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Charles Gross
January 17, 2025
Why is water seeping onto the concrete floor underneath?
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Charles Gross
January 17, 2025
@Charles Gross
Mr. Anderson
May 14, 2025
Water may seep onto the concrete floor underneath the Columbia EMERALD EM-85 EE if there is a leak from the coil gasket. The document states that deterioration due to coil gasket leaks can occur and will void the warranty.
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Justin
May 29, 2025
Can I shut off heating side of combo boiler for the summer
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Mr. Anderson
May 29, 2025
Yes, the heating side of the Columbia EMERALD EM-85 EE combo boiler can be turned off for the summer by setting the room thermostat below room temperature so it does not call for heat. However, if the boiler also supplies domestic hot water through a tankless coil, the boiler may still operate to maintain the low limit temperature.
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’ NSTALLATION AND PERATOR ANUAL MERALD ERIES EM-85EE EM-150EE THRU IRED ACKAGED OILER URNER COLUMBIA ® COLUMBIA BOILER CO. OF POTTSTOWN POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19464...
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Homeowner / Installer Policy We at Columbia Boiler Company would like to “Thank You” for choosing our top of the line Emerald Series Boiler. At Columbia Boiler we take pride in the serviceability and the quality construction of our products. We have built trusting relationships that date back through our company’s history to 1936.
Box G, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464 A Message to: Installer, Serviceman, Homeowner: Over seventy five years of engineering and product development have gone into your new Columbia oil fired boiler. It’s quality and design are unsurpassed. Properly installed and maintained, it will provide many years of efficient and dependable operation.
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Relief valve discharges and drain valve pip- type of installation for these conditions. Manual ing should be piped to a safe place of dis- venting of the fuel unit is usually required on ini- charge. All plugs and water connections tial start-up.
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f) A dangerous combustion condition, allow- temperature is normally maintained at 160°F ing the firebox to fill with a lean mixture around the tankless coil by the operating (too much air in the oil stream) which could control so that an abundance of hot water is cause a delay in ignition of the fuel mixture available.
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2) In order to take flue gas samples for com- screw and moving the bulk air band or shut- bustion testing a 1/4" hole must be drilled ter so that the CO measured in the stack in the flue pipe between the boiler and the ahead of the draft control should be a mini- barometric draft regulator.
Troubleshooting Guide TROUBLE: BURNER DOES NOT START SOURCE PROCEDURE CAUSES REMEDY Power Check boiler disconnect Switch open. Close switch. and main disconnect switch Tripped breaker or blown fuse Reset breaker or replace fuse Thermostat Check thermostat settings Thermostat set too low. Turn up thermostat Thermostat on “off”...
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TROUBLE: BURNER STARTS BUT DOES NOT ESTABLISH FLAME SOURCE PROCEDURE CAUSES REMEDY Oil Supply Check tank for oil Empty tank. Fill tank. Check for water in oil tank Water in oil tank Strip tank of water using a dip stick coated with litmus paste Listen for pump whine.
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TROUBLE: BURNER FIRES, BUT THEN FAILS ON SAFETY SOURCE PROCEDURE CAUSES REMEDY Cad Cell Check cad cell with ohmmeter. Faulty or dirty cad cell Clean or replace cad cell If more than 1500 ohms, cad cell is defective or dirty Primary See Control Manual Faulty primary control...
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TROUBLE: BURNER FIRES BUT PULSATES SOURCE PROCEDURE CAUSES REMEDY Draft Take a draft reading. Draft Insufficient draft Increase draft setting. Be should be -.01"-.02" W.C. sure chimney is clean and overfire meets the minimum size requirements. Excessive draft Reduce draft settings. Install second draft regulator if necessary Draft...
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TROUBLE: INSUFFICIENT HEAT SOURCE PROCEDURE CAUSES REMEDY Circulator Check if circulator is Pump binding Replace pump operational. Circulator motor burned out Replace circulator motor Wiring from operating Repair wiring control defective Operating control defective Repair or replace operating control Thermostat Check thermostat settings Settings too low Increase setting...
BURNER SERVICE SET-UP RECORDS 1. Date 2. Model Number 3. Firing Rate 4. Pump Pressure* 5. CO2 6. “0” Smoke 7. Gross Stack°F 8. Draft Over Fire 9. Replaced Filter Yes/No 10. Replaced Nozzle Yes/No 11. Clean Pump Filter Yes/No 12.
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BURNER SERVICE SET-UP RECORDS 1. Date 2. Model Number 3. Firing Rate 4. Pump Pressure* 5. CO2 6. “0” Smoke 7. Gross Stack°F 8. Draft Over Fire 9. Replaced Filter Yes/No 10. Replaced Nozzle Yes/No 11. Clean Pump Filter Yes/No 12.
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Columbia Emerald Boiler/Burner Unit Specifications BOILER/BURNER UNIT SPECIFICATIONS - BECKETT AFG Pump Burner Delavan Approximate Air Setting Boiler Model Pressure PSI Nozzle Shutter Band EM - 85 EE .65 80°B EM-100 EE .75 80°B EM-3100 EE .85 80°B EM-110 EE .85 80°B...
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Do you have a question about the EMERALD EM-85 EE and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers
Why is water seeping onto the concrete floor underneath?
@Charles Gross
Water may seep onto the concrete floor underneath the Columbia EMERALD EM-85 EE if there is a leak from the coil gasket. The document states that deterioration due to coil gasket leaks can occur and will void the warranty.
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Can I shut off heating side of combo boiler for the summer
Yes, the heating side of the Columbia EMERALD EM-85 EE combo boiler can be turned off for the summer by setting the room thermostat below room temperature so it does not call for heat. However, if the boiler also supplies domestic hot water through a tankless coil, the boiler may still operate to maintain the low limit temperature.
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