Is the millivolt pool heater EPG or EPM?
The diagram below is from the Teledyne Laars Series One heater, Model EPG/EPM, but also is suitable for Series II ESG, and older Mark V DM/DR heaters and XE-EG heaters. What we have here is a schematic diagram of the safety circuit in a millivolt heater.
How to troubleshoot a spark ignition pool heater?
Second in our Series of Gas Pool Heater Troubleshooting Guides, today we tackle the early electronic pool heaters from the mid-eighties to the late nineties. A Spark Ignition is akin to an electronic gas stove top.
Is there a dual thermostat on a Teledyne pool heater?
The diagram below is from the Teledyne Laars Series One heater, Model EPS/EPC, and Laars Series 2 ESC. The Dual thermostats (shown above) is something of a gimmick, it just allows you to keep two preset temperatures, and use the 3-position Spa-Off-Pool switch to select Spa or Pool, it’s nothing more than that.
What do you need to know about millivolt pool heater?
A millivolt pool heater is one that has a ‘standing-pilot’, burning all the time. It also will not have a digital display panel, usually just an on/off switch and a thermostat dial.
The diagram below is from the Teledyne Laars Series One heater, Model EPG/EPM, but also is suitable for Series II ESG, and older Mark V DM/DR heaters and XE-EG heaters. What we have here is a schematic diagram of the safety circuit in a millivolt heater.
What kind of power does a spark ignition pool heater use?
Gone is the pilot generator and mechanical thermostat. Electronic heaters are wired up with 110V or 220V power directly into a transformer, which steps down the power to 24V.
The diagram below is from the Teledyne Laars Series One heater, Model EPS/EPC, and Laars Series 2 ESC. The Dual thermostats (shown above) is something of a gimmick, it just allows you to keep two preset temperatures, and use the 3-position Spa-Off-Pool switch to select Spa or Pool, it’s nothing more than that.
A millivolt pool heater is one that has a ‘standing-pilot’, burning all the time. It also will not have a digital display panel, usually just an on/off switch and a thermostat dial.
