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Whale Heat Air Room Heater – How To Guide This document is solely for guidance purposes and must only be used for reference by Whale® Approved Service Engineers when servicing or repairing Whale® Heat Air Room Heaters. Note: Images shown are for illustration purposes only.
4.1.1.6 – All Bars: Multiple faults ....................13 4.1.2 Clear lockout procedure iVan Control Panel ................ 14 4.2 Whale returns procedure ......................15 4.3 Initial steps required before replacing internal parts ..............17 4.4 Replacement of Blown Air Fan - AK1834 ..................17 4.5 Replacement of Gas Control PCB –...
1.0 General For over 60 years Whale® has led the way in the design and manufacture of freshwater and waste systems including: plumbing, taps, showers and pumps for low voltage applications. Now providing water and Room heating systems for recreational vehicles, the company and its products have built a reputation for quality, reliability and innovation backed up by excellent customer service.
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ALWAYS carefully follow this Whale Technical How To Guide for this product and heed all warnings. Whale rejects liability for problems and damage caused by the system being installed by untrained or incompetent personnel.
2.1 Product Description The Whale® Heat Air can be run on electric, gas or using both combined to provide blown hot air for mobile applications. It is suitable for the installation in a caravan or motorhome which is not in permanent use.
Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com Figure 4 – User interface s Whale Heat Air Room Heaters ® Whale Duo Whale Heat...
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3 Bars voltage Chapter 4.1.1.4 4 Bars Flue blockage Chapter 4.1.2 Chapter 4.1.1.5 5 Bars Other/internal fault Engage Whale Tighten nut and Gas leak at Heater Approved Service Gas related issues Smell of gas olive Engineer Replace nut and olive Return Heater to Chapter 4.2...
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Propane DC power related Correct supply Is a Solar Panel Chapter 4.1.1.3 10.1≤V≤15.9 issues voltage issue fitted? Return Heater to Chapter 4.2 Whale Are relays Replace PCB switching AC power related Check mains 230V Chapter 4.6 correctly issues available?
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This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com Air flow related Combustion air Chapter 4.1.1.4 issues...
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– “!” codes” above tick sound Check O/H stat Heater Chapter 4.8 working Check Thermistor Heater Chapter 4.9 working Check Electrode Heater Chapter 4.7.2 working Replace PCB Heater Chapter 4.5 working Return Heater to Chapter 4.2 Whale Page 10 of 34...
4.1.1 Clear lockout procedure Heat and Duo Control Panel The Whale® Heat Air Room Heaters are equipped with an electronic diagnostic system which will detect fault conditions ranging from poor gas or DC supply to internal Room Heater malfunctions. In the unlikely event of failure, follow the steps below to identify and resolve the issue.
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com From the heater, ensure there is a gradual fall/ decline with no rises Try to operate the Heater again on gas Air Intake flue:...
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com 4.1.2 Clear lockout procedure iVan Control Panel iVan is equipped with an electronic diagnostic system which will detect fault conditions ranging from poor gas or d.c.
Figure 7. Before returning the Heat Air Room Heater to Whale please contact our customer service team, to ensure the warranty process is adhered Figure 7 – Whale returns form (see next page – please copy to use)
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(dd/mm/yy) Quality assurance no. (on silver sticker) Description of fault (“faulty” is not a description) Distributor’s action Details of action taken by retailer or Whale Repair kit issued Product issued Labour cost sold/foc sold/foc sold/foc For Whale use only Complaint no.
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com 4.3 Initial steps required before replacing internal parts Prior to replacing an internal part, the mains 230V supply must be isolated, the gas supply must be closed and disconnected.
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com 4.5 Replacement of Gas Control PCB – AK1845, AK1846, AK1847 Before you start: ! Close gas supply/ isolate 230V supply.
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com - re-assemble connections on the back, then replace PCB by firmly pushing into place on - remove ribbon cable (1), thermistor (2) solenoid, again holding close to the lugs, and...
+44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com 4.7 Gas Component Replacement All Whale gas products must be installed and serviced by a Whale trained Qualified Gas Engineer in accordance with the installation instructions and BS EN 1949-2011. Please refer to section 1.2 warnings for further details on requirements upon personnel carrying out work on the Room Heater.
This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com 4.7.2 Replacement of Motor Units ! Ensure 230V supply is isolated before commencing work on the product.
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This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com AK1840 Heat Exchanger Kit AK1841 Electrode Kit AK1842...
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This data is confidential to Brunswick Heat Air Room Heater Munster Simms Engineering Ltd., 2 Enterprise Road, Bangor, Co Down, BT19 7TA, U.K. – Northern Ireland tel.: +44 (0)2891 270 531 fax.: +44 (0)2891 466 421 info@whalepumps.com www.whalepumps.com AK1852 Temp Sens Gas Kit AK1853 Temp Sens Gas Electric Kit AK1854...