Trouble- shooting, Warning – Desa CGP18C User Manual

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WARNING ICON

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WARNING

TROUBLE-

SHOOTING

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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.

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.

POSSIBLE
CAUSE

1. Metal expanding while

heating or contracting
while cooling

1. Heater burning vapors

from paint, solvents,
glues, etc. See

IMPOR-

TANT

statement above

2. Low fuel supply
3. Gas leak.

See Warn-

ing 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 Warn-

ing statement at
top of page

2. Control valve defective

1. Foreign matter be-

tween control valve
and burner

2. Gas leak.

See Warn-

ing statement at
top of page

1. Not enough combus-

tion/ventilation air.

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
combustion

Moisture/condensation
noticed on windows

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. Refill supply tank
3. Locate and correct all

leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections
, page 15)

1. Open window and/or

door for ventilation

2. Contact local propane/

LP gas company

3. Clean ODS/pilot (see

Cleaning and Mainte-
nance
, page 21)

1. Locate and correct all

leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections
, page 15)

2. Replace control valve

1. Take apart gas tubing

and remove foreign
matter

2. Locate and correct all

leaks (see Checking Gas
Connections
, page 15)

1. Refer to Air for Com-

bustion and Ventilation
requirements (page 5)

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