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3.5 Starting the boiler
3.5.1 Preliminary checks
Before starting the boiler it is necessary to perform the following checks:
- flue gas discharge pipe and its terminal are installed in accordance to the instructions: when the boiler is running no products
generated by combustion are to leak from any gasket;
- power supplied to the boiler is 230 V – 50 Hz;
- the system is correctly loaded with water (water pressure gauge reading is 1 / 1,3 bars);
- all system pipes stopcocks are open;
- the gas supplied to the boiler corresponds to that for which the boiler is manufactured: convert the boiler to the available gas when
necessary ( see section 3.7. “Adaptation to other gases and burner adjustment”. The procedure is to be carried out by qualified
technical personnel;
- the gas supply stopcock is open;
- there are no gas leaks;
- the main switch external to the boiler is set to on;
- the 3 bar safety valve is not blocked;
- there are no water leaks.
3.5.2. Switching on and switching off
In switching on and switching off the boiler, follow the “Instructions for the user”.