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Save this manual for future reference Manual 238-47174-00B SERVICE MANUAL Troubleshooting Guide and Instructions for Service (To be performed ONLY by qua lified servi ce providers) Models Covered by T.
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G ENERAL INFORMATION Bradford Wh ite MII Se ries Commerc ial Elect ric water heaters can be m anufactu red with a cho ice between tw o differen t type s of thermosta t contro l optio ns as follows: Surface M ounted Therm ostats . I mmersi on Th ermostat (contact or model s).
Page 4 G ENERAL INFORMATION Upper Control Bo x L owe r Control Bo x Grou nd L ug Ter mina l Blo c k F use Bl oc k (s) C ont act or( s) Hi gh Li mit ( ECO ) Cont rol Imme rs io n The rm ost at Control .
Page 5 GENERAL INFORMATION Upper Control Box Low er Control Box G ro und Lu g T ermin al Bl oc k C ont act or( s) S urf ace T her mos ta ts He at ing E lem e nt s H igh L im it ( ECO) C on trol 600V S.
G ENERAL INFORMATION Pa ge 6 Sur face Mo unted Ther mostat s M anua l ECO (hi gh lim it) Rese t b utt on Temp eratu re c on tro l Dial S urf ace Mo unt C omb in at ion T he rm os ta t/ ECO (hig h limit) 89T S eri es Surface m ounted therm ostats ar e mounte d into a bracket abo ve each hea ting elem ent.
GENERAL INFORMATION Pa ge 7 Surfa ce Mo unted Thermo stats (w/C ont actors) fo r 600V Models 600V m od els u se cont act ors t o de liver line v oltage to t he heating el ements.
G ENERAL INFORMATION Con tac tor 1-½ ” He x Screw -in Flange Term inal Blo ck Screw Ter mina l Blo c k Zi nc Pl at ed Co pp er o r Inco loy Shea th El ement Rat ing I nk St am ped on side o f T erm inal B loc k.
G ENERAL INFORMATION Wat ts V olts x 1.732 W atts = Amps x Volts Volts Watts 2 Co mmon ly Used Fo rmul as 240V 1 Ph Ungr ounde d Ungr ounde d Ground ing BLACK RED GREEN 240 120 Co mm on Se rvi ce Wire.
S EQUENCE OF OPERATION MII Series Com merci al Electric Water Heate rs can use eith er immers ion thermo stat ( con tactor mode ls) or surface m ounted thermostats . Sequence o f operati on for each co nfigur ation is exp laine d below. It wou ld be imprac tical to show all wire di agram s applicable t o both configu ratio ns.
S EQUENCE OF OPERATION Sequence of Op eration: Surface Mou nted Ther mostats. OR Te rmin al Bloc k F us e Blo ck L in e Vol tag e Hea ti ng E lem en t Sur face Mount ed Thermo st at Line v oltage is a pplied acros s termina ls of fuse bloc k or a term inal bloc k.
SEQUENCE OF OP ERATION Sequence of Op eration: 600V Surface M ounted Therm ostats (w/Contactors). Line vol tage is ap plied acros s ter minal s of fus e bloc k or a termina l block . Line voltage c ontinue s down and conn ects to ter minals L1, L2 & L3 of one or mor e contactors .
T ROUBLESHOOTING Most com mon cause for improper electric wa ter h eater oper ation can be li nked to he ating elem ent failure. When troubles hooti ng an elect ric water heater wi th the incidenc e o.
SYMPTOM P ROBABLE CAUSE CORRECT IVE ACTION No Hot Water 1. N o power to he ater . 2. B low n wat er he ate r fus es . 3. Lo ose w ire c onnec tio ns. 4. I noper ati ve heat ing el em ents . 5. I noper ati ve th ermo stat (s) . 6. Ope n EC O. 7. Ino pe rat iv e co nta c tor (s).
SERVICE PROCED URE MC E- I Heating Element Tes ting 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2 . Remove acce ss cover from lower contro l box. Remove ins ulatio n from insi de of contr ol box. 3. Disconn ect wires fr om heati ng element .
SERVICE P ROCEDURE MC E-II Line Voltage Testing Page 1 6 Line Vol ta ge Te st ing Il lus tra tio n 3 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2. Open upper co ntrol pa nel door. 3. Determ ine connect ion poin t for line vol tage from ser vice panel, ter mi nal bl ock or fuse b lock 4.
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- III Fuse Tes ting Fus e Te stin g 1. Turn “OFF” power to water heat er. 2. Open upper co ntrol box t o allow access to f use block. 3. Locate fuse blo ck and rem ove fuses. 4. Set multi- meter t o the “Ohms” setti ng. 5.
SERVICE PROCED URE MCE-IV High Limit (ECO) Te sting Page 1 8 1. Th is pro cedur e a ssumes line volt age and fuses are in wor king order . 2. Th is pro cedure i llust rates testing o f just one surface th ermost at. Repea t this proced ure for all surface th ermost ats on the unit .
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- V High Limit (ECO) Te sting Page 1 9 1. Th is pro cedure a ssumes line volt age, transform er, fuses , and thermostat are in wor king orde r. 2. Tu rn po wer “O FF” to water heater . 3. Remove lower cont rol box cover and rem ove insulat ion fr om i ns ide of c on tr ol b ox .
SERVICE PROCED URE MC E- VI High Limit (ECO) Te sting Page 2 0 High Limit Control (ECO) Testin g for Con tac tor M od els 1. Determine if Hi -Limit has actua ted. Thi s can be done by simply depre ssing t he reset butt ons. If yo u hear and/o r f eel a small clic k, the switch has actuat ed.
SERVICE P ROCEDURE MCE- VII Thermostat T esting Il lus tra tio n 8 Wa ter In Ta nk Is C old Wit h Po w er ON. 1. This pro cedure assumes line volt age, ECO and elemen ts are in w orki ng or der. 2 . TURN O FF POWE R TO WAT ER HEATER. 3. Remove acce ss cover from lower cont rol box.
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- VIII Thermostat Testing Wa ter In Ta nk Is C old Wit h Po w er ON. 1. Th is pro cedur e a ssumes line volt age , ECO, tr ansformer ther mostat, and ele ments ar e in worki ng order. 2. TURN O FF POWE R TO WAT ER HEATER. 3. Remove acce ss cover from lower cont rol box.
SERVICE PROCED URE MCE-IX Thermostat T esting Immers ion Thermos tat Operat ion Test ing The r mosta t Con tr ol C onti nu ity Te st in g. 1. Thi s procedure assum es line voltage, ECO an d contact or(s) are in work ing order. 2. STOP, DANG ER! Turn p ower “OFF ” to wat er heater .
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- X Contactor Testing Contact or Operati on Testi ng Noisy or chat teri ng contactor operat ion in most cas es is due to voltage v aria tions bei ng suppli ed to the water heat er. E xtended per iods of volt age v ariations will cause damag e t o the oper ating coil of the c ontacto r c ausin g nois y ope rati on.
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- X Contactor Testing Page 2 5 Contac tor Opera tion Testing (continu ed) This proce dure assumes co ntrol circuit is operating co rrectly.
SERVICE PROCED URE MC E- XI Thermostat R emoval and Re placement Front View Ther mos tat M ounti ng Surface Mounted Ther mostat Removal 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2. Remove acce ss cover from lower cont rol box. Remove ins ulatio n from insi de of contr ol box.
Immersio n Thermost at Remova l & Re placemen t 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2. Tu rn of f cold water suppl y to he ater. Co nnec t hose to drain spigot of water heater an d route to an o pen d rain. Op en a nearb y hot wat er fauc et to vent heat er for drain ing.
SERVICE P ROCEDURE MCE - XIII C ontactor Model High Limit (ECO) Contr ol Removal and Replacement Page 28 Contactor Mod el High Limit (ECO) Con trol Removal an d Replaceme nt 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2. Tu rn of f cold water suppl y to he ater.
SERV ICE PROCEDURE MCE-X IV 6 00V Model High Limit ( ECO) Control Removal and Replacement Page 29 600V Surface Th ermost at Model Hig h Lim it ( ECO) Con tr ol Removal an d Replacem ent 1. STO P, D ANGE R! Tu rn po wer “OF F” to wat er he a ter . 2.
SERVICE PROCE DURE MCE- XV H eating E lement Removal and Replacement Heating Ele ment Removal 1. STOP, DANGER! Tu rn power “OFF” to water heat er. 2. Tu rn of f cold water suppl y to he ater. Co nnec t hose to drain spigot of w ater heat er an d route to an o pen dra in.
Page 3 1 WARNING He ater co mponents and stor ed water may be HO T when per forming the fo llowing step s in this procedure. T ake nece ssary preca ution to p revent pe rsonal inju ry. SERVIC E PRO CEDUR E MCE- XVI Anode Inspection and Replacement Anode Insp ection and Repl acement 1.
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G eneric Part s List Item D esc rip tion 1 Anode . 2 Hot Water Outl et Nipple. 3 T&P Nippl e. 3A T&P Coupl ing. 4 T&P Reli ef Valve. 5 High L im it Swit ch. 5A Surf ace Hi gh Limit Switc h. 6 Hex Nut 7 Lock Washer 8 Screw 9 High L imit Spacer.
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