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Main burner goes out; |
| REFER TO "MAIN BURNER GOES OUT; PILOT STAYS ON" | ||||||
pilot goes out. |
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| Vent | - | check joint seals and installation. | |||
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| Thermocouple shorting or | - loosen and tighten thermocouple | ||||
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| faulty. | - | clean thermocouple and valve connection. | |||
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| - | replace thermocouple. | ||
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| - | replace valve. | ||
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| Vent is reversing | - | check all venting and insert seals. | ||||
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| - | check that door is properly sealed. If the insert is allowed to | ||
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| burn with the door off when purging the unit, exhaust products | |||
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| may escape through the air intake pipe and reverse the venting | |||
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| action. Let the unit cool down to correct the reversed venting | |||
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Exhaust | fumes |
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| Fireplace is spilling. | - | check all seals. | ||
smelled in | room, |
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headaches. |
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Carbon is being de- posited on glass, logs or combustion chamber surfaces.
Air shutter has become | - | ensure air shutter opening is free of lint or other obstruc- |
blocked | tions. | |
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Flame is impinging on the | - | check that the logs are correctly positioned. |
logs or combustion chamber. | - | open air shutter to increase the primary air. |
| - | check the input rate: check the manifold pressure and orifice |
| size as specified by the rating plate values. | |
| - check that the door gasketing is not broken or missing and | |
| that the seal is tight. | |
| - check that both vent liners are free of holes and well sealed at | |
| all joints. | |
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Air shutter is not set to specifi- | - | check and adjust air shutter to correspond with the fuel type |
cations. | and air intake size. | |
Main burner flame is Blockage in vent. | - | remove blockage. In really cold conditions, ice buildup may | ||
a blue, lazy, transpar- |
| occur on the terminal and should be removed as required. | ||
ent flame. |
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Incorrect installation. | - | vent liners are reversed. Refer to Figure 2. | ||
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| - | check all venting and insert seals. | |
White / grey film | Sulphur from fuel is being de- |
forms. | posited on glass, logs or com- |
| bustion chamber surfaces. |
-clean the glass with a recommended gas fireplace glass cleaner. DO NOT CLEAN GLASS WHEN HOT.
If deposits are not cleaned off regularly, the glass may be- come permanently marked.