Comfort Glow (VENT-FREE) GAS STOVE HEATER Owner's Operating & 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 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
White powder residue forming
within burner box or on adjacent
walls or furniture
Heater produces a clicking/tick-
ing noise just after burner is lit
or shut off
Heater produces unwanted
odors
Heater 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. When heated, vapors from
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaners, etc. may turn into
white powder residue
1. Metal expanding while heat-
ing or contracting while
cooling
1. Heater burning vapors from
paint, hair spray, glues,
cleaners, chemicals, new
carpet, etc. (See IMPOR-
TANT statement above)
2. 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
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REMEDY
1. Turn heater off when using
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaners or similar products
1. This is common with most heat-
ers. If noise is excessive, contact
qualified service person
1. Open window and ventilate
room. Stop using odor caus-
ing products while heater is
running
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 13)
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 17)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 13)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 13)
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