Hearth and Home Technologies VRT-GY-B-CE, VRTIKL-CE Troubleshooting, Electronic Ignition System

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11 Troubleshooting

With proper installation, operation and maintenance your gas stove will provide years of trouble-free service. If you do experience a problem, this troubleshooting guide will assist a qualified service person in the diagnosis of a problem and the corrective action to be taken. This troubleshooting guide can only be used by a qualified service technician.

Electronic Ignition System

Symptom

Possible Causes

Corrective Actions

1.

No transmission, motor does

 

Receiver must learn new

Press and hold the receiver’s reset button until you hear 2 acoustic signals.

 

not turn.

A.

code.

After the second longer acoustic signal, release the reset button and within the

 

 

 

subsequent 20 seconds, press the down arrow on the remote handset until you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hear an additional long acoustic signal confirming the new code is set.

 

 

 

 

 

2.

No ignition. No tone.

A.

Receiver

Replace receiver and reprogram code.

 

 

 

 

 

3.

No ignition; one 5 seconds

A.

ON/OFF switch is in OFF

Push switch to ON position.

 

continuous tone (7 shorts

position.

 

 

 

 

 

beeps might be heard prior to

 

 

 

 

B.

Loose wire.

Secure wire.

 

the 5 seconds tone).

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Receiver.

Replace receiver and reprogram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Bent pins on 8 wire

Straighten pins on 8 wire connector.

 

 

connector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Valve.

Replace valve.

4.

No pilot flame and control

A.

Air in the pilot supply line.

Purge the line or start ignition several times.

 

continues to spark.

 

 

 

 

B.

Thermocouple circuit

Check polarity of the thermocouple wires.

 

 

 

 

wired incorrectly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

No spark at pilot burner.

Check spark gap, check wiring connection. Check for spark in location along

 

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Valve.

Replace valve. Do not over tighten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Over tightened

Replace valve and thermocouple interrupter.

 

 

thermocouple interrupter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F.

Receiver.

Replace receiver and reprogram code.

5.

Pilot is lit and control

 

Receiver.

Replace receiver and reprogram code.

 

continues to spark. Valve

 

 

 

 

shuts off after 10...30

A.

 

 

 

seconds. Valve operates

 

 

 

 

manually.

 

 

 

6.

Pilot is lit, sparking stops if a

A.

Thermocouple.

Replace thermocouple.

 

flame is present. Valve shuts

 

 

 

 

 

Low inlet pressure to

Confirm sufficient inlet pressure to the valve. Adjust or replace inlet regulator if

 

off after 10...60 seconds.

B.

 

valve.

necessary.

 

Valve does not work manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Valve.

Replace valve. Do not tighten the thermocouple interrupter.

7.

3 short beeps while the motor

 

Batteries are low.

Replace batteries - quality alkaline recommended. WARNING: Creating an

 

turns.

A.

 

electrical short between the batteries/battery box and metal parts of the appliance

 

 

 

 

may render the receiver inoperable.

8.

Pilot flame lights but there is

 

Manual override know

Turn Manual override know to ON position.

 

no main gas flow.

A.

(if equipped) is in MAN

 

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

B.

Valve turned don to pilot

Turn flame to high fire by pressing up button on remote handset.

 

 

flow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Low inlet pressure to

Confirm sufficient inlet pressure to the valve. Adjust or replace inlet regulator if

 

 

valve.

necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

D.

Valve.

Replace valve.

9.

Pilot sparks, but pilot will not

A.

Correct gas supply.

Verify that incoming gas line ball valve is “open”. Verify that inlet pressure reading

 

light.

 

is within acceptable limits, inlet pressure must not exceed 50 mbar.

 

 

 

 

 

B.

Ignitor gap is too large.

Verify that spark gap from ignitor to pilot hood is .43 cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

Module is not grounded.

Verify module is securely grounded to metal chassis of stove.

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