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WALL MOUNT GAS-FIRED WATER BOILER — Boiler Manual
Hydrostatic pressure test
$/./4INSTALLARELIEFVALVEWITHAPRESSURE
HIGHERTHAN03)'4HISISTHEMAXIMUMALLOW-
ABLERELIEFVALVESETTINGFORTHE&REE3TYLE
®
boiler.
&AILURETO COMPLY COULD PREVENT THE RELIEF
VALVEFROMOPERATINGASNEEDEDRESULTINGIN
POSSIBILITYOFSEVEREPERSONALINJURYDEATHOR
SUBSTANTIALPROPERTYDAMAGE
5SETWOWRENCHESWHENTIGHTENINGANYPIPE
CONNECTIONTOTHEBOILER
. Failure to prevent the
BOILERPIPESFROMTURNINGCOULDDAMAGEPIPESOR
heat exchanger, resulting in possible severe personal
injury, death or substantial property damage.
0RESSURETESTTHEBOILERBEFOREPERMANENTLYATTACHINGWATEROR
gas piping or electrical supply.
Install pipe fittings for relief valve and
P/T gauge
1. Install the reducing tees, and close nipples, field supplied,
located and oriented as shown in Figure 6, page 11. !PPLY
pipe dope to all fittings sparingly.
$/ ./4 INSTALL THE RELIEF VALVE UNTIL AFTER THE
HYDROSTATIC TEST
. Temporarily install a ¾” pipe
PLUGINTHERELIEFVALVELOCATIONASDIRECTEDINTHESE
INSTRUCTIONS4HEPLUGMUSTBEREMOVEDAFTERTHE
test.
#ONNECTTHERELIEFVALVE/.,9ONTHE"/),%2
3500,9 /54,%4 ./4
the boiler return. Con-
NECTTHERELIEFVALVEONLYASSHOWNINTHISMANUAL
%NSURERELIEFVALVEISLOCATEDABOVEHEATEXCHANGER
Failure to comply with the above could prevent
THERELIEFVALVEFROMOPERATINGASNEEDEDRESULTING
INPOSSIBILITY OF SEVEREPERSONAL INJURYDEATHOR
substantial property damage.
2. Install the test pressure/temperature gauge (field supplied)
to the reducing tee as shown in Figure 7, page 11.
Install fittings and valves required for
hydrostatic testing (supplied by installer)
1. 4HEFOLLOWINGPIPINGCOMPONENTSSUPPLIEDBYINSTALLERARE
REQUIREDFORTHETESTCONlGURATION
a. 4WOSHUTOFFVALVESÐv.04ON&31”NPT on
FS-155).
b. Two close nipples (¾”NPT on FS-80/120, 1”NPT on
FS-155).
c. ¾” NPT pipe plug.
d. Pressure/temperature gauge.
e. ¾” NPT boiler drain valve.
2.
4%-0/2!2),9 INSERT A Ðv .04 PIPE PLUG IN THE RELIEF VALVE
TAPPING !FTER THE HYDROSTATIC TEST THIS PLUG must be removed
AND THE RELIEF VALVE MUST BE INSTALLED
Fill and pressure test
1. See Figure 6, page 11,FORUSEWITHTHEFOLLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS
2. CLOSE the boiler drain valve (item 10). Connect a hose to
FRESHWATERSUPPLYANDTOTHEDRAINVALVE
3. 0LACEA BUCKETUNDERTHEENDSOF THE ISOLATION VALVES
(item 8 and 9) to catch water drippings.
4. CLOSE isolation valve item 9, then crack open the valve
slightly. Leave top isolation valve item 8 open.
5. 3LOWLYOPENTHEBOILERDRAINVALVEITEMANDFRESHWATER
supply to fill boiler with water. The boiler and piping will
lLLQUICKLYBECAUSEOFTHELOWWATERCONTENT
6. 7HENWATERBEGINSTO mOWFROMBOTTOM ISOLATION VALVE
(item 9), close the valve.
7. #ONTINUElLLINGUNTILWATERmOWSFROMTOPISOLATIONVALVE
(item 8), then close the valve.
8. When pressure on the pressure/temperature gauge (item
4) reaches at least 45 PSIG, but no higher than 55 PSIG,
CLOSE the boiler drain valve (item 10).
9. (OLDATTESTPRESSUREFORMINUTES
$ONOTLEAVEBOILERUNATTENDED!COLDWATERlLL
could expand and cause excessive pressure, result-
ing in severe personal injury, death or substantial
property damage.
10. -AKESURE CONSTANTGAUGE PRESSUREHASBEEN MAINTAINED
THROUGHOUTTEST#HECKFORLEAKS2EPAIRIFFOUND
,EAKSMUSTBE REPAIREDAT ONCE Failure to
do so can damage boiler, resulting in substantial
property damage.
Do not use petroleum-based cleaning or sealing
compounds in boiler system. Gaskets and seals
in the system may be damaged. This can result in
substantial property damage.
Drain and remove fittings
1. $ISCONNECTlLLWATERHOSEFROMWATERSOURCE
2. Drain boiler through drain valve
(item 10).
 5SECAUTIONWHENRELEASINGPRESSUREFROMTHEBOILER
Rapid water flow could cause injury.
3. 2EMOVEHOSEAFTERDRAINING
4. 2EMOVENIPPLESANDVALVESUNLESSTHEYWILLREMAINFORUSEIN
the system piping.
5. 2EMOVEPLUGANDINSTALLRELIEFVALVEASSPECIlEDINTHEFOL-
LOWING7!2.).'
2EMOVE PLUG FROM RELIEF VALVE STREET ELBOW )NSTALL
THE RELIEF VALVE IN THE ÐvSTREET 3EE page 40 to install
RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE PIPING &AILURE TO INSTALL THE
BOILER RELIEF VALVE COULD RESULT IN SEVERE PERSONAL
injury, death or substantial property damage.
3 Prepare boiler continued