Heat Exchanger Cleaning Procedure

1)Turn off electrical power and gas supply to the boiler

2)Disconnect the damper and vent connector from the boiler.

3)Remove the upper front and top jacket panels. If possible, remove the rear and left side jacket panels

4)Remove the burners.

5)Remove the blocked vent (“spill”) switch

6)Remove the two ¼-20 nuts and washers holding the flue collector onto the heat exchanger.

7)Remove the flue collector from the heat exchanger.

8)Carefully remove the flue collector gasket strips and set them aside

9)Clean the flue passageways using a stiff bristle brush. Be certain that all foreign material is removed from the gaps between the pins

10)Clean the bottom surfaces of the heat exchanger

11)Put a light in the combustion chamber and look through the flue passages from the top to verify that they have been thoroughly cleaned.

12)Replace the flue collector gasket strips. If desired, RTV-732 silicone sealant with a 500F intermittent duty temperature rating may be substituted for this rope gasket. The flue collector must be thoroughly sealed to the heat exchanger.

13)Replace the ¼-20 nuts and washers that hold down the flue collector

14)Reattach all the jacket components.

15)Reinstall burners, being careful to put the pilot main burner in its original location.

16)Replace the blocked vent switch.

17)Reconnect the damper and vent system.

WARNING

SOOT DEPOSITS IN THE FLUE PASSAGES ARE A SIGN THAT THE BOILER MAY BE OPERATING AT HIGH CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEVELS. AFTER CLEANING THE BOILER OF SOOT DEPOSITS, CHECK THE CO LEVEL IN THE FLUE GAS TO INSURE THAT THE BOILER IS OPERATING PROPERLY.

If it is necessary to check CO, use an combustion analyzer, or other instrument which is designed to measure CO in flue gas. A CO “sniffer” designed for testing CO levels in ambient air cannot be used to check boiler combustion. Take a flue gas sample by inserting a sample probe through the draft diverter opening and into the flue collector so that the sample is taken in the area directly over the heat exchanger. Do not take a sample until the boiler has been firing for at least five minutes.

A normal CO reading for an AWI or TWI series boiler is less than 50ppm (0.005%). A reading of more than 100ppm (0.01%) is indicative of a combustion problem.

Some causes of excessive CO include:

•Incorrectly sized main burner orifice for the altitude at which boiler is installed

•Crooked or out-of-round orifice holes (never attempt to drill orifice for this boiler in the field)

•Partially plugged flue passages

•Improper manifold pressure

•Foreign material in burner venturis or burner ports

•Leak in seal between flue collector and heat exchanger

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AWI262, AWI095, TWI095, AWI195, AWI037 specifications

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