FMI CCL3018PTA/NTA - Manual (Page 25)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
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. These odors will
disappear over time.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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 above
1. Not enough fresh air is avail-
able
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Gas leak. See Warning
statement above
2. Control valve defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning
statement above
1. Thermostat sensing bulb
needs to be repositioned
REMEDY
1. Open window and venti-
late room. Stop using odor
causing products while
heater is running
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 15)
1. Open window and/or door
for ventilation
2. Contact local propane/LP
or natural gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see
Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 20)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 15)
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 15)
1. Reposition thermostat
sensing bulb (see Optional
Positioning of Thermostat
Sensing Bulb, beginning on
page 26.)
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Heater produces unwanted
odors
Heater shuts off in use
(ODS operates) temperature
drops to a lower than ideal
level before log set comes
back on
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion
Logs set cycles to pilot, but
room temperature drops to a
lower than ideal level before
log set comes back on