15 Troubleshooting
With proper installation, operation, and maintenance your gas appliance will provide years of
A. Intellifire Ignition System
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1. Pilot won’t light. | a. Incorrect wiring. | Verify “S” wire (white) for sensor and “I” wire (orange) for ignitor | |
The ignitor/module |
| are connected to correct terminals on module and pilot assembly. | |
makes noise, but no |
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b. Loose connections or electrical | Verify no loose connections or electrical shorts in wiring from | ||
spark. | |||
| shorts in the wiring. | module to pilot assembly. Verify connections underneath pilot as- | |
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| sembly are tight; also verify connections are not grounding out to | |
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| metal chassis, pilot burner, pilot enclosure, mesh screen if present, | |
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| or any other metal object. | |
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| c. Ignitor gap is too large. | Verify gap of igniter to right side of pilot hood. The gap should be | |
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| approximately .17 in. or 1/8 in. (3 mm). | |
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| d. Module. | Turn ON/OFF rocker switch or wall switch to OFF position. Remove | |
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| ignitor wire “I” from module. Place a grounded wire about 3/16 in. (5 | |
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| mm) away from “I” terminal on module. Place ON/OFF rocker switch | |
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| or wall switch in ON position. If there is no spark at “I” terminal | |
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| module must be replaced. If there is a spark at “I” terminal, module | |
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| is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for shorted sparker wire or cracked | |
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| insulator around electrode. Replace pilot if necessary. | |
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2. Pilot won’t light, | a. No power or transformer installed | Verify that transformer is installed and plugged into module. Check | |
there is no noise or | incorrectly. | voltage of transformer under load at spade connection on module | |
spark. |
| with ON/OFF switch in ON position. Acceptable readings of a good | |
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| transformer are between 3.2 and 2.8 volts AC. | |
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| b. A shorted or loose connection in wir- | Remove and reinstall the wiring harness that plugs into module. | |
| ing configuration or wiring harness. | Verify there is a tight fit. Verify pilot assembly wiring to module. Re- | |
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| move and verify continuity of each wire in wiring harness. Replace | |
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| any damaged components. | |
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| c. Improper wall switch wiring. | Verify that 110/VAC power is “ON” to junction box. | |
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| d. Module not grounded. | Verify black ground wire from module wire harness is grounded to | |
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| metal chassis of appliance. | |
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| e. Module. | Turn ON/OFF rocker switch or wall switch to OFF position. Re- | |
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| move ignitor wire “I” from module. Place ON/OFF rocker switch | |
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| or wall switch in ON position. If there is no spark at “I” terminal | |
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| module must be replaced. If there is a spark at “I” terminal, module | |
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| is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for shorted sparker wire or cracked | |
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| insulator around electrode. | |
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3. Pilot sparks, but | a. Gas supply. | Verify that incoming gas line ball valve is “open”. Verify that inlet | |
Pilot will not light. |
| pressure reading is within acceptable limits, inlet pressure must | |
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| not exceed 14 in. W.C. | |
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| b. Ignitor gap is incorrect. | Verify that spark gap from ignitor to pilot hood is .17 in. or 1/8 in (3 mm). | |
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| c. Module is not grounded. | Verify module is securely grounded to metal chassis of appliance. | |
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| d. Module voltage output / Valve/Pilot | Verify battery voltage is at least 2.7 volts. Replace batteries if volt- | |
| solenoid ohms readings. | age is below 2.7. | |
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