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Lochinvar Energy Rite 2 Graham Campbell 09-03-2006
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Posted by Graham Campbell on September 3, 2006, 7:19 am
Has anybody had problems with the Lochinvar Energy Rite 2? I have 2 of
them - one doing pool water and the other one doing the spa water. Neither
will lite. I have the box pressure at 1.2-1.4" wc with the draft inducer
running, and a total of 3.2" wc with LP gas pressure. The boiler is clean,
as are the burners, the HSI is glowing - but these things simply won't fire.
I have tried increasing both air and gas to 3.8-4.0" wc gross without
success. In addition to the hi/lo hoses running to the air proving switch
from the pressure box, there is a hose running from the box to the inlet
side of the honeywell smart valve - the manual calls it a reference hose.
If I pull this hose from the barbed fitting on the gas valve, cover the
fitting with my finger, the boiler lights every time. Lochinvar's tech
support does even recognize this particular hose - even though it is clearly
referenced in their I&O Manual.

Baffled here.
Graham Campbell



Posted by zero on September 3, 2006, 9:42 am

> Has anybody had problems with the Lochinvar Energy Rite 2? I have 2 of
> them - one doing pool water and the other one doing the spa water.
> Neither will lite. I have the box pressure at 1.2-1.4" wc with the draft
> inducer running, and a total of 3.2" wc with LP gas pressure. The boiler
> is clean, as are the burners, the HSI is glowing - but these things simply
> won't fire. I have tried increasing both air and gas to 3.8-4.0" wc gross
> without success. In addition to the hi/lo hoses running to the air
> proving switch from the pressure box, there is a hose running from the box
> to the inlet side of the honeywell smart valve - the manual calls it a
> reference hose. If I pull this hose from the barbed fitting on the gas
> valve, cover the fitting with my finger, the boiler lights every time.
> Lochinvar's tech support does even recognize this particular hose - even
> though it is clearly referenced in their I&O Manual.
>

Do you have a link (.pdf) to the manual?

-zero



Posted by Graham Campbell on September 3, 2006, 7:28 pm
http://www.lochinvar.com/product.asp?cat=PH&cls=&prod=ERN151&ln=ER2

I believe this is it.
You may have to click on the I&O Manual.
Let me know what you come up with.

Graham Campbell

>
>> Has anybody had problems with the Lochinvar Energy Rite 2? I have 2 of
>> them - one doing pool water and the other one doing the spa water.
>> Neither will lite. I have the box pressure at 1.2-1.4" wc with the draft
>> inducer running, and a total of 3.2" wc with LP gas pressure. The boiler
>> is clean, as are the burners, the HSI is glowing - but these things
>> simply won't fire. I have tried increasing both air and gas to 3.8-4.0"
>> wc gross without success. In addition to the hi/lo hoses running to the
>> air proving switch from the pressure box, there is a hose running from
>> the box to the inlet side of the honeywell smart valve - the manual calls
>> it a reference hose. If I pull this hose from the barbed fitting on the
>> gas valve, cover the fitting with my finger, the boiler lights every
>> time. Lochinvar's tech support does even recognize this particular hose -
>> even though it is clearly referenced in their I&O Manual.
>>
>
> Do you have a link (.pdf) to the manual?
>
> -zero
>



Posted by Power's Mechanical on September 4, 2006, 4:22 pm

Graham Campbell wrote:
> Has anybody had problems with the Lochinvar Energy Rite 2? I have 2 of
> them - one doing pool water and the other one doing the spa water. Neither
> will lite. I have the box pressure at 1.2-1.4" wc with the draft inducer
> running, and a total of 3.2" wc with LP gas pressure. The boiler is clean,
> as are the burners, the HSI is glowing - but these things simply won't fire.
> I have tried increasing both air and gas to 3.8-4.0" wc gross without
> success. In addition to the hi/lo hoses running to the air proving switch
> from the pressure box, there is a hose running from the box to the inlet
> side of the honeywell smart valve - the manual calls it a reference hose.
> If I pull this hose from the barbed fitting on the gas valve, cover the
> fitting with my finger, the boiler lights every time. Lochinvar's tech
> support does even recognize this particular hose - even though it is clearly
> referenced in their I&O Manual.
>
> Baffled here.
> Graham Campbell

If I were you id double check the inlet and outlet gas pressure and the
air pressure exactly the way that the I&O Manual suggests.


Posted by Graham Campbell on September 5, 2006, 4:29 pm
Thanks. Like I said, I set it up per the manual. Lochinvar had people
there today - they couldn't figure it out. A real confidence builder.

>
> Graham Campbell wrote:
>> Has anybody had problems with the Lochinvar Energy Rite 2? I have 2 of
>> them - one doing pool water and the other one doing the spa water.
>> Neither
>> will lite. I have the box pressure at 1.2-1.4" wc with the draft inducer
>> running, and a total of 3.2" wc with LP gas pressure. The boiler is
>> clean,
>> as are the burners, the HSI is glowing - but these things simply won't
>> fire.
>> I have tried increasing both air and gas to 3.8-4.0" wc gross without
>> success. In addition to the hi/lo hoses running to the air proving
>> switch
>> from the pressure box, there is a hose running from the box to the inlet
>> side of the honeywell smart valve - the manual calls it a reference hose.
>> If I pull this hose from the barbed fitting on the gas valve, cover the
>> fitting with my finger, the boiler lights every time. Lochinvar's tech
>> support does even recognize this particular hose - even though it is
>> clearly
>> referenced in their I&O Manual.
>>
>> Baffled here.
>> Graham Campbell
>
> If I were you id double check the inlet and outlet gas pressure and the
> air pressure exactly the way that the I&O Manual suggests.
>



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