Monessen Hearth BTU/Hr - Manual (Page 25)

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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. Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
W
ARNING
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.
REMEDY
1. This is common with most heaters. If noise
is excessive, contact qualified service
person
1. Ventilate room. Stop using odor causing
products while heater is running
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see “Checking
Gas Connections,” page 18)
1. Open window and/or door for ventilation
2. Contact local propane/LP company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see “Cleaning and Main-
tenance,” page 26)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see “Checking
Gas Connections,” page 18)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign
matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see “Checking
Gas Connections,” page 18)
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while heating or con-
tracting while cooling
1. Heater burning vapors from paint, hair
spray, glues, etc. (see IMPORTANT state-
ment above)
2. Gas leak. See Warning statement at top of
page
1. Not enough fresh air is available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially 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
OBSERVED
PROBLEM
Heater produces a
clicking/ticking 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 com-
bustion
TROUBLESHOOTING