American Water Heater ITCE3-52/80/119 manual Heating Elements, Heating Element Construction

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HEATING ELEMENTS

OPERATION & SERVICE

HEATING ELEMENTS

This section of the manual provides information on how to determine the actual voltage and wattage rating of a heating element along with tables showing heating element configurations, heating element amperage and heating element resistance/ohms.

This section also contains heating element test procedures to measure; amperage, voltage, resistance and check for grounded elements. These procedures are used to determine if a heating element is defective or working properly. An AC amp meter, AC volt meter and ohm meter are required - see Tools Required on page 3.

Heating Element Construction

The water heater(s) covered in this manual use electric heating elements to heat water. Heating elements convert electrical energy into heat energy.

Heating elements are constructed with metal tubing. Inside the tube is a wire conductor surrounded by an insulating material. The wire conductor inside the heating element has a relatively high resistance to the flow of electricity. Heat is generated when the electricity (voltage) applied to the heating element begins to flow (amperage) and encounters the resistance (ohms) of the wire conductor inside.

Side View

Wiring

Terminals

	Heat element tube	Top View
	encloses wire	Top View
	encloses wire
	conductor and
	insulating material

Internal View Heating Element Tube

Wire conductor inside tube

Servicing should only be performed by a Qualified Service Agent

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Contents MODELS STCE3-52/80/119 & ITCE3-52/80/119 Service HandbookCOMMERCIAL ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS Technical Support and PartsPage SERVICE MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTSCOMMERCIAL ELECTRIC WATER HEATER IMPORTANT SERVICE REMINDER QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFIED SERVICE AGENTSERVICE WARNING INTRODUCTIONINSTRUCTION MANUAL TOOLS REQUIREDCLOSED WATER SYSTEMS INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONSTHERMAL EXPANSION ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS Power SupplyGrounding WIRING CONNECTIONS PRE SERVICE CHECKSSERVICE PRECAUTIONS SURFACE MOUNT CONTROL MODELS HEATING ELEMENT CONFIGURATIONSWATER HEATER CONSTRUCTION ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODELSSURFACE MOUNT CONTROL MODELS WATER HEATER CONSTRUCTIONELECTRONIC CONTROL MODELS Voltage OPERATION & SERVICEPRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY AmperageOhms Law Ohms Law applied to “SINGLE PHASE” 1Ø powerCalculating Amps/Ohms/Volts/Watts SINGLE AND THREE PHASE POWER L1 L2 L3Checking Single Phase 1Ø Power 2 L2 and L3 terminals of the water heater’s Power Distribution Block Checking Three Phase 3Ø Power1 L1 and L2 terminals of the water heater’s Power Distribution Block 3 L1 and L3 terminals of the water heater’s Power Distribution BlockSurface Mount Control Models Three Phase to Single Phase PHASE CONVERSIONS - SURFACE MOUNT CONTROL MODELSSurface Mount Control Models Single Phase to Three Phase Electronic Control Models Three Phase to Single Phase PHASE CONVERSIONS - ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODELSElectronic Control Models Single Phase to Three Phase Ohm Meter Method FUSESVolt Meter Method SURFACE MOUNT THERMOSTATS Thermostat & ECO Test Heating Element Construction HEATING ELEMENTSWire conductor inside tube Heating Element Ratings Heating Element ConfigurationsNUMBER OF FACTORY INSTALLED TOTALAPPROXIMATE CURRENT - AMPS Heating Element AmperageELEMENT 208 VACHeating Element Amperage Test Heating Element Voltage Test Heating Element Resistance & Ground Tests Measuring ResistanceHeating Element Ground Test Replacing Heating ElementsElement Sensor ELEMENT SENSORSElement Sensor Construction Three Current Sensors Element Sensor FunctionsElement Sensor Operation CONTACTORS Contactor Construction - How They WorkElement Numbers/Connections Wire Colors to Elements Contactor ConfigurationsPower Connection Terminals ContactorsContactor Inspection Physically Operate MechanicalContactor Coil Voltage - At Contactor Contactor Coil Voltage - At CCB TRANSFORMERS 120 VAC Control Circuit Transformer WiringX1 120 VAC H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 N/A Primary Winding Secondary WindingPrimary Winding Voltage Test 120 VAC Control Circuit Transformer TestSecondary Winding Voltage Test 24 VAC Transformer Test IMMERSION TEMPERATURE PROBE ECO High Temperature Limit SwitchTemperature Sensor Checking Temperature Sensor Resistance Temperature Sensor Resistance TestTemperature Sensor Resistance Data WATER TEMPERATUREChecking ECO Switch Continuity Temperature Sensor DC Voltage TestECO Continuity Test DC Voltage To Temperature Sensor120 VAC From ECO ECO Voltage Test120 VAC To ECO Ground ConnectionELECTRONIC CONTROLS UIM User Interface Module CCB Central Control BoardCCB - CENTRAL CONTROL BOARD J3 Wiring Terminals - Alarm Output Relay see page CCB Socket & Wiring Terminal IdentificationJ2 Socket - 120 VAC Power Supply J4 Wiring Terminals - Contactor CoilsJ8 Socket - Not Used J9 Socket - Not Used J10 Socket - Not Used J7 Socket - Enable / Disable Circuits 1 & 2 see pages 45J16 Socket - Not Used J17 Wiring Terminals - Not Used J13 Socket - Heating Element Sensors BankCCB Enable/Disable Circuits Test Checking for 120 VAC Checking Power and Ground To The CCBChecking for Ground UIM Circuit Board Back Service Notes - Button Pad Ribbon CableUIM - USER INTERFACE MODULE UIM Circuit Board FrontCONTROL SYSTEM NAVIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM FEATURESELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM UIM - User Interface ModuleTHE DESKTOP SCREEN Table 1 Status Icons ICONSTATE Table 2 - Operating StatesTable 3 - Control System Menus MENUS†Operating Set Point Differential SettingsTEMPERATURES MENU Tank TemperatureTemperature Settings Alarm Relay Output Enable / Disable 1Alarm Condition HEATER STATUS MENUDesktop Screen During Economy Mode Economy Mode Setup Menu ECONOMY MODE SETUP MENUSetpoint Adjustment Current TimeEconomy Mode Settings Setpoint Adjustment Value Economy Mode Settings Time Clock Settings Economy Mode All Day Economy Mode Settings Daily Operating Mode SettingsNormal Operation Between Alarm SP ALARM OUTPUT SETUP MENUTemp Alarm SP Used for external Alarm Output SettingsTemperature Units DISPLAY SETTINGS MENUDisplay Settings Backlight DelayTotal Heating Time HEATER INFORMATION MENUElapsed Time Bank # CyclesFAULT OCCURRENCE MENU CURRENT FAULT / ALERT MENUFAULT HISTORY MENU Main Menu - Current Fault Selected Fault History MenuRestore Factory Defaults RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS MENUFactory Default User Settings No Hot Water TROUBLESHOOTINGCOMMON SERVICE PROBLEMS Not Enough Hot WaterCONTROL SYSTEM UNRESPONSIVE Fault ConditionsResetting Control System Alert ConditionsControl System Unresponsive cont Heating Cycle DisabledUIM is Inoperable FAULT AND ALERT MESSAGES “No Current Detected”“Temp Probe Open” Fault & Alert Messages“Temp Probe Short” “Energy Cut Out ECO” Page Page Page Page Technical Support and Parts