Troubleshooting – Lochinvar 400-801 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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Table 3-3 Troubleshooting Chart - Noisy System
FAULT
CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Noisy
Operation
-
Supply gas problem. Natural gas
 pressures should be between 4 inches 
 w.c. and 14 inches w.c. LP gas pressures 
 should be between 8 inches w.c. and 14 
 inches w.c.
 • Refer to Section 7 - Gas Connections of the Knight 
 XL Installation and Operation Manual for detailed 
 information concerning the gas supply.
- Gas/air mixture problem.
• Refer to the Gas Valve Adjustment Procedure on
 page 47 of this manual for the proper gas valve setting. 
 Verify that the vent/air intake lengths do not exceed the 
 maximum listed in the General Venting section of the 
 Knight XL Installation and Operation Manual.
- Dirty/damaged burner.
 • Refer to page 31 in this manual for the burner removal 
 and inspection procedure. Clean or replace the burner 
 as 
necessary.
- Low water flow through the heat exchanger. • Refer to Section 6 - Hydronic Piping of the
 Knight XL Installation and Operation Manual for 
 minimum flow rates. Verify that the boiler is piped in a 
 primary/secondary fashion and that the boiler and 
 system pump are running on a call for heat.
- Air in the piping system.
• Properly purge all air from the piping system.
- Low system water pressure.
• Verify system pressure is a minimum of 12 psi.
No Pump
Operation -
Boiler Pump
System Pump
or
DHW Pump
- Blown fuse.
 • Replace fuse F1 on the control board, see page 33 of 
 this 
manual.
 Note: Make sure pump amperage does not exceed 
 1.8 
amps.
- Faulty pump.
• Replace pump.
- Internal fault on control board.
• Replace main control board.
Relief Valve
Opening
-
System pressure exceeds relief valve
setting.
 • Lower the system pressure below the 30 psi rating of 
 the supplied relief valve or replace the standard relief 
 valve with a higher rated valve up to the maximum 
 pressure of the heat exchanger.
• Improperly sized expansion tank.
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