
Weil-McLain 80 Boiler For Gas, Light Oil, Gas/Light Oil Fired Burners
12 Part No. 550-141-935/0215
)NSTALLmUECOLLECTOR(continued)
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"EFOREINSTALLINGmUECOLLECTOR
1. See Figure 10, page 11, for general assembly of flue
collector components.
2. See Figure 11, page 13 for the placement of flue collector
hoods on each model.
3. Prepare mounting holes in boiler rear section.
a. The boiler rear section has tapped holes for mounting
rear flue collector component.
b. Remove any grit from threads inside tapped holes with
clean rag.
2EARmUEBOILERSONLY
1. See Figure 10, page 11 and Figure 11, page 13.
0LACECOLLECTORHOODTRANSITIONONREARSECTION
A 7IPEITEM&IGURECOLLECTORHOOD TRANSITION
flange surfaces with a clean rag.
B !PPLYAFEWPIECESOFDOUBLEFACEDTAPEONTHECOLLECTOR
hood transition flange.
c. Place the
COLLECTORHOODTRANSITIONGASKETITEM
Figure 10) on the collector hood transition flange.
!LIGNHOLESINGASKETWITHHOLESINmANGE0RESSGASKET
firmly in place.
D 0OSITIONCOLLECTORHOODTRANSITIONONBACKOFBOILER
rear section, aligning collector hood transition flange
holes with tapped holes in boiler rear section.
e. Insert a 5/16” x 5/8” flanged bolt through the bottom
center hole and finger tighten to hold transition in
place.
f. Install six remaining bolts securing collector hood
transition to rear section. &INGERTIGHTEN only.
0LACECOLLECTORHOODASSEMBLYONSECTIONS
A #AREFULLYSETCOLLECTORHOODASSEMBLYONTOPOFSECTION
ASSEMBLY!LIGNSLOTTEDHOLESINCOLLECTORHOODmANGES
with the hold-down bolts in the sections.
b. Place the collector hood assembly so its rear flange is
AGAINSTTHECOLLECTORHOODTRANSITIONmANGEGASKET
c. Thread flanged nuts onto hold-down bolts and lNGER
TIGHTEN only.
d. Insert five 5/16” x 5/8” flanged bolts through holes in
collector hood transition and collector hood assembly
rear flange. Thread on nuts and lNGERTIGHTEN only.
4IGHTENmUECOLLECTORBOLTSANDNUTS
a. Gradually tighten all bolts and nuts on flue collector
assembly and boiler. 4IGHTENTOBETWEENAND
INCHPOUNDSTORQUE. See 7!2.).', upper right.
B !LTERNATELOCATIONSASYOUTIGHTENTHEFASTENERSTO
ensure all parts are evenly drawn down, with no gaps
or distortion of parts.
)NSTALLDAMPERANDmUECAPS
A 7IPEITEM&IGUREmUEDAMPER flange surface
with a clean rag.
B !PPLYAFEWPIECESOF DOUBLEFACED TAPE TOTHEmUE
DAMPERmANGE0OSITIONmUECOLLARGASKETONDAMPER
ANDPRESSFIRMLY IN PLACE!LIGN ALLHOLES BEFORE
securing.
c. Position flue damper assembly against collector hood
transition. Insert a #10 x ½” screw through the top
CENTERHOLE,IGHTLY TIGHTENTO HOLD mUEDAMPER IN
position.
d. Insert remaining #10 screws into flue damper flange
ANDLIGHTLYTIGHTEN!LTERNATEFROMSCREWTOSCREWAND
tighten all screws evenly and securely.
E )NSTALLmUECAPSONmUECOLLECTORTOPOPENINGSUSING
steps 5a through 5d.
4OPmUEBOILERSONLY
1. See Figure 10, page 11 and Figure 11, page 13.
0LACEREARmUECAPONREARSECTION
A 7IPEITEM&IGUREREARmUECAPGASKETSURFACEWITHACLEANRAG
B !PPLYAFEWPIECESOFDOUBLEFACEDTAPEONTHEREARmUECAPGASKETSURFACE
c. Place the
RECTANGULARGASKETITEM&IGUREONTHEmUECAPALIGNING
HOLESINGASKETWITHHOLESINREARmUECAP0RESSlRMLYINPLACE
D 0OSITIONREARmUECAPONBACKOFBOILERREARSECTIONALIGNINGREARmUECAP
holes with tapped holes in boiler rear section.
e. Insert a 5/16” x 5/8” flanged bolt through the bottom center hole and finger
tighten to hold rear flue cap in place.
f. Install six remaining bolts securing rear flue cap to rear section. &INGER
TIGHTEN only.
0LACECOLLECTORHOODASSEMBLYONSECTIONS
A #AREFULLYSETCOLLECTORHOODASSEMBLYONTOPOFSECTIONASSEMBLY!LIGNSLOTTED
holes in collector hood flanges with the hold-down bolts in the sections.
b. Place the collector hood assembly so its rear flange is against the rear flue
CAPGASKET
b. Thread flanged nuts onto hold-down bolts and lNGERTIGHTEN only.
c. Insert five 5/16” x 5/8” flanged bolts through holes in rear flue cap and
collector hood assembly rear flange. Thread on nuts and lNGERTIGHTEN only.
4IGHTENmUECOLLECTORBOLTSANDNUTS
a. Gradually tighten all bolts and nuts on flue collector assembly and boiler.
4IGHTENTOBETWEENANDINCHPOUNDSTORQUE. See 7!2.).', above.
B !LTERNATELOCATIONSASYOUTIGHTENTHEFASTENERSTOENSUREALLPARTSAREEVENLY
drawn down, with no gaps or distortion of parts.
)NSTALLDAMPERANDmUECAPSSEE&IGUREPAGE
A 7IPEITEM &IGUREmUE DAMPER flange surface and flue collector
assembly surfaces with a clean rag.
b. Position
ROUNDGASKETITEM&IGUREONmUECOLLECTORASSEMBLYin the
flue location shown in Figure 11, page 13!LIGNBOLTHOLES
C 0LACEmUEDAMPERASSEMBLYONGASKET3EE./4)#%BELOW)NSERTX
vSCREWSTHROUGHTHEHOLES!LTERNATEFROMSCREWTOSCREWANDTIGHTENALL
screws evenly and securely.
-ODELTOPmUEAPPLICATIONSALWAYSMOUNTTHEDAMPER
assembly with the damper adjustment plate pointed toward
the rear of the boiler as shown in Figure 11. Otherwise, the
JACKETTOPPANELSMAYBEDIFlCULTTOINSTALL
E )NSTALLmUECAPONREMAININGTOPOPENINGIFANYUSINGSTEPSATHROUGHC
above.
!FTERINSTALLINGmUECOLLECTOR!,,"/),%23
#HECKFORGASTIGHTSEALOFALLmUECOLLECTORHOODCOMPONENTS
!LLCOLLECTORHOODJOINTSMUSTBESEALEDGASTIGHTTOPREVENT
POSSIBLEmUE GASLEAKAGEAND CARBONMONOXIDEEMISSIONS
resulting in severe personal injury or death.
a. Open flue damper.Visually inspect inside section assembly and flue collector
assembly for any light passing through unsealed areas.
B -ARKALLUNSEALEDAREAS
C #HECKUNSEALED AREASFORCAUSE DAMAGED GASKETSSEALING ROPENOTIN
place, or loose bolts or nuts.
D #ORRECTALLCONDITIONSANDREPEATINSPECTIONPROCEDURE
e. If unsealed areas cannot be eliminated, discontinue the boiler installation.
#ONTACTYOUR7EIL-C,AINDISTRIBUTORORSALESOFlCEFORASSISTANCE
DO NOT overtighten bolts in flue collector hood assembly.
'ASKETMATERIALCOULDEXTRUDECAUSINGPOSSIBLEmUEGASLEAKAGE
and carbon monoxide emissions, resulting in severe personal
injury or death.