Specifications
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V Mounting The Boiler
CAUTION
This boiler weighs approximately 110 pounds:
• Two people are required to safely lift this boiler onto the wall mounting hook.
• Make sure that wall mounting hook is anchored to a structure capable of
supporting the weight of the boiler and attached piping when lled with water.
Jurisdictions in areas subject to earthquakes may have special requirements
for supporting this boiler. These local requirements take precedence over the
requirements shown below.
A. Wall Mounting
1) Iftheboilerisinstalledonaframedwall,minimumacceptableframingis2x4studson16”centers.Theboiler
mountingholesareon16”centersforinstallationbetweentwostudsatthestandardspacing.Incaseswheretheboiler
cannotbecenteredbetweenthestuds,orwherethestudsarespacedcloserthan16”apart,theboilermaybeanchoredto
¾”plywoodorhorizontal2x4'sanchoredtothestuds.
2) 5/16”x2”lagscrewsandwashersareprovidedformountingthisboiler.Theselagscrewsareintendedformounting
theboilerdirectlyontostudscoveredwith½”sheetrock.Whentheboilerisattachedtoothertypesofconstruction,
suchasmasonry,usefastenerscapableofsupportingtheweightoftheboilerandattachedpipinginaccordancewith
goodconstructionpracticeandapplicablelocalcodes.
3) Makesurethatthesurfacetowhichtheboilerismountedisplumb.
4) Beforemountingtheboiler,makesurethatwallselecteddoesnothaveanyframingorotherconstructionthatwill
interferewiththeventpipepenetration.
5) Onceasuitablelocationhasbeenselectedfortheboiler,andanyneededmodicationshavebeenmadetothewall,use
Figure5.1tolocateholes“A”and“B”.Makesurethatthehorizontalcenterlineoftheseholesislevel.Holes“C”and
“D”mayalsobedrilledatthistimeoraftertheboilerishungonthewall.Ifthe5/16x2”lagscrewsareused,drill
3/16”pilotholes.
6) Cuttheopening/sinthewallfortheventsystem.Therecommendedholediameterforthestandard60/100mmcoaxial
ventpipeis4-3/8”.
7) Attachedthewallhanginghookusingthe5/16”x2”lagscrewsandwashers,orothersuitableanchorsasappropriate
(Figure5.2).Makesurethehookislevel.
8) HangtheboileronthewallhookasshowninFigure5.2.
9) IfnotalreadydoneinStep(4)locateanddrillholes“C”and“D”usingtheob-roundslotsinthebottommounting
ange.Securethebottomangetothewallusingthe5/16"x2”lagscrews,orotherfastenersasappropriate(Figure
5.2).
10)Verifythatthefrontoftheboilerisplumb.Ifitisnot,installwashersatholes“C”and“D”betweenthebottom
mountingangeandthewalltoadjust.
11) SeeSectionVII(“Venting)forinstructionsonattachingtheventsystemtotheboiler.
B. Floor Mounting
ThisboilermaybemountedontheoorusinganoptionalpedestalkitavailablefromU.S.Boiler.Followthe
instructionsprovidedwiththiskittoassemblethepedestal,andattachittotheboiler.Whenthispedestalisused,the
boilermaybeinstalleddirectlyonanon-carpetedcombustibleoor.