A.O. Smith SGE User Manual

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Starting and running
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The complete cycle is explained in the following example, 
which assumes the appliance is in the basic mode ON.
Note
The same heating cycle applies to the other 
operating modes.
Once the appliance starts, it will run through the 
following steps:
1. The water temperature drops below the set 
temperature of (for example) 65°C. The electronic 
controller detects a demand and starts the heating 
cycle.
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The icon   is activated.
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The message HEAT DEMAND appears.
2. Once demand is registered, the fan is started to 
exhaust any gases that may be present. This phase 
is called pre-purge and lasts about 15 seconds.
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The icon   is activated.
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The message PRE PURGE appears.
3. During the pre-purge, the pressure switch closes.
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The icon   is activated.
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The message PRESSURE SWITCH 
appears.
4. After some time, the pre-purge ceases and the 
electronic controller reduces the fan speed to the 
ignition speed. This is followed by the (pre-)glow of 
the hot surface igniter.
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The icons   and   are dimmed
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The icon   is activated.
5. After a number of seconds pre-glow, the gas 
control is opened and ignition takes place.
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The icon   is activated.
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The message IGNITION appears.
6. After ignition, the flame is detected and the 
appliance will be running. This means that actual 
heating has started. The fan speed then increases 
to the normal working speed, and the pressure 
switch closes:
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The icon   is dimmed.
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The icons   and   are activated.
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The message RUNNING appears.
7. When the water is up to temperature, the heat 
demand drops off and the post-purge starts. This 
lasts about 25 seconds.
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The icons  ,   and   are dimmed.
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The icon   is activated.
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The message POST PURGE appears.
8. Following the post-purge, the fan stops and the 
pressure switch opens:
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The icons   and   are dimmed.
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The message POST PURGE vanishes.
With any subsequent heat demand, the heating cycle 
will resume from step 1.
ON
Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
HEAT DEMAND
ON
Ê Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
PRE PURGE
ON
Ê Ê Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
PRESSURE SWITCH
ON
Ê
Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
GLOW PLUG
a
a
a
a
ON
Ê
Ê Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
IGNITION
ON
Ê
Ê
Ê  Ê
13:45 Thursday
63ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
RUNNING
ON
Ê Ê 
13:45 Thursday
65ÉC
Tset 65ÉC
POST PURGE
ON
14:05 Thursday
65ÉC
a
a
a
a