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of the building. Turn on all appliances not connected to the
venting system. Turn on all exhaust fans, such as range hoods
and bathroom exhausts, so they shall operate at maximum
speed. Close fireplace dampers.
4. Follow the lighting instruction. Place the water heater being
inspected in operation. Adjust thermostat so appliance shall
operate continuously.
5. Test for draft hood spillage at the relief opening after 5 minutes
of main burner operation.
6. After it has been determined that each appliance connected to
the venting system properly vents when tested as outlined
above, return doors, windows, exhaust fans, fireplace dampers
and any other gas burning appliance to their previous conditions
of use.
7. If improper venting is observed during any of the above tests,
the venting system must be corrected.
WARNING
FAILURE TO CORRECT BACK DRAFTS MAY CAUSE AIR
CONTAMINATION AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
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If the back draft cannot be corrected by the normal method or if
a suitable draft cannot be obtained, a blower type flue gas
exhauster must be employed to assure proper venting and
correct combustion.
SERVICE INFORMATION
The installer may be able to observe and correct certain problems
which may arise when the unit is put into operation. HOWEVER, it
is recommended that only qualified servicemen, using appropriate
test equipment, be allowed to service the heater.
FOR YOUR SAFETY AND SATISFACTORY OPERATION, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THIS HEATER BE CHECKED ONCE A
YEAR BY A COMPETENT SERVICE PERSON.
USERS OF THIS APPLIANCE SHOULD BE AWARE THAT GAS
COMPONENTS WEAR OUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE GAS
CARRYING COMPONENTS OF THIS APPLIANCE SHOULD BE
INSPECTED FOR PROPER OPERATION PERIODICALLY BY A
QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
PILOT AND MAIN BURNER
Check pilot, figure 7, and main burner at least every 6 months for
proper flame characteristics. The main burner should display the
following characteristics:
1. Provide complete combustion of gas.
2. Cause rapid ignition and carryover of flame across entire burner.
3. Give reasonably quiet operation during ignition, burning and
extinction.
4. Cause no excessive lifting of flames from burner ports.
If preceding burner characteristics are not evident, check for
accumulation of lint or other foreign material that restricts or blocks
the air openings to the heater or burner.
WARNING
SOOT BUILD-UP INDICATES A PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES
CORRECTION BEFORE FURTHER USE. CONSULT WITH A
QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
Should the main burner or burner air openings require cleaning,
remove the burner and clean with a soft brush. Clean main burner
orifice with a suitable soft material. Do not disassemble burner
head unless necessary.
CHECK FOR GOOD FLOW OF COMBUSTION AND VENTILATING
AIR TO THE UNIT. MAINTAIN A CLEAR OPEN AREA AROUND THE
HEATER AT ALL TIMES. DO NOT STORE COMBUSTIBLES OR
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS NEAR OR AROUND AN APPLIANCE.
PILOT AND MAIN BURNER
FIGURE 7
CHECKING GAS INPUT
For appliance installation locations with elevation above 2000
ft.(610m) refer to HIGH ALTITUDE INSTALLATIONS section of this
manual for input reduction procedure.
With this heater in operation, determine whether it is receiving the
full rated input of gas. This may be done by timing the gas meter
and measuring gas pressure with a gauge or manometer. When
the heater is operating at full capacity (full gas input) it should
consume approximately 1 cubic foot of gas in the time shown in
table 3.
TABLE 3
INPUT CHECK TIME REQUIRED TO
CONSUME 1 CU. FT. OF GAS
Time Required To
Type of
BTU Per
Consume 1 Cu. Ft.
Model
Gas
Cu. Ft.
of Gas
BT-65
Natural
1050
58.2 sec.
BT-65
Propane
2500
163.7 sec.
Use this formula to “clock” the meter. Be sure that other gas
consuming appliances are not operating during this interval.
3,600 X H = Btuh
T
T = Time in seconds needed to burn one cubic foot of gas.
H = Heating value of gas in Btu’s per cubic foot of gas.
Btuh = Actual heater input rate.
Example: (Using BT-65 heater)
T = 58.2 seconds/ft
3
H = 1,050 Btu/ft
3
(natural gas)
Btuh = ?
3,600 X 1,050 = 64.948 Btu/hr (19.0 KW)
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