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MAXFire

®

 Series 100 Gas Igniters Manual 

372001-04 Rev. C 
 

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INTRODUCTION 

 
This manual contains information for the MAXFire

®

 Series 100 Igniter from Forney Corporation, 16479 

North Dallas Parkway, Suite 600 Addison, TX 75001. 
 

All personnel should become thoroughly familiar with the contents of this manual before 
attempting to install, operate or maintain the MAXFire

®

 Igniter system. Because it is virtually 

impossible to cover every situation that might occur during operation and maintenance of the 
equipment described in this publication, personnel are expected to use good engineering judgment 
when confronted with situations that are not specifically mentioned herein. 

 
The user should update this manual whenever significant changes are made to the system. To be of value, 
the manual must always reflect the latest configuration of the equipment.  It should be noted, however, 
that Forney Corporation will furnish updated pages only if Forney authorizes a modification and 
accomplished under Forney supervision. 

 
 

PROPRIETARY NOTICE 

 

The contents of this publication are proprietary data of Forney Corporation. Reproduction or use of any 
part of the publication for purposes other than the support of the equipment for which it is published is 
permissible only if expressly authorized in writing by Forney. 
 

Additional copies of this publication may be purchased from Forney.  When ordering or 
requesting cost information, refer to the publication number appearing on the title page. Address 
to the attention of the Sales Department, Forney Corporation, 16479 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 
600 Addison, TX 75001. 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Revisions 

Revision 

Date 

Comments 

05/04/2010 

Initial Release  

10/25/2010 

Updated Capacity Rating for MAXFire 135 

02/09/2015 

Update logos, contact info, Spec table-MaxFire35 gas supply 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MAXFire 100 Series

Page 1: ...MAXFire Series 100 Gas Igniters Manual Publication 372001 04 Rev C...

Page 2: ...ys reflect the latest configuration of the equipment It should be noted however that Forney Corporation will furnish updated pages only if Forney authorizes a modification and accomplished under Forne...

Page 3: ...Section 5 Commissioning 7 5 1 Igniter Flame Detection 7 Section 6 Troubleshooting 8 Section 7 Maintenance 9 7 1 Guide Tube 9 7 2 Igniter 9 Section 8 Storage 10 Section 9 Return or Repair Service 10 S...

Page 4: ...and support under prescribed light off conditions Class 3 igniters are used for light off only and are not intended for warm up or support MAXFire igniters are available in a variety of hardware conf...

Page 5: ...iew port for flame detector sighting If this location is utilized Forney s initial start up procedure should be adhered to in its entirety Reference Section 5 Commissioning 1 3 Mount Tube In most appl...

Page 6: ...pendent 5 to 10 MMBtu hr 10 psig 11 to 15 MMBtu hr 15 to 20 psig 5 10 and 15 MMBtu hr 15 psig 20 and 25 MMBtu hr 25 psig 25 to 50 MMBtu hr 15 to 25 psig Gas inlet port NPT NPT 1 NPT 1 NPT 2 NPT Coolin...

Page 7: ...xercise extreme care when the power unit is open Refer to the HESI Service Manual for safety instructions for HESI equipment 7 Ensure that no voltage is present prior to disconnecting any terminations...

Page 8: ...plane through the position of the main burner fuel nozzle 3 Seal weld the mount tube to the burner front plate On some older installations where cast iron plates must be penetrated a steel flange or...

Page 9: ...During installation tap off the gas header from the top or side to help prevent contamination 2 Install gas pressure regulators in the gas headers to ensure that the specified pressure is maintained a...

Page 10: ...__ Adjust the cooling combustion air manual valve to supply proper airflow reference Specifications section of this manual _________ Adjust the pressure regulator on the igniter gas header to obtain t...

Page 11: ...ion Figure 3 and is producing sparks If the HESI or HTSI fails to generate sparks refer to the HESI or HTSI Service Manual for additional guidance on fault isolation The two fuel orifices in the orifi...

Page 12: ...e guide tube every 12 months or during a scheduled boiler outage and examined as follows 1 Close the manual gas shutoff valve in line with this igniter 2 Disconnect the gas line from the inlet to the...

Page 13: ...d in accordance with these RMA instructions To issue an RMA Forney must have the following information List of equipment to be returned by stock number model number Reason for return Company name and...

Page 14: ...replacement parts that should be in the customer s stock for system startup and the first year of operation Replacement parts should be ordered as necessary to maintain the suggested stock of spare p...

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