Checkthewaterleveleverydayortwo.Verifythewaterlineshownby
operatingthedrainvalveonthegauge.BESURETOPANDBOTTOM
VALVESONGAUGEAREALWAYSOPENSOTHATACTUALWATERLEVEL
WILLBESHOWNATALLTIMES.
Thegaugeglassshouldbedryabovethewaterline.Thewaterlineshould
notbouncemorethanaboutoneinchwhentheboilerissteaming.If
youseewaterdropletscarryingoverthroughthetopofthegaugeglass,
orexcessivebouncingofthewaterline,theboilerneedstobecleaned.
Followtheinstructionsunder"CleaningYourBoiler."
POP SAFETY VALVE
Beforetesting,makecertaindischargepipeisproperlyconnectedtovalve
outletandarrangedto containandsafelydisposeol boilerdischarge.
Undernormaloperatingconditionsa "try levertest"mustbeperlormed
everymonth.A "try levertest" mustalsobeperformedattheendof
anynon-serviceperiod.Testatnormalsystemoperatingpressurebyholding
thetestleverfullyopenforatleastfivesecondsto flushthe valveseat
free of sedimentanddebris.Thenreleaseleverandpermitthevalve
to snapshut.II lift leverdoesnotactivate,or thereis no evidenceol
discharge,turnoffboilerimmediatelyandcontacta licensedcontractor
orqualifiedservicepersonnel.
LOW WATER CUT-OFF
TheLowWaterCut-Offwill interrupttheelectricalcurrentto theburner
whenthewaterlineintheboilerdropstoa lowlevel.
Onfloattypelowwatercut-offs,it is very importantto keepthefloat
chamberfreefromsediment,a conditionessentialto dependabilityTo
keepanyaccumulationfrominterferingwithfloatactionisto"BLOWDOWN"
orflushoutthecontrolregularlyThismustbedonetwoto threetimes
duringthefirstweekafterinstallationandoncea weekthereafterduring
theheatingseason.Doit whiletheboilerisinoperation.Firstnotewater
levelin gaugeglass.Openblow-offvalveat bottomof control;water
will pourout,flushingawaysediment.Drainuntilwateris clear,about
a pailful,thenclosevalve.If waterlevelin gaugeglasshas dropped,
addwaterto boilertorestorelevel.Consultlowwatercut-offmanufacturer's
instructionsincludedwithboiler.
NOTE: Openingblow-offvalvecheckscut-offoperationtoo.As float
dropswithfallingwaterlevel,burnerswill shutoff.Aftervalveisclosed
andnormaloperatingconditionsarerestored,burnerswillresumefiring.
ForprobetypeLowWaterCut-Offs,checkactionof theLowWaterCut-
Offmonthlytomakesureit isprovidingtheproperprotection.See"Checking
andAdjusting"onpage19. LowWaterCut-Oflremoteprobesmustbe
removedforperiodicinspectionandcleaning,preferablyat thebeginning
ofeachheatingseason.Morefrequentcleaningmayberequiredonboilers
requiringconstantorveryfrequentadditionsofmakeupwater.
BURNERS
A visualcheckofthepilotandmainburnerflamesshouldbe madeat
leastonceeachyear,preferablyat thebeginningof theheatingseason.
Seepage19.
BOILER FLUE PASSAGES
Undernormaloperatingconditions,withtheburnersproperlyadjusted,
itshouldnotbenecessarytocleantheboilerfluegaspassages,However,
to assuretrouble-freeoperation,werecommendthatyou havetheflue
passages,burneradjustment,andoperationofthecontrolscheckedonce
eachyearbyacompetentServiceTechnician.
Beforethestartofeachseason(orwheneversystemhasbeenshutdown
for sometime)recheckthewholesystemfor leaks... andrecheckthe
boilerandventpipeforleaks.
VENT PIPE
Theventingolthisunitisveryimportantandthepipingshouldbechecked
at leastoncea season.If the ventpipingshowsany signof leaking,
replaceitimmediately
CLEANING YOUR BOILER FLUE PASSAGES
AND BURNERS
FluePassagesbetweensectionsshouldbe examinedyearlyandcleaned,
il necessaryToclean,removeburners,pilot,andventpipe.Removetop
andfrontjacketpanels.Removethetwoscrewsattachingtheintermediate
front panelto theleft andrightsidejacketpanels.Removethedraft
diverterandintermediatefrontpanelasaunit.Carefullyremovethecerafelt
gasketstrips.Cleanpassagewaysbetweensectionswithaflexiblehandle
wirebrush.Removedirtfrombottomol boilerandfrombetweensections
by vacuuming.Makesureallflameportsin burnersareopenandclear.
Shakeout or blowoutallloosedirtin burners.Resealseamsbetween
adjacentsectionsasnecessarywith400FRTVsiliconesealant.Reassemble
all parts.Besuretochecktightnessof pilotconnectionsandcondition
ofburnerflamesafterreassembly(seeFigures18and19).Besurevent
pipeconnectionstochimneyaresecureandnoobstructionsarepresent.
FOAMING, PRIMING OR SURGING
Thesetermsareusedto describea fluctuatingwaterline- whenwater
leavestheboilerwiththesteam.
Itiscausedbyanycombinationofthefollowing:
1. Threadingoil andorganicmatterintheboilerwater.(Mineraloil, or
coresanddoesnotcausesurging.)Followinstructionsunder"Cleaning
YourBoiler."
2. Faultyquickventsthatdo notreleaseair untila sizeablepressure
is builtup- if oldstyle,replace- if dirty cleansoyoucaneasily
blowthroughvalve.
3. Improperheaderdesign- whensteamflowsin oppositedirection
of equalizerlineon "HartfordLoop."Generallya 15"horizontalrun
betweenriserandmaintakeoffwillallowentrainedwaterto fall out
of thesteamvaporso it canreturnto boiler.(SeeFigures5, 6A
&6Bonpages5 and6).
4. Adjustmentofsteamtimitcontrolto awidedifferentialincreasesdifliculty
if quickventsareoldstyle,slow-releasingtypeor dirty Alwaysset
steamlimitcontroldifferentialaslowaspossible.
5. Soapanddetergentsintheboilerwatercauseextremesurging.Boiler
cleanersandchemicalcleaningadditivesarenotrecommended.Ifused
andnotrinsedproperlytheywilldomoreharmthangood.Thecleaning
procedureslaid out in theseinstructionswill cleanoutthetypical
oilsandimpuritiesfoundinnewboilersandinresidentialheatingsystems.
Thebestthingfor yourboilerandheatingsystemis cleanwaterwith
noadditives.
CAUTION
Never refill a hot boiler with cold water - the danger
of thermal shock may crack a section.
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BOILER WATER TREATMENT (Other Than Cleaners)
in steamsystemswherethe systemis tight,freefrom leaks,andall
thesteamis returnedto theboileras condensate,the amountof make
upwaterissmall.Watertreatmentis generallynotrequired.
In steamsystemswithlessthan90% of the steambeingreturnedas
condensate,orwithveryhardorcorrosivemakeupwater,treatmentmay
bedesirable.Followtherecommendationsofyourlocalboilerwatertreatment
specialist.
BETWEEN HEATING SEASONS
Boilersshouldnotbedrainedbetweenheatingseasons.Steamboilersshould
beentirelylilledwithwaterduringthesummermonthstoexcludeair.
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