Review With Owner - Weil-McLain GV90+ Installation And Start-Up Manual

GV90+ Series 2
oAs·FIRED WATER BOILER -
Boiler ManuaJ
Annual start-up
(ccntinued)
I. Inspect the relief \'alve (Figure 80) and lift the lever to verify
flow as
in
the followingwamings,excerpted from a relief valve
manufacturer's warning label. Befort optrating any rtlitfvah-e,
ensure that iris
piped
with irs discharge in a safe area to avoid
sew-re scald
potmtial. Read page
12 btfore
procetding
further.
lAWAIIte«ll
Safety rt litfvalvesshould
be
rtinsptcred AT
LEAST
ONCE EVERYTHREEYEARS,b)'alicen.sed plumb-
ing contractor or authorized inspection agency, to
ensure that the product
has nor bet-n affected by
cor-
rosive warer conditions and to ensure r.hat the vahre
and dis:charge line have not btm alrtrtd or tampertd
with
iU.egally.
Certain narurally occurring conditions
may corrode the valve or
its
components over time,
rendering the valve inoptrntivt-. Such conditions are
not dtl!tctable unless
the val ... e and its
components
are physica.lt)•
~moved
and insptcred. This insptc-
tion must only
bt
conducttd by a plumbingcon-
tracror or authori1..td inspection agency - nor b)•
the
owner. Failure to reinspect the boiler relief val\·t
as dirtcttd could muir in unsafe pressure buildup,
which can mult in
se-vere
personal injur)' , death or
substantial
p~ty
damagt.
14w ARte«il
Follow·ing installarion, rhe valve lever must
be
op<rared AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR ro ensure rhar
waterwa)'S art clear. Cerrain naturaJiy occurring
mineral deposits may adhere to
the valve.
re-ndering
it inop.erati\'f. When manuaJJy operating the lt\'fr,
water w ill discharge and precautions musr be taken
to avoid contact with hot water and ro avoid wate-r
damag.e. Before operating le""o·tr, check
to see that a
discharge line is connected ro this \<alve directing
the flow of bot
water
from the valve to a proper
place- of disposal. Otherwise severe- persona] injury
may
result
If no water flows, valve
is
inoperathe.
Shur down boiler until a new relief valw has
been
installed.
2. After following the- above warning directions. if the- re-lief
vah·t we-eps or w ill nor Stat properl)• , replace the rtlief \<alve.
Ensurto that the reason for reliefvaJvt weeping is the- val\'f and
not over-pressurization of the- system due ro expansion tank
wate-rlogging or under-siz.ing.
72
Figure 80 Relief valva
To complete Annual Stad-up,
perform startup and checks:
1. COMPLETE
the annual start-up procedures
beginn ing on page- 69.
2. Srart boiler and perform checks and te-sts speci-
fied in
tllJs
manual
3. Verify cold fill pressure is correct and that operat-
ing pressure does not go too high.
4. Complete- the check-out procedure on page 64.
Review with owner
1.
Review the User's Information Manual with the
owner.
2. Emphasi:ze
the ntM
to peri'onn the maintenance
sche-d.ule specified in the Users Information
Manwal (and in this manual as
we-11).
3. Remind the owner of the need to call a lice-nsed
contractor should the boiJer or syste-m e.xhibir
any Wlusual behavior.
4. Remind the owner to follow the proptr shurdO't\fn
proce-dure and tO schedule an annual startup at
the- beginning of the next heating se11$10n.
Pan
number
550-142-783/1012