Prepare Boiler Location - Weil-McLain GOLD CGa Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Prepare boiler location —
Installations must follow these codes:
• Local, state, provincial, and national codes, laws,
regulations and ordinances.
• National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1–latest edition.
• Standard for Controls and Safety Devices for
Automatically Fired Boilers, ANSI/ASME CSD-1,
when required.
Before locating the boiler, check the following:
• Check for nearby connection to:
• System water piping
• Venting connections
• Gas supply piping
• Electrical power
• Check area around boiler. Remove any combustible
materials, gasoline and other flammable liquids.
Failure to keep boiler area clear and free of combustible
materials, gasoline and other flammable liquids and
vapors can result in severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.
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CGa Gas-Fired Water Boiler
Figure 1
Minimum clearances
(see page 7)
codes & checklist
• National Electrical Code.
• For Canada only: B149.1 or B149.2 Installation
Code, CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1
and any local codes.
• Boiler must be installed so that gas control system
components are protected from dripping or
spraying water or rain during operation or service.
• If new boiler will replace existing boiler, check for
and correct system problems, such as:
1. System leaks causing oxygen corrosion or
section cracks from hard water deposits.
2. Incorrectly-sized expansion tank.
3. Lack of antifreeze in boiler water causing
system and boiler to freeze and leak.
7 Fresh air
opening
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Top view
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Side elevation
Part Number 550-110-593/1099