Specifications

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III Before Installing
1) Safe,reliableoperationofthisboilerdependsuponinstallationbyaprofessionalheatingcontractorinstrictaccordance
withthismanualandtheauthorityhavingjurisdiction.
 • Intheabsenceofanauthorityhavingjurisdiction,installationmustbeinaccordancewiththismanualand
 theNationalFuelGasCode,ANSIZ223.1.
 •Whererequiredbytheauthorityhavingjurisdiction,thisinstallationmustconformtotheStandardfor 
 ControlsandSafetyDevicesforAutomaticallyFiredBoilers(ANSI/ASMECSD-1).
2) FCMboilersutilizealuminumheatexchangersconstructed,tested,andstampedinaccordancewithASMEBoilerand
PressureVesselCodeCase2382-2.SomejurisdictionswhichrequireASMEboilerconstructiondonotrecognizethis
CodeCaseandmaynotapprovetheinstallationofanaluminumboiler.Consulttheauthorityhavingjurisdictionbefore
installingthisboiler.
3) ReadSectionVIItoverifythatthemaximumcombustionairandexhaustpipelengthswillnotbeexceededinthe
plannedinstallation.AlsoverifythattheventterminalcanbelocatedinaccordancewithSectionVII.
4) Makesurethattheboileriscorrectlysized:
• Forheatingsystemsemployingconvectionradiation(baseboardorradiators),useanindustryacceptedsizing
methodsuchastheI=B=RHeatLossCalculationGuide(Pub.#H21or#H22)publishedbytheHydronicsInstitute
inBerkelyHeights,NJ.
• Fornewradiantheatingsystems,refertotheradianttubingmanufacturer’sboilersizingguidelines.
• ForsystemsincludingaAlliance™indirectwaterheater,sizetheboilertohaveeithertheDOEHeatingCapacity
requiredfortheAlliance™orthenetratingrequiredfortheheatingsystem,whicheverresultsinthelargerboiler.
• Forsystemsthatincorporateotherindirectwaterheaters,refertotheindirectwaterheatermanufacturer’s
instructionsforboileroutputrequirements.
5) Makesurethattheboilerreceivedisconguredforthecorrectgas(naturalorLP).
6) Makesurethattheboilerisconguredforuseatthealtitudeatwhichitistobeinstalled.
NOTICE
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas tter when installed
within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. See Appendix A for additional
important information about installing this product within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
IV Locating the Boiler
1) ObservetheminimumclearancesshowninFigure4.1.Theseclearancesapplytobothcombustibleandnon-
combustiblematerials.ObservetheminimumclearancestocombustiblesforventpipeshowninTable4.2.
2) NotetherecommendedserviceclearancesinFigure4.1.Theseserviceclearancesarerecommended,butmayreduced
tothecombustibleclearancesprovided:
a. Accesstothefrontoftheboilerisprovidedthroughadoor
b. Accessisprovidedtothecondensatetrapandtransformerlocatedunderneaththeboiler.
3) Whentheboilerisinstalledontheoorusingtheoptionalpedestalkit,theboilermaybeinstalledonanon-carpeted
combustiblesurface.
4) Thereliefvalvemustbeinstalledinthefactoryspeciedlocation.
5) Theboilershouldbelocatedsoastominimizethelengthoftheventsystem.