Troubleshooting

Continued

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 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. These odors will disappear over time.

OBSERVED PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fireplace produces unwanted

1. Heater burning vapors from

1.

Open window to ventilate

odors

 

paint, hair spray, glues, cleaners,

 

room. Stop using odor caus-

 

 

 

chemicals, new carpet, etc. (See

 

ing products while heater is

 

 

2.

IMPORTANT statement above)

2.

running

 

 

Low fuel supply (propane/LP

Refill supply tank (propane/LP

 

 

3.

only)

 

3.

only)

 

 

Gas leak. See Warning

Locate and correct all leaks

 

 

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Checking Gas Connec-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tions, page 15)

Fireplace shuts off in use (ODS

1. Not enough fresh air is avail-

1.

Open window and/or door for

 

operates)

2.

able

 

2.

ventilation

 

 

Low line pressure

 

Contact local natural or pro-

 

 

3.

ODS/pilot is

partially

3.

pane/LP gas company

 

 

Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning

 

 

 

clogged

 

 

and Maintenance, page 20)

 

Gas odor even when control

1. Gas leak. See

Warning

1.

Locate and correct all leaks

 

knob is in OFF position

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Checking Gas Connec-

 

 

2.

Control valve or gas control

2.

tions, page 15)

 

 

Replace control valve or gas

 

 

 

defective

 

 

control

 

Gas odor during combustion

1. Foreign matter between con-

1.

Take apart gas tubing and

 

 

 

2.

trol valve and burner

2.

remove foreign matter

 

 

Gas leak. See

Warning

Locate and correct all leaks

 

 

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Checking Gas Connec-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tions, page 15)

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