A.O. Smith BFM - 100 Troubleshooting general errors, Symptom Cause Solution Remark Gas smell

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11.2 Troubleshooting: general errors

Warning

Maintenance may only be performed by a qualified service and maintenance engineer.

General errors

Symptom

Cause

Solution

 

Remark

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas smell

Gas leak

 

 

 

Warning

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

Contact your installation engineer or local gas company

 

 

 

Close the main gas valve immediately.

 

immediately.

 

 

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

 

Do not operate any switches.

 

 

 

 

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

 

No naked flames.

 

 

 

 

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

 

Ventilate the boiler room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water leakage

Leakage from a water

Tighten the threaded connection

 

If the leak persists, consult your installation engineer

 

connection (threaded)

 

 

 

 

 

Leakage from another

Trace the leak

 

 

 

nearby water appliance

 

 

 

 

 

or pipe segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leakage from the

Consult the supplier and/or manufacturer

 

 

 

appliance's tank

 

 

 

 

 

Condensation

Before drawing (too much) tap water, wait until the water in the

 

 

 

 

boiler has reached the set temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explosive ignition

Incorrect supply

Set the correct supply pressure and/or burner

 

If ignition is not improved, consult your installation engineer.

 

pressure and/or burner

pressure. (3.11 "Checking the supply pressure and burner

 

 

Poor flame profile

pressure

pressure")

 

 

 

Contaminated burner

Clean the burner(s) (12.4.2 "Clean the burner(s)")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contaminated orifice

Clean the orifice(s) (12.4.3 "Clean the orifice(s)")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inadequate air supply

Improve the air supply by providing better ventilation in the boiler

 

 

 

 

room.

 

 

Instruction manual BFM

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A.O. Smith BFM - 100, BFM - 120 Troubleshooting general errors, Symptom Cause Solution Remark Gas smell, Water leakage