Benchmark 3.0LN 24-Month Maintenance Kit 58015-04
Technical Instruction Document
TID-0135_0C
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/12/2017
AERCO International, Inc.
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100 Oritani Dr.
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Blauvelt, New York 10913
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Phone: 800-526-0288
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3. Place the new burner housing gasket (P/N
81019
) on top of the blower,
e
nsuring is
positioned correctly in relation to the burner housing’s mounting holes.
4. Position the burner housing on the blower and the burner flange, aligning it with both
burner and blower.
5. Reinstall the the six (6) 1/4-20 screws that connect the burner housing to the blower, but
only hand-tighten them at this point, to ensure proper positioning.
6. If there was an extension ring around the burner at disassembly, replace it.
7. Add one 3/8” flat washers to each of the eight (8) mounting studs coming up through the
burner flange, removed in section 6.1.1, step 7.
IMPORTANT!
It is imperative that the burner housing is fully tighten to the top of the heat
exchanger
BEFORE
its other end is bolted to the blower.
8. Apply Loctite 246 to the mounting studs and then loosely tighten the eight (8) 3/8-16 nuts
attaching the burner housing to the burner, and then
torque the eight nuts in a star (or
alternating) pattern to 35 ± 5 ft./lbs.
to to ensure a uniform seal.
9. Fully tighten the the six (6) 1/4-20 screws hand-tighten in step 5 to fully connect the burner
housing to the blower.
DO NOT ATTEMPT
to pull the burner housing down to meet the
blower. If there is a gap, adjust the blower mounting plate till the blower contacts the
housing.
10. Check to ensure that the grounding screw is reinstalled. Also, ensure that conductive,
high-temperature, anti-seize compound is applied to the threads of the ground screw.
11. Reinstall the staged ignition assembly with the new gas injector gasket (P/N
81070
) on the
burner housing using the two (2) 10-32 screws removed in section 6.1.1, step 5.
12. After servicing is complete, perform a water bubble test during purge to ensure the burner
gaskets are providing a good seal, as specified in section 7.2.
6.1.3 Igniter Replacement
Complete the instructions below on Benchmark 3.0 LN units to reinstall the igniter (P/N
GP-
122435-S
).
1. Using a spark gap feeler gauge, check to ensure that the igniter is gapped at 1/8".
2. Prior to installation, a high-temperature anti-seize compound
must
be applied to the
igniter threads.
3. Reinstall the igniter in the location shown in Figure 9. Do not over-tighten. A slight
snugging up is sufficient.
4. Reconnect the igniter cable.