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.
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Heater produces unwanted | 1. | Heater burning vapors from | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop using |
odors |
| paint, hair spray, glues, etc. |
| odor causing products while |
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| heater is running |
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| above) | 2. | Refill supply tank |
| 2. | Low fuel supply | ||
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. | Locate and correct all leaks |
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Heater shuts off in use (ODS | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or door for |
operates) |
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| ventilation |
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local propane/LP gas |
| 3. | O D S / p i l o t i s p a r t i a l l y |
| company |
| 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning | ||
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| and Maintenance, page 13) |
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Gas odor even when control knob | 1. | Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Locate and correct all leaks |
is in OFF position |
| statement above |
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| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. | Replace control valve |
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Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between con- | 1. | Take apart gas tubing and |
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| trol valve and burner |
| remove foreign matter |
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning | 2. | Locate and correct all leaks |
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Moisture/condensation noticed | 1. | Not enough combustion/ven- | 1. | Provide more combustion |
on windows |
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| area. A minimum 10 square |
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