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TROUBLE- SHOOTING

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OBSERVED

POSSIBLE

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

 

 

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

Burner does not light

2.

Burner orifice diameter

2.

Replace burner orifice.

after ODS/pilot is lit.

 

is too small.

 

 

 

(continued from page

3.

Inlet gas pressure is too

3.

Contact local natural gas

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low.

 

 

 

company.

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed ignition of

1.

Manifold pressure is too

1.

Contact local natural gas

burner

 

low.

 

 

 

company.

 

2.

Burner

orifice

is

2.

Clean burner (see Clean-

 

 

clogged.

 

 

 

ing and Maintenance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 20) or replace burner

 

 

 

 

 

 

orifice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burner backfiring

1.

Burner

orifice

is

1.

Clean burner (see Clean-

during combustion.

 

clogged or damaged.

 

 

ing and Maintenance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 20) or replace burner

 

 

 

 

 

 

orifice.

 

2.

Burner damaged

 

2.

Replace burner.

 

3.

Defective gas regulator

3.

Replace gas regulator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow flame during

1.

Not enough air

 

1.

Check burner for dirt and

burner combustion

 

 

 

 

 

debris. If found, clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

burner (see Cleaning and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance, page 20).

 

2.

Defective gas regulator

2.

Replace gas regulator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slight smoke or odor

1.

Residues

from manu-

1.

Problem will stop after a

during initial opera-

 

facturing processes

 

 

few hours of operation.

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heater produces a 1.

Turning control knob to

whistling noise when

HIGH position when

burner is lit.

burner is cold

2.

Air in gas line

3. Air passageways on heater blocked

4. Dirty or partially clogged burner orifice

1.Turn control knob to LOW position and let warm up for a minute.

2.Operate burner until air is removed from line. Have gas line checked by local natural gas company.

3.Observe minimum instal- lation clearances (see Figure 2, page 6).

4.Clean burner (see Clean- ing and Maintenance, page 20) or replace burner orifice.

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