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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 sup-
plies, 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 | ||
White powder residue forming | 1. | When heated, vapors from | 1. Turn heater off when using | |
within burner box or on adja- |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet |
| furniture polish, wax, carpet |
cent walls or furniture |
| cleaner, etc., may turn into |
| cleaners or similar products |
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Heater shuts off in use (ODS | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. Open window and/or door for | |
operates) |
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| ventilation |
| 2. | Low line pressure | 2. Contact local natural or pro- | |
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| 3. | ODS/pilot is partially clogged | 3. | CleanODS/pilot(seeCleaning |
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Heater produces unwanted | 1. Heater burning vapors from | 1. Ventilate room. Stop using | ||
odors |
| paint,hairspray,glues,etc.See |
| odor causing products while |
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| heater is running |
| 2. | Low fuel supply (propane/ | 2. Refill supply tank | |
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| LP gas only) |
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| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. Locate and correct all leaks | |
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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 |
| statement at top of page |
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| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. Replace control valve | |
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Gas odor during combustion | 1. | Foreign matter between | 1. Take apart gas tubing and | |
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| control valve and burner |
| remove foreign matter |
| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning | 2. Locate and correct all leaks | |
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Heater produces a whistling 1. Air in gas line noise when burner is lit
2. Air passageways on heater blocked
3. Dirty or partially clogged burner orifice
1.Operate burner until air is removed from line. Have gas line checked by local natural or propane/LP gas company
2.Observe minimum installa- tion clearances (see Figure 4, page 8)
3.Clean burner (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 17) or replace burner orifice
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