peterstb Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Hi All, I have recently been having issues with my Starite Max-E-Therm heater (model no. SR400NA). I have been trying to follow the trouble-shooting steps in the installation/owners manual, to no avail. The Symptom: Turn the heater on Pool "or" Spa, and bump the temperature setting to a few degrees above the standing temperature "Service Heater" light comes on for a second, then goes off Blower is running, but no ignition attempt is made After 20 or so seconds, the "Service Heater" light comes on permanently. (Requires the heater to be turned off, as decreasing the temperature is not possible in this state) Troubleshooting: Turned over the control board to look for LED's possibly indicating an error (none on initial investigation, except for the "Service Heater" LED) Initiated the startup sequence again, and observed the LED's through the processThe AFS light comes on for a second, immediately on startup, but goes off again (result is "Service Heater" error again) Disconnected the two blue wires from the AFS switch and initiated the startup sequence again, and observed the LED's through the process The AFS light comes on for a second, immediately on startup, but goes off again (result is "Service Heater" error again) Jumpered the two blue wires together (thinking I was bypassing the switch)No AFS light this time, but same result ("Service Heater" error again) Jumpered the AFS switch terminals(Not sure why I did this??? :-)) The AFS light comes on for a second, immediately on startup, but goes off again (result is "Service Heater" error again) I have disconnected the Heater power several times, throughout this process, per the troubleshooting guide, but it didn't seem to change any results. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Best Regards, Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Do you hear the gas valve click while the blower is running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps0303 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Possibly that the ignitor isn't glowing. Two ways to check it would be to turn the unit on and while it's going thru the sequences feel down around where the ignitor is and see if it's getting hot. Be careful as it gets REALLY hot. Or if you have one of the clamp on amp probes, you can see if there is any activity going on with that clamped around the wires to the ignitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Hatfield Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 I’m having the same issue but at the end the ps led was lit up. I replaced the pressure switch but now it’s an afs on and off led and a service system led did you ever find the problem on your heater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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