Diagnostics With The Digital Manager - ENERGY KINETICS System 2000 EK1 Frontier Owners And Installation Manual

DIAGNOSTICS with the DIGITAL MANAGER

Manager Lights
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Burner Restart: A two (2) minute delay is built into the control. (45 seconds for a Hot Water call).
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Reset the Digital Manager by turning system switch off and back on again.
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Service Board Mode- With power off, remove the RED lead of the temperature sensor to run in this mode.
A Service Board for temporary operation without Manager is available. This is interchangeable with the Classic
and Digital Managers. Rebuilt Managers are available for nominal rebuild charge and require the return of a
Manager (Manager must be rebuildable).
Oil Heat – Eighteenth Edition – June 2015
Temperature Description
(1) Normal Operation
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Thermostat calling

No Zone output lights
(2) Normal Operation
No Thermostat Call

Zone Outputs On

Circulator On
(3) Normal Operation

Hot Water Calling

Thermostat Calling

Only Output zone is hot water
(4) Problem
 No Lights on Manager
(5) Problem

Burner Light On

Burner Not Running
(6) Problem

Inducer Light does
not come on
(7) Problem

Zone Output Light On

Zone Valve does not open
(8) Problem

Dim light on thermostat
calling.
DIAGNOSIS

Preheat cycle – zones will open when
boiler return is above 140
option switch 1 is on).

Return temperature dropped during
call. Zones close until boiler is up to
temperature.
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Energy Recovery cycle will run until
time or return temperature is reached.
(See option switches 5 through 8.)

Check option switch 10, hot water
priority. "ON" sets up to 25 minutes
priority to hot water zone, then other
calling zones open.

Check Main Power

Check Transformer for 24 volts

Check A1, A2 terminals on Manager for
24 volts

Check boiler temperature and high
limit aquastat. Set higher for test.
Check for boiler circulation failure.
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Check burner for power in.

Check burner and/or cad cell relay.
Reset if necessary. If still no heat,
jumper TT terminals on burner relay
to test burner.

Check option switch 2:
"ON" = Power Venting
"OFF" = Chimney Venting

Check for 24 volts between 24VAC
common and zone in question.

Check zone valve or circulator on
zone calling for operation.
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A dull yellow light is common with a
power-stealing thermostat. It is not
a call for heat and can cause erratic
operation of outputs.
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