Last year I had error codes on my heater that were very non specific to classic problems. After tons of help here, and talking to anyone of my friends that would listen, finally someone I know told me to switch the fuseable link that sits in the exhaust. I bought almost 15 new parts and was ready to go to town, then I tried the 6 dollar part, fired right up. From thinking igniter, to faulty gas valve, to who knows what, to a simple 6 dollar part. Easiest way to check if this could be your problem? Just place a wire connection between the two contacts, effectively bypassing the link. If your heater fires up, order that bad boy of a part, and save your summer! This may not be your problem, but I felt the need to say this, as it was never brought up as a possibility, and it is not clear in the instructions or troubleshooting manual that this even causes a fault code, or is the reason for a fault code.
PSA for people troubleshooting gas heaters
- Thread starter Jrock817
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,441
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Jumping the safety devices one by one is a common troubleshooting technique to identify which one may be shutting the heater down.
Then you need to figure out if the safety is doing its job in shutting the heater down or if it has failed.
Never run a heater with a safety jumpered except for diagnostic purposes for a short time. Otherwise the heater can be damaged.
Then you need to figure out if the safety is doing its job in shutting the heater down or if it has failed.
Never run a heater with a safety jumpered except for diagnostic purposes for a short time. Otherwise the heater can be damaged.
Exactly. Just pointing out the fuseable link, which no one here ever mentioned. It is common enough a local plumber knew, and I wasn’t aware it was tied into certain error codes, as the Jandy manual and troubleshooting guide also doesn’t mention it. Mine even had proper current when testing.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,441
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What model heater do you have? Search does not find a Jandy 1260n heater.
Do you have a Jandy LXI heater?
Do you have a Jandy LXI heater?