INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
MALIBU OIL FIRED CAST IRON BOILER
MODELS
M-100 THROUGH M.250.
LOCATION: Mount the baler near tho ch~mney to keep the
flue
plpec js short as poss~ble. Bo~ler must be mounted
on a level
Il?ur,dat~on Install on non-combust~ble floor
only
3.
Remove obstructions.
4
Replace worn sections of metal stacks.
5.
Seal bad masonry jolnts.
6
Repa~r damaged linings
AIR SUPPLY:
C.
Where more than one appliance vents into a common chimney, the area of the common flue should
A.
Enclosed boiler room having normal tight
construe-
at least equal the area of the largest flue plus 50%
tlon requlres two unobstructed openings for passage
of the
add~tional flue areas.
of air into the boiler room.
D. Ch~mney height shall extend at least 3 feet above
1.
Air drawn vertically from outdoors; One openlng
on floor and one opening on ceiling each w~th a
where
~t
passes through the roof of a building, and
minimum
free air passage area of 1 square Inch
at least 2 feet above any r~dge within 10 feet of the
per
4000
Btuh of total system ~nput.
Ch~mney.
2.
Air drawn
horizontally
from outdoors through an
outslde wall; One louvred openlng near the floor
(below burner air ~nlet) and one louvred opening
near the ceiling (above the highest draft
regula
tor or draft hood rellef open~ngs), each opening
with a minimum free air passage area of 1
square inch per
2000
Btuh of total system input.
3.
Alr drawn from Inside the bu~ldlng; One opening
near the floor (below burner air inlet) and one
openlng near the
celling (above the highest draft
regulator or draft hood relief
open~ngs), each
openlng with a
mlnlmum free air passage area of
1 square inch per
1000 Btuh of total system
input
B.
If
boilers are installed adjacent to other fuel burning
equipment, the area of free openings must
be
appropriately increased to accommodate the addi.
tional load
E.
Vent connector
lnto chimney must be same size as
breeching outlet.
F.
Vent connector should be
Inserted into, but not
beyond
Inside of chimney liner.
Q.
CAUTION-UNIT SHALL BE CONNECTED TO A
FLUE HAVING SUFFICIENT DRAFT AT ALL TIMES,
TO ASSURE SAFE PROPER OPERATION OF THE
UNIT.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY: Electrical
wlring and equ~pment
should be installed in accordance with CSA Standard
C22.1,
and Canadian
Electrical
Code, part 1 and any
local codes having
jur~sdiction
FUEL OIL SUPPLY:
011
piping should be a minimum of
tube A manual shut-off valve must be installed as
close as
posslble to the oil storage tank. An oil filter of
C. Unless properly controlled,
avo~d the use of forced
capaclty larger than the fir~ng rate of the burner should
ventilation, since it can create an undesirable pres-
be
Installed
011
plplng should be protected
:rcv
k~nk~ng
sure differentla1 between boiler room and air source.
or other damage
'For further details refer to C.G.A. Standard
B 149.1
Installation Code For Gas.
FLUE CONNECTION: Connect flue
p3pe between top of
the boiler and chimney.
Horizontal
sectlons of the flue
pipe must
be
pltched upward to the ch~mney at least
'/r"
per foot. The breech~ng should not exceed 10 ft. of how
zontal length The flue pipe should be cemented lnto the
thimble
uslng asbestos shorts
The
thlmble should be
flush with the
lns~de surface of the flue l~ner and the
flue pipe should not extend beyond
th~s polnt Install
the draft regulator
In the flue p~pe. as shown In the
separate
~nstructlons sheet lnslde the draft regulator
carton
CHIMNEY
REOUIREMENTS 6 DIMENSIONS: Refer to
data on page
2
of
this
manual
A.
A vitreous tile lined ch~mney of the slze shown on
Page
2
is recommended Local codes apply.
B.
Check ch~mney cond~tron
Exist~ng ch~mneys and stacks may have deter lorat.
ed; without repalrs the11 use would be hazardous
Before
connecting
to an oid ch~mney or stack
1 Clean
11
2.
Inspect
~t
thorodgh!y
If the oil tank
IS
~nstalled above or on level with the
burner, a one pipe
s~ngle stage o~l system may be used.
If the
011
tank
IS
~nslalled below the burner, a two pipe
s~ngle stage
011
system may have to be used. If the total
lift is more than
8
feet, a two plpe, two stage fuel system
must be used.
If
a boosler pump
IS
used care should be taken to see
that the pressure orr the
Inlet s~de of the burner fuel un~t
does not exceed 8 P S I
G
FLOW CONTROL VALVE: When domest~c hot water
tankless healer
IS
used a flow control valve should be
Installed In the supplv plplng as shown In the ~llustrat~on
MINIMUM CLEARANCES: Above
30"
Front
24"
Rear
18"
S~des
18"
Flue Plpe 18 inches
AOUASTAT SETTINGS:
Low
ltrnlt
should be set at least
20" below
Ihe
htgh llmlt sett~ng
PRESSURE CONTROL SETTING: Recommended h~gh
l1m11 sett~ng 1s
10
P
S I G
The h~gh l~m~t sett~ng should
never exceed
15
P
S
I
G
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