TROUBLE- SHOOTING
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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. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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Heater produces a | 1. | Metal expanding | while | 1. | This is common with |
clicking/ticking noise |
| heating or contracting |
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just after burner is lit |
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or shut off. |
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Heater produces un- | 1. | Heater burning | vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop us- |
wanted odors. |
| from paint, hair | spray, |
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| 2. | Low fuel supply. |
| 2. | Refill supply tank. |
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. | Find and correct all leaks | |
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Heater shuts off in use. 1. Heater not venting correctly. Vent safety switch shuts off heater.
2. Low line pressure.
3. Pilot partially clogged.
1.Check venting system. If damaged or blocked, re- pair. If venting system is OK, have qualified ser- vice person replace vent safety switch, wire har- ness, or thermocouple in- terrupter.
2.Contact local propane gas company.
3.Clean pilot (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 25).
Gas odor even when | 1. Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Find and correct all leaks | ||||
control knob is in OFF |
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| 2. | Control valve damaged. | 2. | Replace control valve. | ||
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Gas odor during com- | 1. Foreign matter between | 1. | Take apart gas tubing and | ||||
bustion. |
| control valve and burner. |
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning | 2. | Find and correct all leaks | ||
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