Benchmark Platinum-Edge: Operation-Service Manual
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These boilers are capable of being vented utilizing Polypropylene and AL29-4C vent systems. In
addition, the BMK 750 & 1000 models are also approved for PVC and CPVC, vent systems
(excluding the state of Massachusetts).
The Benchmark's advanced electronics are available in several selectable modes of operation
offering the most efficient operating methods and energy management system integration.
AERCO Technical Terminology Meanings
TERMINOLOGY MEANING
A (Amp) Ampere
ACS AERCO Control System, AERCO’s boiler management systems
ADDR Address
AGND Analog Ground
ALRM Alarm
ANSI American National Standards Institute,
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AUX Auxiliary
BAS
Building Automation System, often used interchangeably with EMS
(see below)
Baud Rate
Symbol rate, or simply the number of distinct symbol changes
(signaling events) transmitted per second. It is not equal to bits per
second, unless each symbol is 1 bit long.
BMK (Benchmark) AERCO’s Benchmark series boilers
BMS or BMS II AERCO Boiler Management Systems
BLDG (Bldg) Building
BST AERCO on-board Boiler Sequencing Technology
BTU
British Thermal Unit. A unit of energy approximately equal to the
heat required to raise 1 pound (0.45 kg) of water 1°F (0.55 °C)
BTU/HR BTUs per Hour (1 BTU/hr = 0.29 W)
CCS Combination Control System
CFH Cubic Feet per Hour (1 CFH = 0.028 m
/hr)
CO Carbon Monoxide
COMM (Comm) Communication
Cal. Calibration
CNTL Control
CPU Central Processing Unit
DBB
Double Block and Bleed, a gas trains containing 2 Safety Shutoff
Valves (SSOVs) and a solenoid operated vent valve.
DIP Dual In-Line Package, a type of switch
ECU Electronic Control Unit (O
2
sensor)
Edge Controller
A control system developed by AERCO and currently used in all
Benchmark Platinum boilers.