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WARNING
WARNING ICON | G 001 |
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. Clean- ing 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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| Fireplace produces a | 1. | Metal expanding while | 1. | This is common with | ||||
| clicking/ticking noise |
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| while cooling |
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| Fireplace produces | 1. | Fireplace burning vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop | ||||
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| 2. | Low fuel supply | 2. | Refill supply tank | ||||
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| 3. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 3. | Locate and correct all | ||||
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| Fireplace shuts off in | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or | ||||
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| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially | 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see | ||||
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| Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 1. | Locate and correct all | ||||
| control knob is in |
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| leaks (see Checking Gas | ||||
| OFF position |
| top of page |
| Connections, page 18) | ||||
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| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. | Replace control valve | ||||
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| Gas odor during | 1. | Foreign matter be- | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | ||||
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 2. | Locate and correct all | ||||
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| Moisture/condensa- | 1. | Not enough combus- | 1. Refer to Air for Combus- | |||||
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