GOLD CGa
11b Troubleshooting — standing pilot boilers
CHART 1 — Standing pilot — Boiler will not fire
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| Is damper harness securely plugged in at both ends? | |||||
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| Check for loose wire connections or bad relay on |
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Is 24VAC present across transformer terminals C & Y? | ||||||||||||||||||
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Check for open thermostat, LWCO, high limit, spill switch or |
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rollout thermal fuse element contacts or check for loose wire |
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| Is 24VAC present across transformer terminal C and | ||||||||||||
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| yellow wire on vent damper connector? | ||||||||||
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| If LWCO, spill switch or rollout thermal fuse |
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| element contacts are open, determine cause |
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| cause severe personal injury, death or |
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| Is vent damper rotated open? | ||||||||
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Check/repair out of round stack section. Does vent damper |
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| Is 24VAC present across gas valve terminals? | ||||||||||||
rotate open? |
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| Replace actuator. |
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| Is main flame on now? | |||||
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Open thermostat contacts for 30 seconds. Vent damper will |
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rotate to closed position. Close thermostat contacts. Vent |
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damper will rotate to open position. Is 24VAC present |
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across gas valve terminals? |
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Check continuity of each wire in damper harness. Does continuity exist for each wire? See Table below.
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Turn gas valve cock to ON position. Retest.
Replace gas valve. Retest.
Replace damper wiring harness. Retest.
Remove damper harness from damper harness plug. TEMPORARILY install jumper between terminal 2 and terminal 5 on damper plug in boiler wiring harness. See figure, right. Does boiler fire?
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Replace gas valve. Retest.
Replace damper actuator. Retest.
Part Number | 51 |