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ADJUSTMENTS
1
Che
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k gas line pressure and manifold pressure (table 10)
and adjust as required
2
Che
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k barometri
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damper for proper operation
Parts must
move freely
3
Allow the unit to operate for 15 minutes
Drain hot water from
the heater or storage tank to
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ontinue main burner operation
4
Determine heat input rate (see CHECKING THE INPUT
se
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tion below)
CHECKING VENTING
The following steps shall be followed with ea
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h applian
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e
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onne
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ted to the venting system pla
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ed in operation, while
any other applian
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es
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onne
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ted to the venting system are
not in operation
1
Seal any unused openings in the venting system
2
Inspe
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t the venting system for proper size and horizontal
pit
F
h, as required in the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223
1or the CAN/CGA B149 Installation Codes and
these instru
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tions
Determine that there is no blo
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kage or
restri
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tion, leakage,
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orrosion and other defi
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ien
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ies whi
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h
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ould
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ause an unsafe
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ondition
3
So far as is pra
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ti
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al,
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lose all building doors and windows
and all doors between the spa
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e in whi
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h the water
heater(s)
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onne
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ted to the venting system are lo
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ated and
other spa
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es of the building
Turn on all applian
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es not
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onne
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ted to the venting system
Turn on all exhaust fans,
su
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h as range hoods and bathroom exhausts, so they shall
operate at maximum speed
Close firepla
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e dampers
4
Follow the lighting instru
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tion
Pla
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e the water heater in
operation
Adjust thermostat so water heater shall operate
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ontinuously
5
After it has been determined that ea
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h applian
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e
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onne
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ted
to the venting system properly vents when tested as outlined
above, return doors, windows, exhaust fans, firepla
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e
dampers and any other gas burning applian
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e to their
previous
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onditions of use
6
If improper venting is observed during any of the above
tests, the venting system must be
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orre
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ted
FAILURE TO CORRECT BACK DRAFTS MAY CAUSE AIR
CONTAMINATION AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS
If the ba
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k draft
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annot be
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orre
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ted by the normal method
or if a suitable draft
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annot be obtained, a blower type flue
gas exhauster must be employed to assure proper venting
and
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orre
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t
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ombustion
CHECKING THE INPUT
For installation lo
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ations with elevations above 2000 feet, refer
to HIGH ALTITUDE INSTALLATIONS se
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tion of this manual
for input redu
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tion pro
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edure
The input rate
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an be estimated by timing the meter, if no other
applian
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es are operating
With a stopwat
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h, or a wristwat
F
h, whi
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h
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an display the time
in se
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onds, read the gas meter and measure the amount of
time required for the heater to
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onsume 5
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ubi
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feet of gas
The
a
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tual rate may then be estimated by using the formula below
(3600/T) x H
Btuh
T
Time in se
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onds to burn one
F
ubi
F
foot of gas
H
Btu
¶
s per
F
ubi
F
foot of gas
Btuh
A
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tual heater input
Example
T
15
1 se
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onds
H
1050 Btu
Btuh
"
(3600/15
1) x 1050
250,000
The input may be adjusted by adjusting the pressure regulator
Remove the top
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ap to expose the adjustment s
F
rew
Turning
the s
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rew in in
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reases the gas pressure and ba
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king the
s
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rew out de
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reases the pressure
Do not turn the adjusting
s
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rew in past the point where no further in
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rease in pressure
is noted
The manifold pressure is measured at the manifold pressure
tap, see figure 7, and should be used as a referen
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e point
for making pressure regulator adjustments
Table 6 gives the
design manifold pressures for ea
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h model
In
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rease or redu
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e
the pressure as required to obtain the rated input
If an a
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eptable rate
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annot be a
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hieved by adjusting the
pressure regulator (manifold pressure), first
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he
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k to be
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ertain that the gas supply pressure to the unit is adequate
If the supply pressure is inadequate, a different burner orifi
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e
may be required
Obtain from the utility the heating value and
spe
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ifi
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gravity of the gas at the site
Provide this information
and the altitude of the site to obtain a larger orifi
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e size
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE GAS INPUT
EXCEED THE INPUT SHOWN ON THE HEATER MODEL AND
RATING PLATE
OVERFIRING COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE
OR SOOTING OF THE HEATER
TABLE 9.
APPROXIMATE TIME REQUIRED TO CONSUME
1 CU. FT. OF GAS AT FULL CAPACITY
INPUT
RATE
(BTUH)
INPUT
BTUH
PER
CU. FT.
TIMES
(for Natural
gas in Sec.)
TIMES
(for LP gas
in Sec.)
BTP-139
139000
1050
2500
27
2
64
7
BTP-199
199000
1050
2500
19
0
45
2
BTP-270
270000
1050
2500
14
0
33
3
BTP-370
370000
1050
2500
10
2
24
3
Содержание 104 Series
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