OWNER’S MANUAL
TROUBLESHOOTING
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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.
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. These fumes may mix with combustion air and create odors.
OBSERVED PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY |
Heater produces unwanted odors | 1. | Heater burning vapors from paint, hair |
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| spray, glues, etc. See IMPORTANT |
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| statement above |
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning statement at |
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| top of page |
1.Ventilate room. Stop using odor caus- ing products while heater is running
2.Locate and correct all leaks (see Check- ing Gas Connections, page 11)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates) | 1. | Not enough fresh air is available |
| 2. | Low line pressure |
| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially clogged |
1.Open window and/or door for ventilation
2.Contact local propane/LP gas company
3.Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 14)
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF position
1.Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of page
2.Control valve defective
1.Locate and correct all leaks (see Check- ing Gas Connections, page 11)
2.Replace control valve
Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between control valve |
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| and burner |
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning statement at |
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| top of page |
1.Take apart gas tubing and remove for- eign matter
2.Locate and correct all leaks (see Check- ing Gas Connections, page 11)
Moisture/condensation noticed on windows 1. Not enough combustion/ventilation air | 1. Refer to Fresh Air for Combustion and |
| Ventilation requirements (page 4) |
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