GWS
Gas-Fired Water Boilers –
Boiler Manual
20
Part Number 550-110-732/0703
Follow the “Service and maintenance” procedures given throughout this manual and in component literature shipped with
the boiler. See “Read this first” on page 2. Failure to perform the service and maintenance could result in damage to the boiler
or system. Failure to follow the directions in this manual and component literature could result in severe personal injury,
death or substantial property damage.
Table 6
Service and maintenance schedules (service technician and user)
11 Service and maintenance
Service technician
(see following pages for instructions)
Owner maintenance
(see User’s Information Manual for instructions)
A
NNNUAL
STA
R
T
-
UP
❏
Inspect:
• Reported problems
• Boiler area
• Air openings
• Flue gas vent system
• Pilot and main burner flames
• Water piping
• Boiler heating surfaces
• Burners, base and inlet air box
• Condensate drain system
❏
Service:
• Inducer motor
• Oiled-bearing circulators
❏
Start-up:
• Perform start-up per manual
❏
Check/test:
• Gas piping
• Cold fill and operating pressures
• Air vents and air elimination
• Limit controls and cutoffs
• Expansion tank
• Boiler relief valve
❏
Review:
• Review with owner
❏
Cleaning boiler heating surfaces
❏
Daily
• Check boiler area
• Check boiler pressure/
temperature gauge
• Check air openings
❏
Monthly
• Check boiler piping
• Check venting system
• Check condensate drain system
• Check boiler relief valve
• Check automatic air vents (if used)
• Check pilot and main burner flames
• Check and clean vent termination & air
intake screens
❏
Periodically
• Test low water cutoff (if used)
• Oil inducer motor
❏
Every 6 months
• Operate relief valve
❏
End of season
• Shut down procedure
