Installation guide

RECORDING OF READINGS
Now that you've performed your adjustment,
record the readings on a form similar to that
shown in Figure 63. This will be left to inform
the homeowner of the measurements you made.
This type of information is important for
homeowners to receive. It improves your image
and indicates to the homeowner that you and
your company are responsible and thorough.
Remember, horneowners are being told that
measurements are an essential part of proper
burner/furnace/boiler adjustment. Fill the form
out and leave it with the homeowner! If the test
results indicate poor or fair efficiency, recom-
mend to the homeowner that he or she contact
your oil company representative for a complete
evaluation and/or an energy conservation
recommendation.
THE ANNUAL CLEAN-UP
We strongly recommend that the following
procedures be performed each year in advance of
the heating season:
A. Fire Test the Unit
Does it function normally? Ask the
homeowner questions and listen to the
answers. If there are troubles with the unit,
you may need to make repairs or run a
combustion test.
B. Clean the Flue
Turn off the power. Put on a respirator mask
and leave the vacuum running with the
snorkel inside the area being cleaned to catch
airborne particles. Remove the flue pipe and
clean it thoroughly. Check the chimney for
blockage. Check the barometric regulator.
C. Clean the Secondary Heat Exchanger
Remove the flue collector box. Remove
baffles and scrub passages with a flue brush.
Shoot for "day one" condition to boost
efficiency. Look for cracks, etc. Use any
auxiliary clean-out ports.
D. Clean the Combustion Area
E.
F.
Older units may have a view or fire door for
access to the combustion area. You may have
to remove the burner and front plate to reach
the primary heating surfaces. Note the
refractory condition and repair or replace as
necessary. Be careful not to damage the
refractory material when cleaning ceramic
fiber chambers. Use a soot snorkel or make
one from 3/4" air conditioning or garden hose
with duct tape wrapping for a bushing.
Replace, Seal and Fasten
Put everything back in place, sealing leaks or
cracks with furnace cement and using sheet
metal screws on stack joints.
Furnace or Boiler?
Furnace: Open the blower compartment to
check filters, oil the motor and blower shaft
beatings, check V-belt tension and pulley
alignment. Brush lint and dirt from blower
wheel. Check blower mountings for noisy
operation.
Boiler: Oil circulator motor and bearing
assembly. Check circulator coupling. Drain
expansion tank if needed.
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