User Guide

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A. INSPECT SHIPMENT carefully for any signs of
damage.
1. All equipment is carefully manufactured, inspected
and packed. Our responsibility ceases upon delivery
of crated boiler to the carrier in good condition.
2. Any claims for damage or shortage in shipment
must be led immediately against the carrier by the
consignee. No claims for variances from, or
shortage in orders, will be allowed by the
manufacturer unless presented within sixty (60)
days after receipt of goods.
B. LOCATE BOILER near nal position before removing
crate. See Figure 1. Using hand truck or pipe rollers
under skid, move boiler into position along side
installation site.
CAUTION
DO NOT drop boiler. DO NOT bump boiler jacket
against oor.
1. LOCATE so that vent pipe connection to chimney
will be short and direct.
2. BOILER IS NOT SUITABLE FOR
INSTALLATION ON COMBUSTIBLE FLOOR
without factory supplied oor shield (available
option at extra cost), see Page 9 for additional
details. A Combustible Floor Shield can also be
II: PRE-INSTALLATION
constructed in accordance with NFPA 31. DO NOT
install boiler on carpeting.
3. FOR BASEMENT INSTALLATION, provide a
solid elevated base, such as concrete, if oor is not
level, or if water may be encountered on oor
around boiler.
WARNING
DO NOT support boiler by placing blocks at
the four (4) corners of the boiler.
Boiler base must be evenly supported under
entire base.
Concrete over wood joists is considered
combustible ooring. DO NOT operate on
masonry oors, which may contain moisture.
4. PROVIDE SERVICE CLEARANCE of at least
48” clearance from front jacket panel for servicing
burner and removal of front tankless heater.
5. For minimum clearances to combustible materials.
See Figure 2.
NOTICE
Clearance to venting is for single wall vent
pipe. If Type L vent is used, clearance may be
reduced to the minimum required by the vent pipe
manufacturer.
Figure 2: Minimum Clearances to Combustible Materials
NOTE 1: Listed clearances comply with American National
Standard NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil
Burning Equipment.
NOTE 2: AP-U™ Series boilers can be installed in rooms
with clearances from combustible material as listed above.
Listed clearances cannot be reduced for alcove or closet
installations.
NOTE 3: For reduced clearances to combustible material,
protection must be provided as described in the ANSI/NFPA
31 standard.
C
A
Above
B
Front
Chimney
Connector
D
Rear
E
Sides
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