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water boiler
Connect oil piping
General oil piping requirements:
• Location and installation of oil tanks, oil piping and
burners must follow:
• NFPA 1, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning
Equipment.
• In Canada, CSA B19, Installation of Oil-Burning
Equipment.
• Local codes and regulations.
• Information provided with burner and
• If any part of fuel oil tank is above level of burner, the
use of an anti-siphon device is highly recommended
to prevent flow of oil in case of oil line break.
• Support oil lines as required by codes.
• Make tank connections with swing joints or copper
tubing to prevent breaking, in case the tank settles.
Figure 16 Recommended oil piping connection to burner (follow applicable code requirements
Part number 550-141-986/1005
— Boiler Manual
and burner manual for component locations)
Make swing joints so they will tighten as tank settles.
Non-hardening pipe joint compounds should be
used on all threads.
Do not use Teflon tape as an oil pipe seal-
• Underground pipe must be run in a casing to pre-
vent oil leaking into ground or under floor. Check
fuel pump.
local codes for information.
Oil piping connection at burner:
• See Figure 16 for recommended connection at
burner, allowing burner mounting door to swing
open completely for servicing.
ant. It can cause valves to fail, creating haz-
ards. Do not use compression fittings.
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