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.
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Gas odor even when gas control valve is off 1. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top
Gas odor during combustion
Glass soots
Dark residue on inside of fireplace
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TROUBLESHOOTING Continued
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between control valve and
burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top
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1. Debris around burner air mixer
2. Improper vent configuration
1. Air holes at burner inlet blocked
2. Burner flame holes blocked
3. Improper venting or excessive blockage
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REMEDY
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connections,
Page 27)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see Checking Gas Connections,
Page 27)
1. Inspect opening at base of burner to see that it is NOT packed
with any type of material
2. Check vent configuration specification (see Venting Instal-
lation, Page 13)
1. Clean out air holes at burner inlets. Periodically repeat as
needed
2. Remove blockage
3. Have vent system inspected, including termination cap.
Remove any restrictions or obstruction
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