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 fi re 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.
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
1. Heater burning vapors from
paint, hair spray, glues, etc.
See IMPORTANT stateme-
nt above
2. Low fuel supply (propane/
LP gas only)
3. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above
1. Open window and/or door
for ventilation
2. Contact local natural or
propane/LP gas company
3.Clean ODS/pilot ( See Clea-
ning and Maintenance,
page 18)
Heater produces unwanted
odors
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Ventilate room. Stop us-
ing odor causing products
while heater is running
2. Refill supply tank
3. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 12)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 12)
2. Replace control valve
1. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above page
2. Control valve defective
Gas odor during combustion
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak.
See Warning
statement above
Heater shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2 . Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 13)
Moisture/condensation noticed
on windows
1. Not enough combustion/
Ventilation air
1. Refer to Air for Combustion
and Ventilation requirements
ments (page 5)
OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY
24
TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
