Specifications

EKO BOILER MANUAL

Maintenance

Proper maintenance of the boiler is essential for reliable, efcient and safe operation. This will also

contribute to longer boiler service life. There are specic maintenance guidelines to follow during the

heating season, and others to follow during the off-season.

Standard Cleaning Tools

These are the tools supplied with a boiler. Note that the EKO Super 1 model is not shipped with a

heat exchanger tube cleaner.

Poker

Ash Rake

Heat Exchanger Tube

Cleaner

Fan Maintenance

The blower fan (or fans) is an essential part of boiler operation, and should be kept clean. It is advis-

able to monitor the fan’s condition and clean it from time to time with a soft bristle brush.

Warning!

Operating the boiler with the bottom door open can cause the blower fan to overheat.

Routine Cleaning During the Heating Season

Ashes produced in the rebox during boiler operation fall down through the nozzle into the lower gas-

ication chamber. During fuel loading, any ash remaining in the upper combustion chamber can be

pushed down through the nozzle with the tool provided, using care not to damage the nozzle. Accu-

mulated ash should be cleaned out of the lower chamber as needed, typically every 3-5 days.

Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight-tting led. The closed

container of ashes should be placed on a noncombustible oor or on the ground, well away from all

combustible materials, pending nal disposal. Other waste shall not be placed in this container. If the

ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in the

closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled

EKO Super 1 Model Heat Exchanger Tubes

The EKO Super 1 model boilers are equipped with a lever-operated heat exchanger cleaning device

consisting of spiral steel elements (turbulators) that clean the tubes as they are moved up and down.

Vigorously moving the handle back and forth either before or after each fuel loading will help assure

that the heat exchanger does not become clogged with creosote, soot or ash. The moving turbulators

knock any residue that has accumulated in the tubes back down into the ash pit/secondary combus-

tion chamber, where it can be cleaned out with the ashes. The lever should not be operated while the

chimney bypass damper is open.