15 - MAINTAINING YOUR BOILER

BURNERS

Beginning of heating season visually check pilot and main burner flames. See Figure 16.

SAFETY RELIEF VALVE

Refer to page 7 for important information. To test safety relief valve refer to valve manufacturer’s instructions packaged with relief valve. Call Technical Support if

manufacturer’s instruction are not located.

EXPANSION TANK

Tank may become waterlogged, or may receive excess of air. Frequent automatic opening of safety relief valve indicates water logging. High boiler temperature accompanied by unusually low radiation unit temperature (and “knocking”) indicates excess air in tank.

To correct:

1.Close valve between boiler and tank. Drain tank until empty.

2.Check all tank plugs and fittings. Tighten as necessary.

3.Open valve between boiler and tank. Water will rise to normal height in tank if you have automatic fill valve (otherwise, manually refill system).

BOILER FLUE PASSAGES

Recommend following checked annually by qualified service agent.

•flue passages

•burner adjustment

•operation of controls

Before start of each season (or whenever system has been shut down for some time) recheck whole system for leaks and recheck boiler and vent pipe for leaks. Replace or patch any boiler seals that are faulty.

VENT PIPE

Venting and piping should be checked at least once a season. If vent piping shows any sign of leaking, replace immediately.

WATER SYSTEM

If system is to remain out of service during freezing weath- er, always drain it completely (water left in to freeze will crack pipes and/or boiler).

CLEANING YOUR BOILER AND BURNERS

Flue passages between sections should be examined yearly and cleaned if necessary.

To clean:

•Remove burners, pilot, and vent pipe.

•Remove top and front jacket panels.

•Remove two screws attaching intermediate front panel to left and right side jacket panels.

•Remove draft diverter and intermediate front panel together.

•Carefully remove cerafelt gasket strips.

•Clean passageways between sections with flexible handle wire brush. Remove dirt from bottom of boiler and from between sections by vacuuming.

•Verify all flame ports in burners are open and clear. Shake out or blow out all loose dirt in burners.

•Reseal seams between adjacent sections as necessary with 400° F RTV silicone sealant.

•Reassemble all parts.

•Verify tightness of pilot connections and condition of burner flames after reassembly. See Figures 16 and 17, pages 21.

•Verify vent pipe connections to chimney are secure and no obstructions are present.

HOUSEKEEPING

•Keep boiler area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids.

•Keep boiler area clear of debris and other materials obstructing flow of combustion and ventilation air.

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