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SHUTDOWN
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APPENDIX
ARRAY AR 3000 / AR 4000 Multiple Boiler Installation
EXPANSION
TANK
COMMON PIPE DIAMETER MUST BE
SIZED FOR FOR FLOW RATES LESS
THAN 4.0 FT/SEC. COMMON PIPE
LENGTH BETWEEN THE CLOSE TEES
MUST BE 3 TO 5 TIMES ITS DIAMETER
D
MAINTAIN A
RECOMMENDED 8"
PRESSURE (MINIMUM
4.0") AT MAXIMUM
BTU/HR INPUT
DIRT TRAP
B
C
MANDATORY
BOILER
STRAINER
A
Detail B
SYSTEM
CIRCULATOR
SECONDARY
SYSTEM
SUPPLY
SECONDARY
SYSTEM
RETURN
MAKE-UP
WATER
BACKFLOW
PREVENTER
PRESSURE
REDUCING
VALVE
PRESSURE
GAUGE
CONDENSATE
DRAIN PIPE
SUPPLY
(Boiler Outlet)
RETURN
(Boiler Inlet)
FLUE
COMBUSTION AIR
GAS
PRESSURE
REGULATOR
MANUAL
SHUTOFF
VALVE
GAS SUPPLY
10 FEET RECOMMENDED
Detail C
RELIEF VALVES
DRAIN PIPE
Detail D
Detail A
NOTES:
1. THIS DRAWING IS MEANT TO DEMONSTRATE SYSTEM PIPING CONCEPT ONLY.
2. INSTALLATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH ALL LOCAL CODES.
3. INSTALL A MINIMUM OF 12 DIAMETERS OF STRAIGHT PIPE UPSTREAM OF ALL CIRCULATORS.
4.
INSTALL A MINIMUM OF 6 DIAMETERS OF OF STRAIGHT PIPE UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF ALL CLOSELY SPACED TEES.
5. PIPING SHOWN IS PRIMARY/SECONDARY.
6.
RECOMMENDED: GAS REGULATOR (AND IS REQUIRED WHEN SUPPLY PRESSURE IS GREATER THAN 20" WC). REGULATOR
SHOULD BE LOCATED APPROX. 10 FEET FROM BOILER.
7. MANDATORY: BOILER STRAINER (20 MESH OR FINER).
8. THE CONDENSATE DRAIN TUBE MUST PITCH AWAY FROM THE BOILER (1/4” SLOPE PER FOOT) AND MUST NEVER REDUCE ITS
DIAMETER DOWNSTREAM
9.
IN CASE OF COMMON VENT PIPE, AN ADDITIONAL SEPARATE CONDENSATE DISCHARGE LINE MUST BE ADDED AT THE FOOT
OF THE VERTICAL COMMON STACK. THIS LINE MUST BE SYPHONED ADEQUATELY, ACCORDING TO THE CALCULATED
MAXIMUM FLUE PRESSURE IN THE COMMON VENT PIPE.
SYSTEM
SENSOR
(MANDATORY)