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Alde System Control Panel

mwjoemwjoe Member Posts: 2
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I recently purchased a 2022 320S and have been attempting to learn the various systems.  Today, while plugged into shore power, I was stepping through the menu items of the Alde Control Panel.  I discovered that the Tool Menu functions for "Service" and "Installed Accessories" were colored red rather than the typical blue color.  The system seemed to be working fine when I turned it on, and the Alde fluid level was good.  Has anyone come across these red colored items before and, if so, is are they anything to be concerned about?  I don't believe the "lnstalled Accessories" applies to me but I'm wondering about the "Service" item.  Thanks in advance.  I'm attaching a few pics of the control panel screen and hope they make it through with the post.
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  • BinghiBinghi Member Posts: 395
    As I recall, the “Service” and “Installed Accessories” icons are red on the panel. I suppose Alde is trying to alert you that you’re entering a sensitive or advanced area.
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  • pthomas745pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,438
    The manual has a section on what the "installed accessories" might be...which in our trailers, pretty comes out as the Tab 400's "Alde Flow" tank.  So, they really don't apply to the 320.  You can find the description in section 2.12 of the Alde 3020 manual.
    You can find the manual at this link.
    The Service menu is very useful at times, especially when owners are confused about whether or not the Alde is actually working or not.  On that page in your photo, the glycol temp at 109F and the slightly elevated water temp tells us that your Alde is working, probably on "Electric".  If the Alde was running on propane, the Fan Rotation section would tell you the speed of the exhaust fan for the Alde.  (It only runs on the propane heating function).  Whenever you might be a little confused about "Is this thing on!?" just have a look at those temps in the Service menu.
    The other important section of the Service menu is the "Reset" button, which owners sometimes use to clear everything out of the Alde such as timers that might need to be cleared, etc.  Again, read over the manual section about the "Reset", because Alde "resets" the system so that when you power the Alde back on, it starts up with Electric and Propane "on".  
    The real question is "Why is it Red?"  Binghi's explanation is as good as any.
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  • mwjoemwjoe Member Posts: 2
    Thanks for the quick responses! I suspect there will be many more questions coming...
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