Knowledge Is Power: Understand HPC’S Electronic Ignition Components

The HPC Fire Inspired team strives to enhance the experience of our consumers. From customer service to all of our certified appliances down to consumer education. HPC has your back. This Tech Talk will focus on HPC’s Electronic Ignition Components. HPC invests in our consumers by passing on our years of experience and knowledge. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

Knowledge is power:
By gaining a deeper understanding of the inner workings of HPC’s appliances our consumers will be more informed. Therefore empowering our users to get the most out of HPC’s fire designs. Knowing HPC’s Electronic Ignition Components, will give consumers an understanding of the inner operations of their appliance, as well as enable them to identify any maintenance issues while giving owners the knowledge and language to communicate with HPC’s Tech Team. In turn, allowing our team to assist our customers more efficiently.

What’s Inside The Box:
To begin to understand HPC’s Electronic Ignition Components, we will start by discussing the power source inside the box on both the ON/Off and HI/LO models.

• ON/OFF 120 Volt: The power cord is directly connected to HPC’s step down transformer which converts the 120 volts of energy supplied to the unit to 24 volts. From there, the 24 volts powers the module. The module is considered to be the brain of HPC’s system. The module dictates what the system does triggering the opening and closing of the pilot and main valve, reads the thermocouple, and powers the igniter. HPC’s system operates on ½ pound gas pressure and utilizes a 5 amp fuse.
• On/OFF 24 Volt: The 24 volt system does not require a transformer. Instead, there are two pig tail wires that come out of the box. The green wire is the common (negative) and the red (positive) wire is the hot. The two wires connect directly to the module to power the system. Again, the module operates the opening and closing of the pilot and main valve, reads the thermocouple and powers the igniter. The system operates at ½ lb gas pressure and utilizes a 5 amp fuse.
• HI/LO 120 Volt: Just like the ON/OFF model, the power cord is directly connected to HPC’s step down transformer converting the 120 volts to 24 volts. The 24 volts powers the module which uses a 5 amp fuse. The module operates the system triggering the opening and closing of the pilot and main valve, as well as reads the thermocouple and powers the igniter. The HI/LO also operates on ½ gas pressure and uses a 5 amp fuse. The HI/LO model has an addition component allowing communication with the remote or a smart device. This component is known as the communication cable, specifically a blue tooth transceiver with antenna. The communication cable connects to the control module, it essentially turns the ON/OFF module into a HI/LO. Once the transceiver is flipped to the on position, it opens communication between the unit and the remote or smart device. The HI/LO models utilizes a slightly different valve than the ON/OFF model. Within HI/LO valve is a two stage gas valve. While they appear similar, there is a solenoid stepper motor valve which adjusts the unit from the two stages. Offering a low and a high low setting. Using this valve reduces BTUs from full to ½ capacity.
• HI/LO 24 Volt: The 24 volt system does not require a transformer. Instead, there are two pig tail wires that come out of the box. The green wire is the common(negative) and the red (negative) wire is the hot. The two wires connect directly to the module to power the system. Again, the module operates the opening and closing of the pilot and main valve, reads the thermocouple and powers the igniter. The system operates at ½ pound gas pressure and utilizes a 5 amp fuse. Just like the HI/LO 120 volt the 24 volt system utilizes a two stage gas valve allowing consumers the option of a low our high settings

Customer Service:
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