how do I test a

HEATON

trying to diagnose a cycling prob on gas burner utilizing a 1018 united tech. hot surface ign control . no seperat sensor. how is flame signal measured and whatis microamps needed to keep firing. thanks in advance John of Service Specialties Fame

icesailor

Repeated post:

I said before on another post.

The igniter becomes the flame sensor once the flame is established. If the igniter has a very small crack, it can give a reading that the controller thinks there is no flame. Or the control is bad and not sensing the proper resistance through the flame. I've never heard of anyone testing the sensors, just replacing them. They are almost always cracked if they are more than a few years old.

Tinman

There is...

a very specific procedure for checking how to check/verify local flame sensing (Ignitor being used as sensor) and Tim McElwaine outlines that procedure in the March 2001 publication of the ACHR News. Google it. I've kept a copy of it somewhere.

Tinman

Here it is

http://www.achrnews.com/articles/hot-surface-igniter-operation-and-troublehooting

Tinman

Sorry Tim

I misspelled your last name

Tim McElwain

Heaton that article should help you

out. I had forgotten that I wrote that back in 2001.



No apology needed on the spelling you should hear some people try to pronounce my name.



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Hooligan

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