DO YOU KNOW WHAT ESBE SOUNDS LIKE?

We challenged some of our employees to recreate the sound an actuator makes when it’s being set from automatic, to manual and then back to automatic. You can see their attempts in the video here. But this isn’t just a test of the sharp ears of our employees – it’s also a reminder of how easy it is to forget to put the actuator back into automatic mode.

Why is there a manual mode?

The actuators manual mode can be useful if you have gotten the actuator installed, but you’re waiting for a controller, or maybe the thermostat breaks down. If so, you can use the manual mode to do a test run of the system or to adjust the valve manually.
Or maybe you’re using a wood burning boiler and there’s a power outage which leads to that the actuator can no longer function automatically. Then you can put the actuator into manual mode and adjust the valve via the knob on the actuator. This way you won’t freeze while waiting for the power to return.
However, the most important thing is to remember to put the actuator back to automatic mode when the controller is installed, or when the power returns. Otherwise, the actuator won’t be able to do adjustments to the flow. A common question we get is customers, who have forgotten to reset the actuator to automatic, wondering why their actuators are broken. Which it rarely is.
If you have any questions regarding our products, we’d like to inform you about our FAQ where we’ve collected common questions from our customers as well as tips and facts about our products.
 

Sounds of ESBE