Desa GA3700 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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IMPORTANT: Operating replace 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,
cleaners, chemicals, new
carpet, etc. (See IMPOR-
TANT statement above)
2. Low fuel supply (propane/
LP only)
3. Gas leak.  
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1. Not enough fresh air is
available
2. Low line pressure
3. ODS/pilot is partially
clogged
1. Gas leak.  
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2. Control valve or gas control
defective
1. Foreign matter between
control valve and burner
2. Gas leak.  
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1. Improper log placement
2. Drafts or other air currents
affecting ame pattern
3. Air holes at burner inlet
blocked
4. B urn er fl ame ho les
blocked
REMEDY
1. Open window to venti-
late room. Stop using odor
causing products while
heater is running
2. Rell supply tank (propane/
LP only)
3. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 15)
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 24)
1. Locate and correct all leaks
(see Checking Gas Con-
nections, page 15)
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 Con-
nections, page 15)
1. Properly locate logs (see
Installing Logs, page 17)
2. Eliminate source of drafts
around heater
3.
Clean out air holes at burner
inlet. Periodically repeat as
needed
4. Remove blockage
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Fireplace produces unwant-
ed odors
Fireplace shuts off in use
(ODS operates)
Gas odor even when control
knob is in OFF position
Gas odor during combustion
Dark residue on logs inside
of their replace Note: Af-
ter removing all causes of
residue deposits, completely
clean replace and appliance
off residue before reusing
appliance
TROUBLESHOOTING
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