Additional Support Literature - Lattner Boiler Company H.E. Instruction Manual

Easy Topog-E
1. Remove old gasket and thoroughly clean the surface on boiler and on cover plate.
Sometimes it is necessary to buff each surface.
2. Place Topog-E® Gasket on handhole cover plate.
tight on the plate. Do not use any grease, lubricant, or adhesive.
3. After cover plate is in boiler and gasket is in place, make one last cleaning swipe of the
mating surface in the boiler. Use a rag wrapped around your finger.
4. Set crab, then center plate in opening and tighten nut enough to give a snug fit. Then,
snug up with 1/4 turn of wrench.
SPECIAL NOTES:
If gasket leaks while pressure is being built up, tighten only enough to stop leakage.
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Never over-compress a gasket.
Gaskets on the bottom of a boiler shell are usually hard to install without leaking
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because particles of scale or sand tend to run down onto the mating surface between
the time the surface is cleaned and the handhole cover plate is put into place ready
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Boiler Installation Instructions
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Be sure the gasket is pushed down
Lattner Boiler Company
Instruction Manual – WLF Models
February 2005