Desa VN18B Safety Information And Installation Manual page 20

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. Fol-
low the gas supplier's instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
IMPORTANT: Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning sup-
plies, 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
Heater produces a clicking/
ticking noise just after burner
is lit or shut off
White powder residue form-
ing within burner box or on
adjacent walls or furniture
Heater produces unwanted
odors
Heater shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
Gas odor during combus-
tion
Moisture/condensation no-
ticed on windows
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while
heating or contracting while
cooling
1. When heated, vapors from
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner, etc., may turn into
white powder residue
1. Heater burning vapors from
paint, hair spray, glues, etc. See
IMPORTANT statement above
2. Low fuel supply (propane/
LP gas)
3. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of page
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. O D S / p i l o t i s p a r t i a l l y
clogged
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. Not enough combustion/
ventilation air
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REMEDY
1. This is normal with most
heaters. If noise is exces-
sive, contact qualified ser-
vice person
1. Turn heater off when us-
ing furniture polish, wax,
carpet cleaners or similar
products
1. Ventilate room. Stop us-
ing odor causing products
while heater is running
2. Refill supply tank
3. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 12)
1. Open window and/or door
for ventilation
2. Contact local natural or
propane/LP gas company
3. C l e a n O D S / p i l o t ( s e e
Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 17)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 12)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 12)
1. Refer to Air for Combustion
and Ventilation require-
ments (page 5)
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