Standing Pilot Ignition System Troubleshooting Chart

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(24 VOLTS PRESENT ACROSS TH AND TR ON GAS VALVE, BUT MAIN BURNERS DO NOT LIGHT)

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Y

Ensure knob

 

 

 

Main

 

Y

 

 

Does pilot

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot lit?

 

 

 

on gas valve is

 

 

 

burners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stay lit?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set to ON

 

 

 

light?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn control on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Loose

gas valve to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thermocouple

PILOT. Depress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

red button and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on gas valve

 

 

*Defective gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gas valve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light pilot. Hold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to ON.

 

 

valve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button for at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Defective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

least one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thermocouple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Condensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disconnect

 

 

 

 

 

quenching pilot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thermocouple from

 

 

 

 

 

*Low line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gas valve. Connect a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does pilot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

N

 

volt meter to the

 

 

 

 

 

Does pilot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stay lit when

 

thermocouple. Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light?

 

 

 

 

 

 

red button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pilot and hold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

released?

 

 

 

 

 

 

down the red button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while reading the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

voltage across the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line pressure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thermocouple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

within the range

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicated on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

boiler's rating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is voltage at

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plate?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

least 18mV?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

Consult gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

supplier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Pilot tubing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blocked, kinked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or leaking

 

 

 

 

 

*Defective thermocouple

 

 

 

 

 

*Loose or defective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thermocouple

 

 

 

*Pilot orifice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Pilot improperly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection at gas valve

 

 

blocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Defective gas valve

 

 

 

*Gas line not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Pilot tube blocked, kinked, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

purged of air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

leaking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Pilot improperly

 

 

 

 

 

*Pilot orifice partially plugged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Crown Boiler BSI241, BSI276, BSI345, BSI379, BSI103, BSI138, BSI172, BSI069 Standing Pilot Ignition System Troubleshooting Chart

BSI069, BSI345, BSI207, BSI172, BSI241 specifications

Crown Boiler Company is renowned for its high-quality heating solutions, with a diverse range of models designed to meet various residential and commercial needs. Among their popular offerings are the BSI series, which includes the BSI379, BSI138, BSI310, BSI276, and BSI103 models. Each of these boilers comes with distinct features, technologies, and characteristics that cater to different applications and preferences.

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Moving on to the BSI310, this model is designed for medium to larger-sized homes. It features an electronic ignition system that ensures reliable start-up while minimizing gas consumption. The BSI310 also incorporates multiple safety features, including pressure relief valves and limit controls, enhancing user safety during operation. Its robust design ensures efficient heating even in the coldest months.

The BSI276 model is characterized by its sealed combustion design, which improves indoor air quality by preventing drafts and ensuring that all combustion air is drawn from outside. This model is ideal for energy-conscious homeowners seeking environmentally friendly options. Its high-efficiency rating translates to significant energy savings over time, making it a financially wise investment.

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In summary, the Crown Boiler BSI series, comprising the BSI379, BSI138, BSI310, BSI276, and BSI103, showcases a blend of innovative technologies and features. With options suitable for various household sizes and energy needs, Crown Boiler continues to deliver reliable heating solutions that cater to modern homeowners’ demands for efficiency, safety, and convenience. Each model's unique characteristics ensure that users can find the perfect boiler to meet their heating requirements.