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WARNING
WARNING ICON | G 001 |
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. Follow 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.
OBSERVED | POSSIBLE |
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Heater produces a | 1. Metal expanding while | 1. This is common with |
clicking/ticking noise | heating or contracting | most heaters. If noise is |
just after burner is lit | while cooling | excessive, contact |
or shut off |
| qualified service person |
Heater produces unwanted odors
1.Heater burning vapors from paint, hair spray, glues, etc. See IMPOR- TANT statement above
2.Low fuel supply
3.Gas leak. See Warn- ing statement at top of page
1.Ventilate room. Stop using
2.Refill supply tank
3.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connections, page 14)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates)
1.Not enough fresh air is available
2.Low line pressure
3.ODS/pilot is partially clogged
1.Open window and/or door for ventilation
2.Contact local propane gas company
3.Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and Mainte- nance, page 20)
Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 1. | Locate and correct all |
control knob is in |
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| leaks (see Checking Gas |
OFF position |
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| Connections, page 14) |
| 2. | Control valve defec- | 2. | Replace control valve |
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Gas odor during combustion
1.Foreign matter be- tween control valve and burner
2.Gas leak. See Warn- ing statement at top of page
1.Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign matter
2.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connections, page 14)
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