Desa VGC18NR/PR installation manual Gas leak. See Warning, See Checking Gas Connec

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WARNING: If you smell gas

•Shut off gas supply.

•Do not try to light any appliance.

•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Fol- low the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

IMPORTANT: Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning supplies, paint, paint remover, cigarette smoke, cements and glues, new carpet or textiles, etc., create fumes. These fumes may mix with combustion air and create odors. These odors will disappear over time.

OBSERVED PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE		REMEDY
Heater produces unwanted	1.	Heater burning vapors from paint,	1.	Open window to ventilate
odors		hair spray, glues, cleaners, chemi-		room. Stop using odor caus-
		cals, new carpet, etc. (See IM-		ing products while heater is
	2.	PORTANT statement above)	2.	running
		Low fuel supply (propane/LP		Refill supply tank (propane/LP
	3.	only)	3.	only)
		Gas leak. See Warning		Locate and correct all leaks
		statement at top of page		(see Checking Gas Connec-
				tions, page 16)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS	1.	Not enough fresh air is avail-	1.	Open window and/or door for
operates)	2.	able	2.	ventilation
		Low line pressure		Contact local natural or pro-
	3.	ODS/pilot is partially clogged	3.	pane/LP gas company
				Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning
				and Maintenance, page 26)
Gas odor even when control	1.	Gas leak. See Warning	1.	Locate and correct all leaks
knob is in OFF position		statement at top of page		(see Checking Gas Connec-
	2.	Control valve or gas control	2.	tions, page 16)
				Replace control valve or gas
		defective		control
Gas odor during combustion	1.	Foreign matter between con-	1.	Take apart gas tubing and
	2.	trol valve and burner	2.	remove foreign matter
		Gas leak. See Warning		Locate and correct all leaks
		statement at top of page		(see Checking Gas Connec-
				tions, page 16)
Log set cycles to pilot, but room	1.	Hand-held remote control is	1.	Move hand-held remote con-
temperature drops to a lower		too close to heater		trol unit farther away from the
than ideal level before log set				heater
comes back on

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