From 6804b4f6af6628bc1808cdd4f3f7fd0e1610be3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ray Jones Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:08:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update Detailed Control Menu --- User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md b/User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md index cf7a463..039c01d 100644 --- a/User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md +++ b/User-Manual/Menus/Detailed-Control-Menu.md @@ -31,26 +31,30 @@ Ignition tends to be sensed once the body temperature of the heat exchanger has The heat exchanger temperature being reported in the right hand side "thermometer bulb", and the actual value below: ![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. +Once the body temperature rises over about 65 degrees or so, the glow plug is shut down, all the while the fuel pump and fan speeds are progressively increased until at full speed. +The heater runs in this state for quite a few minutes getting the internals nice and hot. ![ScreenDetailedIgnitedGlowOff](uploads/e3eef473f0547203b173befd5a4b5ca7/ScreenDetailedIgnitedGlowOff.jpg) -After running at full speed for a while, the heater transitions to the running state, and now obeys the desired setting being ewither a thermostat setting, or a fixed heat demand: +After running at full speed for a while, the heater transitions to the running state, and now obeys the desired setting being ewither a thermostat setting, or a fixed heat demand. +This happens about 5 minutes after the initial start was demanded: ![ScreenDetailedRunning](uploads/a2c11dbf0a7e39b00feabb583b80102c/ScreenDetailedRunning.jpg) -To toggle from Thermostat or Fixed demand modes, hold the down key: +To toggle from Thermostat or Fixed demand modes, hold the down key. +The changed operating mode is reflected in the units reported below the target icon. DegC for thermostat, Hz for fixed demand: ![ScreenDetailedFixedHz](uploads/14f7975a7e8751fd35313fc5343e5004/ScreenDetailedFixedHz.jpg) ## Stopping the heater -Heater shutdown is initiated by holding the Centre key for a while. The status will then change to Shutting down...: +Heater shutdown is initiated by holding the Centre key for a second or so. +The status will then change to Shutting down...: ![ScreenDetailedShutdown](uploads/fa175cac45a3f6bf583c4c82844d7e4e/ScreenDetailedShutdown.jpg) -The pump is quickly lowered and eventually shut off, the glow plug is gently re-powered to assist in drying out the ehate exchanger of unburnt fuel: +The pump speed is quickly lowered and eventually shut off, the glow plug is gently re-powered to assist in drying the heat exchanger of unburnt fuel: ![ScreenDetailedShutdownLowPump](uploads/6c7390ad2fdb47585f775406c0a166ba/ScreenDetailedShutdownLowPump.jpg) ![ScreenDetailedShutdownPumpOff](uploads/a811eb45c5fa2dee814cdd65130bff4e/ScreenDetailedShutdownPumpOff.jpg) About a minute later the glow plug is un-powered and the heater then transitions to cooldown mode: ![ScreenDetailedCooling](uploads/e191cc96a957d7d33b26b4983609bab4/ScreenDetailedCooling.jpg) -It stays in cooldown mode until the heat excahnger is observed to have dropped below 55 degC, at which pointit then returns to the initial idle state. +It stays in cooldown mode until the heat exchanger is observed to have dropped below 55 degC, at which point it then returns to the initial idle state.