Desa RL2718PA/NA User Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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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. 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. These odors will disappear over time.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

1. Heater burning vapors from

paint, hair spray, glues, clean-

ers, chemicals, new carpet,

etc. (See IMPORTANT state-

ment above)

2. 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. Thermostat sensing bulb needs

to be repositioned

REMEDY

1. Open window and ventilate

room. Stop using odor caus-

ing products while heater is

running

2. Locate and correct all leaks

(see Checking Gas Connec-

tions, page 14)

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 23)

1. Locate and correct all leaks

(see Checking Gas Connec-

tions, page 14)

2. Replace control valve

1. Take apart gas tubing and

remove foreign matter

2. Locate and correct all leaks

(see Checking Gas Connec-

tions, page 14)

1. Reposition thermostat sensing

bulb (see Optional Positioning

of Thermostat Sensing Bulb,

beginning on page 28

OBSERVED pROBLEM

Heater produces unwanted

odors

Heater shuts off in use

(ODS operates) temperature

drops to a lower than ideal level

before log set comes back on

Gas odor even when control

knob is in OFF position

Gas odor during combustion

Logs set cycles to pilot, but

room