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Quest Oil-Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions – Read and Save These Instructions – – Read and Save These Instructions – This appliance is equipped with a Blocked-Flue shutoff device. If any part of the flue- gas passageway in the combustion chamber, exhaust pipe or rain cap should become blocked or adversely restricted, a pressure sensing switch (Fig.27 pg.11) will break the electrical control circuit and not allow the burner to run.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 1. System Description & Features 1: CHH-980, Pump End 2: CHH-980, Burner End 1.1 Description • The CHH-980 is a fuel burning appliance, designed to heat fluid “on demand” and provide pumped circulation of the fluid for use in various portable hydronic applications.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 1.2 Features • All exposed components are made of non-corrosive materials such as stainless steel, brass or aluminum. • The “HTF” circuit includes an open, atmospherically-vented expansion tank, which effectively eliminates the system from pressure vessel classification. •...
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions • The flue-gas exhaust pipe and rain-cap requires a minimum of 6” (152 mm) clearance, from any type of combustible material. • Clearance from any obstructive objects must be maintained to a minimum of 36” (914 mm) from both ends of the hydronic heater for service and operating access.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions • Temperature turn-down and condensing within the chamber can not harm the chamber. • The exhaust flue for the burner exits through the roof of the enclosure. The exposed roof flashing is made from aluminum.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 3.5 Electrical Requirements for Complete System Supply Voltage Volts 120/240 Circuit Amperage Amps Hertz Phase single Control Circuit Voltage Volts Power Inlet - Male NEMA Twistlock CS6375M2 (Fig. 9) 10: Power Inlet Plug 3.6 Gauges and Indicator Lights •...
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 11: Control Panel 3.7 Controls and Electrical • Specific electrical components are located in and on the UL approved dual-electrical panel, above the burner. The panel also serves as a junction box for cords going to and from remote electrical components (Fig.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 4. Setup 4.1 Positioning Equipment on the Job Before choosing the location to place the central hydronic heater on a job site, several factors should be considered. • If possible, the CHH-980 should be placed at a central position that will minimize and equalize the lengths of hoses.
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 30: Layout for Fluid Distribution 1. Central Hydronic Heating Unit 2. Burner& Heat Exchanger 3. Circulating Pump 4. Reservoir for Expansion & Filling 5. Primary Fluid Hoses, 1” 6. Secondary Fluid Hoses, 3/4” or 1” 7.
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 31: Hoses Connected to CHH-980 32: Fancoils Connected to CHH-980 Unit 33: Manifolds for Fancoils - Supply & Return 34: Manifold for Thaw & Cure 35: HTF Level Gauge 36: Vented Filler Cap 37: HTF Circuit Valves, Y-strainers &...
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 4.3 Filling the Fluid System • The CHH-980, all hose and all accessories are shipped pre-charged with the “approved blend” of heat transfer fluid (HTF). The required fluid is a 50% blend of Inhibited, propylene glycol and de-mineralized neutral PH (#7) water.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 4.4 Eliminating Air from the HTF Circuit: • If there is a significant amount of air in the HTF circuit, adjust the valves as shown in (Fig. 39). Turn the “Primary Pump Switch” ON (Fig. 15) and let the fluid circulate until all the air is eliminated from system. Air has been purged when steady pressure of 35 to 40 PSI is observed at the glycol pressure gauge (Fig.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 4.6 Normal 1-Pump Mode with Light Load: • If the CHH-980 is connected to a distribution system that will demand only half or less of its capacity in terms of flow requirements and heat draw, the “Normal 1-pump Mode” should be used. This will provide better efficiency for the lighter load.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 4.8 Oil Burner Installation and Setup: (Fig. 4) • Refer to the Wayne FH burner Manual (which is included with this package) for detailed information and instruction. • Specific burner settings for the CHH-980 are as follows. CHH-980 Wayne Burner Model Operational Mode...
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions -A few seconds later, the stat light will come on and the burner fan will purge the combustion chamber for a few seconds. -The burner should light following the pre-purge. If air is still present in the fuel lines or filter, the burner may not light and lock out.
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions b. Fire the burner and ensure that the oil pressure is at 162 PSI. Adjust if necessary. c. Regulation of combustion air flow is made by adjustment of the manual AIR ADJUSTMENT dial. Initial suggested setting is (6.0).
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions c. If you now adjust the set point of the automatic re-set limit switch to a level a few degrees higher than the set point of the manual re-set limit switch, the burner should continue to fire until the set point of the manual re-set high limit is reached.
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions j. To re-assemble the unit, replace components in reverse order to which they were removed. k. Reconnect fuel and power supply to the unit and when re-starting the system perform all safety and service checks as outlined above.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 6.2 Maintenance Frequency Chart Start of Every Start of Heating MAINTAINENCE TASKS Daily Project Season Necessary User Performed Tasks: Check pressure & temperature gauges for "Normal Function Lev els" during operation √...
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 7. Troubleshooting 7.1 Fault Determination The CHH-980 is equipped with a group of LED “Indicator Lights”. The purpose of these lights is to aid in determining where the fault lies if the heating unit should fail to function properly. The following sequence explains the function each light represents and what to look for if that function should fail: IMPORTANT: If all switches have been turned ON and the system was operating correctly, but has now FAILED, the status of these 6 lights will help to isolate the...
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Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions a. Check the set points on the high temperature auto switch (Fig. 25) and digital stat (Fig. 13). If the set point of the stat is equal to or higher than the set point of the high temperature auto switch (Fig. 25), the high temperature auto switch will be functioning like a stat and cycling the burner off and on.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 7.2 Burner Internal Faults Diesel/Light Oil Burner Below is a list of scenarios and possible causes for burner failure. A. The burner goes through the prepurge period normally. The flame ignites, but the burner goes to lockout within five seconds.
Quest Oil Fired CHH-980 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions Quest CHH-980 Limited Warranty Warrantor: Therma-Stor LLC 4201 Lien Rd. Madison, WI 53704 Telephone: 1-866-413-5214 Who Is Covered: This warranty extends only to the original end-user of the Quest CHH-980 and may not be assigned or transferred.
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