Service Manual

3Troubleshooting (continued)

Table 3E Troubleshooting Chart - Noisy System

FAULT

 

 

 

CAUSE

 

 

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Supply gas problem. Natural gas pressures

 

 

 

 

 

 

should be

between

4

inches

w.c.

and

• Refer to

Section 7 - Gas Connections of the Armor

 

14

inches

w.c.

LP

gas

pressures should

Water Heater Installation and Operation Manual for

 

be

between

8

inches

w.c.

and

detailed information concerning the gas supply.

 

14 inches w.c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer to the Gas Valve Adjustment Procedure on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pages 37-38 of this manual for the proper gas valve

 

- Gas/air mixture problem.

 

 

 

setting.

Verify that the vent/air intake lengths do not

 

 

 

 

exceed the maximum listed in the General Venting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

section of the Armor Water Heater Installation and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Manual.

Noisy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer to page 22 in this manual for the burner removal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Dirty/damaged burner.

 

 

 

and inspection procedure. Clean or replace the burner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer to Section 6 - System Piping of the Armor Water

 

- Low water flow through the heat exchanger.

Heater Installation and Operation Manual for minimum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flow rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Air in the piping system.

 

 

 

• Properly purge all air from the piping system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Low system water pressure.

 

 

• Verify system pressure is a minimum of 12 PSI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Blown fuse.

 

 

 

 

 

• Replace fuse F1 on the control board, see page 24 of

 

 

 

 

 

 

this manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Pump

- Faulty pump.

 

 

 

 

 

• Replace pump.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Faulty pump relay.

 

 

 

 

• Replace pump relay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Internal fault on control board.

 

 

• Replace main control board.

 

 

 

Relief Valve

- System pressure exceeds relief valve

• Lower the system pressure below the 150 PSI rating of

Opening

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the supplied relief valve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lochinvar 151 - 801 service manual Noisy, No Pump, Relief Valve, Opening

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