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WARNING: 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 fi re department.
IMPORTANT:
Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning sup-
plies, 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. These odors will
disappear over time.
OBSERVED PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
Heater produces un
wanted
odors
1. Heater burning vapors
from paint, hair spray,
glues, cleaners, chem i-
cals, new carpet, etc. (See
IM POR TANT
state ment
above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/
LP only)
3. Gas leak.
See Warn ing
statement at top of page
1. Open window to ventilate
room. Stop us ing odor
causing prod ucts while
heater is running
2. Refill supply tank (pro-
pane/LP only)
3. Locate and correct all
leaks
(see Check ing Gas
Con nec tions, Page 15)
Heater shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Open window and/or door
for ven ti la tion
2. Contact local natural or
pro pane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot
(see
Cleaning and Main te-
nance, Page 21)
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
1. Gas leak.
See Warn ing
statement at top of page
2. Control valve or gas con-
trol defective
1. Locate and correct all
leaks
(see Check ing Gas
Con nec tions, Page 15)
2. Replace control valve or
gas control
Gas odor during combustion
1. Foreign matter be tween
con trol valve and burner
2. Gas leak.
See Warn ing
statement at top of page
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove for eign mat ter
2. Locate and correct all
leaks
(see Check ing Gas
Con nec tions, Page 15)
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