Cleaning and Mainte-

TROUBLE-

OBSERVED

POSSIBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

 

 

 

REMEDY

 

 

 

SHOOTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot lights but flame

1.

Manual shutoff

valve

1.

Fully open manual shut-

Continued

goes out when

 

not fully open.

 

 

 

off valve.

 

 

 

 

control knob is

2.

Control knob not fully

2.

Press

in control knob

 

released.

 

pressed in.

 

 

 

 

fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Control

knob

not

3.

After pilot lights, keep

 

 

 

pressed in long enough.

 

control knob pressed in

 

 

4.

Safety interlock system

 

30 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Wait

one minute

for

 

 

 

has been triggered.

 

 

safety interlock system

 

 

5.

Thermocouple connec-

 

to reset. Repeat ignition.

 

 

5.

Hand tighten until snug,

 

 

 

tion

loose at control

 

then tighten

1/4

turn

 

 

 

valve.

 

 

 

 

more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Pilot flame not touching

6.

A) Contact

qualified

 

 

 

thermocouple,

which

 

service person to prop-

 

 

 

allows thermocouple to

 

erly adjust pilot flame

 

 

 

cool,

causing

pilot

 

B) Contact local natural

 

 

 

flame to go out. This

 

gas company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem

could

be

 

C) Clean pilot (see

 

 

 

 

caused by any or all of

 

Cleaning and Mainte-

 

 

 

the following:

 

 

 

nance, page 25) or

 

 

 

 

A) Improperly adjusted

 

replace pilot assembly.

 

 

 

pilot flame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B) Low gas pressure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C) Dirty or partially

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

clogged pilot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Thermocouple

dam-

7.

Replace thermocouple.

 

 

 

aged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Control valve damaged.

8.

Replace control valve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burner does not light

1.

Safety interlock system

1.

Fully

depress

control

 

after pilot is lit.

 

has been inadvertently

 

knob

in any

 

position

 

 

 

triggered.

 

 

 

 

other than pilot and re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lease. Wait one minute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for safety interlock sys-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tem to reset. Repeat igni-

 

 

2.

Burner

orifice

is

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Clean burner (see Clean-

 

 

 

clogged.

 

 

 

 

ing and Maintenance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page

25) or

replace

 

 

3.

Burner orifice diameter

 

burner orifice.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace burner orifice.

 

 

 

is too small.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Inlet gas pressure is too

4.

Contact local

natural

 

 

 

low.

 

 

 

 

 

gas company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed ignition of

1.

Manifold pressure is too

1.

Contact local

natural

 

 

low.

 

 

 

 

 

gas company.

 

 

 

 

burner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Burner

orifice

is

2.

Clean

burner

(see

 

 

 

 

 

clogged.

 

 

 

 

Cleaning and Mainte-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nance, page 25) or re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

place burner orifice.

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