A.O. Smith BFC-28 - Water Heater Status Indicators; Understanding Operating Modes

Instruction manual BFC 53
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8 Status of the water
heater
8.1 Introduction
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Operating modes;
• Error conditions
;
• Service condition;
• Anode warning
.
8.2 Operating modes
When running, the water heater has four basic
operating modes, namely:
• OFF
• ON
• EXTRA
• PROG
8.2.1 OFF
In this mode, the frost protection is activated. The
figure shows the display with the following information:
• line one: the text OFF ;
• line two: the time, the day and T
1
.(9.3"The
appliance's heating cycle")
• lines three and four: the text
FROST PROTECTION ACTIVATED .
8.2.2 ON
In this mode, the water heater continually responds to
the hot water demand. The figure shows the display
with the following information:
• line one: the text ON ;
• line two: the time, the day and T
1
.(9.3"The
appliance's heating cycle")
• line three: the programmed water temperature
T
set
;
• line four: is empty when the water heater is idle, or
depending on the operating cycle (9.3 "The
appliance's heating cycle"), displays a text such as
HEAT DEMAND .
8.2.3 EXTRA
In this mode, one extra period is programmed and
activated. In this mode, the
OFF or PROG mode is
temporarily overruled to fulfil a single period of
demand. When the period has passed, the water
heater automatically returns to the previous operating
mode. The figure shows the display with the following
information:
• line one: the text
EXTRA ;
• line two: the time, the day and T
1
;(9.3"The
appliance's heating cycle")
• line three: the switch-on time and the related water
temperature setting;
• line four: the text PERIOD ACTIVATED .
OFF
13:45 Thursday 6ÉC
FROST PROTECTION
ACTIVATED
ON
13:45 Thursday 67ÉC
Tset 75ÉC
EXTRA
12:30 Thursday 76ÉC
TH 12:45 Tset 75ÉC
PERIOD ACTIVATED