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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. These odors will disappear over time.
OBSERVED PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | REMEDY | ||
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Remote does not function | 1. Battery is not installed. Bat- | 1. | Replace | |
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| tery power is low |
| receiver and remote control |
| 2. | Bad module | 2. | Star |
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Heater produces a clicking/tick- | 1. Metal expanding while heating | 1. | This is common with most heat- | |
ing noise just after burner is lit |
| or contracting while cooling |
| ers. If noise is excessive, contact |
or shut off |
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Heater produces unwanted | 1. Heater burning vapors from | 1. | Open window to ventilate | |
odors |
| paint, hair spray, glues, clean- |
| room. Stop using odor caus- |
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| ers, chemicals, new carpet, |
| ing products while heater is |
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| etc. (See IMPORTANT state- |
| running |
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| ment above) |
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| 2. | Low fuel supply (propane/LP | 2. | Refill supply tank (propane/LP |
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| only) |
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. | Locate and correct all leaks |
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| statement at top of page |
| (see Checking Gas Connec- |
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| tions, page 13) |
Heater shuts off in use (ODS | 1. Not enough fresh air is avail- | 1. | Open window and/or door for | |
operates) |
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| ventilation |
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local natural or pro- |
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| pane/LP gas company |
| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially | 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning |
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| clogged |
| and Maintenance, page 19) |
| 4. | Thermostat on remote is | 4. | Adjust temperature |
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| satisfied |
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Gas odor even when control knob 1. | Gas leak. See Warning |
is in OFF position | statement at top of page |
2. | Control valve or gas control |
| defective |
1.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connec- tions, page 13)
2.Replace control valve or gas control
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 13)
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