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B-VENT FREESTANDING FIREPLACE

TROUBLESHOOTING

Continued

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. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

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

IMPORTANT: Operating fireplace 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

Fireplace produces unwanted odors

1. Gas leak. See Warning statement

 

above

1.Locate and correct all leaks (see Check- ing Gas Connections, page 13)

Fireplace shuts off in use

1.

High or gusting winds

1.

Fireplace has been tested for up to

 

 

 

 

40mph winds. However, extreme con-

 

 

 

 

ditions may occur. See Lighting Instruc-

 

 

 

 

tions on page 18.

 

2.

Low line pressure

2.

Contact local propane/LP or natural gas

 

 

 

 

company

 

3.

Pilot is partially clogged

3.

Clean pilot (see Cleaning and Mainte-

 

 

 

 

nance, page 21)

 

4.

Inner vent pipe leaking exhaust gasses

4.

Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-

 

 

into system

 

ing Gas Connections, page 13)

 

5.

Glass too loose and air tight gasket leaks

5.

Tighten glass

 

 

in corners after usage

 

 

 

6.

Bad thermopile

6.

Replace faulty component

 

7.

Improper vent cap installation

7.

Check for proper installation and free-

 

 

 

 

dom from debris or blockage

 

 

 

 

 

Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF

1.

Gas leak. See Warning statement

1.

Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-

position

 

above

 

ing Gas Connections, page 13)

 

2.

Control valve defective

2.

Replace control valve

 

 

 

 

 

Gas odor during combustion

1. Gas leak. See Warning statement

 

above

1.Locate and correct all leaks (see Check- ing Gas Connections, page 13)

Dark residue on logs or inside of fireplace

1.

Improper log placement

1.

Properly locate logs (see Installing Logs,

 

 

 

 

Lava Rock, and Glowing Embers, page 17)

 

2.

Air holes at burner inlet blocked

2.

Clean out air holes at burner inlets. Pe-

 

 

 

 

riodically repeat as needed

 

3.

Burner flame holes blocked

3.

Remove blockage or replace burner

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Contents For Your Safety For Your Safety What to do if YOU Smell GASSBVBNA, Sbvbpa Remote Ready Safety Information Vent Freestanding FireplaceProduct Features Product IdentificationLocal Codes OperationPRE-INSTALLATION Preparation Location and Space RequirementsStove Body Assembly Use an adjustable wrench or a 10mm socketFreestanding Fireplace Assembly Installing Fireplace Into Stove BodyInstalling Optional Blower Accessory Installing GA3700/DA3610T BlowersVenting Installation Installing Rear CoverInstallation Precautions Installation of Listed B-1 Vent Type B-VENT Installation Listed B-0 or GreaterInstalling Vent System in a Chase Checking Vent CapacityChimneys Relining SystemsTroubleshooting Venting Problems High Altitude InstallationFlue GAS Spillage Causes of Spillage and Corrective ActionFireplace Installation Installing GAS Piping to Fireplace LocationInstallation Items Needed Check GAS TypeConnecting Fireplace to GAS Supply Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping SystemChecking GAS Connections Pressure Testing Fireplace Gas Connections Installing Optional Wall Mounted Thermostat GWMT1 Back View of Thermostat BaseInstalling Remote Receiver Installing 9-Volt Battery in Hand- Held Remote Control UnitREMOVING/REPLACING Glass Door Installing LOGS, Lava Rock and Glowing Embers Installing Log NoFor Your Safety Read Before Lighting Manual Lighting ProcedureOperating Fireplace Lighting InstructionsOptional Remote Operation Thermostat Control OperationGhrc Series Operation Ghrct Series OperationOperating Optional Blower Accessory Pilot AssemblyInspecting Burners Operating Optional GWMT1 Wall Mounted ThermostatCleaning and Maintenance Glass DoorPilot and Burners LogsTroubleshooting After pilot lights, keep control knobPressed in 30 seconds Orifice Inlet gas pressure is too lowCompany Pane/LP or natural gas companyFireplace produces unwanted odors Tions onLow line pressure Pilot is partially cloggedReplacement Parts Technical ServiceWiring Diagram Service HintsSpecifications Sbvbna SbvbpaAccessories Illustrated Parts Breakdown Sbvbna SbvbpaParts List KEY Part Number Description QTYAmity SCIVF* Series PSCIVF* Series Indicates Color Suffix DesignationKEY Part Description QTY Warranty Information

SBVBN(A), SBVBP(A) specifications

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