Installation and Operating Instructions
NCB
Built Like A Tank With Laser Precision
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I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. Terminology.......................................................4
E. Safety Precautions....................................5
B. Specifications....................................................4
F. 20 Year Limited Warranty.......................6
C. Clearance to Combustibles........................4
G. Warranty Card.............................................7
D. Furnace Dimension........................................4
II. Outdoor Boiler Best Burn Practices
A. Fuel Used...........................................................................8
G. Heating the Home..................................................9
B. Loading Fuel....................................................................8
H. Heating
Hot Water...............................................10
C. Starters................................................................................8
I.
Thermostat Control............................................10
D. Location..............................................................................8 J.
Pex
Pipe Connections......................................11
E. Wood Recommendations........................................9 K
Insulated Pex Pipe...............................................11
F. Burning Coal.....................................................................9
III. Installing the NCB Boiler
A. Location of Furnace...................................................12
J. Installing Heat Exch’er in small Plenum ..18
B. Concrete Block Footing ..........................................13
L. Bleeding the Heat Exchanger.......................19
C. Plumbing and Electrical Hook .............................13 M.
Air
Flow
through Plenum................................19
D. Water Lines and Their Functions........................14 N.
Power---Water Pump Starts w/Fan.............20
E. Electric Lines..................................................................14 O.
Power---Water Pump Runs Continuous.21
F. Installation of Pex Pipe...............................................15
P. Running Wire to the House............................21
G. Filling Boiler with Water.............................................15
Q. Thermostat Wire Layout..................................22
H. Plumbing Parts Needed............................................15
R. Water Line Layout in House...........................23
I. Adding Shut Off Values.............................................16
S. Summer
Hot
Water By-Pass ........................23
K. Installing Heat Exchanger in Plenum.................17
IV. Other Hook Ups--Heating Water, Pools, and Spa’s
A. Plate Heat Exchanger for Hot Water.........................................................................................................................................24
B. Heating a Pool or Spa.......................................................................................................................................................................25
C. Hooking Up the Outdoor Furnace to Existing Boiler.......................................................................................................25
V. Maintenance
A. Clean Out Ash........................................................................................................................................................................................26
B. Creosote....................................................................................................................................................................................................26
C. Door Seals................................................................................................................................................................................................26
D. End of Season........................................................................................................................................................................................26
VI. Trouble Shooting
A. Poor Water Flow or Little to No Heat..........................................................................................................................................27
B. Difficult to Start Fire.............................................................................................................................................................................28
VII. Disclaimer
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Mail in Warranty Card....................................................................................................................29
