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GOLD CGa Gas-Fired Water Boiler — Boiler Manual
Service & maintenance — annual start-up10b
O Inspect . . .
Reported problems
Inspect any problems reported by owner and correct
before proceeding.
Boiler area
6ERIFYTHATBOILERAREAISFREEOFANYCOMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS
, gasoline and other flammable vapors
and liquids.
6ERIFYTHATBOILERAREAANDAIRINTAKEISFREEOFANY
of the
CONTAMINANTSlisted in 4ABLEONPAGEOF
this manual. If any of these are present in the boiler
intake air vicinity, they must be removed. If they
cannot be removed, install combustion air piping
to the boiler in accordance with national, provincial
or local codes.
Air openings
6ERIFYTHATCOMBUSTIONANDVENTILATIONAIROPEN-
ings to the boiler room and/or building are open
and
UNOBSTRUCTED#HECKOPERATIONANDWIRINGOF
automatic combustion air dampers, if used.
6ERIFYTHATBOILERVENTDISCHARGEANDAIRINTAKEARE
CLEANANDFREEOFOBSTRUCTIONS.
Flue gas vent system
1. 6ISUALLYINSPECTENTIREmUEGASVENTINGSYSTEM
for blockage, deterioration or leakage. Repair any
joints that show signs of leakage in accordance with
vent manufacturer’s instructions.
6ERIFYTHATMASONRYCHIMNEYSARELINEDLININGISIN
good condition, and there are not openings into the
chimney.
&AILURETOINSPECT for the above
conditions and have them repaired
can result in severe personal injury
or death.
Pilot and main burner flames
6ISUALLYINSPECTPILOTBURNERANDMAINBURNER
flames as directed under Section D, page 32 of this
manual.
Water piping
#HECKTHEBOILERINTERIORPIPINGANDALLSYSTEMPIP-
ing for signs of leaks.
2. Repair any leaks before proceeding.
The boiler should be inspected and started annu-
ally
, at the beginning of the heating season, only
by a qualified service technician
. In addition, the
maintenance and care of the boiler designated in
Table 6, page 44, and explained on the following
pages must be performed to assure maximum
boiler efficiency and reliability. Failure to service
and maintain the boiler and system could result
in equipment failure.
Eliminate all system or boiler leaks.#ONTINUAL
fresh makeup water will reduce boiler life. Miner-
als can build up in sections, reducing heat transfer,
overheating cast iron, and causing section failure.
Leaking water may also cause severe property
damage.
$ONOTUSEpetroleum-based cleaning or sealing
compounds
in boiler system. Severe damage to
boiler will occur, resulting in substantial property
damage.
Electrical shock hazard — Turn off power to
the boiler before any service operation
on the
boiler except as noted otherwise in this instruction
manual. Failure to turn off electrical power could
result in electrical shock, causing severe personal
injury or death.