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Kane 450 User Manual

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KANE450
Flue Gas Analyser
Kane International Ltd
Kane House, Swallowfield
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire, AL7 1JG
Tel: +44 (0) 1707 375550
Fax: +44 (0) 1707 393277
E-mail: sales@kane.co.uk
www.kane.co.uk
Stock No: 18221-5
January 2007
© Kane International Ltd
Supplied By www.heating spares.co Tel. 0161 620 6677

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  • Page 1 Kane International Ltd Kane House, Swallowfield Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire, AL7 1JG Tel: +44 (0) 1707 375550 Fax: +44 (0) 1707 393277 E-mail: sales@kane.co.uk www.kane.co.uk Stock No: 18221-5 January 2007 © Kane International Ltd Supplied By www.heating spares.co Tel. 0161 620 6677...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Page No: KANE450 USER GUIDE BEFORE USING THE ANALYSER FOR THE FIRST TIME BEFORE USING THE ANLYSER EVERY TIME USING THE ANALYSER AND ITS FOUR BUTTONS USING THE KANE450 AS A THERMOMETER OR PRESSURE METER USING THE ROTARY DIAL (STARTING FROM MENU) MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS MEASURING MODES 16-22...

  • Page 3: Kane450 User Guide

    KANE450 User Guide The KANE450 Combustion Analyser measures O differential temperature, differential pressure and CO. It calculates efficiency (Nett, Gross or Condensing), losses, the CO/CO ratio, Poison Index, excess air and CO air free in ppm only.. The analyser can be upgraded with the addition of a Nitric Oxide sensor either on initial purchase (Order Code: KANE450N) or as a retrofit as part of an annual service procedure.

  • Page 4: Before Using The Analyser For The First Time

    1. BEFORE USING THE ANALYSER FOR THE FIRST TIME: Turn over the analyser, remove its’ protective rubber sleeve and fit 4 “AA” batteries in the battery compartment. Take great care to ensure they are fitted with the correct battery polarity. Then replace the battery cover and protective rubber sleeve. Always check that the analyser is working correctly after replacing batteries.

  • Page 5: Before Using The Anlyser Every Time

    BEFORE USING THE ANALYSER EVERY TIME: Check the water trap is empty and the particle filter is not dirty: To empty water trap, unplug its rubber stopper and re-plug once it is empty. To change the filter, remove protective rubber sleeve, pull out the water trap unit from the analyser, remove the water trap’s particle filter from its’...

  • Page 6: Using The Analyser And Its Four Buttons

    3. USING THE ANALYSER AND ITS FOUR BUTTONS: Switching ON Press button to switch the unit ON in fresh air outside the property the Analyser about to be tested. This lets the analyser auto calibrate its’ sensors properly. On switch on, the analyser beeps four times and displays the fuel previously selected, the date and time and model number.
  • Page 7 Backlight Press and hold to toggle the display's backlight Note: use of the backlight increase the current drain on the batteries Tasklight Comes on in conjunction with the display's backlight... see above. Switching The analyser normally operates with the pump on. Press PUMP quickly PUMP on / off to switch the pump off and on.

  • Page 8: Using The Kane450 As A Thermometer Or Pressure Meter

    Up to 8 sets of readings can be logged. Exit this mode by switching the KANE450 off. The standard printout for this mode is as follows: K450 Serial No. 123456789 sales@kane.co.uk KANE INTERNATIONAL DATE 12/12/05 TIME 09:53:23 ..........mbar 0.001...

  • Page 9: Using The Rotary Dial (Starting From Menu)

    5. USING THE ROTARY DIAL (starting from Menu): Rotating the dial selects the displayed parameter , unless MENU is selected or the pressure/temperature mode has been selected. ROTARY DIAL POSITIONS MENU switches to MENU function Displays estimated battery life. If battery voltage falls below a pre-set limit, the display flashes "LOW BAT."...
  • Page 10 T Nett Displays the difference between flue and inlet / ambient temperatures. If the flue probe’s temperature sensor is broken or open circuit it displays - OC -. Displays Carbon Monoxide values in PPM as CO in ppm normalized ac COn Display value in mg/m as COm in mg/m3 normalised as COĦ...
  • Page 11 The exception is STORE DELETE where the ENTER key must be pressed to confirm the change and exit. If you rotate the dial before pressing ENTER the instrument will beep continuously. You must rotate the dial back to MENU and press ENTER before you can continue. In STORE View mode the rotary dial is used to select the saved parameter to be displayed.

  • Page 12: Main Menu Functions

    6. MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS There are six menu headings each with its own sub-menu SETUP fuel selection efficiency calculation time and date setting temperature unit gas units oxygen referencing language exit PRESSURE Smoothing resolve (number of decimal points resolution) number of decimal points resolution units time exit...
  • Page 13 SETUP SET FUEL NATU GAS set fuel type L OIL PROPANE BUTANE L.P.G. PELLETS N < -C- > G Nett Condensing Gross efficiency calculation SET TIME xx: yy: zz set time values HH: MM: SS SET DATE DD- MM- YY choose date format then set date MM- DD- YY values...
  • Page 14 PRESSURE SMOOTH select smoothing POINTS select decimal point resolution HIGH PS UNITS mBAR select pressure units mmH2O mmHg inH2O STORE up to 255 sets of combustion test results can be stored VIEW TEST xxx enter test number to be viewed then use rotor to select display.
  • Page 15 SCREEN CONTRAST SET xx lighten or darken the display Selected Fuel assign the AUX rotor position Pressure units Date CO air free Reference value HEADER Header 1 2 lines each of 20 characters Header 2 KANE450 manual Page 15 Supplied By www.heating spares.co Tel. 0161 620 6677...

  • Page 16: Measuring Modes

    7. MEASURING MODES MEASURING FLUE GASES After the countdown is finished and the analyser is correctly set up, put its’ flue probe into the appliance’s sampling point. The ideal sampling point is at least two flue diameters downstream of any bend. Put the probe tip in the flue center.

  • Page 17: Standard Combustion Printout

    STANDARD COMBUSTION PRINTOUT K450 /product code Serial No. 123456789 /Kane's serial number sales@kane.co.uk /user header 1 KANE INTERNATIONAL /user header 2 DATE 12/12/05 TIME 09:53:23 ..........FUEL NATU GAS CO ppm NO ppm /NO sensor not fitted FLUE INLT NETT 102.1...

  • Page 18: Storing A Draught Measurement To Print With Acombustion Test

    STORING A DRAUGHT MEASUREMENT TO PRINT WITH A COMBUSTION TEST Rather than print a draught test report and then a combustion test report it is possible to combine the two sets of results on one printout by taking a draught reading first and storing it for printing later.

  • Page 19: Measuring Pressure

    The display then shows start pressure and finish pressure. The summary results can then be printed as below: Pressure Test Printout K450 Serial No. 123456789 sales@kane.co.uk KANE INTERNATIONAL ..........Tightness Test ..........TIME 14:58 12/12/05 PRS_1 mbar 20.110 PRS_2 mbar 19.998...

  • Page 20: Measuring Temperature

    Standard Temperature Report ..this mode is accessed via the MENU function K450 Serial No. 123456789 sales@kane.co.uk KANE INTERNATIONAL ..........Temp Test ..........TIME 10:15 20/03/06 54.1 24.1 ∆T...

  • Page 21: Measuring Ambient Air (Room Co)

    16 sets of 1 minute samples and prints the results as below: Standard Room CO Report ..this mode is accessed via the MENU function K450 Serial No. 123456789 sales@kane.co.uk KANE INTERNATIONAL ..........Room CO Test ..........TIME 16:58 12/12/05 TEST CO ppm ........

  • Page 22: Measuring Flue Draught

    MEASURING FLUE DRAUGHT STANDARD DRAUGHT REPORT K450 Serial No. 123456789 sales@kane.co.uk KANE INTERNATIONAL ..........Draught ..........TIME 15:58 12/12/05 PRS mBar 0.54 ..........customer ..........appliance ..........Ref: ..........KANE450 manual Page 22 Supplied By www.heating spares.co Tel. 0161 620 6677...

  • Page 23: When You Finish A Combustion Test

    8. WHEN YOU FINISH A COMBUSTION TEST Remove its’ probe from the flue - THE PROBE WILL BE HOT - and let it cool. Do not put the probe in water which will be sucked into the analyser, damaging its’ pump and sensors. When the analyser’s readings return to ambient levels, switch it off.

  • Page 24: Analyser Problem Solving

    9. ANALYSER PROBLEM SOLVING If any problems are not solved with these solutions, contact us or an authorized repair center. Fault symptom Causes / Solutions • Oxygen too high • Air leaking into probe, tubing, water trap, connectors or internal to analyser. •...

  • Page 25: Analyser Annual Recalibration And Service

    Local regulations may require more frequent re-calibration. In the UK Kane International has service facilities at Atherton near Manchester (Tel: 01942- 873434), the primary service centre for UK customers and at Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire (Tel: 01707-375550), the primary service centre for non-UK customers.

  • Page 26: Analyser Specification (Note May Be Subject To Change )

    11. ANALYSER SPECIFICATION (NOTE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Parameter Resolution Accuracy Range Temp Measurement 1.0°C/F +2.0°C (5°F) 0-600°C Flue Temperature +0.3% reading 32-1112°F +1°C/F 1°C/F 0-100°C Inlet Temperature ±0.3% reading 32-212°F +2°C (5°F) Temp (Nett) 1.0°C/F 0-600°C +0.3% reading 32-1112°F Pressure Measurement 0.1 Pa...
  • Page 27 Dimensions Weight 0.77kg / 2.2lb handset with boot Handset 200mm / 7.9” x 45mm / 1.8” x 90mm / 3.5” Probe L300mm / 11.8” x Dia 6mm / 0.25”with 200mm / 7.8” long stainless steel shaft, type K thermocouple and 3m / 6ft long neoprene hose Ambient Operating Range +0°C to +40°C / 32-104°F...

  • Page 28: Electromagnetic Compatibility

    At the time of writing this manual (August 2005) Kane International Ltd are not aware of any field based situation where such interference has occurred and this advice is only given to satisfy the requirements of the Directive.

  • Page 29: Appendix 1 - Main Parameters

    Appendix 1 - Main Parameter: Here are the legends used and what they mean: Oxygen reading in percentage (%) O2R: Oxygen reference setting. '----' means switched off or set to 0%. T Flue: Temperature measured by the flue gas probe in Centigrade or Fahrenheit. It displays ‘- OC -’...
  • Page 30 Displays the Battery power available in % When the LO BAT symbol appears this indicates the batteries are at less than 10% of charge and should be replaced, readings may be affected if used with low power batteries. Warning: all stored readings are lost when the batteries are removed or become exhausted.

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