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SAFETY INFORMATION TERMS:  The following terms are used to identify hazards, safety precautions or special notations and
have standard meanings throughout this manual.  When you see the safety alert symbol and one of the safety information terms,
as shown below, be aware of the hazard potential.

DANGER:

  Identifies the most serious hazards which 

will

 result in severe personal injury or death.

WARNING:

  Signifies a hazard that 

could

 result in personal injury or death.

CAUTION:

  Identifies unsafe practices which would result in minor personal injury or product and property damage.

INSTALLATION AND 
SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS

ECONOMITE
MODELS E20B & E20BP

Gas Conversion Burner

USER:  Retain this manual for future reference.  If other than routine service or

maintenance as described in this manual is required, contact a qualified service
agency.  DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS.  An inadvertent service error could result
in a dangerous condition.

ANSI Z21.17 

CONVERSION

BURNERS

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

297

8470-78

The 

ECONOMITE Models E20B and E20BP

 conversion burners are adaptable to most common central heating plants

including up-draft gravity and forced circulation furnaces and boilers.  Power burner design makes it perfectly suited for oil burner
replacement.  For horizontal and downdraft gas utilization equipment, 

ECONOMITE Model DS24A

 conversion burner with direct

spark ignition is recommended.

WARNING:  If the information in

these instructions is not followed 
exactly, a fire or explosion may 
result, causing property damage,
 personal injury or death.

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 neighborÕs phone.  Follow 
the gas supplierÕs 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

.

MIDCO

 

International Inc.

 

4140 WEST VICTORIA STREET ¥ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60646 ¥ (773) 604-8700 FAX: (773) 604-4070 ¥ http://www.midco-intl.com

In the United States

, installation must conform with local codes or,

in the absence of local codes, with 

Installation of Domestic Gas

Conversion Burners, ANSI Z21.8 

latest edition and 

National

Fuel 

Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1

 latest edition available from

American National Standard Institute.  Further reference should
be made to the recommendation of your fuel supplier.

NOTE:

  Any additions, changes, or conversions required in order

for the burner to satisfactorily meet the application needs must be
made by a MIDCO distributor (or other qualified agency) using
factory specified and approved parts.

In Canada

,  installation must conform with local codes or, in the

absence of local codes, with 

Installation Codes for Gas

Burning Appliances and Equipment, CGA Standard
CAN/CGA 

1-B149.1 or 2. 

 When the conversion burner is used

on a Forced 

Air Central Furnace, the two yellow and black

warning labels in 

the literature envelope shall be attached in

accordance with 

Installation Code, CGA Standard CAN/CGA

1-B149, Clause 5.4.4.4.

  

Further reference should be made to

the recommendation of your 

fuel supplier.

INSTALLER:  Inform and demonstrate to

the user the correct operation and
maintenance of the burner. Inform the
user of the 

hazards of storing

flammable liquids and 

vapors in the

vicinity of this gas 

utilization

equipment

 and remove 

such hazards.

Affix this 

manual 

adjacent to the

conversion

burner. CODE COMPLIANCE

IS THE 

SOLE 

RESPONSIBILITY OF

THE INSTALLER.

Summary of Contents for Economite E20B

Page 1: ...ot 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 supp...

Page 2: ...ir supply near the gas utilization equipment area Install permanently open grilles sized at not less than one square inch free area per 4 000 BTU of total input When ventilating through horizontal duc...

Page 3: ...ntire length shall be readily accessible for inspection cleaning and replacement The length of horizontal uninsulated Vent Connector between chimney and a single gas utilization equipment shall not ex...

Page 4: ...I IR R R RI I I IN N N NG G G G A A A AN N N ND D D D C C C CO O O OM M M MP P P PO O O ON N N NE E E EN N N NT T T TS S S S B B B BY Y Y Y M M M MI I I ID D D DC C C CO O O O CAUTION Do not add any...

Page 5: ...rfire pressure at sea level TABLE 3 Main Gas Spud Capacity and Preliminary Gas and Air Settings WARNING Reposition the air shutter for the maximum firing rate of the selected spud capacity range Do no...

Page 6: ...g rate for NATURAL gas Accurately time test dial for the number of seconds for one revolution and use the following formula All other gas utilization equipment must be off For PROPANE gas consult your...

Page 7: ...sually the only service required Need for cleaning is indicated if the air inlet slots in the burner housing show an accumulation of dust and lint or if the character of the flame long hazy and yellow...

Page 8: ...replacing a component ELECTRICAL AND FLAME CHECKS MUST BE MADE IN THE ORDER LISTED I PILOT WILL NOT LIGHT A Manual gas cock knob on combination valve is not depressed in the PILOT position B Main Man...

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