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Oil Furnaces

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Furnace Manual

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 670-000-001/0204

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Prepare furnace location

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Air for combustion and ventilation 

Adequate combustion and ventilation air ensures 
proper combustion and reduces risk of severe 
personal injury or death from possible flue gas 
leakage and carbon monoxide emissions. 

Do not install exhaust fan in furnace room. 

Consider building construction 

Older buildings with single-pane windows, minimal weather-stripping 
and no vapor barrier often provide enough natural infiltration and 
ventilation without dedicated openings. 

New construction or remodeled buildings are most often built tighter. 
Windows and doors are weather-stripped, vapor barriers are used 
and openings in walls are caulked. As a result, such tight 
construction is unlikely to allow proper natural air infiltration and 
ventilation.

For buildings with tight construction, provide openings directly to 
outside or to a ventilated crawl space or attic. Size the openings to 
the same specifications as for the furnace location per the following 
paragraphs. 

Follow state, provincial or local codes when sizing adequate 
combustion and ventilation air openings. In absence of codes, use 
the following guidelines when furnace is in a confined room (defined 
by NFPA 31 as less than 7200 cubic feet per 1 GPH input of all 
appliances in area. A room 8 ft. high x 30.0 ft. x 30.0 ft. is 7200 cu. 
ft.).

Provide two permanent openings 

Openings locations 

One within 12 inches of ceiling, one within 12 inches of floor. 
Minimum height or length dimension of each rectangular opening 
should be at least 3 inches. 

When inside air is used 

Each opening must freely connect with areas having adequate 
infiltration 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 room (including clothes dryer and fireplace). 

When outside air is used 

Connect each opening directly, by ducts to the outdoors, or to crawl 
or attic space that freely connects with outdoors. Size per below : 

x

Through outside wall or vertical ducts – at least 35 sq. in. per 1 
GPH input (1sq. in. per 4000 BTU input) of all fuel burning 
appliances plus requirements for any equipment that can pull air 
from room (including clothes dryer and fireplace). 

x

Through horizontal ducts – at least 70 sq. in. per 1 GPH furnace 
input (1 sq. in. per 2000 BTU input) of all fuel-burning appliances 
plus requirements for any equipment that can pull air from room 
(including clothes dryer and fireplace). 

x

Where ducts are used, they should have the same cross-
sectional area as free area of openings to which they connect. 
Compensate for louver, grille or screen blockage when 
calculating free air openings. Refer to their manufacturer’s 
instructions for details. If unknown, use :  

x

Wood louvers, which provide 20-25 % free air. 

x

Metal louvers or grilles, which provide 60-75 % free air. 

Lock louvers in open position or interlock with equipment to 
prove open before furnace operation. 

Basement installations 

When the furnace is located in an unconfined space, such as an 
unpartitioned basement, adequate air should normally be available 
without additional opening. An unconfined space is defined as one 
having no less than 50 cubic feet room volume per 1,000 BTU/h 
input of all appliances in the space. 

If the house is of tight construction, provide air openings to the 
basement directly from outside or from a ventilated attic. Size the 
openings as described above under “When outside air is used”. 

WARNING 

WARNING 

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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