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This furnace can operate as a step-modulating furnace with a
single-stage thermostat because the furnace control CPU
includes a programmed adaptive sequence of controlled
operation, which selects low-heat, medium-heat, or high-heat
operation. This selection is based upon the stored history of the
length of previous gas-heating periods of the single-stage
thermostat.
The furnace will start up in either medium-, or high-heat. The
furnace will operate in low-heat after starting and operating for 1
minute at medium-heat before transitioning to low-heat. The
furnace control CPU determines the combined low-heat and
medium-heat on-time (from 0 to 16 minutes) which is permitted
before switching to high-heat.
If the power is interrupted, the stored history is erased and the
furnace control CPU will select medium-heat for 1 minute, low-
heat for 15 minutes and then switch to high-heat, as long as the
thermostat continues to call for heat. Subsequent selection is
based on stored history of the thermostat cycle times.
The wall thermostat "calls for heat", closing the R to W circuit.
The furnace control CPU performs a self-check, verifies the low-
heat and medium-heat pressure switch contacts LPS and MPS
are open, then de-energizes the HPSR relay to close the NC
contact.
a. Inducer Prepurge Period - The furnace control CPU
turns on inducer motor IDM and slowly increases the
inducer motor speed. After the low-heat pressure switch
LPS closes the furnace control CPU continues to increase
the inducer motor speed until the medium-heat pressure
switch MPS closes. When the medium-heat pressure
switch MPS closes, throttling valve TV is energized,
inducer motor RPM is noted by the furnace control CPU,
and a 25-second prepurge period begins. The RPM is used
to evaluate vent system resistance. This evaluation is then
used to determine the required RPM necessary to operate
the inducer motor during medium-heat prepurge, the first
minute of medium-heat mode, and low-heat mode.
Note: The heat cycle can start in either high- or medium-
heat. If a high-heat cycle is initiated, the furnace control
CPU will continue to increase the inducer motor speed after
the medium-heat pressure switch MPS closes. When the
medium-heat pressure switch closes, throttling valve TV is
energized, inducer motor RPM is noted by the furnace
control CPU, and a 25-second prepurge period begins. The
RPM is used to evaluate vent system resistance. This
evaluation is then used to determine the required RPM
necessary to operate the inducer motor in high-heat pre-
purge, and high-heat mode.
b. Igniter Warm-Up - At the end of the prepurge period, the
Hot-Surface Igniter HSI is energized for a 17-second igniter
warm-up period.
c. Trial-For-Ignition Sequence - When the igniter warm-up
period is completed the main gas valve relay contact GVR
closes to energize the gas valve solenoid GV-M. The gas
valve solenoid GV-M permits gas flow to the burners where
it is ignited. Five seconds after the GVR closes, a 2-second
Flame-Proving period begins. The HSI igniter will remain
energized until flame is sensed or until the 2-second flame
proving period begins.
If the furnace control CPU selects high-heat operation, the
high-heat gas valve solenoid GV-HI is energized when the
high-heat pressure switch HPS closes.
d. Flame-Proving - When the burner flame is proved at the
flame-proving sensor electrode FSE, the furnace control
CPU begins the blower-ON delay period and continues to
hold the gas valve GV-M open. If the burner flame is not
proved within two seconds, the control CPU will close the
gas valve GV-M, and the control CPU will repeat the
ignition sequence for up to three more Trials-For-Ignition
before going to Ignition-Lockout. Lockout will be reset
automatically after three hours, by momentarily interrupting
115 vac power to the furnace, or by interrupting 24 vac
power at SEC1 or SEC2 to the furnace control CPU (not at
W/W1, G, R, etc.).
If flame is proved when flame should not be present, the
furnace control CPU will lock out of Gas-Heating mode
and operate the inducer motor IDM at full speed until
flame is no longer proved.
e. Inducer Speed Change – If the cycle starts in medium-
heat, the furnace control CPU reduces the inducer speed
slightly after flame sense. The reduction in speed in
medium-heat is to optimize combustion for maximum
efficiency. If the cycle starts in high-heat, the furnace
control CPU increases the inducer speed 15 seconds after
flame sense.
f. Blower-On delay – If the burner flame is proven the
blower-ON delay for low-heat and high-heat are as follows:
Medium-heat – 60 seconds after the gas valve GV-M is
opened the blower motor BLWM is turned ON at low- or
medium-heat airflow.
High-heat – 35 seconds after the gas valve GV-M is
opened the BLWM is turned ON at high-heat airflow.
Simultaneously, the humidifier terminal HUM and
electronic air cleaner terminal EAC-1 are energized and
remain energized throughout the heating cycle.
g. Switching from Medium- to Low-Heat – If the furnace
control switches from medium-heat to low-heat, the furnace
control will turn the blower ON at low-heat airflow,
energize the HPSR relay to open the NC contact, and
slowly decrease the inducer motor speed. When the HPSR
relay is energized and the NC contact opens the throttling
valve TV is de-energized and the gas flow reduces to low-
heat rate.
Switching from Low- to Medium-Heat – If the furnace
control CPU switches from low-heat to medium-heat, the
furnace control CPU will de-energize the HPSR relay to
close the NC contact and slowly increase the inducer motor
speed until the medium-heat pressure switch MPS closes.
When the medium-heat pressure switch MPS closes, the
throttling valve solenoid TV is energized and the inducer
motor RPM is noted by the furnace control CPU. The
RPM is used to evaluate vent system resistance. This
evaluation is then used to determine the required RPM
necessary to operate the inducer motor in medium-heat and
high-heat mode. The blower motor BLWM will transition