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Is the millivolt pool heater EPG or EPM?

By Isabella Little

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.