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Part number 550-141-893/0800

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AHE 

Series 4 Direct Vent Wall-Mounted Boilers

 — User’s Information Manual

User maintenance procedures

Boiler must be serviced and
maintained

Component information

For detailed illustrations showing boiler assembly parts
and components, refer to the “Replacement parts”
section in the AHE Series 4 Boiler Manual.

Rollout thermal fuse element

Cuts off gas flow should flame rollout occur. See
Figure 1.

Do not attempt to place boiler in
operation if rollout thermal fuse
element cuts off  gas flow.
Immediately call a service
technician. Failure to do so can cause
severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.

Figure 1

Rollout thermal fuse element

Check boiler area

Check air openings

1.

Verify that combustion and ventilation air openings
to the boiler room and/or building are open and
unobstructed.

2.

Verify that boiler air intake is clean and free of
obstructions. Remove any debris on the air intake
opening.

The boiler should be inspected and started annually, at
the beginning of the heating season, only by a qualified
service technician. In addition, the maintenance and care
of the boiler, as explained on the following pages, must
be performed to assure maximum boiler efficiency and
reliability. Failure to service and maintain the boiler and
system could result in equipment failure, causing
possible severe personal injury, death or substantial
property damage.
The following information provides detailed
instructions for completing the maintenance items listed
in the maintenance schedule on page 4. In addition to
this maintenance, the boiler must be serviced and started
up at the beginning of each heating season by a qualified
service technician.

To prevent potential of severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage, do not store combustible
materials, gasoline or any other flammable vapors or
liquids near the boiler. Remove immediately if found.

Daily ...........................

Daily .....................

Check boiler pressure/
temperature gauge

1.

Make sure the pressure reading on the boiler
pressure/temperature gauge does not exceed 24
psig. Higher pressure may indicate a problem with
the expansion tank or gauge.

2.

Contact a qualified service technician if problem
persists.

Summary of Contents for AHE Series 4

Page 1: ...touch any electrical switch do not use any phone in your building Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor s phone Follow the gas supplier s instructions If you cannot reach your gas suppli...

Page 2: ...mage Indicates presence of hazards that cancauseseverepersonal injury death or substantial property damage Indicates presence of hazards that will or can cause minor personal injury or property damage...

Page 3: ...is can result in substantial property damage Do not use homemade cures or boiler patent medicines Serious damage to boiler personnel and or property may result Continual fresh makeup water will reduce...

Page 4: ...qualified service technician Owner maintenance see following pages for instructions A NNNUAL START UP Inspect Reported problems Boiler area Air openings Flue gas vent system and air piping Main burne...

Page 5: ...ly at the beginning of the heating season only by a qualified service technician In addition the maintenance and care of the boiler as explained on the following pages must be performed to assure maxi...

Page 6: ...2 If the relief valve often weeps The expansion tank may not be working properly Immediately contact your qualified service technician to inspect the boiler and system Monthly Monthly Have leaks fixe...

Page 7: ...maintenance procedures continued Test low water cutoff Test the low water cutoff periodically during the heating season following the low water cutoff manufacturer s instructions Clean vent terminati...

Page 8: ...e may be blocked Immediately shutdown the boiler following the Operating Instructions on the inside of the jacket top panel or on pages 10 and 11 of this manual Call your qualified service technician...

Page 9: ...pliance is equipped with an ignition device which automatically lights the pilot Do not try to light the pilot by hand B Before OPERATING smell all around the appliance area for gas Be sure to smell n...

Page 10: ...uctions ToTurn Off Gas To Appliance below and call your service technician or gas supplier 12 Replace control access panel 1 Set the thermostat to lowest setting 2 Turn off all electric power to the a...

Page 11: ...en corrosion due to leaks in boiler and piping Have qualified service technician repair at once Keep pH of water between 7 0 to 8 5 Popping or percolating noise heard in boiler Mineral deposits in sec...

Page 12: ...subject to the condition that the boiler must have been installed by a heating contractor whose principal occupation is the sale and installation of plumbing heating and or air conditioning equipment...

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