State SSX100 - Manual (Page 7)

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bAsIC OPERAtIOn
The water heaters covered in this manual have a helical coil
shaped heat exchanger that is submerged in the storage tank.
The water heater’s main burner is a radial design burner, it
is mounted on the top and fires downward through the heat
exchanger. This is a forced draft burner; hot burning gases are
forced through the heat exchanger under pressure and exit
through the exhaust/vent connection located at the middle of the
water heater. See Figure 1 and Figure 2.
fEAtuREs And COMPOnEnts
BLOWER
BURNER
ASSEMBLY
MAIN
BURNER
(radial design)
HEAT
EXCHANGER
INTAKE AIR
(combustion air)
CONNECTION
3 INCH PVC
INTERNAL
SINGLE
WALL HEAT
EXCHANGER
COIL
HELICAL
COIL
VENT
(exhaust)
OUTLET
SOLAR
LOOP
figure 1
bLOwER/buRnER AssEMbLy dEtAIL
199,000 & 250,000 Btu/hr MODELS
HOT SURFACE
IGNITER
120,000 Btu/hr MODEL
COMBUSTION
BLOWER
FLAME
SENSOR
MAIN
BURNER
(radial design)
BLOWER
FLANGE
INTAKE AIR
(combustion air)
CONNECTION
3 INCH PVC
HOT SURFACE
IGNITER
COMBUSTION
BLOWER ASSEMBLY
FLAME
SENSOR
MAIN
BURNER
(radial design)
BLOWER
FLANGE
INTAKE AIR
(combustion air)
CONNECTION
3 INCH PVC
figure 2
hot surface Igniter
The control system energizes the Hot Surface Igniter with 120
VAC during the igniter warm up period. When the igniter is
energized it produces sufficient heat, >1800°F (>982°C), to ignite
the main burner.
nOtE: Care must be taken when handling the igniter to prevent
breakage.
flame sensor
The control system also monitors the flame sensor to confirm
a flame is present at the main burner. If a flame is not verified
during the ignition trial period (3-5 seconds) the control system
will immediately de-energize the 24 Volt Gas Valve. See the
Sequence of operation Flow Chart on page 56.
SSX100 SSF100