Table Of Contents; Before You Start - RBI FUTERA XLF Series Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

BEFORE YOU START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RATINGS & CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BOILER/WATER HEATER LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
COMBUSTION AIR & VENTILATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
GENERAL VENTING GUIDELINES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EXISTING COMMON VENT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VENT SYSTEM OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OPTION 1: DIRECT VENT POSITIVE PRESSURE -
CATEGORY IV HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL . . . . . . . . 7
OPTION 2: VERTICAL VENTING POSITIVE PRESSURE,
CATEGORY IV FIGURE 5 OR FIGURE 6 (VENT PIPE
EQUIVALENT LENGTH UP TO100 FEET MAXIMUM)
OPTION 3: SIDE WALL VENTING POSITIVE PRESSURE
- CATEGORY IV FIGURE 7(VENT/AIR PIPE EQUIVALENT
LENGTHS UP TO100 FEET MAXIMUM) . . . . . . . . . . 11
OPTION 4: VERTICAL CHIMNEY VENTING NEGATIVE
PRESSURE - CATEGORY II (MULTIPLE BOILERS WITH
COMMON VENTING) FIGURE 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CATEGORY II CHIMNEY INSPECTION & SIZING . . . . . . 12
CATEGORY II VENT CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
GENERAL PIPING REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
HEATING SYSTEM PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TEMPERATURE RISE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
GAS SUPPLY PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ELECTRICAL WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
GENERAL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PROPANE GAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
WIRING & CONTROL SET-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CONTROLS & INTERLOCKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SEQUENCE OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CHECKING & ADJUSTMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
REPAIR PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
START-UP REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Finned copper tube gas boilers & water heaters - Boiler Manual F F F d b b l

BEFORE YOU START

This manual covers the application, installation, operation and
maintenance of a Futera XLF Series fi nned copper heating boiler/
water heater/pool heater.
To obtain the safe, dependable, efficient operation and long life
for which this heating boiler/water heater was designed, these
instructions must be read, understood and followed.
Th e Futera XLF Series fi nned copper heating boiler/water heaters
have been design certifi ed by CSA for use with natural and propane
gas under the latest revision of ANSI Z21.10.3/CSA 4.3, Gas Water
Heaters, ANSI-Z21.13/CSA 4.9, Gas-Fired Low Pressure Steam and
Hot Water Boilers ANSI-Z21.56/CSA 4.7 Gas Fired Pool Heaters
and CAN 1-3.1, Industrial and Commercial Gas Fired Packaged
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Boilers. Each unit has been constructed and hydrostatically tested
for a maximum working pressure of 160 psi, 1103 kPa in accordance
with Section IV of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
All aspects of the boiler/water heater installation must conform
to the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction, or, in the
absence of such requirements, to the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54-latest revision. Where required by the authority
having jurisdiction, the installation must conform to the Standard for
Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, ANSI/
ASME CSD-1.
In Canada, the installation must be in accordance with the
requirements of CSA B149.1 or .2, Installation Code for Gas Burning
Appliances and Equipment.
If installed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you MUST
FOLLOW the additional instructions contained in RBI' s instruction
sheet, MACODE-3, located in the back of this manual.
The owner should maintain a record of all service work
performed with the date and a description of the work done.
Include the name of the service organization for future reference.
Direct all questions to your RBI distributor or contact the
RBI Customer Service Department at:
Always include the model and serial numbers from the rating plate
of the boiler/water heater in question.
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U. S. -
260 North Elm Street
Westfi eld, MA 01085
Canada -
7555 Tranmere Drive
Mississauga ONT L5S 1L4
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