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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT, PURGE YOUR UNIT AND INITIALLY LIGHT THE PILOT AND THE MAIN BURNER WITH THE GLASS DOOR REMOVED.
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Pilot will not light. | - Wiring | Verify the "S" wire for the sensor and the "I" wire for the ignitor are |
Makes noise with no |
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spark at pilot burner | - Loose connection | pilot assembly. |
| Verify no loose connections, electrical shorts in the wiring or ground | |
| - Module | out to any metal object. |
| Turn the ON/OFF switch to the "OFF" position. Remove the igniter | |
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| wire "I" from the module. Place the ON/OFF switch to the "ON" posi- |
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| tion. Hold a grounded wire about 3/16" away from the "I" terminal on |
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| the module. If no spark the "I" terminal module must be replaced. If |
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| there is a spark the "I" terminal is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for a |
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| shorted wire or cracked insulator around the electrode. |
| - Igniter Spark gap is | - spark gap of the ignitor to the pilot should be .17" tor 1/8" |
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- Out of propane gas.
- fill the tank.
Pilot will not light. Makes no noise with no spark at pilot burner
- | Transformer | Verify the transformer is installed and plugged into the module. Check | |
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| voltage of the transformer under load at the spade connections on | |
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| the module with the ON/OFF switch in the "ON" position. Acceptable | |
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| readings of a good transformer are between 3.2 and 2.8 volts A.C. | |
- | A shorted or loose | Remove and reinstall the wiring harness that plugs into the module. | |
| Connection | Remove and verify continuity of each wire in wiring harness. | |
- Improper switch wiring | Troubleshoot the system with the simplest ON/OFF switch | ||
- Module is not grounded | Verify the value and pilot assemblies are properly grounded to the | ||
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| metal chassis of the fireplace or log set. | |
- Faulty module | Turn the ON/OFF switch to the "OFF" position. Remove the igniter |
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wire "I" from the module. Place the ON/OFF switch to the "ON" posi- tion. Hold a grounded wire about 3/16" away from the "I" terminal on the module. If no spark the "I" terminal module must be replaced. If there is a spark the "I" terminal is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for a shorted wire or cracked insulator around the electrode.
Pilot sparks but will not light | - Gas supply | Verify that the incoming gas line ball valve is "Open". Verify that the | |||||||
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| - Module is not grounded | Verify the value and pilot assemblies are properly grounded to the | |||
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Continues to sparks | - Short or loose | Verify all conncetions. Verify the connections from the pilot assembly | |||||||
and pilot lights, but | connection in sensor rod | are tight; also verify these connections are not grounding out to any | |||||||
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| - Poor flame rectification | Verify the flame is engulfing the sensor rod. This will increase the |
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| or contaminated | flame rectification. Verify correct pilot orfice is installed and inlet gas | |||
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| sensor rod | specifications to manual. (Remember, the flame carries the rectifica- | |||
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| tion current, not the gas. If the flame lifts from pilot hood, the curcuit | |||
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| the pilot flame to lift.) The sensor rod may need cleaning. | |||
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| - Poor grounding between | Verify that the wire harness is firmly connected to module | |||
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| - Damaged pilot or dirty | Verify that the ceramic insulator around the sensor rod is not cracked, |
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| sensor rod | damaged, or loose. Verify the connection from the sensor rod to the | |||
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| sensor wire. Clean sensor rod wih an enery cloth to remove any | |||
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| contamination that may have accumulated on the sensor rod. Verify | |||
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| continuity with multimeter with olms set at the lowest range. | |||