\ APPROVALS
/ll me burnerisU.L.listed,forusewith
Group
Ior
Group
llprimary
safetycontrols.State
andlocalapprovals
areshown
V onburnerratinglabel.Allburnersshouldbeinstalledin
accordancewithNational
FireProtectionAssociation,
and
in
l.*:Mcomplete accordance
with
alllocal
codes,
and
authoritieshaving
jurisdiction.
Regulations
ofthese
authorities
take
'--- precedent
over
general
instructions
provided
inthismanual.
GENERALINFORMATION
HeatingPlant- Beforeinstallingthisburnerina conversion
installation,
try
toprovide
adequate
spacetoservicethe
burner
properly.
The
heating
system
should
becarefullyinspectedfordefects
andcleanliness,so
proper
performance
isobtained.Anoilburnerisonlya meansofsupplyingheattothefirebox
and
fromtheretheheatingsystem
must
absorb
andcirculatetheheat.Theflue
passages
and
heat
absorbingsurfaces
mustbeclean
to
assure
maximum
heat
transfer
tothefurnaceorboiler.
Sootand
fly
ash
actasinsulators,retarding
the
transferofheat,Alldoors,openings,
and
cracksshould
becementedair-tightto eliminate
airinfiltrationinlotheheating
plant,
causingheating
losses.
lnspect
smoke
pipe
and
chimneyfor
elimination
ofleaks
andobstructions.
Be
sureofadequatechimneysizeand
height.
Install
amechanical
draftadjuster,
ifneeded
same
size
assmoke
pipe(see
column
underdraftregulators).
COMBUSTION
CHAMBER
The
purpose
ofacombustionchamber
istomaintain
ahighflame
temperatureby
reflecting
the
heat
backintothe
flame.Ahightemperature
assures
greater
combustionetficiencyandlowerstacklosses.Aninsulatingrefractoryor
aFiberFaxtype
chambercanbeused
withthis
burner.
ltisimportanttoselectandinstall,
if
necessary,thecorrect
sizechamber
onthe
conversion
job
(see
chart).
Onthe
Flamelock
conversionburners
the
atomizedoilburns
just
off
theflamelock.Onalloilburnerstheatomizedoilmustnottouchthesidesorbottomof
chamber,orsmoke
will
result.
Toeliminatethesmoke,
excess
airwillberequired,resulting
inhighstacktemperature
andlowercombustioneffi-
ciency.lnstall
burner
sotheface
ofair
cone
ofburneris
set1/8"
lo 114"behindtheinside
frontwallofthe
chamber
(see
diagram).Caution
oninstalling
Flamelockburnersin
stainless
steelchambershouldbe
takenbecause
ofthe
highertemperaturelevels
produced
by
high
performance
flameretentionburners.The
temperaturesmayexceedthe
temperatureratingsofthe
stainless
steelchamber,andcanresultinchamberburnout.Where
you
are
replacinga
standard
burner
withaflameretentionburner,take
one
ofthefollowing
precautions:(1)
Use
"WetPac"Ceramic
Liner
tolinetheinside
ofchamber,
(2)
Adjust
burner
(see
FinalAdjustmentsColumn).
FUEL
UNITSANDOIL LINES
Conversion
Burners
are
provided
with
singlestage
3450
RPM
fuelunits
with
theby-pass
plug
removedforsingle
pipe
installations.
This
is
satisfactorywherethefuelsupplyisonthesamelevelorabove
burner
permitting
gravity
flowof
oil. Never
exceedover8PSI
pressure
to
thesuction
side
offuelunit.A
pressure
of
overI PSI
may
cause
damage
totheshaftsealand
allowittoleak
oil. Whenitisnecessarytoliftthe
oilto
theburner,a returnlineshouldberun
between
fuelunitandoilsupply.
(lf
liftexceeds10feet,atwo-stagefuelunitmustbeused
with
areturn
line).
When
atwo-line
systemisusedthe
by-pass
plug
must
beinstalled.This
plug
issuppliedalong
withtheburnerattachedto
fuelunitalongwithaninformation
pump
data
sheet
in
aplastic
bag.Whenoil
linesareinstalled,continuousrunsof
heavy
wall
coppertubingarerecommended.Be
surethatall
connections
areabsolutelyairtight.Check
allconnec-
tionsand
joints.
Flaredfittings
are
recommended.Do
not
use
compression
fittings.
See
pump
data
sheetfor
siz-
ing,liftandlength
fortubing
recommendations.
Useanoilfilterofadequatesize
for
allinstallations.
Installfilters
insidethebuilding
betweenthe
tank
shutoff
valve
and
the
burner.Foreaseofservicing,
locatethe
shut-off
valveand
filternearthe
burner.
TANKS AND PIPING
Local
codesandregulationsmustbeadhered
toregarding
tank
andburnerinstallation.
WIRING
Allwiringmust
comply
with
theNationalElectricCodeandlocalordinances,
refer
to
diagramsupplied
withburneror
controls,making
sure
the
burnerandcontrols
arewired
correctlyandthatthe
line
switchis
properly
fused
to
burner.
AIR SUPPLYFORCOMBUSTION
Donotinstallinrooms
withinsufficientairtosupport
combustion.Occasionally
itisnecessary
toinstallwindows
or
cutholesina doortotheseroomsto obtainsufficientairandto prevent
lessthan
atmosphericairpressure
inthe
room.lfthereis
alackofcombustion
airin
the
room,
the
burnerflamewillbe
yellow
andformationofsootwill
occur
intheheatingunit.In
buildingsofconventionalframe,
brick
orstone
construction
withoututility
rooms,
basementwin-
dows,or
stair
doors,
infiltration
is
normally
adequate
to
provide
airfor
combustion
andforoperationofthe
barom'et-
ricdraftcontrol.Forinstallation
in
anenclosed
utilityroom
withoutanoutside
wall,afreshairopeningtotheoutside
with
afreecross
sectionareaof2Osquare
inches
per
each
gallonper
hourfiring
isrecommended.
Foreach
1,000
feet
abovesealevel,increasethefresh
airopeningby
atleastfour
(4)
per
cent.Theroomshould
beisolated
fiom
anyareaservedby
exhaust
fans.Donot
installanexhaust
faninthis
room.
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