Vanguard Heating VGN30 installation manual Burner does not light, continued from page, Continued

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OBSERVED

POSSIBLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

CAUSE

 

 

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burner does not light

2.

Burner orifice diameter

2.

Replace burner orifice

 

after ODS/pilot is lit

 

is too small

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(continued from page

3.

Inlet gas pressure is too

3.

Contact local natural gas

18)

 

 

low

 

 

 

company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed ignition of

1.

Manifold pressure is too

1.

Contact local natural gas

burner

 

 

low

 

 

 

company

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Burner

orifice

is

2.

Clean

burner

(see

 

 

 

clogged

 

 

CLEANING

 

AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE, page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17) or replace burner ori-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burner backfiring

1. Burner

orifice

is

1.

Clean

burner

(see

during combustion

 

clogged or damaged

 

 

CLEANING

 

AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE, page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17) or replace burner ori-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fice

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Burner damaged

 

2.

Replace burner

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Gas regulator defective

3.

Replace gas regulator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

flame during

1. Not enough air

 

1.

Check burner for dirt and

burner combustion

 

 

 

 

 

debris. If found,

clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

burner (see CLEANING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AND MAINTENANCE,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 17)

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Gas regulator defective

2.

Replace gas regulator

 

 

 

 

 

Slight smoke or odor

1. Residues from manu-

1.

Problem will stop after a

during

initial opera-

 

facturing processes

 

 

few hours of operation

tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heater

produces a

1. Turning control knob to

1.

Turn

control

knob

to

whistling noise when

 

HIGH

position when

 

LOW

position

and

let

burner is lit

 

burner is cold

 

 

warm up for a minute

 

 

 

2.

Air in gas line

 

2.

Operate burner until air is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

removed from line. Have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gas line checked by local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

natural gas company

 

 

 

3.

Air passageways

on

3.

Observe minimum instal-

 

 

 

heater blocked

 

 

lation

clearances

(see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2, page 6)

 

 

 

 

4.

Dirty

or partially

4.

Clean

burner

(see

 

 

 

clogged burner orifice

 

CLEANING

 

AND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE, page

17) or replace burner ori- fice

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