Napoleon Fireplaces GVFS60-P, GVFS60-N manual Trouble Shooting Guide, Symptom Problem Test Solution

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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE

SYMPTOM							PROBLEM		TEST SOLUTION
Main burner goes					Pilot flame is not large			-	service or replace Oxygen Depletion Sensor System
out; pilot stays on.					enough or not engulfing the			- correct piping and/or regulator to provide correct pressure
					thermopile
					Thermopile shorting			- clean thermopile connection to the valve. Reconnect.
								- replace Oxygen Depletion Sensor System / valve.
					Remote wall switch wire is			-	shorten wire to correct length or wire gauge.
					too long; too much resis-
					tance in the system.
					Faulty thermostat or switch.			-	replace.
Main burner goes					Insufficient air supply			- open window or door. (Use one of the methods described in ANSI
out; pilot goes out.								Z223.1 Section 5.3 or the applicable local code.)
					Out of propane gas.			-	fill the tank.
				Pilot flame is not large				-	service or replace Oxygen Depletion Sensor System
				enough. (Supply pressure				- correct piping and / or regulator to provide correct pressure.
				too low.)
Pilot goes out when						System is not correctly		-	purge the gas line.
the gas knob is re-						purged.
leased.
						Out of propane gas.		-	fill the tank.
The gas valve has
an interlock device						Pilot flame is not large		-	service or replace Oxygen Depletion Sensor System
which will not allow						enough. (Supply pressure
the pilot burner to						too low.)
be lit until the ther-
						Thermocouple shorting /		-	loosen and tighten thermocouple.
mocouple		has
cooled. Allow ap-						faulty.		-	clean thermocouple and valve connection.
proximately		60						-	replace Oxygen Depletion Sensor System
								-	test and replace valve.
seconds for the
thermocouple to						Faulty valve.		-	replace.
cool.
Pilot burning; no							Themostat or switch is de-	-	connect a jumper wire across the wall switch terminals; if main
gas	to	main					fective.	burner lights, replace switch / thermostat.
burner; gas knob
							Wall switch wiring is defec-	-	disconnect wires from valve. Connect a jumper wire across termi-
is on	'HI';	wall				tive.		nals 1 & 3; if the main burner lights, check the wires for defects and
switch / thermostat								/ or replace wires.
is on.
					Main burner orifice is plugged.			-	remove stoppage in orifice.
					Faulty valve.			-	replace.
Pilot will not light. Out of propane gas								-	fill the tank.
						No spark at pilot burner		-	check if pilot can be lit by a match
THERMOCOUPLE		THERMOPILE						-	check that the wire is connected to the push button ignitor.
								-	check if the push button ignitor needs tightening.
								-	replace the wire if the wire insulation is broken or frayed.
								-	replace the electrode if the ceramic insulator is cracked or broken.
							PILOT	-	replace the push button ignitor.
							BURNER
			No gas at the pilot burner					-	check that the manual valve is turned on.
	ELECTRODE							-	check the pilot orifice for blockage.
								-	replace the valve / Oxygen Depletion Sensor System.
								-	call the gas distributor.

W415-0204 / C / 10.02.01