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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
Routine Maintenance By Home Owner
Other than remembering to arrange for the annual professional
servicing of the furnace by the service or installation contractor, the
most important routine service performed by the homeowner is to
maintain the air lter or lters. A dirty lter can cause the furnace to
over-heat, fail to maintain indoor temperature during cold weather,
increase fuel consumption and cause component failure.
e furnace lter(s) should be inspected, cleaned or replaced month-
ly. e furnace is factory equipped with a semi-permanent type lter.
If the lter is damaged, replace with lters of the same size and type.
(See Parts Listing Ref. No. 21).
During the routine service, inspect the general condition of the fur-
nace watching for signs of oil leaks in the vicinity of the oil burner,
soot forming on any external part of the furnace, soot forming
around the joints in the vent pipe, etc. If any of these conditions are
present, please advise your service or installation contractor.
Annual Service By Contractor
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CAUTION
THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER (FIREPOT) IS FRAG-
ILE. USE CARE WHEN INSPECTING AND CLEANING
THIS AREA.
e heat exchanger should be inspected periodically and cleaned
if necessary. If cleaning is necessary, SHUT OFF POWER TO THE
FURNACE and remove the burner. Using a sti brush with a wire
handle, brush o scale and soot from inside the drum and ue pipe.
To clean the radiator, remove the clean-out caps screws, and remove
the caps carefully to avoid tearing the gaskets. A wire brush can be
used to loosen dirt and debris on the inside surfaces of the radiator.
Clean out all accumulated dirt, soot and debris with a wire handled
brush and an industrial vacuum cleaner. Before replacing the clean-
out caps, inspect the gaskets. If the gaskets are broken, remove the
remnants and replace with new gaskets.
e blower motor is factory oiled and permanently sealed. DO NOT
LUBRICATE. Excess oil causes premature electric motor failure.
Inspect the blower fan. Clean if necessary.
Oil Burner Maintenance: Follow the instructions of the oil burner
manufacturer. (See oil burner manufacturer's instructions supplied
with furnace or burner). It is advisable to change the oil burner
nozzle and oil lter on an annual basis.
e venting system should be cleaned and inspected for signs of
deterioration. Replace pitted or perforated vent pipe and ttings. e
barometric damper should open and close freely.
All electrical connections should be checked to ensure tight con-
nections. Safety controls such as the high limit controls should be
tested for functionality. e fan control should be checked to ensure
that the fan on and o delay function continues to start and stop the
blower fan at the optimal settings.
Before Lighting
Open all supply and return air registers and grilles.
Open all valves in oil pipes.
Turn on electric power supply.
To Light Unit
Set the thermostat above room temperature to call for heat. e
burner should start. NOTE: It may be necessary to press the RESET
button on the primary combustion control relay.
ere will be a fan on time delay before the circulating fan is ener-
gized. e United Technologies 1158-120 has an adjustable fan on
time that is set by selecting the dipswitch combination displayed in
Table 2 on page 6.
is fan on delay can be set at 30, 60, 90 or 120
seconds. Set the thermostat below room temperature. e oil burner
should stop.
e air circulation blower will continue to run until the time o
setting selected on the electronic fan timer control times out. e
United Technologies 1158-120 has an adjustable fan o time of 1, 2,
4,or 6 minutes.
e necessary adjustments to the fan control settings should be
determined by measuring the temperature of the air in the supply
air take-o, or within the rst few inches of the supply air trunk. e
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS HTLD
side mid point of the transition is usually ideal, providing that the
thermometer probe is beyond the "line of sight" wherein false read-
ings from radiant heat could be observed. System temperature rise is
the dierence in temperature between the supply air and return air.
To check the operation of the limit switch, shut o power to the
furnace. Temporarily remove the neutral wire from the direct drive
blower motor. Restore the electrical power to the furnace and set the
thermostat above room temperature.
Aer three or four minutes of burner operation, the limit control
should turn the burner o. When the limit function test is complete,
shut o electrical power to the furnace, replace the neutral wire to
the blower fan motor, and then restore power. e blower fan will
start up immediately. Once the temperature has dropped and the
limit control has reset, the fan will operate until the fan o time is
achieved. e oil burner will then resume operation and continue
until the thermostat is satised. Restore the thermostat setting to a
comfortable temperature.
To Shut Down Unit
Set the thermostat to the lowest possible setting.
Set the manual switch (if installed) in the Electrical Power Supply
Line to "OFF".