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• The liquid fuel between the burner and the main fuel tank should be
discharged and the fuel system should be cleaned with kerosene.
• Active lime should be sprinkled into the combustion chamber, smoke
pipes and smoke channels.
• The chimney cleaning flap should be brought to fully open position. It
should be closed down after the chimney cleaning.
• The damaged heat insulators should be repaired.
• The burner maintenance should be done as per manufacturer
recommendations.
• During non-operational period, the boiler room temperature should be
kept at min. +5
o
C.
• The boiler and system water should not be discharged if it is not a
necessity. Corrosion formation should be prevented. In long term idle
states and at end of the heating season, appropriate chemical
protective additive should be added to system water, to prevent
negative effects of the oxygen in water on the metal surfaces.
PREVENTION OF LOW TEMPERATURE CORROSION:
• The boiler pipes should not be allowed to burst due to low temperature
corrosion formation. To prevent this:
• Liquid fuel with low sulphur content should be used.
• To prevent condensation of the gasses that pass from the boiler
surfaces and the smoke pipes, boiler water outlet temperature should
not drop below 60
o
C and smoke gas temperature below 70o C.
• 3-Way Valve or 4-way Valve should be used in the heating system.
• Soot and smut gathering on the heating surfaces (combustion
chamber, smoke pipes, smoke chest) should not be allowed, cleaning
process should be performed as frequently as possible.
• The burner should not be stopped and started frequently.
• Combustion should be controlled and ensured to be efficient. The
PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF THE
BOILER THOROUGHLY!
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burner settings should be done by the authorized service and if a resetting is required, the related burner service should be contacted.
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BOILER
1. General Maintenance
Heating system boilers should be subjected to general maintenance at
least once a year. The following points should be checked during general
maintenance.
• The operation of boiler armatures (thermostat, thermometer,
hydrometer/manometer) should be observed continuously and in case
of malfunction the required controls should be done and if needed,
they should be changed. Heat transfer should be improved by filling
the thermometer wells with thin lubricant.
• All connections in the system should be controlled for proper
insulation, leakages and oozing should be repaired and if needed, the
valve gaskets should be replaced.
• The boiler front big door and the front and rear smoke chest insulation
elements should be checked continuously; if leakage exists, the
tightening elements and nuts should be tightened in balance; if
leakage is not stopped, gasket/sealant should be changed or our
authorized services should be contacted. Grease the bolt screws and
nuts of tightening elements.
• Perform the cleaning of the boiler combustion room, smoke pipes and
smoke chest at least every 15 days in the case of liquid fuel usage,
and at least every 60 days in the case of gas fuel usage. The
turbulators should be taken out and all pipes should be cleaned with a
suitable mop. Turbulators should be reinstalled in place after cleaning.
For full boiler efficiency, all turbulators should be installed.
• At the end of season, the boiler should be cleaned fully, as in
periodical cleaning. Boiler heating metallic surfaces should be
protected against oxidation by applying transformer oil or a thin
metallic lubricant.
• The boiler and system water should not be discharged if it is not a
necessity. At end of season, appropriate chemical protective additive
should be added to system water, to prevent negative effects of the
oxygen and similar corrosive elements in water on the metal surfaces.
• Temperature gages are compared to a calibrated thermometer.