Prevent Combustion Air Contamination - Lochinvar Knight XL 400 User's Information Manual

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Prevent combustion air contamination

If the boiler combustion air inlet is located
WARNING
in any area likely to cause contamination,
or if products which would contaminate
the air cannot be removed, you must have
the combustion air and vent re-piped
and terminated to another location.
Contaminated combustion air will damage
the boiler, resulting in possible severe
personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage.
If the boiler combustion air inlet is located
WARNING
in a laundry room or pool facility, for
example, these areas will always contain
hazardous contaminants.
Pool and laundry products and common household
and hobby products often contain fluorine or chlorine
compounds. When these chemicals pass through the boiler,
they can form strong acids. The acid can eat through the
boiler wall, causing serious damage and presenting a possible
threat of flue gas spillage or boiler water leakage into the
building.
Please read the information listed in Table 1. If contaminating
chemicals will be present near the location of the boiler
combustion air inlet, have your installer pipe the boiler
combustion air and vent to another location, per the Outdoor
Knight Boiler Installation and Operation Manual.
To prevent the potential of severe personal
WARNING
injury or death, check for areas and
products listed in Table 1 before installing
the boiler or air inlet piping.
If contaminants are found, you MUST:
• Remove contaminants permanently.
• Relocate air inlet and vent
terminations to other areas.
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Outdoor Knight XL User's Information Manual
Table 1 Corrosive Contaminants and Sources
Products to avoid:
Spray cans containing chloro/fluorocarbons
Permanent wave solutions
Chlorinated waxes/cleaners
Chlorine-based swimming pool chemicals
Calcium chloride used for thawing
Sodium chloride used for water softening
Refrigerant leaks
Paint or varnish removers
Hydrochloric acid/muriatic acid
Cements and glues
Antistatic fabric softeners used in clothes dryers
Chlorine-type bleaches, detergents, and cleaning solvents
found in household laundry rooms
Adhesives used to fasten building products and other similar
products
Areas likely to have contaminants
Dry cleaning/laundry areas and establishments
Swimming pools
Metal fabrication plants
Beauty shops
Refrigeration repair shops
Photo processing plants
Auto body shops
Plastic manufacturing plants
Furniture refinishing areas and establishments
New building construction
Remodeling areas
Garages with workshops