is

 

 

 

 

 

Code + Description

Cause

Solution

Remark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F04 (lock out error)

No gas

1.

Open the main gas valve and/or the manual gas valve supplying

To repair the gas supply, contact your installation engineer

 

Three unsuccessful

 

 

the water heater

 

 

 

2.

Check the supply pressure to the gas control

 

 

ignition attempts.

 

 

 

 

3.

If necessary, repair the gas supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air in the gas pipes

Bleed the air out of the gas pipe

See Checking the supply pressure and burner pressure for how to

 

 

 

 

 

bleed air from the gas line, and measure the supply pressure and

 

 

No burner pressure

1.

Check the burner pressure to the gas control

 

 

burner pressure.

 

 

 

2.

Check that the gas valve(s) open and shut correctly

 

 

 

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

 

 

 

3.

If necessary, replace the gas control.

engineer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defect in the hot

1.

Check that the hot surface igniter is correctly connected (JP2).

If the error persists, contact your installation engineer.

 

 

surface igniter circuit

2.

Check the wiring of the hot surface igniter.

To replace the necessary parts, you must contact your installation

 

 

 

engineer

 

 

 

3.

Measure the resistance across the hot surface igniter. This must

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lie between 2 and 5 ohms.

 

 

 

 

4.

Check that the hot surface igniter lights up during ignition.

 

 

 

 

5.

If necessary, replace the hot surface igniter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defect in the ionisation

1.

Check that the flame probe is correctly connected (JP2)

 

 

 

circuit

2.

Check the wiring of the flame probe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Measure the ionisation current. This must be at least 1.5

 

 

 

 

 

microamps.

 

 

 

 

4.

Replace the wiring if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply voltage too low

Check the supply voltage, this must be 230 VAC (-15%, +10%).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F05 (lock out error)

Incorrect roof or wall

1.

Check that the correct roof or wall flue conduit (3.9 "Air supply

If the error cannot be resolved or is persistent, contact your

 

 

conduit.

 

and flue") has been fitted.

installation engineer

 

Too many flame errors

Recirculating flue

2.

If necessary, install the correct roof or wall conduit.

 

 

have been signalled.

gases.

 

 

3.

Check that the roof or wall conduit discharges into a permitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A.O. Smith SGE service manual Code + Description Cause Solution Remark F04 lock out error, No gas, F05 lock out error, Area