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

If the information in this manual is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property,
personal injury or loss of life.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors
and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other applianc
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch. Do not use any
phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a phone outside
the building. Follow the gas supplier's instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department.
Installation and service must be performed by a qualified
installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
Assurez-vous de bien suivre les instructions données
dans cette notice pour réduire au minimum le risque
d'incendie ou d' e xplosion ou pour éviter tout dommoge
matériel, toute blessure ou la mort
Ne pas entreposer ni utiliser d'essence ou ni d'autres
vapeurs ou liquides inflammables à proximité de cet
appareil ou de tout autre appareil.
QUE FAIRE SI VOUS SENTEZ UNE ODEUR DE GAZ:
• Ne pas tenter d'allumer d'appareil.
• Ne touchez à aucun interrupteur; ne pas vous servir
des téléphones se trouvant dans le bâtiment.
• Appelez immédiatement votre fournisseur de gas depuis
un voisin. Suivez les intructions du fournisseur.
• Si vous ne purvez rejoindre le fournisseur, appelez le
service des incendies.
L'installation et l'entretien doivent être assurés par un
installateur ou un service d'entretien qualifié ou par le
fournisseur de gaz.
Failure to properly vent this unit can cause excessive
amounts of carbon monoxide resulting in severe
personal injury or death!
DESIGNED AND TESTED ACCORDING TO A.S.M.E.
BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION
IV FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WORKING
PRESSURE OF 160 PSI, 1103 kPa WATER.
INSTALLER, THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE AFFIXED
ADJACENT TO THE HEATER .
CONSUMER , RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE PURPOSES.
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F F Finned copper tube gas boilers & water heaters - Boiler Manual Fi d b b il & h B il M
BEFORE YOUR START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2
RATINGS & CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3
BOILER/WATER HEATER LOCATION . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3
COMBUSTION AIR & VENTILATION . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3
CHIMNEY & VENT PIPE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . PAGE 10
COMMON VENT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 12
OUTDOOR VENTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 13
GENERAL PIPING REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . PAGE 13
HEATING SYSTEM PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 15
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY PIPING . . . . . . . . PAGE 18
GAS SUPPLY PIPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 21
ELECTRICAL WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 22
GENERAL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 22
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 27
CHECKING & ADJUSTMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 29
CONTROL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 30
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 32
REPAIR PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 37

BEFORE YOU START

Th is manual covers the application, installation, operation and
maintenance of a Spectrum fi nned copper heating boiler/water
heater/pool heater (Canada Only).
To obtain the safe, dependable, effi cient operation and long life for
which this heating boiler/water heater was designed, these
instructions must be read, understood and followed.
Th e Spectrum 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 and CAN-1-3.1, Industrial and Commercial Gas
Fired 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 A.S.M.E. 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/NFPA54-latest revision.
In Canada, the installation must be in accordance with the
requirements of CAN/CGA B149.1 or .2, Installation Code
for Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment.
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