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Troubleshooting
Check for logs/rocks covering air slots
Check for excessive burner media (no more than 1 layer thick)
Check for foreign burner media
Leaking burner
Ensure burner is sealed
Visually inspect burner for leaks; replace if necessary - DO NOT TEST WITH OPEN FLAME
Blue
fl
ames (excessive)
Fireplace is warming up
Flames will yellow as
fi
replace heats up
This is normal
Too much primary air
Decrease primary air by closing air shu
�
er (venturi)
See "Adjus
�
ng Primary Air Se
�
ng"
Poor air shu
�
er seal on venturi box
Exhaust restrictor se
�
ng
Improper exhaust restrictor se
�
ng
See "Ven
�
ng Con
fi
gura
�
on"; adjust only if necessary
Rich
fl
ames (excessive)
Not enough primary air
Increase primary air by opening air shu
�
er (venturi)
See "Adjus
�
ng Primary Air Se
�
ng"
(NG) Remove venturi box covers for even more primary air
Check that the venturi box covers are removed (LP)
Improper exhaust restrictor se
�
ng
Adjust exhaust restrictor se
�
ng
See "Ven
�
ng Con
fi
gura
�
on"; adjust only if necessary
Problem with ven
�
ng system
Ensure ven
�
ng system is properly set-up
Check for approved high-wind termina
�
on cap
Check ven
�
ng con
fi
gura
�
on is approved
Check ven
�
ng system for leaks
Incorrect media placement
Adjust burner media
Check log posi
�
oning
Check burner media quan
�
ty (should be one layer deep)
Check for obstructed seconard air slots around burner
Incorrect gas input rate
Ensure gas input spec's match ra
�
ng label
Check gas inlet pressure
Check gas manifold pressure (with unit running)
Check gas ori
fi
ce matches ra
�
ng label for correct fuel type
Glass fogs on start-up
Condensa
�
on is formed on start up
Use "Con
�
nuous Pilot" mode (CPI)
This is normal, more so in damper climates
Glass gets hazy over
�
me
Addi
�
ves in gas accumulates on glass
Use "Con
�
nuous Pilot" mode (CPI)
This will reduce the build-up rate; clean as necessary
Chase construc
�
on obstruc
�
on
Ensure all installa
�
on spec's are met
Ensure heat release areas are at or above minimum spec
Ensure no air
fl
ow obstruc
�
ons
Check for foreign objects blocking heat release
Ensure all appropriate heat shields are installed
Check installa
�
on sec
�
on for further details
Material encroaching on minimum clearances
Ensure all installa
�
on spec's are met
Check installa
�
on sec
�
on for further details
Ensure there're no foreign objects on or above the unit within the chase
Problem with ven
�
ng system
Ensure ven
�
ng system is properly set-up
Check ven
�
ng con
fi
gura
�
on is approved
Check for ven
�
ng obstruc
�
ons
Exhaust restrictor se
�
ng
Exhaust restrictor se
�
ng too high
Reduce exhaust restric
�
on
Incorrect gas input rate
Ensure gas input spec's match ra
�
ng label
Check gas inlet pressure
Check gas manifold pressure (with unit running)
Check gas ori
fi
ce matches ra
�
ng label for correct fuel type
Burnt out light bulb
Replace light bulb assembly (50-3516)
Visually inspect bulb for signs of damage, con
fi
rm con
�
nuity with mul
�
meter
Blown top light fuse
Replace top light fuse (50-2076)
Visually inspect bulb for signs of damage, con
fi
rm con
�
nuity with mul
�
meter
Faulty wiring
Ensure complete top light circuit
Check for wire ch
affi
ng inside light box
Check top light circuit with mul
�
meter
Flame sensor signal lost during burner opera
�
on
Ensure healthy burner opera
�
on
See "Flame dropping out.."
Pilot igni
�
on sequence
�
med out
Ensure healthy pilot opera
�
on
See "Pilot not ligh
�
ng.."
Fireplace lost gas supply
Ensure proper gas
fl
ow and pressure
Check gas inlet supply and pressure
IFC confused
So
�
reset IFC
Press reset bo
�
on on
fi
replace switch panel and re-sync remote (tool may be required)
Hard reset IFC
Cut power to IFC (could use circuit breaker) and reconnect
No power to
fi
replace
Ensure the
fi
replace is seeing 120VAC
Check circuit breaker
Do any
fi
replace features work? If so,
fi
replace has power
Check for 120VAC at the IFC
Blown IFC fuse
Replace IFC fuse with exact replacement
Check for bare electrical connec
�
ons
Check for electrical short in top light box
Was there a recent power surge?
IFC locked out
Reset IFC
See "IFC locked out" for possible causes
Natural vent
Power vent mode ac
�
vated
PV switch in incorrect posi
�
on
Check the posi
�
on of PV switch - the "-" should be down if opera
�
ng with natural vent
PV jumper came lose inside IFC
Ensure the IFC PV jumper hasn’t come lose inside the IFC (orange wires)
Power vent
Natural vent mode ac
�
vated
PV switch in incorrect posi
�
on
Check the posi
�
on of PV switch - the "o" should be down if opera
�
ng with power vent
IFC not receiving vacuum switch signal
Ensure vacuum switch signal reaching IFC
Ensure secure wiring interceptor connec
�
ons at IFC (yellow wires)
Check for con
�
nuity across vacuum signal while in start-up mode
Check for PV fan opera
�
on during start-up mode (can you hear it?)
If the sparker is ac
�
va
�
ng then PV start-up mode is func
�
oning, problem lies elsewhere
Fireplace gets excessivly hot
Fireplace unresponsive
IFC locked out
(fl
ahsing red
light)
Top light not working