WhisperGen PPS16 Installation and Commissioning Manual Rev: 080801
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17. Running the WhisperGen for the first
time
To run the WhisperGen for the first time:
1.
Complete sections 1 to 15 of this manual.
2.
Connect the monitoring computer to the WhisperGen and start
Micromon
MO.
3.
Put the WhisperGen into Standby mode by pressing the start button for
five
seconds.
4. Check
that
the
Battery Volts are 0.6 ± 0.2 greater than the Bus Voltage.
If not, check that the battery voltage sense wires are connected.
5.
Ensure that the WhisperGen is the only charging device connected to the
battery and that there is no current going into, or out of the battery.
6.
Push the WhisperGen start button for one second.
7.
On the Micromon MO screen check that Battery Amps shows a negative
reading. If the Battery Amps reading is positive, reverse the battery current shunt sense
wires at either the current shunt, or at terminals 7 and 8.
8.
The WhisperGen will power up and turn on the glow plug. This takes
about 15 seconds. Check that Battery Volts is a maximum of 0.20 volts
greater
than
the
Bus voltage.
With the glow plug on, the load on a 12 volt battery should be approximately 35 amps.
The load on a 24V battery should be approximately 18 amps.
9.
Press the stop button for one second. The WhisperGen will shut down.
10.
Select
the
Installation Menu on the control panel and select the following settings:
•
Enable Starts shall be set to 2;
•
Heat Manage shall be set to Off.
•
Auto-charge shall be set to Off.
•
Ext. Control shall be set to Off.
•
Max Run Hours shall be set to 25.
11.
Write down the StartFuel1 value. This is about variable 73 on the Micromon MO screen.
12.
Press the start button
The additional heater water pump should run every time the WhisperGen is powered up,
even if it is not producing heat.
13.
If an additional water heater is fitted, turned on at the main switch, controlled by the
WhisperGen, and the Coolant Temp is less than the Temp Setpoint, check that the
additional water heater coolant pump is working correctly.
14. Record the time it takes between the fuel pump being turned on and a flame being
registered by the WhisperGen on the control panel. This shall be approximately one
minute. When a flame is present the control panel will display “Flame present”.
