Gas Supply Pressure
The main gas safety valve is capable of withstanding gas inlet pressures up to 200 mbar. For MGN 3300
and MGN 4000 burners it is essential that the inlet gas pressure shall not be less than 45 mbar and not be
more than 100 mbar in order to maintain good control characteristics of the air/gas ratio controller. before
proceeding with commissioning:
1. Fit a manometer or other approved pressure measuring instrument to the pressure test point on the
upsteam side of the first safety shut-off valve.
2. Open the manual gas isolation valve at the inlet to the gas train.
3. Check that the gas pressure is adequate.
Establishing the Start Gas Flame
1. Remove the control panel cover and remove the pilot check link. Replace the cover.
2. Establish the electrical supply to the burner and switch on the burner.
3. Check the operation of the valve proving system by following the procedures described in the
Section on Routine Safety Checks.
4. The burner controller will run through its sequence, initiating the ignition spark and opening the start
gas safety shut-off valve.
5. The start gas flame will be established and the UV cell will begin monitoring. The burner will operate
continuously at start gas rate.
6. Confirm the leak tightness of the pipework downstream of the start gas safety shut-off valve.
7. Switch off the burner. Switch on the burner and allow the ignition sequence to be repeated,
confirming that the start gas flame is reliable.
8. Switch off the burner and the electrical power supply to the burner. remove the control panel cover
and replace the pilot check link. Replace the cover.
Setting Main Flame Rates and Air/Gas Ratios
From this point the commissioning process is concerned with setting the main and start gas flow rates to
appropriate values and ensuring that the combustion quality of the system is within acceptable limits.
During this process:
AFTER EACH ADJUSTMENT check the flue gas analysis and gas flow rate.
ALWAYS use approved and calibrated test equipment.
NEVER rely on visual observation of the flame as a guide to combustion quality.
1. Fit a manometer or other approved pressure measuring instrument to the gas pressure test point
nearest to the burner head. The relationship between the pressure at this point and burner heat
input is shown in the graphs in the Appendix. this information is provided only as a guide and it
should not be used in conjunction with pressure measurements as a substitute for accurate
measurement of gas flow rate using, for example, a gas meter.
2. Ensure that the flue gas analysis equipment is functioning.
3. Close the manual gas isolation valve at the inlet to the gas train to an opening of approximately 20%.
4. Set the gas inlet pressure switch to its minimum value.
5. Remove the control panel cover and remove the low fire hold link. Replace the cover.
6. Establish the electrical supply to the burner and switch on the burner.
7. The burner controller will run through its sequence, initiating the ignition spark and opening the start
gas safety shut-off valve. The start gas flame will be established and the UV cell will begin monitoring.
8. The main gas control valve will open and low fire will be established. Open the upstream manual
valve slowly until it is fully open, observing the CO level.
9. If the CO level is too high (see below) reset the low fire adjusting screw (2) on the air/gas ratio
controller (refer to the diagram on Page 14) until an acceptable figure is achieved. In extreme cases
the adjustment on screw (2) may be exhausted without achieving an acceptable CO level. In this
event, reset the high fire adjusting screw (1) until an acceptable CO level is achieved.
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