TROUBLE- | WARNING ICONG 001WARNING | |
SHOOTING | If you smell gas | |
Continued | • Shut off gas supply. | |
• Do not try to light any appliance. | ||
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•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.
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Heater produces a | 1. | Metal expanding while | 1. | This is common with | ||
clicking/ticking noise |
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just after burner is lit |
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or shut off |
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Heater produces | 1. | Heater burning vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop | ||
unwanted odors |
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| using odor causing | ||
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| products while heater is | ||
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| running | ||
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 2. | Locate and correct all | ||
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| leaks (see Checking Gas | ||
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| Connections, page 15) | ||
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Heater shuts off in | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or | ||
use (ODS operates) |
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| door for ventilation | ||
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local natural | ||
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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 15) | ||
| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. | Replace control valve | ||
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Gas odor during | 1. | Foreign matter be- | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | ||
combustion |
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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 Com- | ||
tion noticed on |
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| bustion and Ventilation | ||
windows |
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