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| Pilot lights but flame | 1. | Manual shutoff valve | 1. | Fully open manual | |||||
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| control knob is | 2. | Control knob not fully | 2. | Press in control knob | |||||
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| 3. | Control | knob | not | 3. | After pilot lights, keep | |||
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| control knob pressed in | |||||
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| 4. | Safety interlock system | 4. | Wait | one minute for | ||||
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| safety interlock system | |||||
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| 5. | Thermocouple connec- | 5. | Hand tighten until | |||||
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| snug, then tighten 1/4 | |||||
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| valve. |
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| 6. | Pilot flame not touching | 6. | A) Contact qualified | |||||
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| thermocouple, which |
| service person to | |||||
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| allows thermocouple to |
| properly adjust pilot | |||||
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| cool, causing | pilot |
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| flame to go out. This |
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| propane gas company. | |||
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| caused by any or all of |
| C) Clean pilot (see | |||||
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| nance, page 26) or | |||||
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| justed pilot flame |
| replace pilot assembly. | |||||
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| C) Dirty or partially |
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| clogged pilot |
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| 7. | Thermocouple dam- | 7. | Replace thermocouple. | |||||
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| aged. |
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| 8. | Control valve damaged. | 8. | Replace control valve. | |||||
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| Burner does not light | 1. | Safety interlock |
| 1. | Fully | depress | control | ||
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| other than pilot. Wait one | ||||
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| minute for safety inter- | |||
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| lock system to reset. Re- | |||
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| peat ignition. |
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| 2. | Burner orifice is |
| 2. | Clean burner (see | ||||
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| nance, page 26) or | |||
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| replace burner orifice | |||
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| Orifice, page 34). | |||
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| 3. | Burner orifice diameter | 3. | Replace burner orifice | |||||
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| Orifice, page 34). | |||
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| 4. | Inlet gas pressure is | 4. | Contact local propane | |||||
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