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V. Piping and Trim
A. Design and install boiler and system piping to prevent
oxygen contamination of boiler water. Sources of
oxygen contamination are system leaks requiring
addition of makeup water, ttings, and oxygen
permeable materials in distribution system. Eliminate
oxygen contamination by repairing system leaks,
repairing ttings, using nonpermeable materials in
distribution system, and eliminating open tanks in
system, or isolating boiler from system with heat
exchanger.
B. Install Safety (Relief) Valve in Tapping "E" (¾ NPT).
See Figure 23. Use ¾ NPT x 3" nipple and ¾ NPT
elbow provided. Safety (Relief) Valve must be installed
with spindle in vertical position.
Figure 23: Trim Installation
WARNING
Safety (relief) valve discharge piping must be
piped such that the potential of severe burns
is eliminated. DO NOT pipe in any area where
freezing could occur. DO NOT install any shut-off
valves, plugs or caps. Consult Local Codes for
proper discharge piping arrangement.
C. Install Drain Valve in Tapping "F" (2 NPT bushed to
¾ NPT). See Figure 23.
D. Connect supply and return piping to heating system.
Maintain minimum ½ inch clearance from combustible
materials.
1. For STEAM HEATING see Figure 24. Consult
I=B=R Installation and Piping Guides.
2. For HOT WATER HEATING with Circulator
(forced) see Figure 25 and 25A. Consult I=B=R
Installation and Piping Guides.
3. If boiler is used in connection with refrigeration
systems, boiler must be installed with chilled
medium piped in parallel with heating boiler using
appropriate valves to prevent the chilled medium
from entering the boiler. See Figure 26. Also
consult I=B=R Installation and Piping Guides.
4. If boiler is connected to heating coils located in air
handling units where they may be exposed to
refrigerated air, boiler piping must be equipped with
ow control valves to prevent gravity circulation of
boiler water during cooling system operation.
WARNING
Failure to properly pipe boiler may result in improper operation and damage to boiler or structure.
NOTICE
Do not use softened water in steam boilers. Accelerated boiler corrosion will result. Tie in fresh water
supply to the boiler upstream of a water softener.
Oxygen contamination of boiler water will cause corrosion of iron and steel boiler components, and
can lead to boiler failure. Burnham's Standard Warranty does not cover problems caused by oxygen
contamination of boiler water or scale (lime) build-up caused by frequent addition of water.
Before using copper for steam piping, consider the following characteristics of copper piping:
1) high coefcient of thermal expansion can induce mechanical stresses and cause expansion/
contraction noises if not accounted for in the piping system design and installation,
2) high heat transfer rate (heat loss) of uninsulated copper piping must be included in the normal
piping and pickup factors used to size the boiler,
3) soldering or brazing pastes and uxes that end up in the system can cause poor heat transfer,
surging, an unsteady water line and wet steam if not thoroughly removed during the boil out
procedure and,
4) galvanic corrosion of the adjoining metal may occur due to dissimilar metals in certain water
chemistries if dielectric unions are not used.