Service Manual

3Troubleshooting

Table 3-3Troubleshooting Chart - Noisy System

FAULT

CAUSE

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Supply gas problem.

Natural gas

• Refer to Section 7 - Gas Connections of the Knight

 

pressures should be between 4 inches

XL Installation and Operation Manual for detailed

 

w.c. and 14 inches w.c. LP gas pressures

information concerning the gas supply.

 

 

should be between 8 inches w.c. and 14

 

 

 

inches w.c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Gas/air mixture problem.

 

• Refer to the Gas Valve Adjustment Procedure

on

 

 

 

page 45 of this manual for the proper gas valve setting.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

maximum listed in the General Venting section of the

 

 

 

Knight XL Installation and Operation Manual.

 

Noisy

 

 

 

- Dirty/damaged burner.

 

• Refer to page 31 in this manual for the burner removal

Operation

 

 

and inspection procedure. Clean or replace the burner

 

 

as necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Low water flow through the heat exchanger.

• Refer to Section 6 - Hydronic Piping of

the

 

 

 

Knight XL Installation and Operation Manual for

 

 

 

minimum flow rates. Verify that the boiler is piped in a

 

 

 

primary/secondary fashion and that the boiler 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.

 

 

 

 

 

No Pump

- Blown fuse.

 

• Replace fuse F1 on the control board, see page 33 of

Operation -

 

 

this manual.

 

Boiler Pump

 

 

Note: Make sure pump amperage does not exceed

System Pump

 

 

 

 

1.8 amps.

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DHW Pump

- Faulty pump.

 

• Replace pump.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Internal fault on control board.

• Replace main control board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- System pressure exceeds relief valve

• Lower the system pressure below the 30 psi rating of

Relief Valve

setting.

 

the supplied relief valve or replace the standard relief

 

 

valve with a higher rated valve up to the maximum

Opening

 

 

pressure of the heat exchanger.

 

 

 

 

• Improperly sized expansion tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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