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WARNING
WARNING ICON | G 001 |
If you smell gas
•Shut off gas supply.
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•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.
IMPORTANT: Operating fireplace where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning supplies, paint, paint remover, cigarette smoke, cements and glues, new carpet or textiles, etc., create fumes. These fumes may mix with combustion air and create odors.
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| Fireplace produces a | 1. | Metal expanding while | 1. | This is common with | |||
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| while cooling |
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| Fireplace produces | 1. | Fireplace burning vapors | 1. | Ventilate room. Stop | |||
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 2. | Locate and correct all | |||
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| Fireplace shuts off in | 1. | Not enough fresh air is | 1. | Open window and/or | |||
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| door for ventilation | |||
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| Gas odor even when | 1. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 1. | Locate and correct all | |||
| control knob is in |
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| leaks (see Checking Gas | |||
| OFF position |
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| Connections, page 17) | |||
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| 2. | Control valve defective | 2. | Replace control valve | |||
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| Gas odor during | 1. | Foreign matter be- | 1. | Take apart gas tubing | |||
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| 2. | Gas leak. See Warn- | 2. | Locate and correct all | |||
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| Moisture/condensa- | 1. | Not enough combus- | 1. Refer to Air for Combus- | ||||
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