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FCX INSTALLATION AND SERVICE MANUAL
FCX INSTALLATION AND SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
1 - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Model FCX oil fired heating system utilizes a sealed combustion
systemthatoperates at a temperature at which the flue products
willcondense.Howmuchtheunitcondensesdependsonreturn
watertemperatures.Thelowerthetemperaturethemoretheunit
condenses and the high the efficiency. The flue products
temperature is so low that the unit is suitable for use with PVC
intake / Polypropylene exhaust flue pipes, which are offered as
standardoptionsforinstallation.TheFCXisapprovedforinstallation
with zero clearance to combustible materials by Intertek Testing
Services to the UL Standard for Oil Fired Storage Tank Water
Heaters(UL 732).
The FCX is completely assembled and provides standard parts
as follows:
• An enameled steel cabinet with thick insulation
• A completely unitized, thick shelled heating system with
combustion chamber and a heat exchanger with a system of
removablebaffles
• A stainless steel condenser, with condensate drain
• A high efficiency, low emission, gun type oil burner with
combustion air fan, integral oil pump, oil heater and primary
control
• A control panel assembly and all electrical controls for
operation of the heating system, including a water
temperature thermometer in circuit 1
• Amanualwater-mixingvalvethatcan bemotorized ifdesired
• Asafetypressurereliefvalve
• An expansion tank
• A water circulating pump
• Completeinternalwaterpiping terminatinginconnectionsfor
two independent water heating circuits.
• Complete internal air piping terminating in a connection to a
coaxial flue/combustion air intake system.
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I-INTRODUCTION ..............................................................2
1-PRODUCTDESCRIPTION ...........................................2
2-DESIGNATIONOFCOMPONENTS.............................3
3-HEATING SYSTEM OPERATION ................................3
4-PRODUCTSTANDARDRATINGS. ..............................4
5-DIAMETEROF PIPE CONNECTIONS.........................4
II - INSTALLATION.............................................................4
1-OPENING THE UNIT .................................................4
2-LOCATION OFTHE UNIT ..........................................4
3- FLUECONNECTIONSANDROUTING ......................5
4-ALTERNATIVEFLUECONNECTIONS .......................8
5- CONDENSATEDRAINCONNECTION.....................10
6- WATER CIRCUITCONNECTIONS...........................10
7- ELECTRICALCONNECTIONS ................................13
8- FUELOILSUPPLYCONNECTIONS .......................13
III - START-UPAND OPERATION ....................................13
1- PRE-STARTFINALSYSTEM CHECK.....................13
2-START-UPANDOPERATION ..................................13
3-ADJUSTINGTHEOILBURNER...............................14
4- CHECKING THE SAFETY DEVICES ......................14
IV - MAINTENANCE .........................................................14
1- CLEANING THE SYSTEMSHELL ..........................15
2-CLEANINGTHECONDENSER ...............................15
3-BURNER MAINTENANCE .......................................15
4-ADDITIONALCOMPONENTMAINTENANCE ........ 15
5-EXPANSIONTANK PRE-INFLATIONPRESSURE.
CHECK .........................................................................15
6-COMBUSTION PRODUCT FLUE.............................16
7-CHANGINGATHERMOSTATORTHE ..................
THERMOMETER ...................................................16
V - OPERATING ...............................................................16
VI - MONITOR PRODUCTS, INC. (“MPI”) LIMITED .....
WARRANTIES ...........................................................17
VI - FCX PARTS BREAKDOWN. .....................................18
VIII - HEAT WISE BURNER ..............................................21
1-BURNERWARRANTY ............................................21
2-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS .................................22
3-SERVICINGTHE BURNER .....................................24
4-WIRINGDIAGRAM..................................................26
5 - PARTS BREAKDOWN ............................................28
6-HONEYWELLCONTROLS......................................30
7- SUNTEC PUMP ......................................................44
8-BS INDIRECTSTORAGETANK ..............................45
Standardoptions available from Monitor include:
• Coaxial balanced flue system components for connection to
theheatingsystemtoprovideventingoftheflueproductsand
combustion air intake.
