Flooring And Foundation; Service Clearances; Residential Garage Installation - Weil-McLain GOLD CGa Installation And Maintenance Manual

Boiler Manual
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Prepare boiler location —

Service clearances

1. Provide the following clearances for cleaning and
servicing the boiler and for access to controls and
components:
Clearance from:
Top
Front
Back
Left side
Right side
2. Provide at least screwdriver clearance to jacket front
panel screws for removal of front panel for
inspection and minor service. If unable to provide
at least screwdriver clearance, install unions and
shutoff valves in system so boiler can be moved for
servicing.
Small space installations
1. Provide the following clearances to combustible
material for
(See
Figure 1
Clearance from combustible
materials (closet installations):
Top
Front
Back
Left side
Right side
2.
Hot water pipes
combustible material.
3.
Single-wall vent pipe
from combustible material.
4.
Type B double-wall metal vent pipe
vent manufacturer's recommendation for clearances
to combustible material.
Part Number 550-110-593/1099
(for cleaning flueways)
(for access to controls and components)
(for cleaning and servicing)
small space installations.
, page 6):
(for cleaning flueways)
(provide means of access)
(provide means of access)
at least ¹⁄₂"
must be
must be
at least 6 inches
clearances

Flooring and foundation

Flooring
The CGa boiler is approved for installation on
combustible flooring, but must never be installed on
carpeting.
Minimum
35"
18"
7"
24"
7"
Foundation
1. Provide a solid brick or minimum 2-inch thick
concrete foundation pad if any of the following is
true:
• floor can become flooded.
• the boiler mounting area is not level.
2. The minimum foundation size is:
Boiler
model
CGa-25
CGa-3
CGa-4
CGa-5
CGa-6
CGa-7
Minimum
CGa-8
35"
3"
7"
6"

Residential garage installation

2"
Take the following special precautions when installing
the boiler in a residential garage. If the boiler is located
from
in a residential garage, per ANSI Z223.1, paragraph
5.1.9:
• Mount the boiler a minimum of
the floor
ignition devices will be no less than 18 inches above
the floor.
— refer to
• Locate or
damaged by a moving vehicle.
Do not install boiler on carpeting
even if foundation is used. Fire can
result, causing severe personal
injury, death or substantial property
damage.
Minimum Minimum
foundation foundation
length width
25"
25"
25"
25"
25"
25"
25"
18 inches above
of the garage to assure the burner and
so it cannot be
protect the boiler
12"
12"
15"
18"
21"
24"
27"
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