Carlin 102CRD 99FRD - Prepare Site • Assemble Burner • Mount Burner

Model 99FRD, 100CRD & 102CRD oil burners — Instruction manual
Carlin part number MN99102 Rev. 08/20/08
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2. Prepare site • assemble burner • mount burner
Inspect/repair/replace vent system
 Donotinstallthisburnerunlessyouhaveveriedtheentire
vent system and the appliance are in good condition and
complywithallapplicablecodes.And...
 •Theventandchimneymustbesizedandconstructedin
accordance with all applicable codes.
 •Donotinstalloruseanexistingmanualdamperinthe
breeching (vent connector) or chimney.
 •Donotconnecttheapplianceventconnectortoachimney
or vent serving a fireplace, incinerator or solid-fuel-burning
apparatus.
 •Inacoldclimate,donotventintoamasonrychimneythat
has one or more sides exposed to the outside. Install a listed
stainlesssteellinertoventtheueproducts.
 •Adefectiveventsystemcouldresultinseverepersonal
injury, death or substantial property damage.
Prepare vent/chimney
• Secureallmetalventjointswithscrews,followingtheventmanufacturer’s
instructions.Sealalljointsintheventsystemandchimney.Repairmasonry
chimney lining and repair all mortar joints as needed.
• Installadouble-actingbarometricdraftregulatorintheventpipingifspeci-
fied in the appliance manual. (The damper must be located in the same
space as the appliance.)
• Providesupportfortheventpiping.Donotresttheweightofanyofthe
ventpipingontheapplianceueoutlet.
Table 2 Minimum combustion/ventilation air openings
Combustion/ventilation air openings
Checkappliancemanualandapplicablecodesforrequiredsizing/design/
placement of combustion/ventilation air openings. You can use the follow-
inggeneralguidelines,takenfromNFPA31,providedtheymeetalllocal
requirements.
Louvers/screens
• Airopeningsizesarealwaysgiveninfreearea.Thismeansafterdeduction
forlouverobstruction.Ifyoucan’tndthelouverreductionforthegrilles
used,assumefreeareais20%oftotalforwoodlouvers,or60%oftotal
for metal louvers.
• Screenscanbenonerthan¼-inchmesh,andmustbeaccessiblefor
cleaning.
Residential installations
Unconnedspaces(atleast7,000cubicfeetperGPH)
• Anunconnedspacemeansaroomwithatleast7,000cubicfeetvolume
foreachGPHinput(or50cubicfeetperMBH)ofallappliancesintheroom.
Example:Foreach1GPHoilinput,theroommusthave7,000cubicfeet
(875squarefeetwithan8-footceilingheight.)
• Open basements and crawlspaces are usually large enough,andwill
generally allow enough air infiltration so special provisions will seldom be
required.
• Ifthebuildingistightlyconstructed,youwillhavetoprovideoutsideair
openings into the building. The total free area of the openings must be
atleast1squareinchper5,000Btuh(28squareinchesperGPH)ofall
appliances in the space.
•
SeeTable2forsummary.
Connedspaces(lessthan7,000cubicfeetperGPH)
• Airtakenfrominsidebuildingonly—
• Providetwoopenings—onenearoor,theothernearceiling.Providefree
areaof140squareinchesperGPHinput.Ifbuildingistightlyconstructed,
provideairopening(s)intobuildingproviding30squareinchesperGPHas
well.
• Airtakenfromoutside—
• Directthroughoutsidewallorverticalducts:Providetwoopenings—one
nearoor,theothernearceiling.Providefreeareaof35squareinchesper
GPHinput.
• Throughhorizontalducts:Providetwoopenings—onenearoor,theother
nearceiling.Providefreeareaof70squareinchesperGPHinput.
• Ventilationairfrominside/combustionairfromoutside
• Sizeopeningstointeriortoprovide140squareinchesfreeareaperGPH
input. Sizeoutsideair duct toprovide 28 squareinchesfree area per
GPH.
• SeeTable2forsummary.