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5.4 - CLEANING OF THE
BOILER
Follow the next sequence:
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Close the feeding of the oil.
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Cooldown the boiler to the ambient
temperature.
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Switch Off the electrical supply to the boiler
and the burner.
5.5 - CHECK OF THE
BOILER OPERATION
For a safe operation of the boiler it is necessary
to check:
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The good operation of the working
thermostat.
5.6 - CHECK OF THE
BURNER OPERATION
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See the burner instruction manual.
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Follow all the local requirement in terms
of burner maintenance .
5.7 - BOILER HOUSE
For the combustion of oil or gas the burner
needs air.
Accordingly wide openings are foreseen for
the entry of the air in the boiler house.
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The good operation of the high limit
thermostat.
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The adjustment and the good operation
of the minimum thermostat.
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The good operation of the shunt system.
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The good operation of the outer
compensator (if fitted).
These openings never have to be obstructed.
Maintain the boiler house clean and dust free.
The boiler house is not a closet: avoid to store
any kind of materials.
Maintain the entry of the boiler house free
and easy to reach in any moment.
Ascertain that the boiler house is endowed
with efficient emergency lamp.
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Open the front door.
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Shake and remove the turbulators every
15-20 days of activity of the boiler to avoid
that the residues of combustion can stop
them so much to make difficult their removal.
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Clean the turbulators and the smoke pipes
by brushing them with the brush supplied.
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Reposition the turbulators.
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Remove the cleaning door and all the soot
from the smoke chamber.
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Re-fit the cleaning doors.
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Verify the state of the refractory insulation
of the combustion chamber door.
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Verify the state of the door sealing rope.
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Close the door of the furnace.
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The good operation of all the other safety
and control devices imposed by local
requirements.
