Date: 8-4-2010
Revision: 0
Form: 2396
1.8.1HYDROSTATIC TEST OF BOILERS AND SYSTEM
After completing the boiler and burner installation, the boiler connections, fittings, attachments and adjacent piping must be inspected for leaks by filling the unit with water. The pressure should be gradually increased to a pressure just below the setting of boiler safety relief valve(s).
Remove the boiler tube access panels (see dimensional drawing in the boiler manual). Inspect the tube to header joints to be certain that all tube fittings are sealed. This is necessary because, although the boiler is hydrostatically tested at the factory, minor leaks in fittings and at attachments can develop from shipping vibration or from installation procedures. It is often necessary to retighten such fittings after installation and after the boiler has been operated for some time. Replace tube access panels before proceeding to start boiler.
1.8.2TEST OF GAS PIPING
Reference the gas system test under paragraph
Gas Supply Connection, in this manual.
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