5 Troubleshooting
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Intellifire Ignition System
Symptom | Possible Causes | Corrective Actions | |
1. The | a. Incorrect wiring. | Verify "S" wire (white) for sensor and "I" wire (orange) for ignitor are | |
ignitor/module |
| connected to correct terminals on module and pilot assembly. Reversed wires | |
makes noise, but no |
| at the module may cause system to make sparking noise, but spark may not | |
spark. |
| be present at pilot hood. | |
| b. Loose | Verify no loose connections or electrical shorts in wiring from module to pilot | |
| connections or | assembly. Rod closest to pilot hood should be ignitor. Verify connections | |
| electrical shorts in | underneath pilot assembly are tight; also verify connections are not grounding | |
| the wiring. | out to metal chassis, pilot burner, pilot enclosure, mesh screen if present, or | |
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| any other metal object. | |
| c. Ignitor gap is too | Verify gap of igniter to pilot hood. The gap should be approximately .17 inch | |
| large. | or 1/8 inch. | |
| d. Faulty module. | Turn ON/OFF rocker switch or wall switch to OFF position. Remove ignitor | |
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| wire "I" from module. Place ON/OFF Rocker switch or wall switch in ON | |
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| position. Hold ground wire about 3/16 inch away from "I" terminal on module. | |
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| If there is no spark at "I" terminal module must be replaced. If there is a spark | |
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| at "I" terminal, module is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for shorted sparker wire | |
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| or cracked insulator around electrode. | |
2. Pilot won't light, | a. Transformer | Verify that transformer is installed and plugged into module. Check voltage of | |
there is no noise or | installed correctly. | transformer under load at spade connection on module with ON/OFF switch in | |
spark. |
| ON position. Acceptable readings of a good transformer are between 3.2 and | |
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| 2.8 volts AC. | |
| b. A shorted or | Remove and reinstall the wiring harness that plugs into module. Verify there is | |
| loose connection in | a tight fit. Verify pilot assembly wiring to module. Remove and verify continuity | |
| wiring configuration | of each wire in wiring harness. | |
| or wiring harness. |
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| c. Improper wall |
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| switch wiring. |
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| d. Module not | Verify black ground wire from module wire harness is grounded to metal | |
| grounded. | chassis of appliance. | |
| e. Faulty module. | Turn ON/OFF rocker switch or wall switch to OFF position. Remove ignitor | |
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| wire "I" from module. Place ON/OFF Rocker switch or wall switch in ON | |
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| position. Hold ground wire about 3/16 inch away from "I" terminal on module. | |
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| If there is no spark at "I" terminal module must be replaced. If there is a spark | |
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| at "I" terminal, module is fine. Inspect pilot assembly for shorted sparker wire | |
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| or cracked insulator around electrode. | |
3. Pilot lights but | a. A shorted or | Verify all connections to wiring diagram in manual. Verify connections | |
continues to spark, | loose connection in | underneath pilot assembly are tight. Verify connections are not grounding out | |
and main burner will | sensor rod. | to metal chassis, pilot burner, pilot enclosure or screen if present, or any other | |
not ignite. (If the |
| metal object. | |
pilot continues to | b. Poor flame | Verify that flame is engulfing sensor rod. If the pilot assembly does not have a | |
spark after the pilot | rectification or | ground strap, consider installing one to increase flame rectification. Verify | |
flame has been lit, | |||
contaminated | correct pilot orifice is installed and inlet gas specifications. Flame carries | ||
flame rectification | |||
sensor rod. | rectification current, not the gas. If flame lifts from pilot hood, the circuit is | ||
has not occurred.) |
| broken. A wrong orifice or too high an inlet pressure can cause pilot flame to | |
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| lift. The sensor rod may be contaminated. Clean sensor rod with emery cloth. |
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