30 58D6002
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING
If the gas quality is bad, your pilot may not stay lit, the burners may produce soot and
the heater may backfire when lit. If the gas quality or pressure is low, contact your
local gas supplier immediately.
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE ACTION
ODS/pilot
lights, but
ame goes out
when con-
trol knob is
released.
1. Controlknobnotfullypressed
in.
1. Pressincontrolknobfully.
2. Control knob not pressed in
longenough.
2. AfterODS/pilotlights,keepcontrolknobpressedinfor30seconds.
3. Appliance shutoff valve not
fully open.
3. Fullyopenmanualshutoffvalve.
4. Thermocouple connection loose
at control valve.
4.Hand tighten thermocouple connection until snug, then tighten 1/4 turn
more.
5. Pilot ame not touching ther-
mocouple, which allows ther-
mocoupletocool,causingpilot
ametogoout.
5. Contactlocalgascompany.Thisproblemcouldbecausedbyeitherlowgas
pressure,oradirtyorpartiallycloggedODS/pilot.
6. Thermocoupledamaged. 6. Replacepilot.
Burner does
not light after
ODS/pilot is
lit.
1. Inletgaspressureistoolow. 1.
Contactqualiedserviceperson.
2. Burner orice diameter istoo
small.
2.
Replaceburnerorice.
3. Burneroriceisclogged. 3. Burneroriceisclogged.
Burner back-
res during
combustion.
1. Manifold pressure is too low. 1. Contactlocalgascompany.
2. Burneroriceisclogged.
2. Cleanburnerorreplaceburnerorice.
Slight smoke
or odor during
initial opera-
tion.
1. Burner orifice is clogged or
damaged.
2.Replaceburner.
2. Burnerisdamaged. 2.Replaceburner.
3. Gasregulatordefective. 3.Replacegasregulator.
Logs appear
to smoke after
initial opera-
tion.
1. Vaporsfrompaintorcuringprocess
oflogs.
1.Problemwillstopafterafewhoursofoperation.Openawindowfortherst
few hours.
2. Logheaterisintendedtobesmokeless.TurnOFFheaterandcallqualied
service person.
He ate r p ro-
duces a whis-
t l i n g n o i s e
when burner
is lit.
1. Vaporsfrompaintorcuringprocess
oflogs.
1.Problemwillstopafterafewhoursofoperation.Openawindowfortherst
few hours.
2. Airingasline. 2. Operateburneruntilairisremovedfromline.Havegaslinecheckedbylocal
gascompany.
3. Dirtyorpartiallycloggedburner
orices.
3. Cleanburnerorreplaceburnerorice.
No gas to pilot. 1. LP-regulatorshutdowndueto
inletpressuretoohigh.
1. VerifyLPtankregulatorisinstalledandsetat11"to13"w.c.