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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. Fol- low 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.
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Heater produces a whistling noise | 1. Turning control knob to posi- | 1. | Turn control knob to position 1 |
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when burner is lit |
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| 2. | Air in gas line | 2. | Operate burner until air is | |
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| line checked by local natural | |
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| 3. | Air passageways on heater | 3. | Observe minimum installation | |
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| clearances (see Figure 4, page 8) | |
| 4. | Dirty or partially clogged | 4. | Clean burner (see Cleaning | |
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| burner orifice |
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| or replace burner orifice | |
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White powder residue forming | 1. When heated, vapors from | 1. | Turn heater off when using | ||
within burner box or on adjacent |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet | |
walls or furniture |
| cleaner, etc., may turn into |
| cleaners, or similar products | |
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| white powder residue |
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Heater produces a clicking/tick- | 1. Metal expanding while heating | 1. | This is common with most heat- | ||
ing noise just after burner is lit |
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or shut off |
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Heater produces unwanted | 1. Heater burning vapors from | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop using | ||
odors |
| paint, hair spray, glues, etc. |
| odor causing products while | |
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| heater is running | |
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| above) | 2. | Refill supply tank | |
| 2. | Low fuel supply (propane/LP | |||
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| gas only) | 3. | Locate and correct all leaks | |
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | |||
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Heater shuts off in use (ODS | 1. Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or door for | ||
operates) |
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| ventilation | |
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local natural or pro- | |
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| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially | 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning | |
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