PVI Industries PV500-9 User Manual

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PV500-9  04-2000 
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Section 9 
 
POWER GAS BURNER START-UP (Con’t) 
 
clearance). Ensure plate is seated firmly against the 
gas spider and tighten the plate retaining screws. 
Recheck electrode setting as to gap and position. 
 
15.  Replace nozzle assembly; be sure to connect the flame 
and spark rod wires before installing nozzle assembly 
fully into blast tube. Check to be sure connectors on 
the ends of the flame and spark rod wires have a good 
contact. Look for properly stripped wire ends. Be sure 
connectors are firmly attached to the flame and ignition 
rod ends. Insulating boots can give a false feeling of 
proper seating. BE CAREFUL NOT TO MOVE 
ELECTRODES. Be careful not to bump electrodes 
Check fan wheel for free rotation. 
 
16.  Reinstall orifices in unions (if required). Reinstall burner 
cover. 
 
17.  Connect a test meter to the control for reading the 
flame response signal. 
 
NOTE: Some controls read the flame signal in micro 
amps and some in volts DC. The TFM series control has 
two terminals marked for reading volts DC. The S89 
control uses a micro amp signal for measuring  flame 
strength. For this control, a meter must be hooked in 
series with the flame rod wire. Disconnect the leadwire 
at the S89 sensor terminal. Connect the positive lead of 
the meter to the quick-connect sensor terminal on the 
S89 and the negative lead to the free end of the sensor 
leadwire. 
 
18.  Be sure the tank is filled with water. Once the burner is 
reassembled, two devices to read pressure, preferable 
U-tube manometers, will be needed to read gas 
pressures. Connect one to read the inlet pressure of 
the burner. This is the pressure measured before all 
components in the gas train. The manometer must stay 
connected throughout the testing, as the inlet pressure 
must be monitored during the firing of the burner. 
Record static pressure. It must not exceed 14” W.C. for 
burners with inputs through 3,200,000 Btu/h. For inputs 
above 3,200,000 Btu/h, refer to the appliance date 
plate for the correct maximum inlet pressure Pressures 
above this could cause damage to the diaphragm in the 
gas valve or pressure regulator. 
 
19.  Burners with pilot: 
 
A. 
Connect the manometer to the manifold test port at 
the shutoff valve closest to the burner. Turn the main 
gas shutoff valve off. Set the air shutter as shown on 
the tag attached to the gas train, (see Figure 9-4 and 
9-5). This may not be the exact setting you end with, 
but it is a good starting point. Turn the unit on using 
the rocker switch on the side of the control enclosure 
assembly and the toggle switch on the burner. If the 
operating control switches are closed, the burner 
should come on and pre-purge begin. 
 
 
 
B. 
If nothing happens, check the control to be sure it is 
not in the tripped position and reset it by pushing 
flame safeguard reset button. The burner should pre-
purge for not longer than thirty seconds. The TFM 
series control  will have either an MT30-4, MT30-10 
or MT12-5 time card. The “30 indicated a 30-second 
purge time and the “4”, “5” or “10” indicated a 4-
second, 5-second, or 10-second trial for ignition 
period, commonly called TFI. 
 
When the blower motor starts, the air switch which 
proves air flow should close and terminal 6 will be 
powered. This starts the pre-purge timing sequence. 
After purging is complete, terminal 3 or 4 on the 
TFM control are energized. Terminal 3 energizes 
the pilot valve and terminal 4 energizes the ignition 
transformer. At this time, the pilot is established. 
The VDC reading on thermometer should read a 
steady 14-17 VDC for a TFM control. Each different 
control will have the required flame response signal 
stamped on it. This is the minimum for it to properly 
operate. If the pilot fails to light during the initial 
ignition period, it is probably due to air in the line. 
The control will lock out. Wait one minute and push 
the flame safeguard reset button to restart burner 
and begin the purge cycle again. 
 
Now, set the pilot pressure (measured downstream 
of gas valve) at the pressure shown on the tag 
attached to the gas train. Next, open the main gas 
valve slowly. Set manifold pressure at the pressure 
shown on the tag attached to the gas train. Do not 
screw the adjusting nut of the regulator in past the 
point where no further increase in manifold pressure 
is noted. Check the incoming pressure with the 
burner running. This is recorded as inlet flow 
pressure. 
 
Our standard flow pressure requirements are: 
 
a. 
5” W.C. with 8” W.C. flow on burners with inputs 
through 1,600,000 Btu/h. 
b. 
8” W.C. with 11” W.C. flow on burners with inputs 
from 2,000,000 Btu/h through 3,200,000 But/h. 
c. 
For inputs above 3,200,000 Btu/h, refer to the tag 
attached to the gas train for the correct inlet 
pressures. 
 
C. 
If the required manifold cannot be reached, check 
the inlet pressure. It should be a minimum of that 
shown above with the burner running on full input. It 
is important that the incoming pressure does not fall 
below these minimums or nuisance control lockouts 
could occur. 
 
NOTE: Where low gas pressure is a problem, special 
arrangements may have been made to fire the burner 
with reduced pressure. The appliance data decal will 
reflect this information.