Desa VTDMV24PA - Manual (Page 16)

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OBSERVED PROBLEM
Appliance produces a clicking/
ticking noise just after burners
are lit or shut off
Appliance produces unwanted
odors
Appliance shuts off in use
Gas odor even when control knob
is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion
REMEDY
1. This is common with most
appliances. If noise is
excessive, contact qualified
service person
1. Open window to ventilate
room. Stop using odor causing
products while appliance is
running
2. Refill supply tank (propane/LP
only)
3. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections ,
page 8)
1. Open window and/or door for
ventilation
2. Contact local natural or
propane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning
and Maintenance, page 12)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections ,
page 8)
2. Replace control valve or gas
control
1. Take apart gas tubing and
remove foreign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see
Checking Gas Connections,
page 8)
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Metal expanding while
heating or contracting while
cooling
1. Appliance burning vapors
from paint, hair spray,
glues, cleaners, chemicals,
new carpet, etc. (See
IMPORTANT statement
above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/LP
only)
3. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of
page
1. Not enough fresh air is avail-
able
2. Low line pressure
3. Pilot is partially clogged
1. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of
page
2. Control valve or gas control
defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak. See Warning
statement at top of
page
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 appliance 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. These odors will disappear over time.