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AHE Series 4 Direct Vent Wall-Mounted Boilers — Boiler Manual
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Prepare boiler location — codes & checklist
Installations must follow these codes:
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Local, state, provincial and national codes, laws, regulations and ordinances.
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National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223/1–latest edition.
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Standard for Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, ANSI/ASME
CSD-1 when required.
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National Electrical Code.
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Canada only — B149.1 or B149.2 Installation Code, CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code
Part 1 and any local codes.
Before locating the boiler, check the following:
1.
Check for nearby connection to:
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System water piping
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Venting connections
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Gas supply piping
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Electrical power
2.
Check area around boiler. Remove any combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable
liquids.
3.
Boiler must be installed so that gas control system components are protected from dripping
or spraying water or rain during operation or service.
4.
If new boiler will replace existing boiler, check for and correct system problems, such as:
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System leaks causing oxygen corrosion or section cracks from hard water deposits.
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Lack of antifreeze in boiler water causing system and boiler to freeze and leak.
5.
Boilers cannot be recessed into a wall.
6.
Back vented boilers must be mounted on an outside wall.
4
The AHE boiler gas manifold and controls met safe lighting and other
performance criteria when boiler underwent tests specified in ANSI Z21.13–
latest edition.
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.
Part number 550-141-887/0800
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