FT-C Vertical Electric Thermal Fluid Heater Manual 12 2013 ISSUE 1
1. Pull burner and inspect for heat stress or soot. Clean or replace as necessary.
2. Inspect pilot tube assembly and ignition electrode. Clean or replace if necessary. Reset ignition
settings to manual specications.
3. Inspect internal surfaces of the heater. Inspect refractory for cracks. Cracks larger than ¼” wide
will require repair or replacement of the refractory. Inspect coil for sooting. If soot is present, it
can be removed by utilizing a brush or compressed air for light sooting. See Soot Cleaning
section of this manual.
4. Have combustion checked for efciency.
5. Review daily log sheets noting any deviations from the norm.
1. Clean fuel lters.
2. Check burner blower. Clean if necessary.
3. Clean or change air lter if applicable.
4. Manually check uid level in the expansion tank. Drain 2 litres of thermal uid from the
expansion tank. If water is present, continue to drain 2 litres at a time until no water is present.
5. Check operation of all safeties. Refer to the instructions at the end of this section.
6. With the burner running, remove or disconnect the ame detection device.
The ame programmer should lockout within 3 seconds.
7. Review daily log sheets noting any deviations from the norm.
8. Check the tightness of all couplings, including the fuel oil pump drive (oil-red units), fan
impeller, circulating pump, etc. See Figure 24