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670-000-001/0204  

Oil furnace

PLB210

Low Boy

Furnace Manual

Contents

Page

 

Read this first! ............................................................................ 2 

Prepare furnace location............................................................ 3 

Prepare furnace and place in position ....................................... 6 

Connect supply and return ducts ............................................... 7 

Venting..................................................................................... 10 

Connect fuel oil piping ............................................................. 11 

Wire furnace and burner .......................................................... 13 

Start-up .................................................................................... 17 

Checkout procedure ................................................................ 18 

Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 19 

Service and maintenance ........................................................ 20 

Components and replacement parts........................................ 22 

Dimensions and ratings ........................................................... 24 

Owner’s information ................................................................. 26 

Hazard definitions 

Hazards that 

will cause severe

 personal injury, 

death or substantial property damage. 

Hazards that 

can cause severe

 personal injury, 

death or substantial property damage. 

Hazards that 

will or can cause minor

 personal 

injury or property damage. 

Special instructions on installation, operation or 
maintenance that are important but not related to 
personal injury or property damage. 

INSTALLER 

– Read all instructions before 

installing. 

Read page 2 first.

 Follow all instructions 

in proper order to prevent personal injury or death. 

x

Consider ducting, fuel supply, venting and 
installation when determining furnace location. 

x

Any claims for damage or shortage in shipment 
must be filed immediately against the transportation 
company by the consignee. 

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable 
liquids or vapors near this furnace or any other 
appliance.

Ventilate house while operating furnace for the first 
time. Odors may be emitted for a brief period. 

Do not alter this furnace in any way. The 
manufacturer will not be liable for any damage 
resulting from changes made in the field to the 
furnace or its components or from improper 
installation. Failure to comply could result in severe 
personal injury, death or substantial property 
damage. 

USER – Please read the following. Failure to 
comply could result in severe personal injury, death 
or substantial property damage. 

x

This manual is for use only by your qualified 
heating installer / service technician. 

x

Please see the 

Owner’s information

 only, on back 

page of this manual. 

x

Have the furnace serviced by a qualified service 
technician, at least annually. 

This manual must only be used by a 

qualified 

heating installer / service technician.

 Furnace and 

burner must be installed and serviced only by a 
qualified heating installer / service technician. 
Failure to comply could result in severe personal 
injury, death or substantial property damage. 

When calling or writing about the furnace – Please 
have furnace model number and serial number from 
the rating label. You may list the serial number and 
model number in the space provided on the 
“Installation and service certificate” found on 
page 18. 

DANGER 

WARNING 

CAUTION 

NOTICE

WARNING 

WARNING 

WARNING 

WARNING 

WARNING 

CAUTION 

NOTICE

KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS
WITH FURNACE FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.

Summary of Contents for PLB210 Low Boy

Page 1: ...s furnace or any other appliance Ventilate house while operating furnace for the first time Odors may be emitted for a brief period Do not alter this furnace in any way The manufacturer will not be li...

Page 2: ...e a mixture of gasoline and oil waste fuel refuse or any other substance in the burner of furnace Installation Do not block flow of combustion or ventilation air to furnace Do not block or obstruct th...

Page 3: ...arances Provide no less than the minimum clearances given in Table 1 to ensure the furnace can be properly operated serviced and maintained Always apply whichever clearance is LARGER combustible const...

Page 4: ...filtration from outside Each opening should be at least 140 sq in per 1 GPH input 1 sq in per 1000 BTU input of all fuel burning appliances plus requirements for any equipment that can pull air from r...

Page 5: ...to avoid Spray cans containing chloro fluorocarbons Permanent wave solutions Chlorinated waxes cleaners Chlorine based swimming pool chemicals Calcium chloride used for thawing Sodium chloride used fo...

Page 6: ...Provide ventilated thimble per all applicable codes where vent pipe passes through wall or ceiling Failure to comply could result in severe personal injury death or substantial property damage Duct l...

Page 7: ...urnace installed with a 4 ton air conditioning evaporator coil Heating mode air flow is still 1 050 cfm Cooling mode air flow use Equation 3 4 CFM 4 x 400 1 600 cfm x The larger number is 1 600 cfm co...

Page 8: ...8 7 7 6 6 900 14 58 41 31 25 21 19 17 14 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 1000 16 64 45 34 28 23 20 18 15 13 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 1100 16 72 49 38 30 25 22 19 16 14 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 1200 16 54 41 33 27 24 21 17 15...

Page 9: ...12 600 12 59 38 28 22 19 16 15 13 700 12 69 44 32 25 21 18 16 15 13 800 14 50 36 29 24 20 18 16 14 900 14 56 41 32 26 22 20 18 15 1000 16 63 45 35 29 24 22 19 17 15 1100 16 69 49 38 31 26 23 21 18 16...

Page 10: ...injury or death The horizontal vent must slope upwards away from the furnace a minimum of inch per foot Connection must be made above bottom of chimney to avoid blockage Vent pipe must not enter chim...

Page 11: ...Teflon tape as an oil pipe sealant It can cause valves to fail creating hazards Use only flare fittings Do not use compression fittings Failure to comply could result in severe personal injury death o...

Page 12: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual 12 670 000 001 0204 Notes...

Page 13: ...rm to x National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 latest edition and any additional national state or local codes x In Canada CSA C22 1 Canadian Electrical Code Part One and any local codes x Wiring must...

Page 14: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual 14 670 000 001 0204 6 Wire furnace burner continued Figure 1 Wiring PLB furnace with direct drive blower DNS 0913 Rev A...

Page 15: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual 670 000 001 0204 15 6 Wire furnace burner continued Figure 2 Wiring PLB furnaces with direct drive blower DNS 0914 Rev B...

Page 16: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual 16 670 000 001 0204 6 Wire furnace burner continued Figure 3 Wiring PLB furnaces with direct drive blower DNS 0873 Rev B...

Page 17: ...ber CO2 between 10 and 11 with 0 smoke To start furnace continued Make final burner adjustments using combustion test equipment to assure proper operation 8 Check furnace and duct system for proper op...

Page 18: ...ossible flue gas leakage and carbon monoxide emissions leading to severe personal injury or death 24 Limit control tested per To start up in this manual 25 Furnace cycled with thermostat Raise to high...

Page 19: ...ozzle and electrode position Check ignition transformer output Reference burner manufacturers instructions Check tube insertion and alignment Check nozzle and electrode position Reference burner manuf...

Page 20: ...G WARNING Consult with homeowner to see if there were any Check sequence of operation problems with furnace or system during the prior Check flame characteristics heating season or cooling season Perf...

Page 21: ...x Do not attempt to start burner when excess oil has accumulated when unit is full or vapor or when combustion chamber is very hot x Do not start burner unless collector box vent and burner mounting d...

Page 22: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual 22 670 000 001 0204 11 Components and replacement parts Figure 4 Model PLB 210 furnaces Component locations DNS 0879 Rev B...

Page 23: ...t 12 Front panel insulation B02756 3 4 HP direct drive motor 13 Gasket observation door B01014 w ith motor support 14 Channel w ire B01763 Blow er GT12 10 15 Floor B01769 01 item 35B housing included...

Page 24: ...0 WC 168 000 138 000 1 20 82 6 GT12 10 3 4 Med High High 5 1950 1900 189 000 155 000 1 35 82 8 GT12 10 3 4 High High 5 2050 1900 210 000 171 000 1 50 81 9 GT12 10 3 4 High N A 5 2050 N A PLB 210 Insta...

Page 25: ...0 210 000 1 50 1 25 70W 145 BECKETT BURNER Model AFG 3450 RPM Tube insertion 2 7 8 Input Model Firing rate USGPH Nozzle Delavan Head Low firing rate baffle Static disc PLB 210 Combustion air adjustmen...

Page 26: ...om thermostat 2 If the furnace oil burner should shut down on flame failure the burner primary control will lock out Ask your service technician to show you the correct procedure to reset the primary...

Page 27: ...PLB Oil Furnaces Furnace Manual X40101 Rev G...

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