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Lochinvar 1.5, 1.3 service manual Fault Cause Corrective Action

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Service Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Troubleshooting (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3D Troubleshooting Chart - Noisy System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAULT

CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Supply gas problem. Natural gas pressures

• Refer to Section 7 - Gas Connections of the Armor X2

 

 

should be between 4 inches w.c. (1.0 kPa)

Installation and Operation Manual for detailed

 

 

and 14 inches w.c. (3.5 kPa). LP gas

information concerning the gas supply.

 

 

 

 

pressures should be between 8 inches w.c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.0 kPa) and 14 inches w.c. (3.2 kPa).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer to the Gas Valve Adjustment Procedure

on

 

 

 

 

page 50 of this manual for the proper gas valve setting.

 

 

- Gas/air mixture problem.

Verify that the vent/air intake lengths do not exceed the

 

 

 

 

maximum listed in the General Venting section of the

 

 

 

 

Armor X2 Installation and Operation Manual.

 

 

 

Noisy

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer to page 35 in this manual for the burner removal

 

Operation

- Dirty/damaged burner.

and inspection procedure. Clean or replace the burner

 

 

 

 

as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Refer

to Section 6

-

System Piping

of

the

 

 

 

 

Armor X2 Installation and Operation Manual for

 

 

- Low water flow through the heat exchanger.

minimum flow rates. Verify that the water heater is piped

 

 

 

 

in a primary/secondary fashion and that the water heater

 

 

 

 

and system pump are running on a call for heat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- 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

 

 

(82.7 kPa).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Pump

- Blown fuse.

• Replace fuse F5 on the control board, see page 38 of

 

Operation -

 

 

this manual.

 

 

 

 

 

HW Pump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Faulty pump.

• Replace pump.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Internal fault on control board.

• Replace main control board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Faulty pump relay.

• Replace relay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Lower

the system pressure below the

150

psi

 

 

- System pressure exceeds relief valve

(1034.2 kPa) rating of the supplied relief valve.

 

 

 

 

setting.

• Improperly sized expansion tank.

 

 

 

Relief Valve

 

 

 

 

 

Opening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Outlet temperature exceeds relief valve • Check temperature settings of the main control board. settings.

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1.5, 1.3, 1 specifications

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