SECTION 12: SERVICING

12.7 Maintenance Checklist

WARNING

Explosion Hazard

Installation, service and annual inspection must be done by a contractor qualified in the installation and service of gas-fired heating equipment or your gas supplier.

Turn off gas and electrical supplies before performing service or maintenance.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, injury or property damage.

Installation Code and Annual Inspections: All installations and service of ROBERTS GORDON® equipment must be performed by a contractor qualified in the installation and service equipment sold and supplied by Roberts-Gordon and conform to all requirements set forth in the ROBERTS GORDON® manuals and all applicable governmental authorities pertaining to the installation, service and operation of the equipment.

To help facilitate optimum performance and safety, Roberts-Gordon recommends that a qualified contractor annually inspect your ROBERTS GORDON® equipment and perform service where necessary, using only replacement parts sold and supplied by Roberts-Gordon.

The Vicinity of the Heater

Do not store or use flammable objects, liquids or vapors near the heater.

 

Immediately remove these items if they are present.

 

See Page 3, Section 3.

 

 

Vehicles and Other

Maintain the clearances to combustibles.

Objects

Do not hang anything from, or place anything on, the heater.

 

 

Make sure nothing is lodged in between the heat exchanger tubes.

 

Immediately remove objects in violation of the clearances to combustibles.

 

See Page 3, Section 3.

 

 

Vent Pipe/Terminals

Venting must be intact. Using a flashlight, look for obstructions, cracks on the

 

pipe, gaps in the sealed areas or corrosion.

 

The area must be free of dirt and dust.

 

Remove any carbon deposits or scale using a wire brush.

 

If the vent terminal has a screen built in, remove any dirt, dust or deposits

 

from the screen.

 

See Page 17, Section 7.

 

 

Combustion Air Intake

Intake pipe and inlet must be intact. Look for obstructions, cracks on the pipe,

Pipe

gaps in the sealed areas or corrosion.

 

The area must be free of dirt and dust.

 

Clean and reinstall as required.

 

 

Heat Exchanger

Make sure there are no cracks.

 

Make sure there is no sagging, bending or distortion.

 

Clean or replace as required.

 

See Page 18, Section 8.

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