SERIES 8800 & 8900 INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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AVERTISSMENT. Assurez-vous de bien suivre les instructions données dans cette
notice pour réduire au minimum le risque d’incendie ou d’explosion ou pour éviter
tout dommoge matériel, toute blessure ou la mort
Ne pas entreposer ni utiliser d’essence ou ni d’autres vapeurs ou liquides inflammables
à proximité de cet appareil ou de tout autre appareil.
QUE FAIRE SI VOUS SENTEZ UNE ODEUR DE GAZ:
• Ne pas tenter d’allumer d’appareil.
• Ne touchez à aucun interrupteur; ne pas vous servir des téléphones se trouvant dans
le bâtiment.
• Appelez immédiatement votre fournisseur de gas depuis un voisin. Suivez les
intructions du fournisseur.
• Si vous ne purvez rejoindre le fournisseur, appelez le service des incendies.
L’installation et l’entretien doivent être assurés par un installateur ou un service
d’entretien qualifié ou par le fournisseur de gaz.
CONTENTS
Before You Start ................................................. page 2
Ratings & Capacities .......................................... page 3
Boiler/Water Heater Location ............................. page 3
Combustion Air & Ventilation .............................. page 4
Chimney & Vent Pipe Connections .................... page 8
Common Vent Systems ...................................... page 9
General Piping Requirements .......................... page 10
Heating System Piping ..................................... page 10
Domestic Water Supply Piping ......................... page 15
Gas Supply Piping ............................................ page 20
Electrical Wiring ............................................... page 21
General Operation ............................................ page 21
Operating Instructions ...................................... page 22
Checking & Adjustments .................................. page 23
Control Description .......................................... page 25
Maintenance ..................................................... page 26
Trouble-Shooting .............................................. page 28
Repair Parts, 8900 ........................................... page 30
Repair Parts, 8800 ........................................... page 39
BEFORE YOU START
This manual covers the application, installation,
operation and maintenance of a Series 8800
and 8900 finned copper heating boiler/water heater/pool
heater.
To obtain the safe, dependable, efficient operation and
long life for which this heating boiler/water heater was
designed, these instructions must be read, understood
and followed.
The Series 8800 and 8900 finned copper heating boiler/
water heaters have been design certified by CSA for use
with natural and propane gas under the latest revision of
ANSI-Z21.10.3/CSA 4.3, Gas Water Heaters, ANSI-
Z21.13/CSA 4.9, Gas-Fired Low Pressure Steam and Hot
Water Boilers and CAN1-3.1, Industrial and Commercial
Gas Fired Packaged Boilers. Each unit has been
constructed and hydrostatically tested for a maximum
working pressure of
160 psi
,
1103 kPa in accordance with
Section IV of the A.S.M.E. Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code.
All aspects of the boiler/water heater installation must
conform to the requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction, or, in the absence of such requirements, to
the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54-latest
revision. Where required by the authority having
jurisdiction, the installation must conform to the Standard
for Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired
Boilers, ANSI/ASME CSD-1.
In Canada, the installation must be in accordance with the
requirements of CAN/CGA B149.1 or .2, Installation Code
for Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment.
If installed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
MUST FOLLOW the additional instructions contained in
RBI's instruction sheet MACODE-3. If you do not have a
copy, call your RBI distributor or contact the RBI Customer
Service Department.
The owner should maintain a record of all service work
performed with the date and a description of the work
done. Include the name of the service organization for
future reference.
