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WARNING ICON
G 001
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 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. These odors will
disappear over time.
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while
heating or contracting
while cooling
1. Fireplace burning vapors
from paint, hair spray,
glues, cleaners, chemi-
cals, new carpet, etc.
(See
IMPORTANT
statement above)
2. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above
2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above
1. Not enough combustion/
ventilation air
OBSERVED
PROBLEM
Fireplace produces a
clicking/ticking noise
just after burners are lit
or shut off
Fireplace produces
unwanted odors
Fireplace shuts off in use
(ODS operates)
Gas odor even when
control knob is in OFF
position
Gas odor during com-
bustion
Moisture/condensation
noticed on windows
REMEDY
1. This is common with most
fireplaces. If noise is excessive,
contact qualified service person
1. Open window and ventilate
room. Stop using odor causing
products while fireplace is
running
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections,
page 18)
1. Open window and/or door for
ventilation
2. Contact local propane/LP gas
company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning
and Maintenance, page 28)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections,
page 18)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections,
page 18)
1. Refer to Air for Combustion and
Ventilation requirements (page 6)
