MOST COMMON ADVANTAGEPLUS INSTALLATION CONCERNS
VENTING:
VENT LENGTH TOO LONG - OVER 85’
VENTING NOT PITCHED PROPERLY- CONDENSATE BUILD UP IN VENT
EXHAUST GAS RE-CIRCULATION - VENTTERMINALS NOT USED, WRONG FITTINGS USED, SIGHT PROBLEMS
BUSH IN FRONT OF VENTTERMINAL
INSIDE CORNER OF BUILDING FOR VENT LOCATION
OVERHANG WITH VENT UNDERNEATH
COMPOUND ROOF PITCH, OR ABOVE ROOF FIRE WALL
ADDITIONAL FITTINGS INSTALLED INTO TERMINALS
VENT SIZED FROM 3" TO 4" BYUSING BUSHINGS - INSTEAD OF REDUCING COUPLING OR REDUCING ELBOW
VENT CHANGED FROM 3" TO 4" - WITHOUTGOING REQUIRED 10’ ON BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST
VENTING NOT CLEANED AND GLUED TOGETHER FOR PRESSURE TIGHTJOINTS
INTAKE AIR CONTAINING EXHAUSTFROM ANOTHER VENT OR APPLIANCE
GAS SUPPLY:
GAS PRESSURE TOO LOW - NEED 7" GAS PRESSURE UPTO 14" GAS PRESSURE
GAS METER TOO LOW IN CAPACITY
GAS REGULATOR NOTSIZED PROPERLY - TOO LOW IN CAPACITY
GAS PIPE TOO SMALL- 3/4" MINIMUM GAS SUPPLY SIZE
GAS REGULATOR TOO CLOSE TO APPLIANCE - NEED 10’OF PIPE FOR EVERY 200,000 BTU’S PER HOUR
GAS REGULATOR WITH LONG VENTOR BLEED VENT ORIFICE - REGULATOR SLOW TO RESPOND
GAS METER RESTRICTION, OR IN NEED OF REPAIR/REPLACEMENT
GAS SUPPLYPRESSURE DROPS BELOW 3-1/2" WHEN APPLIANCE FIRES
ELECTRICAL:
APPLIANCE NOT GROUNDED
ELECTRICAL POLARITYREVERSED - FLAME WILL LIGHT BUT GO BACK OUT IN 4-6 SECONDS VOLTAGE TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH
APPLIANCE CYCLES, BUT NO IGNITION - LOOK FOR GLOW FROM IGNITOR, IF NOT, REPLACE IGNITOR
PLUMBING:
DIELECTRIC UNIONS INSTALLED - RUSTYWATER
CONDENSATE:
CONDENSATE LINE NOTPITCHED TO DRAIN
CONDENSATE LINE NOTDRAINING DUE TO LONG RUN WITHOUT VENT
CONDENSATE PUMPNOT WORKING
CONDENSATE TRAPPLUGGED WITH PVC SHAVINGS
BURNER:
EXTREMELYLOUD BANG ON IGNITION - BURNER FAILED OR END CAP OFF
RED BURNER DECK AS SEEN THROUGH VIEW PORT- GAS VALVE NEEDS ADJUSTMENT
GAS VALVE:
PUFFING ON IGNITION - ADJUSTGAS VALVE
LOUD POP ON IGNITION, THEN RUNNING SMOOTH - ADJUSTGAS VALVE
HUFF AND PUFF DURING OPERATION - ADJUSTGAS VALVE
RUNNING GREATBUT INTERMITTENTLY HUFFING OR POPPING - CHECK FOR RE-CIRCULATION UNDER VENTING
IT IS IMPORTANTTO NOTE FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES: THE THREAD ON THE END OF THIS GAS VALVE AND NIPPLE IS A
LEFT HAND THREAD.
SEALING ADVANTAGEPLUS AS PER N.S.F. STANDARDNUMBER 5TO SEAL THE BASE OF BOOSTER TO THE FLOOR TO PREVENT SEEPAGE UNDERNEATH, PER N.S.F. STANDARD #5 - APPLYA 3/8” BEAD OF RTV SILICONE (AS SHOWN HERE), COMPLETELYAROUND TANK.
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