Desa A Series Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 24

DESA INTERNATIONAL
UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE
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
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the
• 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 a clicking/ticking noise
just after burners are lit or shut off
Fireplace produces unwanted odors
Fireplace shuts off in use (ODS operates)
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF
position
Gas odor during combustion
Moisture/condensation noticed on windows
WARNING: If you smell gas
building.
gas supplier's instructions.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while heating or con-
tracting while cooling
1. Fireplace burning vapors from paint, hair
spray, glues, cleaners, chemicals, new
carpet, etc. (See IMPORTANT state-
ment above)
2. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
1. Not enough fresh air is available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially clogged
1. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between control valve
and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning statement
above
1. Not enough combustion/ventilation air
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REMEDY
1. This is common with most fireplaces. If
noise is excessive, contact qualified ser-
vice person
1. Open window and ventilate room. Stop
using odor causing products while fire-
place is running
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 15)
1. Open window and/or door for ventilation
2. Contact local propane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and
Maintenance, page 21)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 15)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and remove
foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 15)
1. Refer to Air for Combustion and Venti-
lation requirements (page 4)
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