Fault And Alert Messages (cont)

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Possible Causes - Check/Repair

 

Displayed Fault/Alert Message

• The control system has detected the Blower Prover Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blower Prover Failure

 

contacts are closed when they should be open at the beginning of

 

 

a heating cycle - see the Sequence Of Operation on page 59.

 

 

Fault occurred 2 mins ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pinched/shorted Blower Prover Switch wiring - see Figure 3 on

 

The blower prover switch is

 

 

 

 

 

 

closed out of sequence.

 

 

 

page 8 for switch location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Jumper wire connected to the Blower Prover Switch - remove

 

 

 

 

 

 

jumper wire. Jumper wires must never be used, read all Warnings

 

Call a service professional:

 

 

on page 57.

 

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• Excessive wind outdoors pressurizing the vent system piping.

 

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• Excessive negative air pressure in the installed space.

 

CHANGE

BACK

ADVANCED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The control system has detected the Blower Prover Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

contacts are remaining open after the control system has

 

Blower Prover Open

 

energized the Combustion Blower - see the Sequence Of

 

 

 

 

Fault occurred 2 mins ago

 

 

 

Operation on page 59.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blower prover switch remains

 

 

• Loose or open wiring to the Blower Prover Switch - see Figure 3 on

 

 

 

 

open after the blower has been

 

 

 

 

 

page 8 for switch location.

 

energized.

 

 

 

• Blower Prover Switch air sensing tube disconnected, kinked, filed

 

Call a service professional:

 

 

with condensate, damaged or leaking - repair or replace tube.

 

 

 

• Combustion Blower is not running when energized.

 

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(press [DOWN] for more....)

 

 

• Loose or open wiring to Combustion Blower.

 

 

 

 

CHANGE

BACK

ADVANCED

 

• Loose, open, incorrect wiring to the VFD on AHCG3 130T 400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

models - see Figure 3 on page 8 and the wiring diagram on page 65.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The control system has detected the Blocked Intake Air Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blocked Air Intake

 

contacts are open.

 

 

• Loose or open wiring to the Blocked Intake Air Switch - see Figure

 

 

Fault occurred 2 mins ago

 

 

 

 

The combustion air intake is

 

 

3 on page 8 for switch location.

 

 

 

• Excessive equivalent pipe length, exceeded the maximum number

 

restricted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of 90° elbows or wrong pipe size used in the intake air piping

 

 

 

 

 

 

system - see Venting Requirements on page 22.

 

Call a service professional:

 

 

• Balance plate and/or intake air screen was not removed prior to

 

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connecting the intake air piping to the water heater and is clogged/

 

(press [DOWN] for more....)

 

 

 

 

 

blocked with debris - see Figure 17 on page 24.

 

CHANGE

BACK

ADVANCED

 

• Excessive negative air pressure in the installed space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The control system has detected the ECO (energy cut out) Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

contacts are open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Cut Out (ECO)

 

• The ECO switch is a normally closed switch that opens on a

 

 

temperature rise to prevent excessive water temperature in the

 

 

Fault occurred 2 mins ago

 

 

 

 

Tank temperature is excessive.

 

 

storage tank. The ECO switch is inside the Upper Temperature

 

 

 

Probe (two red wires) - see Figure 3 on page 8 for Upper Probe

 

The water heater has been

 

 

 

disabled.

 

 

 

location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Loose or open wiring to the ECO switch in the Upper Temperature

 

Call a service professional:

 

 

Probe - two red wires.

 

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• Improper water system piping and/or excessively high return

 

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(recirculation) loop water temperature - see the Water Piping

 

CHANGE

BACK

ADVANCED

 

Diagrams beginning on page 67.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The control system has not detected any voltage from the powered

 

 

 

 

 

 

anode rods - see Figure 3 on page 8 for location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alert:

 

 

 

• No water in the storage tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Anode Voltage

 

• Loose or open wiring connections to the powered anode rods - see

 

 

 

 

 

Alert occurred 2 mins ago

 

 

 

Figure 3 on page 8 for location.

 

No voltage detected from

 

 

 

• Powered anode rod wiring shorted to ground.

 

Powered Anode(s).

 

 

 

• The water heater is not properly grounded - see Power Supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections on page 39.

 

Call a service professional:

 

 

• Loose or open ground wires.

 

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• Top fitting (3/4 inch bushing) of the powered anode rods were

 

(press [DOWN] for more....)

 

 

 

CHANGE

BACK

ADVANCED

 

saturated with water during installation - with power to the water

 

 

heater turned off, carefully remove anode rods and dry out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bushing(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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