Bradford-White Corp Eco Defender Thermal Well Testing, Observe heater operation. If control

SERVICE PROCEDURE ED-V

Gas Control Replacement Thermal

Well and Chamber Door Sensor

Testing and Replacement

Thermal Well Testing	Disconnect thermal
	well wire harness

If Control has gone into lockout due to excessive tank temperature (four flash, 3 second pause) reset control by rotating gas control knob to “OFF” position. Then follow lighting instructions and return gas control knob to desired setpoint.

Observe heater operation. If control

continues to lockout due to excessive tank temperature, proceed to thermal well testing to determine cause.

Thermal well testing

Position gas control knob to the “OFF” position and disconnect thermal well harness from gas control.

Using a multi-meter set to the Ohms setting, determine the resistance of thermal well sensor (see caution photos 1 & 2)

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CAUTION

DO NOT use standard multimeter probes for this test. Doing so will damage connector. Use special pin type electronic probes or small diameter wire pins inserted into connector.

Using a multi-meter set to the ohms setting, insert one meter probe (see caution) into center wire position of thermal well connector, insert the second probe (see caution) into either of the outside wire positions (see photo 1).

Alternate the probe on the outside position to the opposite outside wire position (see photo 2).

Once the thermal well resistance values are known, the water
temperature must also be known to determine if the resistance	N	Replace thermal well
values are correct. See page 15 to obtain water temperature.
		(see page 16)

Are thermal well resistance values correct?

Y

Replace gas control

(see page 16)

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