EK3 Frontier Boiler Manual
5
Seventh Edition- October 2015
SYSTEM 2000
®
EK3 FRONTIER OILHEAT BOILER - COMMERCIAL - RESIDENTIAL
IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
These instructions should be carefully read and kept for future reference to gain the best
performance from your System 2000 Frontier boiler.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF A SYSTEM 2000 BOILER
with its highly efficient low mass
hydronic heat exchanger, the Energy Converter. It is the product of years of engineering and advanced design, which
brings together in a single system all the elements needed to provide an efficient source for heat and hot water. This
operation and maintenance information has been prepared so that you may better understand and use your
Energy
Kinetics Frontier Boiler and Heating System
.
The EK3 Frontier is ASME certified and National Board listed, perfect for commercial installations. The
required manual reset high temperature limit and the manual reset low water cutoff are both included. The boiler is
packaged with circulators, piping, controls, wiring, and burner mounted. The boiler will fit through a 34” doorway.
The EK3 Frontier comes with the System 2000 Digital Manager control system with built in energy recovery
cycle.
Oil Heat EK3 Packages Include:
Energy Converter (boiler) Flue 7” at 45 degrees,
Front Service, thru side swing door, right side hinge.
EK3 Firing Rates: 2.25 gph to 3.00 gph,
Beckett CF500 Burner
o
Primary control with oil delay
o
Oil
valve
o
20,000 peak volt Igniter
o
1/3 HP burner motor
o
Two stage ‘B’ fuel pump
One Flexible Oil Line
Wiring Harness w/ Door Switch and Service Outlet
o
Manual reset high temperature limit
o
Manual reset low water cutoff
Complete supply, return, bypass piping
o
Bypass Circulator, Taco 007
o
Injection Circulator, Taco 0012IFC
o
Air Purge with two (2) Air Vents
o
T&P
Gauge
o
One (1) 3/4” Drain Valve
o
ASME 30 psi Relief Valve
Cold start, cold finish operation with energy recovery
Return temperature sensor for condensing protection
Relay for control of injection circulator included.
EK3 Options Include:
Air Inlet Box kit for field mounting
Smart oil filter kit
Fabricated steel base
Additional flex oil line (required for 2 pipe installs)
Domestic hot water making is an option, consult
the factory for hot water zone kits.
Input (GPH)
Gross Output
(BTU/hr)
2.25 272,000
2.60 313,000
3.00 357,000
EK3 with Digital Manager,
Easy access, front opening door.
Shown with optional base
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