www.desatech.com 116526-01A32TROUBLESHOOTINGContinuedWARNING: 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 inyour 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 fireplace 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. Thesefumes may mix with combustion air and create odors. These odors will disappear over time.POSSIBLE CAUSE1. Fireplace burning vapors frompaint, hair spray, glues, clean-ers, chemicals, new carpet,etc. (See IMPORTANT state-ment above)2. Low fuel supply (propane/LPonly)3. Gas leak. See Warning state-ment at top of page1. Not enough fresh air isavailable2. Low line pressure3. O D S / p i l o t i s p a r t i a l l yclogged1. Gas leak. See Warningstatement at top of page2. Control valve defective1. Foreign matter between con-trol valve and burner2. Gas leak. See Warningstatement at top of pageREMEDY1. Open window to ventilateroom. Stop using odor caus-ing products while fireplaceis running2. Refill supply tank (propane/LPonly)3. Locate and correct all leaks(see Checking Gas Connec-tions, page 17)1. Open window and/or door forventilation2. Contact local natural or pro-pane/LP gas company3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaningand Maintenance, page 27)1. Locate and correct all leaks(see Checking Gas Connec-tions, page 17)2. Replace control valve1. Take apart gas tubing andremove foreign matter2. Locate and correct all leaks(see Checking Gas Connec-tions, page 17)OBSERVED PROBLEMFireplace produces unwantedodorsFireplace shuts off in use (ODSoperates)Gas odor even when controlknob is in OFF positionGas odor during combustion