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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