Vermont Casting VL21LP Troubleshooting, Symptom, Possible Causes, Corrective Action, once, Danger

Models: VL21 VL18 VL21LP VL24LP VL18LP VL24

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

With proper installation and maintenance, your new Gas Appliance should provide years of trouble-free ser- vice. If you do experience a problem, this guide will assist a CERTIFIED SERVICE PERSON in the diag- nosis of problems and the corrective action to be taken.

Symptom

Possible Causes

Corrective Action

 

Pilot will not light with piezo

A. Main shutoff valve closed

Make sure the shutoff valve

ignitor or match

 

located on the gas supply line

 

 

is open

 

B. Air in the gas line

Light a match, turn valve knob

 

 

to “PILOT” position and de-

 

 

press. Keep match near pilot

 

 

burner until it lights

 

C. Pilot orifice plugged, not allow-

Replace the burner assembly

 

ing gas to flow

 

 

D. No gas supply to the fireplace

Check plumbing to see if gas

 

 

fireplace has been hooked up

 

 

to the gas supply line

 

 

Propane tank empty

Pilot will not stay lit after care-

A. Defective thermocouple

Replace burner assembly

fully following lighting instruc-

B. Thermocouple fitting not tight

 

tions

Carefully tighten fitting

 

in valve

 

 

C. Weak pilot flame

Pilot flame must engulf ther-

 

 

mocouple. Clean and/or

 

 

adjust pilot for maximum flame

 

 

impingement on thermocouple.

 

 

(Fig. 14, 15)

 

D. Defective valve

Replace burner assembly

 

E. Not enough oxygen in the

Open door and get fresh air at

 

room

once!

 

(DANGER!)

 

No gas to main burner with

A. Plugged main burner orifice

 

pilot flame burning and valve

Replace burner assembly

turned to “high - low” range

B. Defective valve

 

 

Replace burner assembly

 

 

 

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