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Foreman Ductable Oil Indirect-Fired Heater
Start-Up Instructions
For initial start-up after heater installation, follow steps
1-5. For normal start-up, set the thermostat above room
temperature or set thermostat selector switch to the
manual position.
1. Follow all ventilation and safety information.
2. Fill tank with fuel.
3. This heater is wired with a ground connection for
your protection against electrical shock hazard. The
heater must be connected directly to a properly wired
and grounded electrical supply (minimum breaker
size must be 20 amp.
4. Set thermostat to desired room temperature or set
thermostat selector switch to the manual position.
5. This heater has a rocker style selector switch
located on the side of the heater. This switch
allows for either heat mode or ventilate mode
(no heat).
6. When the switch is set to heat
lights will be activated in sequence as specific circuits
are checked by the heater controller. If the heater
does not light, and a status light is off, refer to the
trouble shooting section of this manual.
7. Do not exceed input rating stamped on nameplate
or manufacturer's recommended pump pressure for
nozzle used. Make certain that the primary air supply
to main burner is open and free of dust, dirt and
debris for complete, proper combustion.
A. Heating Mode Operation
When the selector switch is positioned to heat and the
thermostat is calling for heat, a set of green lights will
illuminate (power ON and thermostat ON). The burner
fan motor will pre purge for 45 seconds. After the burner
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fan has pre purged, the igniter will spark and igni-
tion will occur. The main blower has a time delay of
30 seconds before operation. The thermostat will
cycle the heater ON or OFF based upon tempera-
ture setting. The high limit LED will flash during
pre/post purge cycle.
Note: When the thermostat cycles the heater off
B. Vent Mode Operation
When the selector switch is positioned to vent, only
the fan motor light will illuminate. The fan motor will
start, but the burner motor will not, nor will ignition
occur. This feature is used typically when heat
is not needed, but air circulation is required. The
heater will not cycle on its thermostat setting.
To discontinue the ventilation feature, position
the switch to midpoint O or heat If you desire to
use the ventilation feature, the fuel source is not
needed.
C. Off O
Position the switch to midpoint O
Safety Lock-Out
This heater is equipped with the Beckett GeniSys
Advanced Burner Control. The GeniSys is used
with a suitable cad cell flame sensor to control the
, three status
oil burner motor, igniter, and oil solenoid valve.
■ The GeniSys Burner controller has one ignition
Soft lockout – the control has shut down for one of
the following safety reasons:
a) The trial for ignition fail.
b) The cad cell did not detect flame.
c) Flame is lost during ignition trial.
d) Burner control will retry ignition in 60 seconds.
TO RESET THE CONTROL BOX
Push the reset button on the GeniSys controller
for 1-second and verify the red light in the reset
button shut off.
or selector switch is switched to OFF, the
main fan motor will continue to run for an
additional 3 minutes to cool down the heat
exchanger.
trial. If ignition is not achieved, the GeniSys
burner control will enter a "soft lock-out" mode.