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5- Furnace Control (A3) 80UHG-1 Model
80UHG units are equipped with an integrated ignition/blower
control  (EGCĆ2)  which  controls  ignition,  safety  circuits,
blower operation, fan off timing, and allows for thermostat
connection and troubleshooting. The EGCĆ2 is a printed
circuit board which is divided into two sections, 120 and
24VAC. Line voltage comes into the board on the 120VAC
side. See figure 10. Terminal designations are listed in
tables 6 and 7.
Ignition  Control
80UHG units use the EGC-2 direct spark integrated
ignition control. The EGC-2 controls and monitors the
entire sequence of operation. On a ca ll for hea t fr om th e
thermostat the control monitors the combustion air inĆ
ducer prove switch. The control will not begin the heatĆ
ing cycle if the prove switch is closed (byĆpassed). Once
the prove switch is determined to be open, the combustion
air inducer is energized. When the differential in pressure
across the prove switch is great enough, the prove switch
closes and a 15 second preĆpurge period begins. If the
prove switch does not close within 2 1/2 minutes, the conĆ
trol goes into 5 minute watchguard. After the preĆpurge peĆ
riod,  the  gas  valve  will  open  and  ignition  (spark)  will  be  atĆ
tempted for 10 seconds. After ignition, the con trol init iat es a
ten second flame stabilization period. The flame stabiĆ
lization period allows the burners to heat up and the
flame to stabilize. Once flame is established, the control will
constantly  monitor  the burner  flame using  flame rectification.
Flame failure response time is 0.8 seconds.
If the initial attempt for ignition fails, the sequence is reĆ
peated up to five times. After the fifth trial, the control goes into
Watchguard"*.  During  watchguard  mode,  the  entire  unit  will
be  deĆenergized  for one hour.  After one hour  the  control will
repeat  the  ignition  sequence.  Watchguard  may  be  manually
reset by breaking and remaking thermostat demand.
*NOTE-If flame is established beyond the 10 second flame
stabilization period then lost, the control resets for five more
ignition trials. The control can be reset five times during one
uns ati sfie d ther mos ta t dem and, prov iding a maxim um
of 25 trials for ignition.
Safety Circuits
During the entire heating demand the control monitors the
safety circuits. If the primary or secondary heating limits
open, the  control deĆenergizes  the main  gas valve  and
combustion air blower while the indoor blower remains enĆ
ergized. When the limit automatically resets, the ignition seĆ
quence also resets. If either of the limits trip five consecuĆ
tive times during one unsatisfied thermostat demand, the
control will go into watchguard for one hour.
The control monitors main valve voltage. If voltage is sensed
when no voltage should be present, the control deĆenergizes
the  combustion  air  inducer    which  terminates  voltage  to  the
valve. The system goes into hard lockĆout which is reset only
by removing power to the unit.
If flame is sensed when no flame should be present, the conĆ
trol  will  energize  the  combustion  and  indoor  blowers.  The
unit will remain locked in this sequence until the flame is no
longer sensed or the main power is turned off to reset the
control.
The rollĆout circuit is also monitored by the EGCĆ2 control. If
the switch opens, the control will deĆenergize the gas
valve, combustion air inducer, and indoor blower. The
unit will remain deĆenergized until the switch is manualĆ
ly reset.
DANGER
Shock hazard. Avoid personal injury. Make sure to
disconnect power before changing fan off" timing.
Blower Operation / Fan Off Timings
Fan off" timing (time that the blower operates after the heat
demand has been satisfied) can be adjusted by moving the
jumper on the EGCĆ2 blower control board. Figure 9 shows
the various fan off" timings and how jumper should be posiĆ
tioned. To adjust fan off " timing, gently disconnect jumper
and reposition across pins corresponding with new timing.
Unit is shipped with a factory fan off" setting of 180  seconds.
Fan  on"  time  is  factory  set  at  45  seconds  following  the
opening of the main gas valve and is not adjustable.
Fan off" time will affect comfort and efficiency and is adĆ
justable to satisfy individual applications. The fan off" timĆ
ing is initiated after a heating demand but not after a coolĆ
ing demand.
NOTEĊIf fan off" time is set too low, residual heat in
heat exchanger may cause primary limit S10 to trip, reĆ
sulting in frequent cycling of blower. If this occurs, adjust
blower to longer fan off" time setting.
FIGURE 9
FANĆOFF TIME ADJUSTMENT
180
60
120 90
To adjust fanĆoff timing:
Remove jumper from EGCĆ2 and select
one of the other pin combinations to
achieve the desired time.
TIMING
JUMPER
TIMING PINS
(seconds)
Leave jumper off for
240 second fanĆoff timing.