Vanguard Heating 000 to 26 - Manual (Page 26)

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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.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
IMPORTANT: Operating fireplace 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.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Fireplace burning vapors from
paint, hair spray, glues, etc.
(See
IMPORTANT statement
above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/LP)
3. 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 con-
trol valve and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning
statement above
1. Not enough combustion/ven-
tilation air
REMEDY
1. Ventilate room. Stop using
odor causing products while
fireplace is running
2. Refill supply tank
3. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 18)
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 22)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 18)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and re-
move foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Connec-
tions, page 18)
1. Refer to Air for Combustion
and Ventilation requirements
(page 6)
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Fireplace produces unwanted
odors
Fireplace shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion
Moisture/condensation noticed
on windows
TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued