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Starting and running

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Once the appliance starts, it will run through the following steps:

1.The water temperature drops below the set temperature of (for example) 65°C. The electronic controller detects a demand and starts the heating cycle.

-The icon is activated.

-The message HEAT DEMAND appears.

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2.Once demand is registered, the fan is started to exhaust any gases that may be present. This phase is called pre-purge and lasts about 15 seconds.

-The icon is activated.

-The message PRE PURGE appears.

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3.During the pre-purge, the pressure switch closes.

-The icon is activated.

-The message PRESSURE SWITCH appears.

5.After a number of seconds pre-glow, the gas control is opened and ignition takes place.

-The icon is activated.

-The message IGNITION appears.

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6.After ignition, the flame is detected and the appliance will be running. This means that actual heating has started. The fan speed then increases to the normal working speed, and the pressure switch closes:

-The icon is dimmed.

-The icons and are activated.

-The message RUNNING appears.

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7.When the water is up to temperature, the heat demand drops off and the post-purge starts. This lasts about 25 seconds.

-The icons , and are dimmed.

-The icon is activated.

-The message POST PURGE appears.

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4.After some time, the pre-purge ceases and the electronic controller reduces the fan speed to the ignition speed. This is followed by the (pre-)glow of the hot surface igniter.

-The icons and are dimmed

-The icon is activated.

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8.Following the post-purge, the fan stops and the pressure switch opens:

-The icons and are dimmed.

-The message POST PURGE vanishes.

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With any subsequent heat demand, the heating cycle will resume from step 1.

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A.O. Smith BFC - 60, BFC - 30 service manual Starting and running

BFC - 30, BFC - 60 specifications

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