Superior Fireplaces BRT4336TMN-B Installation And Operation Instruction Manual page 22

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.
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Fireplace produces unwanted odors
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF
position
Gas odor during combustion
Dark residue on logs or inside of fireplace
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TROUBLESHOOTING Continued
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Fireplace burning vapors from paint, hair
spray, glues, etc. (See IMPORTANT state-
ment above)
2. For propane/LP gas, low fuel supply
3. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of
Page
1. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of
Page
2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between control valve and
burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of
Page
1. Improper log placement
2. Air holes at burner inlet blocked
3. Burner flame holes blocked
4. Improper venting or excessive blockage
5. Excessive amounts of embers and pan mate-
rial
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REMEDY
1. Ventilate room. Stop using odor caus-
ing products while fireplace is running
2. Contact local propane/LP supplier
3. Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
Line Hook-Up, Page 12)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
Line Hook-Up, Page 12)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and remove
foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see Gas
Line Hook-Up, Page 12)
1. Properly locate logs
2. Clean out air holes at burner inlets.
Periodically repeat as needed
3. Remove blockage or replace burner
4. Have vent system inspected, including
termination cap. Remove any restric-
tions or obstruction
5. Clear excess embers until a minimum
gap of 1/2" remains under the grate
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