Watlow F4T Install & Troubleshooting   •  34  •  Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 
Indication Description Possible Cause(s) Corrective Action
Alarm Low Sensor input below 
low alarm set point 
• Temperature is less than 
alarm set point 
• Alarm is set to latching 
and an alarm occurred in 
the past 
• Incorrect alarm set point 
• Incorrect alarm source
• Check cause of under 
temperature 
• Clear latched alarm 
• Establish correct alarm 
set point 
• Set alarm source to 
proper setting
Alarm High Sensor input above 
high alarm set point 
• Temperature is greater 
than alarm set point 
• Alarm is set to latching 
and an alarm occurred in 
the past 
• Incorrect alarm set point 
• Incorrect alarm source 
• Check cause of over 
temperature 
• Clear latched alarm  
• Establish correct alarm 
set point 
• Set alarm source to 
proper setting 
Error Input Sensor does not 
provide a valid sig-
nal to controller 
• Sensor improperly wired 
or open 
• Incorrect setting of sen-
sor type 
• Calibration corrupt
• Correct wiring or re-
place sensor 
• Match setting to sensor 
used 
• Check calibration of 
controller 
Limit won’t 
clear or reset
Limit will not clear 
or reset with key-
pad or digital input
• Sensor input is out of 
limit set point range 
• Limit set point is incor-
rect 
• Digital input function is 
incorrect
• Correct cause of sensor 
input out of limit range 
• Set limit set point to 
correct trip point 
• Set digital input func-
tion and source instance
Limit Error Limit state cannot 
be determined due 
to lack of sensor 
input, limit will trip 
• Sensor improperly wired 
or open 
• Incorrect setting of sen-
sor type
• Calibration corrupt
• Correct wiring or re-
place sensor 
• Match setting to sensor 
used 
• Check calibration of 
controller 
Limit Low Sensor input below 
low limit set point 
• Temperature is less than 
limit set point 
• Limit outputs latch and 
require reset 
• Incorrect alarm set point 
• Check cause of under 
temperature 
• Clear limit 
• Establish correct limit 
set point 
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