Patterson-Kelley MOD-04 User Manual
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Modu-Fire
®
Gas-Fired Boiler
Installation
16
For example, assume the following settings:
Item Display
Value
Setpoint 1
SP1
160
Low Temp Differential
HyS1
-5
High Temp Differential
HyS3
12
Low Temp Setpoint
SPL
150
High Temp Setpoint
SPH
195
 
 
 
The boiler will modulate to try to maintain 160 
o
F.
If the temperature increases to 172
o
F which is Set-
point 1 (SP1) 160 + High Temp Differential (HyS3) 
12, it will shut off. Once it shuts off, it will not re-
start until the temperature drops to 155 
o
F which is
Setpoint 1 (SP1) 160 + Low Temp Differential 
(Hys1) -5. The Low Temp Setpoint (SPL) prevents 
the operator from setting Setpoint 1 (SP1) lower 
than Low Temp Setpoint (SPL) 150. The High 
Temp Setpoint (SPH) prevents the operator from 
setting Setpoint 1 (SP1) higher than the High Temp 
Setpoint (SPH) 195. 
Alternate Setpoint
The control must be configured for night setback. 
(See the configuration menu.) When the Alternate 
Setpoint contact is closed the boiler switches to its 
alternate setpoint. 
The alternate setpoint can be determined by several 
different values. It can be a fixed alternate setpoint 
SP2. It can be a fixed differential from SP1 called 
dsP. dsP will “offset” the main setpoint SP1 by the 
value of dsP. dsP can be positive or negative. 
The Alternate Setpoint can also be determined by an 
external analog source such as a 4-20 mA signal. 
Outdoor Air Reset
The control must be configured for outdoor air reset. 
(See the configuration menu.) 
The setpoint of the boiler is controlled by an out-
door temperature sensor. As the outdoor tempera-
ture falls the setpoint of the boiler is increased. 
The boiler modulates to maintain this setpoint. The 
boiler functions as indicated in internal setpoint; 
however, SP1 is determined by the outdoor air tem-
perature. 
The setpoint SP1 is reset using a linear relationship 
with outdoor air temperature. As the outdoor air 
temperature drops the setpoint SP1 is increased a 
proportional amount. This increase is determined 
by the Heating Slope H. (See Table 1 at the end of 
this section.) For example if H is set at 1 then for 
every degree the outdoor air temp drops, the set-
point SP1 will increase 1 degree. 
This heating curve has a reference temperature of 
68°. This reference can be offset using the Parallel 
shift parameter P. (See Table 1 at the end of this 
section.) If P is set to 0 the setpoint SP1 will be 68° 
when the outdoor temp is 68°. If P is set to 10, the 
setpoint SP1 will be 78° when the outdoor temp is 
68°. The minimum setpoint of the boiler is limited 
by the control. In the above example the actual set-
point SP1 of the boiler will not go below 150°. 
Analog Input Setpoint
The control must be configured for external set-
point. (See the configuration menu.) 
The setpoint of the boiler is controlled by an exter-
nal signal. The boiler functions as described with 
the internal setpoint, using the value determined by 
the external analog signal. 
