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If you smell gas | ||
Continued | • Shut off gas supply. | |
• Do not try to light any appliance. | ||
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•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
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Heater produces a | 1. | Metal expanding | while | 1. | This is | common with | ||||
clicking/ticking noise |
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Heater produces un- | 1. | Heater burning | vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop us- | |||||
wanted odors. |
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| 2. | Low fuel supply. |
| 2. | Refill supply tank. | |||||
| 3. | Gas leak. See Warning | 3. | Find and | correct all | |||||
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Heater shuts off in use. | 1. | Heater not venting cor- | 1. | Check venting system. | ||||||
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| 2. | Low line pressure. | 2. | Contact | local propane | |||||
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| 3. | Pilot partially clogged. | 3. | Clean pilot (see Clean- | ||||||
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Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warning | 1. | Find and | correct all | |||||
control knob is in OFF |
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| 2. | Control valve damaged. | 2. | Replace control valve. | ||||||
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Gas odor during com- | 1. | Foreign matter between | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | ||||||
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| control valve and burner. |
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warning |
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