Profire Energy PF3100 Troubleshooting Manual
Solutions to common problems
Hide thumbs
Also See for PF3100:
- Software setup manual (23 pages) ,
- Manual (21 pages) ,
- Tuning manual (16 pages)
Table of Contents
Advertisement
Quick Links
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Related Manuals for Profire Energy PF3100
Summary of Contents for Profire Energy PF3100
- Page 1 PF3100 TROUBLESHOOTING SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS v1.1 Revised Nov 29, 2016...
-
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Wiring Check ........................... 17 4.3.2 LED Indication ..........................18 Document Revision History ........................... 19 ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior Nov 29, 2016... -
Page 3: Common Alarms And Warnings
Check that the POC valves used are wired correctly. The valve contacts should be in series with the POC terminal. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... - Page 4 Check if the low side valve is grounded with a multi-meter. If it is re-wire the valve so that it connects directly to the BMS valve – and not to ground. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1...
- Page 5 Test the ion input DC and AC voltage levels. Test that the flame rod is not grounded. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior...
- Page 6 – either 12 or 24VDC. If the voltage drops when the valves turn on confirm the power supply is sized appropriately for the current load. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1...
- Page 7 If it is not desired to have some of the units shutdown then the controllers can be investigated individually. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior...
-
Page 8: Common Issues
6. The Power LED should be solid blue on both the UI and controller. This indicates that the UI is receiving power and that the controller is providing power. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 9: Module Communication Problems
The signal back to the PLC or other device can connect through the secondary side. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 10: Level Or Pressure Contact Not Working
If chamber pressure is used (Settings > Inputs > Aux In contact > Aux in Contact Mode), do not forget to also enable the HFV fan control override (Settings > Outputs > Valves > HFV Fan Control Override). ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 11: Aux Out Mode And Pid Control
Commissioning > Min Controller Running. Set this number to be equal to or less than the number of controllers in the appliance. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 12: How To
Review and load the new settings. 10. After applying the changes, the controllers have successfully been swapped. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 13: Swap A Temperature Or Ignition Module
Review and apply the changes. 7. The user interface will now be successfully swapped. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 14: Device Specific Troubleshooting
The PFRN port on the ignition module is a power receiver. It will need to be connected to a BMS controller PFRN port or a network card depending on the installation. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 15: Wiring Lengths
15. Pilot Ion + wiring error. A grounded probe may not trigger this fault due to the internal resistance of the ignition coil. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 16: Flame Detection And Ignition
The AC value should be above 25Vrms and the DC value around 4.5VDC. i. If there is no output from the coil it may not be wired correctly or it may be damaged. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 17: Temperature Card
The LEDs are indicating that the two inputs are configured as singles and do not match, it has no effect on the system otherwise. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 18: Thermocouples
If you are seeing ambient temperature when you should be seeing a higher temperature, check to see if the thermocouple is shorted or grounded. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 19: Bms Controller
100mA of current. The negative terminal is the signal input. The input is reference to ground. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior... -
Page 20: Led Indication
If the power LED is not solid blue, there is an issue with the BMS’s power supply. Check the power to the controller and check the fuse. ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1... -
Page 21: Document Revision History
V1.1 2016-11-29 Ryan Baron Removed blank page ©2016 Profire Energy Inc. – All rights reserved. No part of this publication V1.1 may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without the prior Nov 29, 2016 written permission of the publisher for reasons other than personal use...