HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products Inc | CHAMPLAIN | ||
TROUBLESHOOTING |
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Symptom | Possible Cause | Corrective Action |
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8. Floating flames, | A. Potentially dangerous | A. Check the appliance input rate and reduce |
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lazy | incomplete combustion due | if necessary. The air intake/exhaust flow |
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quiet flames, which | to incorrect air to fuel ratio | system may be too restrictive or blocked (the |
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roll around, | (lack of combustion air or | rate at which the exhaust leaves [draft] |
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sometimes | excessive fuel delivery I.e. | determines the rate at which the combustion |
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completely off of | excessive gas pressure, | air is delivered). Poor draft results in |
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the port, | overrating of appliance). | insufficient air delivery or a restricted |
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sometimes with | B. Incorrect air | exhaust. Correct air intake/exhaust flow |
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overly, yellow tips. | intake/exhaust flow system. | system. |
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Possible sooting. | Causes may be: | B1. Clear ports. |
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Usually | B1. Blocked burner. | B2. Clear obstructions. |
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accompanied by | B2. Blocked primary air | B3. Clear obstructions. |
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the odor of | B3. Blocked secondary air | C. If gas pressures are correct and the |
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aldehydes. | inlets | flames stay the same, adjust the air shutter |
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9. Burner | A. Excessive. | A. Adjust the air shutter for a proper burn. |
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flashback. | B. Burner input underrated. | B. Check input rate. Check input pressure |
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mixture ignites | C. Valve leak if flashback | using a manometer. Confirm correct gas |
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inside the burner | occurs with burner valve in | pressure at house meter or tank (call gas |
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near the orifice, | off position. | company). Confirm burner orifice size. |
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usually creating a | D. Improper gas pipe size. | C. Replace valve. If above corrections do not |
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roaring noise like a |
| eliminate flashback, replace burner. |
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blowtorch. The |
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problem is an |
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imbalance of gas |
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flow velocity and |
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burning speed |
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pattern. |
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10. Delayed | A. Incorrect | A1. Adjust the air shutter for a proper burn. |
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ignition (makes a | A1. Primary air incorrect. | A2. Open ports to allow for proper travel of |
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sudden "whoosh" | A2. Burner ports plugged. | flames. |
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noise as the burner | B. Improper log placement. | B. Reposition logs to eliminate interference |
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lights). This is a |
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buildup of gas prior |
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to ignition. This is |
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more prevalent with |
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propane (LP) fuel. |
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