FMI BVC-36YA - Troubleshooting

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TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING:Turnoffreplaceandletcoolbeforeservicing.Only
aqualiedservicepersonshouldserviceandrepairreplace.
CAUTION:Neveruseawire,needleorsimilarobjecttoclean
pilot.Thiscandamagepilotunit.
Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation.
The two most common causes of a malfunctioning gas appliance are:
1. Loose wiring connections
2. Construction debris clogging the pilot and/or gas control valve lter
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. No gas supply or shutoff
valve is OFF
2. Air in gas line
3. Construction debris clog-
ging pilot orice
4. Low gas pressure
5. Kinked pilot line
6. Control valve is not opening
7. No power to unit or ignition
module
REMEDY
1. Check to see if you have
gas supply and that equip-
ment shutoff valve is
opened
2. Repeat lighting procedure
several times to purge all
air out of lines. If after re-
peated attempts appliance
does not light, call for quali-
ed service and repair
3. Remove debris and dirt,
inspect and clean any other
possible obstructions
4. Contact your gas supplier
to check pressure
5. Have a qualied technician
replace pilot line
6. Replace control valve (Re-
fer to Replacement Parts,
page 43)
7. Check that main power is
on and that all wire connec-
tions are made correctly to
ignition model (see Wiring
Diagram, page 35).
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Ignitor will not spark or pilot
will not light