UTICA BOILERS SFH-3085 Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual page 24

Preventive Maintenance - of oil fired boiler reduces
operating costs. Boiler and vent pipe should be inspected
for accumulation of soot or scale deposits periodically
but at least once every year before start of each heating
season. When soot is present on section walls and
flueways, improper combustion will result, causing
additional sooting and scaling until flueways are completely
closed. To remove soot and scale from flueways, remove
top jacket panel, top clean-out plate, open burner swing
door. See Figure #26.
Periodic Inspection - and tightening of tankless heater/
cover plate bolts will reduce risk of leaks. See Replacement
Parts "Heat Exchanger" section.
Instructions For Opening Burner Swing Door
1.
Turn off power to boiler.
2.
Allow boiler to cool down.
3. Disconnect power cable at factory supplied burner
electrical disconnect. See Figure #26.
4.
Loosen screws on the sides of lower front jacket panel.
See Figure #24.
5.
Pull bottom part of lower front panel forward.
6. Lift lower front panel up and off boiler. See Figure
#26.
!
WARNING
Burn, scald hazard. Do not attempt to start burner
when excess oil has accumulated, when unit is full
of vapor, or when combustion chamber is very hot.
NOTICE
Use only number 2 fuel oil. Do not use gasoline,
crankcase drainings or any oil containing gasoline.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
7. Close oil valve. See Figures #16 & #17.
8.
Disconnect oil line from burner.
9. Do not try to swing door with oil line attached.
10.
Remove nut from swing door stud on right hand side of
door.
11. Swing open burner and door to the left.
• Brush, using flue brush, soot and scale into combustion
space where it can be removed through swing door
opening.
• It is recommended to replace nozzle at start of each
heating season.
• Lubricate burner motor and circulator motor - if
required - with few drops of good grade light motor oil.
Do not over oil.
• Have service agent service burner, check controls and
check electrodes for carbon or cracks in insulators.
• Burners should be adjusted to produce conditions
shown in Start-up and Adjustment of Oil Burner
procedure covered earlier in this section.
• Use caution when vacuuming in the chamber area.
Damage to chamber could result.
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