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ODS/pilot lights but flame | 1. Control knob not fully pressed in | 1. | Press in control knob fully |
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goes out when control knob is | 2. Control knob not pressed in | 2. After ODS/pilot lights, keep con- | |||
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| trol knob pressed in 30 seconds | |
| 3. | Safety interlock system has | 3. | Wait one minute for safety in- | |
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| terlock system to reset. Repeat | |
| 4. | Equipment shutoff valve not |
| ignition operation | |
| 4. | Fully open equipment shutoff | |||
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| fully open |
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| 5. | Thermocouple connection | 5. | Hand tighten until snug, then | |
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| tighten 1/4 turn more | |
| 6. | Pilot flame not touching | 6. | A) Contact local natural or | |
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| thermocouple, which allows |
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| thermocouple to cool, caus- |
| B) Clean ODS/pilot (see | |
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| Cleaning and Maintenance, | |
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| page 17) or replace ODS/pilot | |
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| A) Low gas pressure |
| assembly | |
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| B) Dirty or partially clogged |
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| 7. | Thermocouple damaged | 7. | Replace pilot assembly | |
| 8. | Control valve damaged | 8. | Replace control valve | |
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Burner does not light after ODS/ | 1. | Burner orifice is clogged | 1. | Clean burner (see Cleaning | |
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pilot is lit |
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| 2. | Inlet gas pressure is too low | 2. | Contact local natural or pro- | |
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| 1. | Manifold pressure is too low | 1. | Contact local natural or pro- | |
Delayed ignition of burner |
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| 2. | Burner orifice is clogged | 2. | Clean burner (see Cleaning | |
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| or replace burner orifice | |
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| 1. | Burner orifice is clogged or | 1. | Clean burner (see Cleaning | |
Burner backfiring during |
| damaged |
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combustion | 2. | Burner damaged |
| or replace burner orifice | |
| 2. | Replace burner | |||
| 3. | Gas regulator defective | 3. | Replace gas regulator | |
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| 1. | Not enough air | 1. | Check burner for dirt and de- | |
Yellow flame during burner |
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| bris. If found, clean burner (see | |
combustion |
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| 2. | Gas regulator defective |
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| 2. | Replace gas regulator | |||
| 3. | Clogged or dirty burner | 3. | Clean burner (see Cleaning | |
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Slightsmokeorodor duringinitial | 1. Residues from manufacturing | 1. | Problem will stop after a few | ||
operation |
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| hours of operation | |
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