
12
FOR THE ENGINEER
STARTING UP THE APPLIANCE AND FINAL CHECKS
Start the appliance by following the directions given in section
1b, “Usage”, checking that the appliance is working correctly. Pay
special attention to the colour of the ames ensuring there is no
yellow- ness which would indicate burner venturis blocked by in-
sect matter.
Check the gas operating pressures with the heater under full
power at the inlet pressure nipple located on the right hand side
of the gas body valve stem.
Check the burner pressure with the heater at full load at the test
nipple located on the left hand side of the main gas valve body
be- low the main burner. These pressures must at least be equal
those specied in this manual in order to achieve the desired
performance specied in this manual.
These gas water heaters are set in the factory for use with the
gas they are intended to burn. The gas for which each appliance
is set is indicated on the packaging and on the data plate of the
heater itself
Check the ue for spillage: close all the doors and windows in the
room containing the water heater. If there are any fans or extrac-
tors in the room then these must be turned on full. Light any other
open ued appliances such as res of gas hobs. Turn the water
heater on by opening a hot tap on full burn and run for 5 minutes
to allow the ue to warm up.
Hold a smoke match to the side of the opening of the draught
diver- tor using an extended holder, making sure that the end of
the match is located centrally in the draught divertor.
The smoke should be pulled up the ue and not back into the
room. If spillage is detected, run the appliance for a further 10
minutes and then repeat the test. If spillage is still detected then
check the ue for blockages, check that the correct ue terminal
is tted and that the correct ventilation is tted at a low and high
level. Also check the ventilation has not been blocked.
A.2.3. - LOOKING AFTER THE APPLIANCE
• PRECAUTIONS
– Against furring up (lime scale)
If the appliance is installed in an area with very hard water, with
time, the following may occur:
– A fall in the hot water temperature, or
– A reduction in the hot water ow.
This means that the heat exchanger may be furred up, creating
the above situations
Note: De-furring/descaling should be carried out using proprie-
tary agent or dilute hydrochloric acid. It is recommended to cir-
culate the descaling uid around the heat exchanger in order to
speed up the process.
• MINIMUM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
Gas water heaters are rugged pieces of equipment which are de-
signed to work for a long time with minimum maintenance requi-
rements. The only regular maintenance required is the (annual)
cleaning of the heating body and the burner. If the appliance is
installed in a caravan it is advised that this is done at the begin-
ning of each season.
• CLEANING THE MAIN BURNER
To carry out the annual cleaning of the burner, proceed as fol-
lows:
– Turn off the gas supply, remove the cover and remove the
burner.
– Clean the surface of the burner heads gently with a brush and
vacuum cleaner. Then blow through them to remove any par-
ticles of dust loosened du- ring the brushing operation.
– Check the venturis in the main burner for contamination from
insects and spiders webs.
• CLEANING THE HEAT EXCHANGER
To carry out the annual cleaning of the heating body, proceed as
follows:
– Turn off the gas supply
– Turn off the supply of water to the appliance by turning off the
appliance water supply.
– Turn on all the hot water taps to empty all the pipes.
– Remove the heating body and clean it by gently brushing the
ns. Soot, if found, should be removed by washing, and the
cause of the sooting investigated.
• CLEANING THE PILOT
If the pilot light ame is yellow and the safety valve takes a long
time to open, this means that either the pilot injector or pilot bur-
ner is partially blocked.
The pilot injector may be blocked with contaminants carried wi-
thin the gas, whilst the pilot burner is more likely to be contami-
nated by insects (spiders / egg sacs)
N.B. No attempt should be made to clear blocked or partially
blocked pilot injectors by using wire. If blowing through the injec-
tor or immersing in solvent fails to clear the restriction, then a new
injector should be tted.
When the pilot is working normally the ame should be a stable
blue coloured cone shape. To clean the pilot burner, proceed as
follows:
– Turn off the gas supply, remove the front cover. Remove the
pilot injector, by slackening the supply pipe nut rst, and un-
screwing the pilot injector from the pilot burner
– Remove the contamination from within the pilot burner using a
pipe cleaner, and blow through to remove any further debris.
– Replace the pilot injector, ensuring that the washers are pro-
perly tted.