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LGSakers · Joined: 23 Jul 2010

Hey everyone... I can't read Korean yet, and I have been trying for hours to figure this out...

I've been pressing the button on the top right corner and using the dial in the middle for hot water... But it doesn't seem to be warming it up passed 18-19 (and it certainly only feels to be about 10 or 11)... Am I using the wrong dial/button combination? Can anyone translate for me? It runs on oil.

I'd really appreciate the help!

Thanks.

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Jane · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

You have the timer on. The right dial is the timer and right now it is set to go on in 4 hours. Turn it to zero, and your heat should turn on.

The left dial is water temperature, the middle dial is air temperature, and the green button is for hot water.

If you want hot water: push the red button (to on) and push the green button once. You will have hot water. Make sure you turn up your water temp first on the left side dial.

On the water temp dial between 60 and 70 degrees it says spring/fall, and between 70 and 80 it says winter.

There is a little light on the left side of where the temp displays, and that should turn on to mean it is working.

LGSakers · Joined: 23 Jul 2010

You're my hero!

Jane · Joined: 01 Feb 2003

Also I might add from experience: if your water is still not hot enough, try deselecting the floor heat (above middle dial, push the grey button to select or deselect (turn on/off) the floor heat, and make sure you select the white button above the water temp dial to select the water heat.

thegreg52 · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Location: Seoul, Korea

I have the same one. My hot water will be on if the floor heat is on, so the green button doesn't need to be on if you keep your floor heat on.

LGSakers · Joined: 23 Jul 2010

Hey guys... Water still seems to be luke warm at best. Is this simply the norm for Korea?

CrikeyKorea · Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Heogi, Seoul

Do you live in the sticks??? My mate had oil for his heating, he had to get it changed every so often, perhaps the oil has run dry and you need more/new oil... Ask you landlady/lord

LGSakers · Joined: 23 Jul 2010

I just put W100,000 in less than a week ago! I'm in Changwon. I'll have to ask I guess. Maybe there is a switch where the oil is that keeps the temp. low or something.

kardisa · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Location: Masan

thatkidpercy · Joined: 05 Sep 2010

It's not the same dial I have, but if the steps written above didn't work then I'd get someone else to have a look at it.

The power (red) is definitely switched on, and the left most dial on the bottom row is set to a reasonable number? Try putting the repeat timer dial to 0 and see if that makes a difference...

Here's a rough translation of what the buttons mean:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6555709/water.JPG

Underwaterbob · Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito

Since Korean style heaters are all through heaters (they don't store hot water in a tank or anything, they just heat it as it comes through the heater), your hot water temperatures will naturally go down in the winter as your heater struggles to heat up the cold-ass water coming from outside. Try turning your hot water only on a trickle. Less water flow means more heat per unit of water. Be careful though, mine gets obscenely hot if I turn the water down a lot.