due to the smell and lack of assistance from Rinnai. The laws in NSW are loose so I guess Rinnai sell more in NSW BUT take my advice steer clear of unflued heaters, the smell is a health risk, its the same reason schools have replaced all their unflued heaters, JB

Hi, did you get an answer because I'm looking to do the same?thanks Sharon