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Installation Instructions and Owner’s Manual
Universal Unvented Room Heater
TROUBLESHOOTING
NOTE: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation and likely occurrence.
WARNING: Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater.
CAUTION: Never use a wire needle, or similar object to clean ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit.
Make sure grille guard is in place before running heater. If screen or grille guard is removed for servicing it must be
replaced prior to operating the heater.
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 you 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 heater 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 and possible discoloration of walls and ceilings.
OBSERVED SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
REMEDY
When ignitor button is
pressed in, there is a spark
at the ODS/pilot but no
ignition
Control knob not fully pressed in.
Press in control knob fully
Control knob not pressed in long enough After ODS/pilot lights, keep control knob pressed in for 30
seconds
Equipment shutoff valve not fully open
Fully open equipment shutoff valve
Thermocouple connection loose at
control valve
Hand tighten thermocouple nut until snug, and then tighten
1/4 turn more.
Pilot flame not touching thermocouple,
which allows thermocouple to cool,
causing pilot flame to go out. This
problem could be caused by one or both
of the following:
a. Low gas Pressure
b. Dirty or Partially clogged ODS/pilot
a. Contact local gas company
b. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 11).
Thermocouple damaged
Replace thermocouple
Control valve damaged
Replace Control valve.
Propane/LP to Natural Gas Conversion
Instructions
Step 1: Reveal the selector valve by removing the screw &
access panel on the back of the heater.
Step 2: The gas selector valve should be locked in the
Propane/LP position. Push the knob in and then rotate
clockwise
until the knob locks into the Natural Gas
position.
Step 3: Remove the plug from the NG regulator inlet. If
there is not already a plug in the Propane/LP regulator
inlet, install this plug to that inlet after first applying thread
sealant to the plug’s threads to ensure that there will be no
leaks.
Step 4: Reinstall the access panel to the rear of the heater
with the screw.
Natural Gas to Propane/LP Conversion
Instructions
Step 1: Reveal the selector valve by removing the screw &
access panel on the back of the heater.
Step 2: The gas selector valve should be locked in the
Natural Gas position. Push the knob in and then rotate
counterclockwise
until the knob locks into the LP/
Propane position.
Step 3: Remove the plug from the Propane/LP regulator
inlet. Install this plug into the Natural Gas inlet after first
applying thread sealant to the plug’s threads to ensure that
there will be no leaks.
Step 4: Reinstall the access panel to the rear of the heater
with the screw.
