TROUBLE- | WARNING ICONG 001WARNING |
SHOOTING | If you smell gas |
• Shut off gas supply. | |
Continued | • 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. Clean- ing 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.
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| Heater produces | 1. | Heater burning vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop |
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| 2. | Low fuel supply | 2. | Refill supply tank |
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| 3. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 3. | Locate and correct | all | |||
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| Heater shuts off in | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or |
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| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially | 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see |
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| Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 1. | Locate and correct | all | |||
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| OFF position |
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| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. | Replace control valve | ||||
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| Gas odor during | 1. | Foreign matter be- | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | ||||
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| Moisture/condensation | 1. | Not enough combus- | 1. | Refer to Air for Com- |
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