30 58D6002
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING

If the gas quality is bad, your pilot may not stay lit, the burners may produce soot and

the heater may backfire when lit. If the gas quality or pressure is low, contact your

local gas supplier immediately.

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION

ODS/pilot
lights, but
ame goes out
when con-
trol knob is
released.
1. Controlknobnotfullypressed
in.
1. Pressincontrolknobfully.
2. Control knob not pressed in
longenough.
2. AfterODS/pilotlights,keepcontrolknobpressedinfor30seconds.
3. Appliance shutoff valve not
fully open.
3. Fullyopenmanualshutoffvalve.
4. Thermocouple connection loose
at control valve.
4.Hand tightenthermocouple connection until snug, then tighten 1/4 turn
more.
5. Pilot ame not touching ther-
mocouple,which allows ther-
mocoupletocool,causingpilot
ametogoout.
5. Contactlocalgascompany.Thisproblemcouldbecausedbyeitherlowgas
pressure,oradirtyorpartiallycloggedODS/pilot.
6. Thermocoupledamaged. 6. Replacepilot.
Burner does
not light after
ODS/pilot is
lit.
1. Inletgaspressureistoolow. 1.
Contactqualiedserviceperson.
2. Burner orice diameter is too
small.
2.
Replaceburnerorice.
3. Burneroriceisclogged. 3. Burneroriceisclogged.
Burner back-
res during
combustion.
1. Manifold pressure is too low. 1. Contactlocalgascompany.
2. Burneroriceisclogged.
2. Cleanburnerorreplaceburnerorice.
Slight smoke
or odor during
initial opera-
tion.
1. Burner orifice is clogged or
damaged.
2.Replaceburner.
2. Burnerisdamaged. 2.Replaceburner.
3. Gasregulatordefective. 3.Replacegasregulator.
Logs appear
to smoke after
initial opera-
tion.
1. Vaporsfrompaintorcuringprocess
oflogs.
1.Problemwillstopafterafewhoursofoperation.Openawindowfortherst
few hours.
2. Logheaterisintendedtobesmokeless.TurnOFFheaterandcallqualied
service person.
Heater pro-
duces a whis-
tl i ng n oi s e
when burner
is lit.
1. Vaporsfrompaintorcuringprocess
oflogs.
1.Problemwillstopafterafewhoursofoperation.Openawindowfortherst
few hours.
2. Airingasline. 2. Operateburneruntilairisremovedfromline.Havegaslinecheckedbylocal
gascompany.
3. Dirtyorpartiallycloggedburner
orices.
3.Cleanburnerorreplaceburnerorice.
No gas to pilot. 1. LP-regulatorshutdowndueto
inletpressuretoohigh.
1. VerifyLPtankregulatorisinstalledandsetat11"to13"w.c.