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Update Detailed Control Menu

Ray Jones 2019-01-23 08:45:09 +00:00
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User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md

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The detailed control menu allows the operation of the heater to be monitored in close detail.
Here the actual pump speed, fan RPM, heat exchanger temperature and glow plug activity can be observed.
The heater can be turned on or off by holding the Centre keypad button.
The heater can be turned on or off by holding the Centre keypad button.
The desired temperature, or fixed heat demand can be altered by pressing the Up / Down keys.
With the heater idle, the menu will look something like below:
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It takes about a minute for the glow plug to receive full power, at which point the pump then starts:
![ScreenDetailedPumpOn](uploads/55de740283cf89c755995ef72fb98e7d/ScreenDetailedPumpOn.jpg)
the pump starts at a slow speed and steadily rises, along with fan speed to get the heater ignited.
Ignition tends to be sensed once the body temperature of the heat exchanger has risen by about 5-10 degrees Celcius:
The pump starts at a slow speed and steadily rises, along with fan speed to get the heater ignited.
Ignition tends to be sensed once the body temperature of the heat exchanger has risen by about 5-10 degC:
![ScreenDetailedIgnited](uploads/646d40e69e4aad7eaf434301110684e1/ScreenDetailedIgnited.jpg)
Once the body temperature rises over about 65 degrees or so, the glow plug is shut down, all the while the fuel pump is progressively starts running faster until at full speed.