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If you smell gas | ||
Continued | • 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.
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| 2. | Low fuel supply | 2. | Refill supply tank. | ||||
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| 3. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 3. | Locate and correct all | ||||
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| Heater shuts off in use | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or | ||||
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| Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 1. | Locate and correct all | ||||
| control knob is in OFF |
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| leaks (see Checking Gas | ||||
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| Connections, page 15). | ||||
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| 2. | Control valve defective. | 2. | Replace control valve. | ||||
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| Gas odor during | 1. | Foreign matter between | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | ||||
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| Moisture/condensation | 1. | Not enough combus- | 1. | Refer to Fresh Air for | ||||
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You may have further questions about installation, operation, or troubleshooting. | |||||||||
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SERVICE | If so, contact DESA International’s Technical Service Department at |
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