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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Burner flame is low
Heater makes
popping noises.
Carbon build-up
Heater glow is
excessively uneven.
Thick black smoke
.
Gas odor with
extreme yellow
tipping of flame.
1. Cylinder valve is closed
1. Open valve
2. Blockage in orifice or pilot tube
3. Air in gas line
4. Low gas pressure with cylinder valve
fully open
5. Igniter fails
1. Propane cylinder is frosted over
2. Blockage in orifice
3. Control knob is not in ON position
1. Gas pressure is low
3. Control knob fully ON
4. Spiders and insects nest in burner or
orifices
1. Dirt or film on reflector and burner screen
1. Blockage in burner
1. Spiders and insects nest in burner or
orifices
1. Spiders and insects nest in burner or
orifices
1. Spiders and insects nest in burner or
orifices
1. Remove blockage and clean burner
inside and outside
3. Check burner and orifices for
4. Clean burner and orifices
blockage
1. Clean reflector and burner screen
1. Clean burner and orifices
1. Clean burner and orifices
1. Clean burner and orifices
tank is less than 1/4 full
1. Turn cylinder valve OFF and
replacecylinder
2. Use a full cylinder
3. Turn control knob to ON
1. Dirt built up around pilot
2. Connection between gas valve and pilot
assembly is loose
3. Thermocouple is not operating correctly
2. Clean or replace orifice or pilot
tube
3. Open gas line and bleed it
(pressing control knob in) for not
more than 1 - 2 minutes or until
you smell gas
4. Turn cylinder valve OFF and
replace cylinder
5 .Use match to light pilot; obtain new
igniter and replace
1. Clean dirt from around pilot
2. Tighten connection and perform
leak check
3. Replace thermocouple
1. Wait until the propane cylinder
warms up and becomes unfrosted
2. Clear blockage
Note: Heater operates
at reduced efficiency
