Desa Design Dynamics VTD-18NV-JHB Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 16

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 log set 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
Appliance produces unwanted
odors
Appliance shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
Gas odor even when control knob
is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion
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TROUBLESHOOTINg
Continued
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Appliance burning vapors
from paint, hair spray, glues,
cleaners, chemicals, new car-
pet, etc. (See IMPORTANT
statement above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/LP
only)
3. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of
page
1. Not enough fresh air is avail-
able
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 or gas control
defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of
page
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REMEDY
1. Open flue to maximum. Stop
using odor causing products
while appliance is running
2. Refill supply tank (propane/LP
only)
3. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 9)
1. Open window and/or door for
ventilation
2. Contact local natural or pro-
pane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning
and Maintenance, page 13)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 9)
2. Replace control valve or gas
control
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 9)
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