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WARNING:  If  the  information  in  this 

manual is not followed exactly, a fire or 

explosion may result causing property 

damage, personal injury or loss of life.
—  Do not store or use gasoline or other

    flammable vapors and liquids in the

    vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—  WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
  •  Do not try to light any appliance.

  •  Do not 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 supplier, 

call the fire department.

—  Installation  and  service  must  be 

performed  by  a  qualified  installer, 

service agency or the gas supplier.

PRINTED 0810 

319432-000

USER’S MANUAL

MODELS:

 VB/VW 1500, 2000

SERIES 100/101

GAS-FIRED COPPER BOILERS FOR 

HYDRONIC HEATING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY

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Operation

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Maintenance

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Limited Warranty

500 Tennessee Waltz Parkway

Ashland City, TN 37015

500 Tennessee Waltz Parkway

Ashland City, TN 37015

www.hotwater.com 

Summary of Contents for VB 1500

Page 1: ...one 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 supplier call the fire department Installation and s...

Page 2: ...ning Procedure Mechanical Removal of Deposits 22 Replacement Parts 22 LIMITED WARRANTY 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 safe installation use and service 3 APPROVALS 3 GENERAL SAFETY 4 INTRODUCTION 5 INSTALLATI...

Page 3: ...hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in property damage WARNING CAUTION CAUTION DANGER All safety messages will generally tell you about the type of hazard what can happen if you do...

Page 4: ...etup and instructions before lighting Failure to implement the proper setup will result in improper and inefficient operation of the appliance resulting in production of increased levels of carbon mon...

Page 5: ...ion The installation must conform to all instructions contained in this manual and the local code authority having jurisdiction These should be carefully followed in all cases Authorities having juris...

Page 6: ...e horizontally vented gas fueled heating appliance or equipment The sign should read in print size no less than one half 1 2 inch in size GAS VENT DIRECTLY BELOW KEEP CLEAR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS INSPECT...

Page 7: ...DB F3 7 5 AMP FUSE MCB II F1 24VDC GENERATION MCB II K6 RELAY COIL MCB II MR HIGH LIMIT FLOW SWITCH LWCO SWITCH OPTIONAL LOW GAS SWITCH HIGH GAS SWITCH OPTIONAL EXTERNAL ENABLE OPTIONAL POWER ACC PROV...

Page 8: ...LE EXT ENABLE DISABLE COM NO COM NC NO COM COM NC ON OFF POWER RELAY NO COM G W W BK BK BK BK BK W 24VAC HOT W BK 24VAC RTN G GROUND F CAT 5 CABLE R G BK W MCB II DETAIL A Part of J BOX VB VW 1500 200...

Page 9: ...W UNITS COME EQUIPPED WITH PUMP VB UNITS DO NOT 24VAC COM PUMP RELAY A BK F 0 WIRING DIAGRAM TRANSFORMER 120 24 VAC MODULATING CONTROL BOARD II MCB II J20 or J21 J16 1 2 6 7 J24 F1 7 5A 24VAC J3 1 2 3...

Page 10: ...and permit pressure to be established by the pressure reducing valve 2 Vent all high points in system to purge system of air Provisions should be made to permit manual venting of radiators or convecto...

Page 11: ...water temperature or 20 F 11 C differential whichever has the higher inlet temperature is attained b If the inlet water temperature is greater than 120 F 49 C and the 20 F 11 C differential is not pre...

Page 12: ...12 LIGHTING AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 13: ...efully adjust the low fire gas setting to achieve the CO2 level prescribed in above reference table Note The rotation of the Low Fire adjustment is opposite of the High Fire as follows Clockwise rotat...

Page 14: ...t will operate with the voltage and current level provided Pump MCB 120VAC required on systems that do not have an external pump Provides electrical power to directly operate a pump or the coil of an...

Page 15: ...idle state as displayed by the Standby LED The control will continue to monitor heat demand and state of other system devices Upon a drop of water temperature below the set parameters the control wil...

Page 16: ...when the fault state is exited Hard Fault State See Fault Description section for list of soft and Auto Reset faults The pump remains on for the selected post circulate time to cycle the hot water ou...

Page 17: ...soft lockout condition will occur and burner will be shut off This fault condition is automatically cleared when temperature drops below high limit setpoint minus high limit differential AUTO HIGH LI...

Page 18: ...nwards in screens to reach a desired item and to change setpoints and user settings They have an auto increment decrement feature for some of the configurations and values When you first press one of...

Page 19: ...the MCB and reading the resistance across the two active pinsontheconnectoratthe end of the probe cable The value should be approximately 0 ohms when the temperature of the probe is less than 220 F L...

Page 20: ...unction of the servo pressure regulator Replace the valve and add a gas filter in front of the new valve preventative maintenance This is a pre mix burner system The flame is not supposed to be direct...

Page 21: ...to move at this point FOR DIRECT VENT UNITS It is necessary to loosen and slide the rubber coupling on the blower adaptor in order to move the blower 4 Loosen the seven bolts on the blower adapter at...

Page 22: ...xist As the water is heated these tend to drop out depositing as scale or lime This scale must be removed before the heat exchanger tubes become blocked DELIMING The amount of calcium carbonate lime r...

Page 23: ...his boiler under state or provincial law are limited to one 1 year duration for the boiler or any of its parts Some states and provinces do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts...

Page 24: ...24 500 Tennessee Waltz Parkway Ashland City TN 37015 Technical Support 800 527 1953 Parts 800 433 2545 Fax 800 644 9306 www hotwater com...

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