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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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Remote does not function | 1. | Battery is not installed or bat- | 1. | ReplaceAAbatteries in receiver |
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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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Heater produces unwanted | 1. | Heater burning vapors from | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop using |
odors |
| paint, hair spray, glues, etc. |
| odor causing products while |
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| heater is running |
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| 2. | Low fuel supply (propane/LP | 2. | Refill supply tank |
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| 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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| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. | Contact local natural or pro- |
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| 3. | O D S / p i l o t i s p a r t i a l l y | 3. | Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning |
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Gas odor even when pilot knob | 1. | Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Locate and correct all leaks |
is in OFF position |
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| 2. | Valve defective | 2. | Replace valve |
Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between valve |
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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 11)
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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