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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.
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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 |
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White powder residue forming | 1. | When heated, vapors from | 1. | Turn heater off when using |
within burner box or on adjacent |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet |
walls or furniture |
| cleaner, etc., may turn into |
| cleaners or similar products |
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| white powder residue |
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Heater produces unwanted | 1. | Heater burning vapors from | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop using |
odors |
| paint, hair spray, glues, etc. See |
| odor causing products while |
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| IMPORTANT statement above |
| heater is running |
| 2. | Low fuel supply (propane/LP gas) | 2. | Refill supply tank |
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. | Locate and correct all leaks |
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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- |
| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially |
| pane/LP gas company |
| 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning | ||
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| and Maintenance, page 19) |
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Gas odor even when control | 1. | Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Locate and correct all leaks |
knob is in OFF position |
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| 2. | Control valve defective |
| tions, page 12) |
| 2. | Replace control valve | ||
Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between con- |
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning |
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1.Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign matter
2.Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connec- tions, page 12)
Moisture/condensation noticed | 1. Not enough combustion/ven- | 1. Refer to Fresh Air for Com- |
on windows | tilation air | bustion and Ventilation re- |
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