BRUTE ELITE
Installation and Operation Instructions
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Installation and Operation Instructions for
General Information
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brute Elite Control Setup and Operation
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SECTION Modes of Operation
SECTION Maintenance
Trouble Shooting
Replacement Parts
Model Nomenclature
SECTION General Information
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Model Identification
Figure 2. Location of Components, Sizes
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Figure 1. Location of Components, Sizes
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Figure 3. Location of Components, Size
Figure 4. Location of Components, Size
Figure 6. Location of Components, Size
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Figure 5. Location of Components, Size
Figure 7. Location of Components, Sizes 750 and
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1.5 Unpacking
1.4 Warranty
1.6 Dimensions
1.3 Appliance Overview
Dimensions are nominal and are shown in inches, cm
Figure 9. Dimensional Drawing, Sizes
Brute Elite is for indoor installations only
SECTION Locating the Appliance
2.1 Locating the Appliance
3.1.2 Ducted Combustion Air
SECTION Venting and Combustion Air
3.1 Combustion Air
3.1.1 Combustion Air From Room
3.2 Venting
Figure 10. Combustion Air and Vent Through Roof
Table 5. Required Exhaust Vent Material
E. CPVC exhaust pipe section 80-500 not incl
3.3 Locating Vent & Combustion Air Terminals
3.2.1 Venting Requirements Unique to Canada
A. exhaust vent terminal not included
3.3.3 Vertical Vent Terminal
3.3.5 Installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3.3.2 Side Wall Combustion Air Terminal
5. For concentric vent, follow instructions included with vent kit
Figure 12. Combustion Air and Vent Through Side Wall
4. Inspection
3.4 Common Vent Test
2. Approved Carbon Monoxide Detectors
3. Signage
SECTION Gas Supply and Piping
4.1 Gas Supply and Piping
3. Refer to Tables 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D to size piping
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SECTION Pump Requirements
5.1 Brute Elite Boiler Flow and Head Requirements see Table
5.2 Brute Elite Water Heater Flow and Head Requirements see Table
SECTION 6A Water Connections - BNTH Boiler
6A.1 BNTH System Piping Hot Supply Connections
6A.2 BNTH Cold Water Make-Up
1. Sentinel Performance Solutions Group 2. Hercules Chemical Company
6A.4 BNTH Suggested Piping Schematics
6A.3 Freeze Protection
6A.5 Recognized Chemicals
Figure 15. Hydronic Piping - Single Boiler zoning with circulators
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Figure 17. Hydronic Piping - Multiple Boilers zoning with circulators
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Water Connections - BNTV Water Heater
SECTION 6B
6B.1 BNTV Water Quality
6B.2 Piping Requirements
6B.6 BNTV Suggested Pumps
6B.5 BNTV Suggested Piping Schematics
6B.3 Cold Water Make-Up
6B.4 Freeze Protection
Caution Pump sizing must be based opon
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Figure 25. DHW Piping, Two Heaters, One Vertical Tank
Figure 26. DHW Piping, Two Heaters, Two Vertical Tanks
SECTION Electrical Connections
7.1 Main Power
7.3 24Vac Transformer with Integral Circuit Breaker
7.5 Outdoor Air Temperature Sensor
7.10 Lead Lag/ Cascading Wiring Connections
7.2 Pump Connections
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Figure 28. Lead-Lag / Cascading Wiring Connections
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7.11 Wiring Diagrams see Figures 29 and
Figure 29. Ladder Diagram
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Figure 30. Wiring Diagram all sizes
SECTION Brute Elite Control Setup and Operation
8.1 Display Navigation
8.2 Ignition Control- Sequence of Events
8.10 Stack Temperature
8.7 Outlet Water Temperature
8.8 Inlet Water Temperature
8.9 Heat Exchanger Temperature Rise
8.12.2 Lead Lag Master/Slave Selection
8.12.5 Lead Lag Base Load Setting
8.13 Boiler Pump Interrupt
8.12.1 Lead Lag Setpoint
9.1 Hydronic Heating Demand
9.2 Hydronic Heating with Outdoor Reset
9.4 Hydronic Heating Using External Modulation Control
SECTION Modes of Operation
Let’s consider the following example
9.5 Hydronic Heating Using Local Lead- Lag/Cascading Feature
9.7 Warm Weather Shutdown
9.8 Domestic Hot Water Demand BNTV only
9.9 Domestic Hot Water Heating Using External Modulation Control
10.2.1 Burner Operation
10.2 Operating the Burner and Set Up
SECTION Operating Instructions
10.1 Filling the Boiler System
3. WAIT FIVE 5 MINUTES
10.2.2 Boiler Setup and Adjustment
10.3 Shutting Down Brute Elite
10.4 To Restart Brute Elite
Figure 33A. Brute Elite Gas Valves 285, 399 and
80-285
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yearly, unless otherwise noted
SECTION Maintenance
11.1 System Maintenance
11.2 Appliance Maintenance and Component Description
11.2.4 Ignitor Assembly
11.2.5 Flame Sensor
Igniters and sensors get hot and can cause burns or injury
11.2.6 Transformer with Integral Circuit Breaker
11.2.7 Blower
11.2.8 Heat Exchanger Coils
12.1 Sequence of Operation
SECTION Trouble Shooting
12.3 Error Codes - See Table
11.2.9 Gas Pressure Switches optional
CODE#
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
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Table 18. Error Codes
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see Section
Jacket Components - See Figure
SECTION Replacement Parts
13.2 Parts List
13.1 General Information
Gas Train Components - See Figure
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Heat Exchanger Components - See Figure
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Contact Customer Service at 800 900-9275
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Electrical Components - See Figure
Figure 35. Jacket Components
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Figure 36B. Internal Components, Sizes
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Figure 36A. Internal Components, Sizes
Figure 36C. Internal Components, Sizes
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Figure 37A. Gas Train Components, Sizes
Figure 37B. Gas Train Components, Sizes
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Figure 38. Heat Exchanger Components
Figure 39. Electrical Components
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Ambler, PA
Tech. Service 800
Service Parts 800
Warranty Service 800
