Use and Care Manual

7
User Maintenance
WARNING
Service on this boiler should be undertaken only by trained and skilled personnel from a qualied service
agency. Inspections should be performed at intervals specied in Installation, Operating and Service
Instructions and this manual. Maintain manuals in a legible condition.
Keep boiler area clear and free of combustible materials, gasoline and other ammable vapors and liquids.
Do not place any obstructions in boiler room that will hinder ow of combustion and ventilation air.
A. General Housekeeping (Continuous).
1. Keep boiler area clear and free of combustible
materials and obstructions to the free ow of
combustion and ventilation air to the boiler.
2. Do not store or use gasoline, other ammable
vapors, liquids or sources of hydrocarbons in the
vicinity of the boiler or any other appliance.
3. Do not store or use halogen-containing products
(bleaches, cleaners, fabric softeners, refrigerants,
chemicals, etc.) in the vicinity of the boiler.
B. Inspect Inlet Air and Vent System (Monthly). Check
the following. If corrective action is required contact
qualied service agency.
1. Blocked vent switch must be attached to the canopy.
2. Vent pipe must be full round shape, showing no
damage from impact or excessive temperature.
3. All vent pipe joints must be secure.
4. Horizontal runs must not sag.
5. The vent system must be free of corrosion and other
deterioration.
6. Supports must not be loose or broken.
C. Inspect Pilot and Main Burner Flames (Monthly).
1. Remove jacket front panel.
2. View ames through burner access panel. See
Figure 1.
3. Adjust thermostat to highest setting.
4. Check pilot ame. See Figure 4. The pilot produces
one ame. The ame should be steady, medium
hard blue enveloping
3
/8 to ½ inch of sensing probe.
If ame is yellow and lazy, follow instructions TO
TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE (see Figure 2),
and contact qualied service agency.
5. Check main burner ames. See Figure 5. Flame
should have clearly dened inner cone with no
yellow tipping. Orange-yellow streaks caused
by dust should not be confused with true yellow
tipping. If yellow ames are observed, follow
instructions TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
(see Figure 2), and contact qualied service agency.
6. Adjust thermostat to normal setting.
D. Schedule Inspection by Qualied Service Agency
(Annual or at Beginning of Heating Season). For
continued safe operation a qualied service agency
must provide a more detailed inspection of burners, heat
exchanger and vent system, and provide maintenance
as specied in Installation, Operating and Service
Instructions.