Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:07:55 -0800
Reply-To: Rick Stevens <rstevens@ISLANDNET.COM>
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From: Rick Stevens <rstevens@ISLANDNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Propex probs (& need manufacturer's phone #)
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At 22:49 12/12/97 -0800, Mark McCulley wrote:
>>One thing about our heater--and it's been this way from the start--is
that
>>when the heater turns off (either because the thermostat tells it the
>>interior is warm enough, or the heater is manually turned off) *both*
the
>>"flame" and the blower fan turn off immediately. This strikes me as
wrong,
>>as I would have thought that the fan should run for a bit (with
"flame"
>>off) to cool the heater down. As it is, if the fan is turned on
manually
>>(at the heater control panel), hot air blasts out for a good 30 seconds
to
>>a minute before blowing only cool air.
>
>This is exactly how mine works as well though sometimes the fan comes
back on
>and blows for a while after being off for a minute or two. It's
certainly
>not as
>efficient as it could be, but I think this is how it's supposed to
work.
>The newer
>models have a more intelligent fan control that varies the fan speed
according
>to how much heat is being produced.
>
>>Recently, it has been turning itself off with increasing frequency.
The
>>panel will still indicate that the system is on, but no fan, no heat.
If
>>one turns the fan on (i.e., "fan" not "heat") manually, hot air will
come
>>out if the system turned itself off only a short time before. If I
try
>>this immediately after a spontaneous shut down *very* hot air comes
out.
>
>Is your thermostat working? When the heater spontaneously shuts down
>can you get it to come back on by adjusting the thermostat? You say
that
>the panel will still indicate that the system is on--are you talking
about
>the red light that indicates the rocker switch is in the "on" position
or
>the green light that indicates that the burner is on?
>
>>But I'm just guessing, since I don't have a wiring diagram. And even
if I
>>were right, I'm not about to get in there messing with it without
a...
>>well... wiring diagram.
>
>The only wiring diagram that came with my unit was a simple diagram
>indicating how to connect the thermostat and power supply. I can get
you
>a copy if you want but I doubt it will be of much help. There is no
>information included on how things are wired internally.
>
>-Mark McCulley
>
>
<bold>Propex
</bold>Phone: 011-44-1703-528555
Fax: 011-44-1703-528800
Rick
