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  Controls User Manual 

– HPAH

 

 

Rev_20200811 

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No Display

 – If pushing one of the four front buttons does not refresh the display, there may 

be no power to the air handler, or the transformer has failed or the controller has failed.

 

Thermostat calls – 

The status screen (default) will show heating, cooling or continuous fan 

calls detected from the thermostat (Table 1).  Using the outer keys, the user can scroll 
through the screens to see individual thermostat calls and fan speed (Table 3). 

If a thermostat is calling but not detected by the control:  

1.  Check the thermostat and its connections 
2.  Check thermostat wiring at the thermostat and air handler. 
3.  Check the 8gang relay indicator lights. 

 

W1, W2, Y1, Y2,O and G1 are connected 
directly from the thermostat terminal strip.  
The 8 gang relay converts 24vac thermostat 
signals to digital signals for input to the iStat6 
controller.  If the lights are on but the 
controller does not respond, the problem is 
the wiring to the control or the control has 
failed. 

No Auxiliary Heating – Try Test Mode first

 – pushing the 

button on the bottom (underneath) of the control will run the 

auxiliary pump and fan for 20 seconds.  Pipes should get warm and fan should run.  No pump 
– check the pump relay for a 24vac signal from the control, wiring and pump. 

No HP Cooling/Heating

 -  Check for 24vac at the terminal strip Y1-OUT.  If not, check wiring 

to and from control and control. 

No Blower

 - 

 

The fan can be tested from 0-100% by placing the primary thermostat in FAN 

ON (or jumper R to G) with no heat or cool call.  Then, adjust 

ContFan

 up and down within 

ADMIN mode.  It should modulate smoothly from 1% to 100% and off completely at 0%.  If it 
fails to run, check wiring from controller to motor speed control, motor speed control, wiring to 
motor and motor. 

Blower motor never fully stops, even with no demand signal 

Ensure control displays NO CALL.  If not, check thermostat settings and 
thermostat wiring. 

Too much airflow, causing noise 

This  can  occur  due  to  undersized  ductwork,  dirty  filter  or  improper  setup  of  the  air 
handler  heating/cooling  loads.    Check  airflow  %  settings.    Installing  a  2-stage  heat 
pump will reduce the airflow most of the time (first stage).  

Summary of Contents for iStat6

Page 1: ...ols User Manual HPAH and DXAH Heat pump air handler with iStat6 electronic controller Vortex Source Systems Cambridge Ontario Phone 888 781 8151 Fax 888 670 2544 info vortexsource com www vortexsource...

Page 2: ...Controller Basics 3 Table 1 Status Messages 3 Table 2 Display Icons 3 Controller Keypad 4 USER MODE 4 ADMIN MODE 4 Initial Controls Setup 5 Cycle Timer Pump Exerciser 5 Two Stage Heat Pump 6 Freeze Pr...

Page 3: ...stem Table 1 provides a list of the different possible status messages and their meaning There are also a number of small icons that may appear around the edges of the display according to the current...

Page 4: ...below USER MODE This is the basic display and operating mode in which only a limited selection of parameters may be displayed Refer to Table 3 for a description of each item displayed ADMIN MODE This...

Page 5: ...f each heat pump cycle Default is 10 seconds This can improve comfort by pre heating cooling the coil HP Post Length of time in seconds that the fan will run at half speed at the end of each heat pump...

Page 6: ...le delay intervals FrzDly1 sets the amount of time the supply air temperature has to remain below FRZ_TMP before the alarm is triggered and FrzDly2 sets the amount of time until the compressor is allo...

Page 7: ...control has failed No Auxiliary Heating Try Test Mode first pushing the button on the bottom underneath of the control will run the auxiliary pump and fan for 20 seconds Pipes should get warm and fan...

Page 8: ...N This usually occurs when there is inadequate airflow for a given system Ensure that the air filter is not plugged and all ductwork is open Ensure supply air temperature sensor is located after cooli...

Page 9: ...ooling 2nd stage fan speed as a of max 100 Aux1Fan Setting Auxiliary heating 1st stage fan speed as a of max 50 Aux2Fan Setting Auxliiary heating 2nd stage fan speed as a of max 100 HP Pre sec Setting...

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