Desa VFRMV18NA, VFRMV18PA Troubleshooting, Continued, Observed Problem, Possible Cause, Remedy

TROUBLESHOOTING

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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. 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. 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

Heater produces a clicking/ticking noise just after burners are lit or shut off

1. Metal expanding while heating or contracting	1. This is common with most heaters. If noise is
while cooling	excessive, contact qualified service person

Heater produces unwanted odors	1.	Heater burning vapors from paint, hair spray,	1.	Open window to ventilate room. Stop using odor
		glues, cleaners, chemicals, new carpet, etc.		causing products while heater is running
		(See IMPORTANT statement above)
	2.	Low fuel supply (propane/LP only)	2.	Refill supply tank (propane/LP only)
	3.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of	3.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas
		page		Connections, page 12)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates)	1.	Not enough fresh air is available	1.	Open window and/or door for ventilation
	2.	Low line pressure	2.	Contact local natural or propane/LP gas com-
				pany
	3.	ODS/pilot is partially clogged	3.	Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and Mainte-
				nance, page 18)
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF	1.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of	1.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas
position		page		Connections, page 12)
	2.	Control valve or gas control defective	2.	Replace control valve or gas control
Gas odor during combustion	1.	Foreign matter between control valve and	1.	Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign mat-
		burner		ter
	2.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of	2.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas
		page		Connections, page 12)
Log set cycles to pilot, but room temperature	1.	Hand-held remote control is too close to heater	1.	Move hand-held remote control unit farther away
drops to a lower than ideal level before log set		(Remote-Ready Models Only)		from the heater
comes back on

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