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MB 185, 265 & 405 - TROUBLESHOOTING
• Check that All Manual Gas Valves
Are Open, Supply Tubing & Gas
Pressure Good.
• Check "PV" Power Monitor On
Back of Control Board (24 VAC
From IID to Pilot Gas Valve). If
No Power, Replace IID.
• Check for Gas to Pilot (Crack
Fitting on Gas Valve Pilot Tube
Connection-Clear Tube/Pilot
Orifice as Necessary)
• Verify Pilot Rectification (Pilot On
- Spark Off)
• Check "MV" Power Monitor on
Back of heater Control Board
(24 VAC from IID to Main Gas
Valve) If No Power, Replace IID.
• If All Okay, Replace Gas Valve.
YES
Sensor "Fail"
• Inspect Thermister, wires, and connector at Terminal P1.
• Using andOhmmeter, measure resistance from Red (ST) to
Back (Com) and Red (SR) to Black (Com), if not within 5% of
each other replace Thermister.
• Check resistance value of Thermister. Reference to chart below.
Replace Thermister in not within 10% of values shown.
• If all okay, replace heater Control Board.
SENSOR RESISTANCE AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES
TEMP
°C DEGREES 22 27 33 39 44 50 55 59
Resistance (K ) 26.11 19.90 15.31 11.88 9.30 7.33 5.83 5.10
If All Okay, Replace heater Control Board
OVERTEMP "FAIL"
Fail May indicate temporary residual
heat in heat exchanger. Reset &
repeat. If problem continues, call
service agent
- OR -
Fail May indicate failure of heater
Control Board. If power to heater
must be interrupted to reset,
replace heater Control Board.
YES
• Check for "Fail" of Limit/Switch LED
Lights on back of heater Control Board.
Identify and Verify Fault. Replace Switch/
Control as Necessary.
• Check for "Fail" of "Overtemp" or
"Sensor" LED Lights on Back of
heater Control Board.
"Sensor" Fail "ON" / "Overtemp" Fail "ON"
YES
Temporary Condition may
have caused problem.
Does Heater Now Operate
Normally?
NO
YES
Interrupt Power to
Heater. Wait 10
Seconds, Re-apply
Power (to Reset
Poly Fuse) Green
"Call For Heat "On?
NO
Heater Sparks ?
YES
NO (Or
Flashes
On-Off)
NO
NO ( Or Flashes On-Off)
NO
HEATER WILL NOT FIRE
08-08-01
START
"Green" Power Light "ON"
YES
"Green" Call-For-Heat
Light "ON"
YES
"Red" Service Light "ON"
YES
"Red" Pressure/Hi-Limit
Light"ON"
YES
• Check for "Fail" Pressure or High
Limit. Lights on Back of heater
Control Board.
Verify Proper Water Flow/
Pressure.Identify and Replace
Faulty Limit/Switch as Necessary.
If All Okay, Replace heater
Control Board
• Check for 230 V Power to Transformer
(Circuit Breaker,Time Clock, Wire Connections)
• Check for Fireman Switch/Remote Thermostat
Operation (Red Jumper Wire from TP4 to TP5)
Bypass If Necessary.
• Check for 24 VAC from TP6 to TP7
(Transformer Output) If No Power, Replace
Transformer.
• Check Combustion chamber for heat leaks
• Check Fuse F1 on Back of heater Control Board.
If Fuse is Open, Replace with Auto Reset Poly Fuse,
Proceed.
• Check Toggle Switch for "Pool" or "Spa" Selection. Set Temperature Control Knob to
Maximum (Counter-Clockwise)
• Check Water Temperature - Must be Less than
40°C ( Maximum Call-For Heat)
• Check Pool/Spa Selector switch and wiring to
terminal TP2 and TP3.
Is Green "Call For Heat" And/Or Red "Service"
Light On?
NO
NO