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Wonder if anyone can help me with this one. I bought an HL Tiger 1 from ebay and it arrived today. All controlls seems good (apart from a missing tank antenna, bottle of smoke oil  >:() but the smoke unit wont put out any smoke. You can hear the smoker motor running and feel the air puffing out of the pipes but it wont generate any smoke no matter how much oil is in it or how long you leave it running. Ive tried draining all the oil out then topping up gradually and tipping the tank to make sure its fully getting into the unit.

I assume whats happening is the heating element isnt getting hot and therefore not vaporising the oil. Im sure i saw them on ebay earlier this year but a quick look today couldnt find any in the UK at reasonable prices.

I was hoping to have this new Tiger chucking out smoke like Buncefield Oil Refinery. As its new i've contacted the seller to see what they advise but i'd rather not have to go through the hassle of returning a whole tank via post just for an iffy smoke unit. The rest of the tank is fine and it has the longest BB range of any tank i've owned.

So question is, is it worth trying to repair it myself or if I replace it how much do they cost? I'll suggest to the seller that if he knocks the price down by a similar amount (taking into account the missing antenna & oil bottle) i'll sort it myself. I plan to open and upgrade the Tiger heavily so any warrenty will be out the window by the weekend anyway.

What do you think?

sounds like you've flooded the unit. they only require a few drops and HL instructions are very misleading. try getting as much oil out as you can then leave it running for a good while to see if you can evaporate some more. 

hi there they are a bit hit and miss if it dont work then i bin them this is not a sales pitch but if you want one £9.99 free post thanks dave 

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

Having bought my Stug off Forgebear earlier this year and getting his great advice sheet with it, I didnt put any oil in the Tiger before running the smoker for 3-4 mins... not a wiff. Then gradually added a few drops at a time and ran it again & again but nothing. I guess the answer is obvious as you say Dave and best to replace it. Thanks for the offer mate. I'll see what the seller comes back with but I'm going to blow his warranty so soon as i open the tank so I might just take you up on that.

and excellent smokers they are