Desa VP30BT - Manual (Page 20)

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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 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. Turning control knob to posi-
tion 5 when burner is cold
2. Air in gas line
3. Air passageways on heater
blocked
4. Dirty or partially clogged
burner orifice
1. When heated, vapors from
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner, etc., may turn into
white powder residue
1. Metal expanding while heating
or contracting while cooling
1. Heater burning vapors from
paint, hair spray, glues, etc.
(see IMPORTANT statement
above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/LP
gas only)
3. Gas leak. See Warning
statement above
1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Heater produces a whistling noise
when burner is lit
White powder residue forming
within burner box or on adjacent
walls or furniture
Heater produces a clicking/tick-
ing noise just after burner is lit
or shut off
Heater produces unwanted
odors
Heater shuts off in use (ODS
operates)
REMEDY
1. Turn control knob to position 1
and let warm up for a minute
2. Operate burner until air is
removed from line. Have gas
line checked by local natural
or propane/LP gas company
3. Observe minimum installation
clearances (see Figure 4, page 8)
4. Clean burner (see Cleaning
and Maintenance, page 16)
or replace burner orifice
1. Turn heater off when using
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaners or similar products
1. This is common with most heat-
ers. 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 Connec-
tions, page 12)
1. Open window and/or door for
ventilation
2. Contact local natural or pro-
pane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning
and Maintenance, page 17)