Table of Contents
Advertisement
7.4 Maintenance
7.4.1 Pre-Season Maintenance and Annual
Inspection
To ensure your safety and years of trouble-free
operation of the heating system, service and annual
inspections must be done by a contractor qualified in
the installation and service of gas-fired heating
equipment.
Turn off gas and electric supplies before performing
service or maintenance. Allow heater to cool before
servicing.
Before every heating season, a contractor qualified in
the installation and service of gas-fired heating
equipment must perform a thorough safety
inspection of the heater.
For best performance, the gas, electrical, thermostat
connections, tubing, venting, suspensions and
overall heater condition should be thoroughly
inspected.
The Vicinity of the Heater
Vehicles and Other
Objects
Reflector
Vent Pipe
Outside Air Inlet
Do not store or use flammable objects, liquids or vapors near the heater.
Immediately remove these items if they are present.
See Page 14, Section 6.
Maintain the clearances to combustibles.
Do not hang anything from, or place anything on, the heater.
Make sure nothing is lodged underneath the reflector, in between the tubes or
in the decorative or protective grilles (included with select models).
Immediately remove objects in violation of the clearances to combustibles.
See Page 14, Section 6.
Support reflector with reflector hanger and support strap.
Reflector must not touch tube.
Make sure there is no dirt, sagging, cracking or distortion.
Do not operate if there is sagging, cracking or distortion.
Make sure reflectors are correctly overlapped.
Clean outside surface with a damp cloth.
Venting must be intact. Using a flashlight, look for obstructions, cracks on the
pipe, gaps in the sealed areas or corrosion.
The area must be free of dirt and dust.
Remove any carbon deposits or scale using a wire brush.
Inspect pump and flue pipe for soot or dirt or any obstruction to the outdoors.
After cleaning as necessary, reattach the flue pipe to the heater. Inspect
acoustical boots for cracks and leaks. Replace as necessary.
Inlet must be intact. Look for obstructions, cracks on the pipe, gaps in the
sealed areas or corrosion.
The area must be free of dirt and dust. Clean and reinstall as required.
NOTE: Gas flow and burner ignition are among the
first things that should be inspected.
Please see Page 21, Section 7 .5 for suggested items
to inspect.
7.5 Maintenance Checklist
Installation Code and Annual Inspections:
All installation and service of ROBERTS GORDON
equipment must be performed by a contractor
qualified in the installation and service of equipment
sold and supplied by Roberts-Gordon and conform to
all requirements set forth in the ROBERTS
GORDON
®
manuals and all applicable governmental
authorities pertaining to the installation, service,
operation and labeling of the equipment.
To help facilitate optimum performance and safety,
Roberts-Gordon recommends that a qualified
contractor conduct, at a minimum, annual
inspections of your ROBERTS GORDON
equipment and perform service where necessary,
using only replacement parts sold and supplied by
Roberts-Gordon.
SECTION 7: O
M
PERATION AND
AINTENANCE
®
®
21
Advertisement
Table of Contents
