Desa LDL3930NRB, Owner'S Operating & Installation Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
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. Fol -
low the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire 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.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while
heating or contracting
while cooling
1. Heater burning vapors
from paint, hair spray,
glues, cleaners, chemi-
cals, new carpet, etc. (See
IMPORTANT statement
above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/
LP only)
3. Gas leak. See Warn-
ing statement at top of
page
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Gas leak. See Warn-
ing statement at top of
page
2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warn-
ing statement at top of
page
REMEDY
1. This is normal with most
heaters. If noise is ex-
cessive, contact qualified
service person
1. Open window to ventilate
room. Stop using odor
causing products while
heater is running
2. Refill supply tank (pro-
pane/LP only)
3. Locate and correct all
leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections , page 15)
1. Open window and/or door
for ventilation
2. Contact local natural or
propane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see
Cleaning and Mainte-
nance
, page 22)
1. Locate and correct all
leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections , page 15)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all
leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections , page 15)
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Heater produces a clicking/
ticking noise just after burners
are lit or shut off
Heater produces unwanted
odors
Heater shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion