Napoleon GDS28N Installation And Operating Instructions Manual page 44

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SYMPTOM
Pilot goes out
while standing:
Main burner is in
"OFF" position.
Remote wall
switch is in "OFF"
position; main
burner comes on
when gas knob
is turned to "ON"
position.
SYMPTOM
Door Sticking
Main burner goes out; pilot
goes out.
GS28
SYMPTOM
Main burner goes out; pilot
stays on.
GDS28
SYMPTOM
Main burner goes out; pilot
goes out.
Main burner fl ame is a
blue, lazy, transparent
fl ame.
SYMPTOM
White / grey fi lm forms.
Exhaust fumes smelled in
room, headaches.
Remote wall switch is in
'OFF' position; main burner
comes on when gas knob
is turned to 'ON' position.
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PROBLEM
Gas piping is undersized.
Wall switch is mounted
upside down.
Remote wall switch is
grounding.
Remote wall switch wire
is grounding.
Faulty valve.
PROBLEM
Dirt / dust adheres to the hinges;
is heated and burns causing
sticking.
Thermocouple shorting or faulty.
PROBLEM
Venting is spilling.
PROBLEM
Vent re-circulating.
Blockage in vent.
Incorrect installation.
PROBLEM
Sulphur from fuel is being
deposited on glass, logs or
combustion chamber surfaces.
Appliance is spilling.
Wall switch is mounted upside down.
Remote wall switch is grounding.
Remote wall switch wire is grounding.
Faulty valve.
TEST SOLUTION
- Turn on all gas appliances and see if pilot fl ame
fl utters, diminishes or extinguishes, especially
when main burner ignites. Monitor appliance supply
working pressure.
- Check if supply piping size is to code. Correct all
undersized piping.
- Reverse.
- Replace.
- Check for ground (short); repair ground or replace
wire.
- Replace.
TEST SOLUTION
- Lift door from its hinges. Lubricate with high temp dry
graphite only. Replace.
- NOTE: Due to the high temperatures that the hinges
experience, wet lubricants such as oil and WD40 will
cause the hinge to seize and are therefore not suitable.
- Loosen and tighten thermocouple.
- Clean thermocouple and valve connection.
- Replace thermocouple.
TEST SOLUTION
- Test with spill switch bypassed.
- Check for vent blockage.
TEST SOLUTION
- Check joint seals and installation.
- Remove blockage. In really cold conditions, ice buildup
may occur on the terminal and should be removed as
required.
- Ensure vent confi guration is within prescribed venting
parameters
TEST SOLUTION
- Clean the glass with a recommended gas appliance
glass cleaner.
- DO NOT CLEAN GLASS WHEN HOT.
- If deposits are not cleaned off regularly, the glass may
become permanently marked.
- Ensure exhaust bracket gasket seal.
- Check door seal and relief fl ap seal.
- Check for chimney blockage.
- Check that chimney is installed to building code.
- Room is in negative pressure; increase fresh air supply.
- Check cap gasket on the fl ue pipe assembly.
- Reverse.
- Replace.
- Check for ground (short); repair ground or replace wire.
- Replace.
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