Watts AERCO Benchmark BMK5000 Operation And Service Manual page 6

Benchmark Platinum-Edge [ii]: Operation-Service Manual
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o Vertical Discharge
o Horizontal Discharge
These boilers are capable of being vented utilizing Polypropylene and AL29-4C vent systems. In
addition, the BMK750 & 1000 models are also approved for PVC and CPVC, vent systems
(excluding the state of Massachusetts).
The Benchmark's advanced electronics are available in several selectable modes of operation
offering the most efficient operating methods and energy management system integration.
AERCO Technical Terminology Meanings
TERMINOLOGY
A (Amp)
ACS
ADDR
AGND
ALRM
ANSI
ASME
AUX
BAS
Baud Rate
BMK (Benchmark)
BMS or BMS II
BLDG (Bldg)
BST
BTU
BTU/HR
CCS
CFH
CO
COMM (Comm)
Cal.
CNTL
CPU
DBB
DIP
ECU
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Ampere
AERCO Control System, AERCO's boiler management systems
Address
Analog Ground
Alarm
American National Standards Institute,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Auxiliary
Building Automation System, often used interchangeably with EMS
(see below)
Symbol rate, or simply the number of distinct symbol changes
(signaling events) transmitted per second. It is not equal to bits per
second, unless each symbol is 1 bit long.
AERCO's Benchmark series boilers
AERCO Boiler Management Systems
Building
AERCO on-board Boiler Sequencing Technology
British Thermal Unit. A unit of energy approximately equal to the heat
required to raise 1 pound (0.45 kg) of water 1°F (0.55 °C)
BTUs per Hour
(1 BTU/hr = 0.29 W)
Combination Control System
Cubic Feet per Hour (1 CFH = 0.028 m
Carbon Monoxide
Communication
Calibration
Control
Central Processing Unit
Double Block and Bleed, a gas trains containing 2 Safety Shutoff
Valves (SSOVs) and a solenoid operated vent valve.
Dual In-Line Package, a type of switch
Electronic Control Unit (O
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MEANING
3
/hr)
sensor)
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