Bradford White RG2DV40S Series, Service Manual

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DV Series
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NOTE: It is important to understand once the resistance for the temperature sensor is determined from the
previous page, water flow through the water heater should not occur. Prior to drawing water from
drain valve, turn off the cold-water supply to the water heater. This will prevent cold water flow into the
tank affecting the resistance value of the temperature sensor.
Determine Water Temperature Inside Tank
Step 1. Position the gas control knob to the “OFF” position.
Step 2. Draw approximately 4 gallons of water from the drain valve into a container and discard.
Draw an additional gallon and immediately measure water temperature using an accurate
thermometer. It may be necessary to open a hot water faucet to allow water heater to drain.
Step 3. Using the chart below, determine the correct resistance value for the water temperature
from Step 2. Example: If water temperature is 84 F, then the resistance through the sensor
would be 8449.
Note: Sensor resistance increases as the temperature decreases
Sensor Resistance at Various Temperature
In Degrees F
°F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
40 26109 25400 24712 24045 23399 22771 22163 21573 21000 20445
50 19906 19383 18876 18383 17905 17440 16990 16553 16128 15715
60 15314 14925 14548 14180 13823 13477 13140 12812 12494 12185
70 11884 11592 11308 11032 10763 10502 10248 10000 9760 9526
80 9299 9078 8862 8653 8449 8250 8057 7869 7685 7507
90 7333 7165 7000 6839 6683 6531 6383 6238 6098 5961
100 5827 5697 5570 5446 5326 5208 5094 4982 4873 4767
110 4663 4562 4464 4368 4274 4183 4094 4006 3922 3839
120 3758 3679 3602 3527 3453 3382 3312 3244 3177 3112
130 3048 2986 2925 2866 2808 2752 2697 2643 2590 2538
140 2488 2439 2391 2344 2298 2253 2209 2166 2124 2083
150 2043 2004 1966 1928 1891 1856 1820 1786 1753 1720
160 1688 1656 1625 1595 1566 1537 1509 1481 1454 1427
170 1402 1376 1351 1327 1303 1280 1257 1235 1213 1191
180 1170 1150 1129 1110 1090 1071 1053 1035 1017 999
190 982 965 949 933 917 901 886 871 857 842
200 828 814 801 788 775 762 749 737 725 713
Service Procedure IV
Gas Control Testing and
Replacement
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