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. 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. These fumes may mix with combustion air and create odors.
OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY |
Heater produces unwanted 1. | Heater burning vapors from |
odors | paint, hair spray, glues, etc. See |
| IMPORTANT statement above |
2. | Low fuel supply (propane/LP |
| gas only) |
3. | Gas leak. See Warning |
| statement at top of page |
1.Ventilate room. Stop using odor causing products while heater is running
2.Refill supply tank
3.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connec- tions, page 11)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS | 1. Not enough fresh air is avail- | 1. | Open window and/or door for | |
operates) |
| able |
| ventilation |
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local natural or pro- |
| 3. | O D S / p i l o t i s p a r t i a l l y |
| pane/LP gas company |
| 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning | ||
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| clogged |
| and Maintenance, page 15) |
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Gas odor even when control | 1. Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Locate and correct all leaks | |
knob is in OFF position |
| statement at top of page |
| (see Checking Gas Connec- |
| 2. | Control valve defective |
| tions, page 11) |
| 2. | Replace control valve | ||
Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between con- |
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| trol valve and burner |
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning |
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| statement at top of page |
1.Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign matter
2.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connec- tions, page 11)
Moisture/condensation noticed | 1. Not enough combustion/ven- | 1. Refer to Air for Combustion |
on windows | tilation air | and Ventilation requirements |
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