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AQUATROL ZONE SYNCHRONIZING BOILER RESET CONTROLS

69-1979—04

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Table 1. AQ251 Models

AQ251 Approvals and Standards:

Canadian Standards Association: Certified, File No. LR76030

Replacement Parts and Accessories:

AQ1000: non-programmable zone thermostat

AQ15100B: Replacement Boiler Reset Control Module

AQ15740B: 4-zone valve expansion module

AQ15540B: 4-zone pump expansion module

AQ10X38: 24

 

Vac 38

 

VA transformer 

AQ12C10: Replacement sensor, outdoor

AQ12C11: Replacement sensor, supply and return on boiler 

loop

AQ12C20: Replacement floor / slab sensor

FAMILIARIZATION WITH 
CONTROL

User Interface 

The AQ251 User Interface consists of an LCD screen (16 

characters by 3 rows) and a 7 button keypad for navigating 

the menus as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Keypad

The 7- button keypad provides the following functions.

Menu

Press this button to access the User Menu. When 

pressed while in a sub-menu, the sub-menu’s 

values are saved before going up one level in the 

current menu.

Home

Press this button to leave the User or Installer 

Menu and return to the Home Page display screen.

OK

Press this button to enter a sub-menu of the active 

menu item. A menu item is active when the 

indicator arrow 

(←)

 is positioned beside the item.

and v

Press these buttons to scroll up/down in the menu 
items. Pressing one of these buttons automatically 

exits the edit mode, and the selection moves to the 

previous or next menu item.

– 

and

 +

Press these buttons to decrease/increase the value 

of a selected menu item, or to scroll through a list of 

pre-defined options.

- If the menu item being modified is a number, the 

displayed value will decrease/increase by pressing 

these buttons. When holding the 

 or + button for 

more than a second, the values automatically 

decrease/increase at a faster pace, similar to 
setting the time on a digital clock radio

.

- If the menu item is an option, pressing these 

buttons scrolls through the list of available options 
one at a time.

Fig. 1. LCD Dot Matrix Display Layout.

Model

Function

DHW Zones

Zone 

Control 

AQ25142B

Reset Boiler Control Panel 

with integrated zoning 

Selectable DHW priority, with 

optional priority override

2 – 16, 

in sets of 4

Line voltage circulators or 2-wire zone 

valves

AQ25144B

Reset Boiler Control Panel 

with integrated zoning 

Selectable DHW priority, with 

optional priority override

2 – 16, 

in sets of 4

24 Vac zone valves with end switches

AQ25110B

Reset Boiler Control Panel 

with no integrated zoning

Selectable DHW priority, with 

optional priority override

1

None; user can add zoning with 

Expansion Zoning Panels (sold 

separately)

ARROW INDICATES 

THE CURRENTLY SELECTED 

“ACTIVE” MENU ITEM.

M27748

UP ARROW, IF DISPLAYED, 

INDICATES THAT OTHER MENU 

ITEMS EXIST ABOVE AND CAN 

BE VIEWED BY SCROLLING 

UP WITH THE       BUTTON.

DOWN ARROW, IF DISPLAYED, 

INDICATES THAT OTHER MENU ITEMS 

EXIST BELOW AND CAN BE VIEWED 

BY SCROLLING DOWN WITH 

THE      BUTTON.

STATUS OF SYSTEM DEMANDS

- CALL FOR HEAT

- CALL FOR DHW

- SIGNAL ON AUXILIARY INPUT

STATUS OF SYSTEM OUTPUTS

- AUXILIARY OUTPUT ACTIVE

- BOILER T-T OUTPUT ACTIVE

DISPLAY AREA SHOWING  

SYSTEM STATUS AND MENU  

OPTIONS AND SELECTIONS  

MADE 

STATUS OF LINE VOLTAGE OUTPUTS

- PRIMARY (BOILER) HEAT

- DHW PUMP

- AUXILIARY “PUMP” OUTPUT

GRAPHIC SHOWING 

THE PERCENTAGE 

OF THE BOILER’S 

HEATING CAPACITY 

AT WHICH IT’S 

OPERATING; ARROWS

ABOVE AND BELOW

THE BAR SHOW THE 

TREND OF THE 

BOILER’S 

TEMPERATURE 

(UP OR DOWN)

Summary of Contents for AQ251

Page 1: ... experienced licensed service technicians should service this Control Panel The front cover of the AQ251 Control Panel should not be removed as this will expose the user to potentially dangerous line voltage 120V electricity Congratulations The AQUATROL AQ251 installed on your heating system is the most powerful yet user friendly hydronic heating control system available on the market for resident...

Page 2: ...umber the displayed value will decrease increase by pressing these buttons When holding the or button for more than a second the values automatically decrease increase at a faster pace similar to setting the time on a digital clock radio If the menu item is an option pressing these buttons scrolls through the list of available options one at a time Fig 1 LCD Dot Matrix Display Layout Model Functio...

Page 3: ...tback schedule you must use the or button to change the time 2 The OK button when pressed defaults the time setting to midnight If the active menu item leads to a further sub menu pressing the OK button displays the sub menu options on the LCD Scroll through this sub menu to position the indicator arrow beside the desired menu item to input or modify Choose one of the options provided or input the...

Page 4: ...for both the AQ251 control s LCD and the zone thermostats The time display in 12 hour e g 7 00 PM or 24 hour format e g 19 00 Date and time of day allows building owner to reset day and time of day in the event of a power outage of more than 4 hours refer to Troubleshooting section The Home Page display view Simple or Detail The factory default is Detail The LCD Backlight illuminated permanently O...

Page 5: ...ur programs have been set select the COPY TO ALL DAYS option This displays the prompt COPY TO ALL DAYS ARE YOU SURE Select Yes by positioning the indicator arrow at YES and press the OK button Next the same list of days as EDIT DAILY described in step 1 displays except that all days now show the times for the WAKE LEAVE RETRN and SLEEP programs that you set in the EDIT ALL DAYS menu If you do not ...

Page 6: ...ve and the minimum ON time has not yet elapsed AUX IN EM SHUT n a Auxiliary Input s Emergency Shut Down is active BOILER EM SHUT Boiler is disabled because the AQ251 is in Emergency Shut Down mode FRZ PROT Boiler freeze protection activated Communication between Control Module and Zoning Module has been lost for more than 1 minute or Boiler supply temperature is less than 50 F 10 C HEAT DHW Boiler...

Page 7: ...ntractor quickly identify the lost zone and fix its wiring to re establish communication with the Control Module NO RETURN PROBE n a No return sensor connected or it is defective NO SUPPLY PROBE n a No supply sensor connected or it is defective SHORT CYCLE PROT n a There is a call for heat but less than two minutes have elapsed since the last firing of the boiler prevents short cycling VALVE INIT ...

Page 8: ...CLE PROT VALVE INIT WATER READY WWSD ACTIVE SYSTEM STATUS 1 ZONE A 1 ROOM TEMP FLOOR TEMP SETPOINT 70 FLOOR SETPT 70 HEAT COOL STATUS SETBACK 7 SETPOINT MAX 100 SETPOINT MIN 41 FLOOR LIM HI 100 FLOOR LIM LO 41 SETPOINT VACANCY HEAT 41 SETPOINT VACANCY COOL 100 CHANGEOVER 2 KEYBOARD UNLOCK ZONE SETTINGS All or Single 2 ARE YOU SURE NO YES MON WAKE 6 00A MON LEAVE 8 00A MON RETRN 4 30P MON SLEEP 10 ...

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