Desa VGL450N Line Hook-Up,page, Troubleshooting, Continued, Observed Problem, Possible Cause

OWNER’S MANUAL

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 fireplace 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.

OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY

Fireplace produces a clicking/ticking noise just after burner is lit or shut off

1.Metal expanding while heating or con- tracting while cooling

1.This is common with most fireplaces. If noise is excessive, contact qualified ser- vice person

Fireplace produces unwanted odors	1.	Fireplace burning vapors from paint, hair	1.	Ventilate room. Stop using odor caus-
		spray, glues, etc. (See IMPORTANT		ing products while fireplace is running
		statement above)
	2.	Low fuel supply	2.	Refill supply tank
	3.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at	3.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
		top of page		Line Hook-Up, page 8)
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF	1.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at	1.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
position		top of page		Line Hook-Up, page 8)
	2.	Control valve defective	2.	Replace control valve
Gas odor during combustion	1.	Foreign matter between control valve	1.	Take apart gas tubing and remove for-
		and burner		eign matter
	2.	Gas leak. See Warning statement at	2.	Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
		top of page		Line Hook-Up, page 8)
Dark residue on logs or inside of fireplace	1.	Improper log placement	1.	Properly locate logs
	2.	Air holes at burner inlet blocked	2.	Clean out air holes at burner inlets. Pe-
				riodically repeat as needed
	3.	Burner flame holes blocked	3.	Remove blockage or replace burner

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