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INSPECTING BURNERS
Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pat-
terns often.
PILOT FLAME PATTERN
.
MAIN BURNER
Periodically inspect all burner flame holes with the
heater running.
Some burner flame holes may become
blocked
by debris or rust, with no flame present. If
so, turn
off heater and let cool. Remove blockage.
Blocked
burner flame holes may create soot.
FRONT BURNER FLAME PATTERN
• turn fireplace off (see
To Turn Off Gas to Ap-
plianc
e).
The incorrect pilot flame is not touching the
flame sensor
. This will cause the
flame sensor
to cool. When the
flame sensor
cools, the
fireplace will shut down.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Figure
1
7
shows a correct pilot flame
pilot flame pattern.
pattern. Figure
1
8
shows an incorrect
Figure
1
7
- Correct
Pilot
Flame Pattern
Figure
1
8
-
In
orrect
Pilot
Flame Pattern
If pilot flame pattern is incorrect, as shown in
Figure
1
8
• turn fireplace off (see
To Turn Off Gas to Ap-
pliance
, page
20
.
Note:
The correct pilot flame on natural gas units
will have a slight curve, but flame should be blue
and have no yellow or orange color.
• see
Troubleshooting
, page
2
5
Figure
1
9
shows correct burner flame pa
t
t
ern
with pa
tern
with yellow flame tips and blue base
.
Figure
20
shows incorrect flame pattern.
The
incorrect
bur-
ner flame pattern shows lazy orange
flame.
If burner flame pattern is incorrect, as
shown in
Figure
20
:
• see
Troubleshooting
, page
25
.
Figure
1
9
- Correct Burner Flame Pattern
Figure
20
- Incorrect Burner Flame
Pattern
caused by port blockage