Detailed Service Procedures

Cleaning boiler flueways:

Make sure all electrical connec- tions to boiler are turned off and wait until boiler is warm, not hot, before cleaning. Failure to do so will result in severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

1.Top flue boilers -remove breeching and jacket top panel.

Rear flue boilers - remove jacket top panel.

2.Remove flue collector hood, saving hardware for reassembly.

3.Shut off oil valves. Arrange drip pans under

the areas of oil piping that will be discon-

nected.

Disconnect oil line at burner so

that

you can swing open the door complete-

ly.

 

4.Line combustion chamber floor with news- paper to catch any soot that will be loosened in the cleaning process.

5.Starting at the top of the boiler, use a wire flue brush to thoroughly clean between all pins at all angles. Be careful not to damage side wall of rear refractory.

6.Move to the bottom of the flueways and clean up between the sections to reach pins left uncleaned in step #5.

7.Once the flueways are cleaned, carefully remove the paper from the floor of the combustion chamber.

8.Verify sealing rope around flue area is intact. Visually check condition and position of insulation in combustion chamber floor, and the refractories at the rear of boiler and in the burner mounting door. Replace any parts as necessary.

9.Close burner mounting door and tighten nut securely. Place flue collector hood on top of boiler. Secure with hardware from step #2.

Maintain a gas-tight seal to avoid possible flue gas leakage and carbon monoxide emissions, which can lead to severe personal injury or death.

10.Check breeching for sooting and clean if necessary. Install jacket top panel and breeching.

11.Reconnect oil line and all electrical connec- tions.

Thoroughly clean flueways between all pins at all angles. Start on top of boiler, finish from the bottom.

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550-141-830/1202 specifications

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