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13.3 Displayed errors

Code + Description

Cause

Solution

 

Remark

 

 

 

 

S01 (blocking error)

Sensor is not (correctly)

Connect the sensor lead to JP3

See the BFC electrical diagram (17 "Appendices")

Open circuit from

connected

 

 

 

Damaged cable or

Replace the sensor

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

temperature sensor T2

defective sensor

 

 

engineer

at bottom of the tank

 

 

 

 

S02 (blocking error)

Sensor is not (correctly)

Connect the sensor lead to JP5

See the BFC electrical diagram (17 "Appendices")

Open circuit in sensor 1

connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damaged cable or

Replace sensor T

1

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

of temperature sensor

defective sensor

 

engineer

T1 at the top of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

tank(1).

 

 

 

 

S03 (blocking error)

Sensor is not (correctly)

Connect the sensor lead to JP5

See the BFC electrical diagram (17 "Appendices")

Open circuit in sensor 2

connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Damaged cable or

Replace sensor T

1

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

of temperature sensor

defective sensor

 

engineer

T1 at the top of the tank

 

 

(1).

 

 

 

 

S04 (blocking error)

Dummy is not

Connect the dummy sensor (dummy sensor 1 and 2) leads to JP4.

See the BFC electrical diagram (17 "Appendices")

Open circuit from

(correctly) connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defective dummy

Replace the dummy sensor

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

dummy 1

 

 

 

engineer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S05 (blocking error)

Dummy is not

Connect the dummy sensor (dummy sensor 1 and 2) leads to JP4.

See the BFC electrical diagram (17 "Appendices")

Open circuit from

(correctly) connected

 

 

 

Defective dummy

Replace the dummy sensor

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

dummy 2

 

 

 

engineer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S11 (blocking error)

Short circuit in sensor

Replace sensor T2

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

Short circuit in the

circuit

 

 

engineer

 

 

 

 

temp. sensor T2 at the

 

 

 

 

bottom of the tank

 

 

 

 

Instruction manual BFC

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A.O. Smith BFC -100, BFC - 80 service manual Displayed errors

BFC - 80, BFC -100 specifications

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