Vanguard BHDV37N/P Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 32

DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE/LP)
TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
• 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
• 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. These odors will disappear over time.
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Fireplace produces unwanted odors
Fireplace shuts off in use
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF
position
Gas odor during combustion
Dark residue on logs or inside of fireplace
(B)HDV37N/P AND (B)HDV41N/P
®
WARNING: If you smell gas
supplier's instructions.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
1. High or gusting winds
2. Low line pressure
3. Pilot is partially clogged
4. Inner vent pipe leaking exhaust gasses
into system
5. Horizontal vent improperly pitched
6. Glass too loose and air tight gasket leaks
in corners after usage
7. Bad thermopile or thermocouple
8. Improper vent cap installation
1. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
2. Control valve defective
1. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
1. Improper log placement
2. Air holes at burner inlet blocked
3. Burner flame holes blocked
REMEDY
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
1. Fireplace has been tested for up to
2. Contact local propane/LP or natural gas
3. Clean pilot (see Cleaning and Mainte-
4. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
5. Horizontal vent termination should slope
6. Tighten glass
7. Replace faulty component
8. Check for proper installation and free-
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
2. Replace control valve
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
1. Properly locate logs (see Installing Logs,
2. Clean out air holes at burner inlets. Pe-
3. Remove blockage or replace burner
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ing Gas Connections, page 19)
40mph winds. However, extreme con-
ditions may occur. See Lighting Instruc-
tions on page 26
company
nance, page 29)
ing Gas Connections, page 19)
down only enough to prevent any water
from entering the unit. The maximum
downward slope of the vent termination
is 1/4" for any horizontal run
dom from debris or blockage
ing Gas Connections, page 19)
ing Gas Connections, page 19)
Lava Rock, and Glowing Embers, page 24)
riodically repeat as needed
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