
TwinTempDescriptionofOperationandSequenceofOperation
TechnicalDescriptionofOperation‐TheTwinTempsystemsprovidequietspaceheatingutilizingliquidtoair
blowersorradiantdevices,whileproducingacontinuoussupplyofhotwater.ItsVariflamegasmodulationenablesitto
useaverysmalltankandstillmaintainefficiencywithoutrapidburnercycling.Thisgreatlyreducesstartuptimeand
standbyheatloss.UnlikeitsdieselcounterpartstheTwinTemphasaninstantonburnerandmodulatesthegasflowona
4‐1ratio.Acopperheatexchangerinsidethetankofheatedantifreezeinusedtoindirectlyheatthepotablewater.This
methodisnotonlyefficient,butwillextendthelifeofthecriticalheatexchangeelements,tankandcirculatingpumps.
SequenceofOperation
ThepowerandpropaneareturnedontotheTwinTemp.IftheTankthermostatsenseslowtanktemperature
(below190°F),itwillsend12vdcpowertothegreencontrolboardandPump1(rear)pump.Note‐theJuniorhas
onezonepumpandtheTwinTemp‐2has2zonepumps.
Anti‐freezestartstocirculatefromthebottomofthetank,throughPump1,totheburnerheatexchanger,outto
Zone1blowersandbacktotank.
Simultaneously,thecontrolboardpowersthepowerventrelaywhichactivatesthepowerventandfluingis
proofedbythepressureswitchviathe¼”hose.Thepressureswitchsends12VDCtotheignitionboard(ifflueis
blocked,burnerwillnotlight).
Thesolenoidgasvalveisenergizedandasparkiseffectedtotheigniterprobeoverburnerviatheyellowignition
wire.Theflameisproofedviathesameigniterelementandyellowwire.
Gasflowisadjustedbythegasmodulatingvalvebasedonantifreezetemperature.Temperaturereadingsare
takentwicepersecondbytheT‐MidThermistor.Assettemperature(about190°F)isapproached,thegasflowis
reducedasmuchas70%byreducingthevoltagetothegasmodulatingvalveuntilsettemperatureisachievedand
theburnergoesoff.
Whenahotwatertapisopened,coldwaterentersthecoppertankheatexchangerimbeddedinthetankandthe
heattransfertakesplace.Thehotwaterexitsthetankcoilthroughatemperingvalvethatcanbesettoany
temperaturebetween100°‐145°.Asthetankcools,theburnercyclestartsagainwhenthetankthermostatsenses
thetankisgettingcold.
Ifthezone1roomthermostatsenseslowroomtemperature,itsendspowertothezone’srelaythatthenpowers
pump1,controlboardandthezoneblowersthroughthe160degreetankswitch.
Whenthezone2(TwinTemp‐2only)thermostatcallsforheatthezone2relaysendspowertothepump2andthe
blowersinzone2areactivated.Theburnerwillbeactivatedbythetankthermostatasaboveiftheantifreeze
temperaturefallsbelowsettemperature.
TheblowerthermostatswitchwillturnofftheZone1blowersiftanktemperaturedropsbelow160°F.orwill
keepblowersoffuntiltanktemperaturereaches160‐170degreesoncoldstart.
NOTE:Theboldorangetermsareidentifiedandpicturedinthefollowingpages.