Trouble- shooting – Desa GVC35NA User Manual

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TROUBLE-

SHOOTING

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REMEDY

1. Fully open manual

shut-off valve.

2. Press in control knob

fully.

3. After pilot lights, keep

control knob pressed in
30 seconds.

4. Wait one minute for

safety interlock system
to reset. Repeat ignition.

5. Hand tighten until

snug, then tighten 1/4
turn more.

6. A) Contact qualified

service person to
properly adjust pilot
flame
B) Contact local
natural gas company.
C) Clean pilot (see
Cleaning and Mainte-
nance
, page 23) or
replace pilot assembly.

7. Replace thermocouple.
8. Replace control valve.

1. Fully depress control

knob in any position
other than pilot. Wait one
minute for safety inter-
lock system to reset. Re-
peat ignition.

2. Clean burner (see

Cleaning and Mainte-
nance
, page 23) or
replace burner orifice
(see Changing Burner
Orifice,
page 30).

3. Replace burner orifice

(see Changing Burner
Orifice,
page 30).

4. Contact local natural

gas company.

1. Contact local natural

gas company.

2. Clean burner (see

Cleaning and Mainte-
nance
, page 23) or
replace burner orifice
(see Changing Burner
Orifice,
page 30).

OBSERVED
PROBLEM

Pilot lights but flame
goes out when
control knob is
released.

Burner does not light
after pilot is lit.

Delayed ignition of
burner.

POSSIBLE
CAUSE

1. Manual shutoff valve

not fully open.

2. Control knob not fully

pressed in.

3. Control knob not

pressed in long
enough.

4. Safety interlock system

has been triggered.

5. Thermocouple connec-

tion loose at control
valve.

6. Pilot flame not touching

thermocouple, which
allows thermocouple to
cool, causing pilot
flame to go out. This
problem could be
caused by any or all of
the following:
A) Improperly ad-

justed pilot flame

B) Low gas pressure
C) Dirty or partially

clogged pilot

7. Thermocouple damaged.
8. Control valve damaged.

1. Safety interlock

system has been
inadvertently trig-
gered.

2. Burner orifice is

clogged.

3. Burner orifice diameter

is too small.

4. Inlet gas pressure is

too low.

1. Manifold pressure is

too low.

2. Burner orifice is

clogged.

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