Weil-McLain CGA25SPDN manual 10b Service & maintenance - annual start-up, OInspect, Air openings

GOLD CGa Gas-Fired Water Boiler — Boiler Manual

10b Service & maintenance — annual start-up

The boiler should be inspected and started annu- ally, at the beginning of the heating season, only by a qualified service technician. In addition, the maintenance and care of the boiler designated in Table 6, page 44, and explained on the following pages must be performed to assure maximum boiler efficiency and reliability. Failure to service and maintain the boiler and system could result in equipment failure.

Eliminate all system or boiler leaks. #ONTINUAL fresh makeup water will reduce boiler life. Miner- als can build up in sections, reducing heat transfer, overheating cast iron, and causing section failure. Leaking water may also cause severe property damage.

$O NOTOUSESpetroleum-based cleaning or sealing compounds in boiler system. Severe damage to boiler will occur, resulting in substantial property damage.

Electrical shock hazard — Turn off power to the boiler before any service operation on the

boiler except as noted otherwise in this instruction manual. Failure to turn off electrical power could result in electrical shock, causing severe personal injury or death.

of the CONTAMINANTS listed in 4ABLE  ON PAGE OF this manual. If any of these are present in the boiler intake air vicinity, they must be removed. If they cannot be removed, install combustion air piping to the boiler in accordance with national, provincial or local codes.

Air openings

 6ERIFY THAT COMBUSTION ANDNVENTILATIONLAIRIOPEN- ings to the boiler room and/or building are open and UNOBSTRUCTED#HECKEOPERATIONAANDNWIRING OF automatic combustion air dampers, if used.

 6ERIFY THAT BOILER VENT DISCHARGEHANDNAIRIINTAKE ARER CLEAN AND FREENOF OBSTRUCTIONS.

Flue gas vent system

1.6ISUALLYYINSPECTPENTIRE mUEUGASAVENTINGTSYSTEM for blockage, deterioration or leakage. Repair any joints that show signs of leakage in accordance with vent manufacturer’s instructions.

 6ERIFY THAT MASONRYOCHIMNEYS ARERLINED LINING IS IN good condition, and there are not openings into the chimney.

&AILURE TO INSPECT for the above conditions and have them repaired can result in severe personal injury or death.

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Reported problems

Inspect any problems reported by owner and correct before proceeding.

Boiler area

 6ERIFY THAT BOILER AREA IS FREE OF ANYNCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids.

 6ERIFY THAT BOILER AREA AND AIRIINTAKE AIS FREE OF ANYN

Pilot and main burner flames

 6ISUALLY INSPECTP PILOTL BURNER ANDN MAIN BURNER

flames as directed under Section D, page 32 of this manual.

Water piping

 #HECKETHEHBOILER INTERIOR PIPING ANDNALLLSYSTEM PIP- ing for signs of leaks.

2. Repair any leaks before proceeding.

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