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.

OBSERVED PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

No gas to burner, although

1.

Wall switch wires defective

1.

Check electrical connec-

wall switch and valve are set

 

or too long

 

tions

to the ON position

2.

Thermopile not generating

2.

See Pilot will not stay lit,

 

 

sufficient voltage

 

page 22

 

 

 

 

 

Frequent pilot outage

1.

Pilot flame may be too low,

1.

Clean and adjust pilot flame

 

 

causing safety pilot to “drop

 

for maximum flame im-

 

 

out”

 

pingement on thermopile

 

2.

Improper venting or exces-

2.

Have the vent system in-

 

 

sive blockage

 

spected, including the ter-

 

 

 

 

mination cap. Remove any

 

 

 

 

restriction or obstruction

 

 

 

 

 

Fireplace produces a clicking/

1.

Metal expanding while

1.

This is normal with most

ticking noise after burner is lit

 

heating or contracting while

 

fireplaces. If noise is ex-

or shut off

 

cooling

 

cessive, contact qualified

 

 

 

 

service person

 

 

 

 

 

Fireplace produces unwanted

1.

Fireplace burning vapors

1.

Ventilate room. Stop us-

odors

 

from paint, hair spray,

 

ing odor causing products

 

 

glues, etc. (See IMPOR-

 

while fireplace is running

 

 

TANT statement above)

 

 

 

2.

For propane/LP gas, low

2.

Contact local propane/LP

 

 

fuel supply

 

supplier

 

3.

Gas leak. See Warning

3.

Locate and correct all leaks

 

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Gas Line Hook-Up,

 

 

 

 

page 12)

 

 

 

 

 

Gas odor even when equip-

1.

Gas leak. See Warning

1.

Locate and correct all leaks

ment shutoff valve is in OFF

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Gas Line Hook-Up,

position

 

 

 

page 12)

 

2.

Control valve defective

2.

Replace control valve

 

 

 

 

 

Gas odor during combustion

1.

Foreign matter between

1.

Take apart gas tubing and

 

 

control valve and burner

 

remove foreign matter

 

2.

Gas leak. See Warning

2.

Locate and correct all leaks

 

 

statement at top of page

 

(see Gas Line Hook-Up,

 

 

 

 

page 12)

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