Weil-McLain SlimFit 550 Guide

User’s
Information Manual
If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result,
causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS —
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Donottouchanyelectricalswitch;donotuseanytelephoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor’stelephone.Followthegassupplier’sinstructions.
• Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,calltheredepartment.
Installation & service must be performed by a qualified installer, service technician or the gas supplier.
Gas-fired water boilers
(Models 550 and 750 only)
Commercial Condensing
TM
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The following defined terms are used throughout this manual to bring attention to the presence of hazards of various risk
levels or to important information concerning the life of the product.
Indicates presence of hazards that will cause severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.
Indicates presence of hazards that can cause severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.
Indicates presence of hazards that will or can cause minor personal injury or
property damage.
Indicates special instructions on installation, operation or maintenance that are
important but not related to personal injury or property damage.
The Boiler manual is for use only by a qualified heating installer/service technician. Refer only to this User’s
Information Manual for your reference. Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance
can cause property damage, personal injury (exposure to hazardous materials) or loss of life. Installation and
service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier (who must read and follow
the supplied instructions before installing, servicing, or removing this boiler. This boiler contains materials that
have been identified as carcinogenic, or possibly carcinogenic, to humans).
When calling or writing about the boiler— Please have the boiler model number from the boiler rating label and
the CP number from the label located on the left side of the control box.
Hazard definitions
Boiler service and maintenance
How to use this manual . . .
To . . . Read/use . . . See pages . . .
Learn precautions Warnings and definitions 1 – 3
Start or shutdown the
boiler Use the OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4
Boiler components &
the U-Control display These illustrations and callouts will show you the location of main components and use of the U-Control display. 5 – 7
Prevent air
contamination
Read the list of air contaminants you must avoid.
If found, either remove the products permanently, or have
your installer relocate boiler vent and air terminations to
an uncontaminated area.
8
Maintain the boiler Maintain the boiler using the schedule in this manual.
Schedule an annual start-up by a qualified service
technician before every heating season. 9 – 15
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Failure to adhere to the guidelines on this page can result in severe personal
injury, death or substantial property damage.
Boiler service and maintenance —
 To avoid electric shock, disconnect all electrical supplies to the boiler before perform-
ing maintenance if wiring will be exposed.
 To avoid severe burns, allow boiler to cool before performing maintenance.
 You must maintain the boiler as outlined in this manual and have the boiler started
up and serviced at least annually by a qualified service technician to ensure boiler/
system reliability.
Boiler operation —
 Do not block flow of combustion or ventilation air to boiler. This boiler is equipped
with a control which will automatically shut down the boiler should air or vent be
blocked. If vent or air blockage is easily accessible and removable, remove it. If the
boiler display indicates a manual reset lockout, follow the procedure in Figure 4, page 7
to reset the boiler. (If blockage is not obvious or cannot be removed, have the boiler
and system checked by a qualified service technician.)
 Do not allow contaminated air to enter the boiler room (or air inlet pipe if direct
vented). See page 8 for details.
 Should overheating occur or gas supply fail to shut off, do not turn off or disconnect
electrical supply to boiler. Instead, shut off the gas supply at a location external to
the appliance.
 Do not use this boiler if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified
service technician to inspect the boiler and to replace any part of the control system
and any gas control, which has been under water.
Boiler water —
 Have boiler water chemistry checked at least annually by a qualified service technician.
 DO NOT use petroleum-based cleaning or sealing compounds in boiler system. Gaskets
and seals in the system may be damaged.This can result in substantial property damage.
 DO NOT use “homemade cures” or “boiler patent medicines”. Serious damage to
boiler, personnel and/or property may result.
 Continual fresh makeup water will reduce boiler life. Mineral build-up in boiler heat
exchanger reduces heat transfer, overheats the metal, and causes heat exchanger fail-
ure. Addition of oxygen can cause internal corrosion in system components. Leaks in
boiler or piping must be repaired at once to prevent makeup water.
 Do not add cold water to hot boiler. Thermal shock can cause boiler heat exchanger
to crack.
STOP! READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING . . .
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Figure 1 Operating instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Figure 2 SlimFit component locations
Boiler components
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Figure 3 SlimFit boiler’s U-Control display
The U-Control display
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Resetting the U-Control
Figure 4 U-Control display turns red when boiler locks out — select MANUAL RESET to reset boiler as shown below.
To reset:
• Press the DOWN or RIGHT arrow.
• The display will go to the STATUS screen.
• SETTINGS will be highlighted.
• Press the DOWN arrow to move down to MANUAL RESET.
• Press ENTER (center button).
• The display will switch to the manual reset screen, indicating what caused
the shutdown.
• Press ENTER to reset the U-Control.
• The U-Control will than return to normal operation if the condition has
been corrected.
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Prevent combustion air contamination
If the boiler combustion air inlet is located in any area likely to cause contamination, or if products which
would contaminate the air cannot be removed, you must have the combustion air and vent re-piped and
terminated to another location.Contaminated combustion air will damage the boiler, resulting in possible
severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.
Do not operate an SlimFit boiler if its combustion air inlet is located in a laundry room or pool facility,
for example. These areas will always contain hazardous contaminants.
Pool and laundry products and common household and hobby products often contain fluorine or chlorine
compounds. When these chemicals pass through the boiler, they can form strong acids. The acid can eat
through the boiler wall, causing serious damage and presenting a possible threat of flue gas spillage or
boiler water leakage into the building.
Please read the information listed below. If contaminating chemicals will be present near the location of
the boiler combustion air inlet, have your installer pipe the boiler combustion air and vent to another
location, per the Boiler manual.
Products to avoid Areas likely to have contaminants
Spray cans containing chloro/fluorocarbons Dry cleaning/laundry areas and establishments
Permanent wave solutions Swimming pools
Chlorinated waxes/cleaners Metal fabrication plants
Chlorine-based swimming pool chemicals Beauty salons
Calcium chloride used for thawing Refrigeration repair shops
Sodium chloride used for water softening Photo processing plants
Refrigerant leaks Auto body shops
Paint or varnish removers Plastic manufacturing plants
Hydrochloric acid/muriatic acid Furniture refinishing areas and establishments
Cements and glues New building construction
Antistatic fabric softeners used in clothes dryers Remodeling areas
Chlorine-type bleaches, detergents, and cleaning
solvents found in household laundry rooms
Garages with workshops
Adhesives used to fasten building products and
other similar products
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Annual startup and general maintenance
Figure 5 Service and maintenance schedules
OWNER MAINTENANCE (see the following pages for instructions)
BEGINNING OF SEASON
Contact your boiler service technician to inspect, service and start
up your boiler. You must have an annual start-up performed by a
qualified service technician to ensure reliable operation of the boiler
and system.
DAILY
Check boiler area
Check air openings
Check pressure/temperature gauge
Verify boiler front door is secure
MONTHLY
Check vent piping
Check air piping
Check relief valve
Check condensate drain system
Check automatic air vents (if used)
PERIODICALLY Test low water cutoff
Check time and date on the U-Control display
EVERY
6 MONTHS
Check boiler piping (gas and water)
Operate relief valve
END
OF SEASON Shut boiler down (unless boiler used for domestic water)
Follow the service and maintenance procedures given throughout this manual and in component literature
shipped with the boiler. Failure to perform the service and maintenance could result in damage to the boiler or
system. Failure to follow the directions in this manual and component literature could result in severe personal
injury, death or substantial property damage.
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Maintenance and service overview
The boiler must be serviced & maintained
The boiler must be inspected and started annually, at the beginning of the
heating season, by a qualified service technician.
In addition, the maintenance and care of the boiler listed on Figure 5, page 9
and explained in this manual must be performed to assure maximum boiler
efficiency and reliability.
Failure to service and maintain the boiler and system could result in equipment
failure, causing possible severe personal injury, death or substantial property
damage.
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Maintenance procedures — DAILY
Check the boiler area
To prevent potential of severe personal in-
jury, death or substantial property dam-
age, eliminate all materials discussed
below from the boiler vicinity and from
the vicinity of boiler combustion air inlet.
If contaminants are found:
• Immediatelyremoveproductsfrom
the area. If they have been there for
an extended period, call a qualified
service technician to inspect the boiler
for possible damage from acid corro-
sion.
• Ifproductscannotberemoved,im-
mediately call a qualified service
technician to re-pipe vent (and air)
piping and locate vent termination/
air intake away from contaminated
areas.
Combustible/flammable
materials
Do not store combustible materials,
gasoline or any other flammable vapors
or liquids near the boiler. Remove im-
mediately if found.
Air contaminants
Products containing chlorine or fluorine,
if allowed to contaminate the boiler
intake air, will cause acidic condensate
in the boiler. This will cause significant
damage to the boiler if allowed to con-
tinue. Read the list of potential materials
listed on page 4 of this manual. If any
of these products are in the room from
which the boiler takes its combustion air,
they must be removed immediately or the
boiler combustion air (and vent termina-
tion) must be relocated to another area.
Check the pressure/temperature
gauge
1. Make sure the pressure reading on the boiler pres-
sure/temperature gauge does not exceed 80 psig
(or no higher than the 5 psig less than the relief
valve setting).
2. Contact a qualified service technician if pressure
is too high.
DIRECT EXHAUST installations:
Verify combustion air openings are clear and
flue is unobstructed
1. DIRECT EXHAUST INSTALLATIONS (air piped to the boiler from
outside)
a. Visually inspect all combustion air openings.
b. Remove any debris or blockage from combustion air louvers.
The combustion air openings must be unobstructed. This is
the means for combustion and ventilation air to be drawn
into the boiler room.
Failure to provide proper combustion air can result in severe
personal injury, death or substantial property damage.
2. Verify that boiler vent discharge is clean and free of obstructions.
3. Remove any debris on the flue exhaust openings.
4. If removing the debris does not allow the boiler to operate correctly
afterwards, contact your qualified service technician to inspect the
boiler and vent/air systems.
DIRECT VENT installations:
Verify boiler front door is securely closed and
vent/air terminations are unobstructed
1. DIRECTVENT INSTALLATIONS (air piped to the boiler from outside)
c. Visually inspect the boiler jacket door to be sure it is sealed all
around its perimeter.
d. Verify that the two rotary latches on top are tight.
e. Re-install the jacket door after service or maintenance.
The boiler jacket door must be securely fastened to the boiler
to prevent boiler from drawing air from inside the boiler
room.
This is particularly important if the boiler is located in the
same room as other appliances.
Failure to keep the door securely fastened could result in
severe personal injury or death.
Contact your installer or technician immediately if the jacket
door does not fit correctly in place or if the door gaskets are
damaged.
2. Verify that boiler vent discharge and air intake are clean and free of
obstructions.
3. Remove any debris on the air intake or flue exhaust openings.
4. If removing the debris does not allow the boiler to operate correctly
afterwards, contact your qualified service technician to inspect the
boiler and vent/air systems.
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Maintenance procedures — MONTHLY
Perform DAILY procedures plus the
following additional procedures . . .
Check vent piping
1. Visually inspect the flue gas vent piping for any signs of
blockage, leakage or deterioration of the piping. Notify your
qualified service technician at once if you find any problem.
Failure to inspect the vent system as noted above
and have it repaired by a qualified service techni-
cian can result in vent system failure, causing severe
personal injury or death.
Check air piping
(DIRECT VENT installations)
1. Visually inspect the air inlet to be sure it is unobstructed.
Inspect entire length of air piping to ensure piping is intact
and all joints are properly sealed.
2. Call your qualified service technician if you notice any
problems.
Check the relief valve
1. Inspect the boiler relief valve and the relief valve discharge
pipe for signs of weeping or leakage.
2. If the relief valve often weeps, the expansion tank may not be
working properly. Immediately contact your qualified service
technician to inspect the boiler and system.
Check the condensate drain system
1. While the boiler is running, check the discharge end of the
condensate drain tubing and the open top of the condensate
tee at the boiler (see Figure 2,page 5 for locations). Make sure
no flue gas is escaping from the condensate drain tubing or
tee by holding your fingers in front of the opening.
2. If you notice flue gas escaping, this indicates a dry conden-
sate drain trap. See step 4 for procedure to fill trap. Call
your qualified service technician to inspect the boiler and
condensate line and refill the condensate trap if problem
persists regularly.
Under some circumstances an SlimFit vent system
may not produce enough condensate to keep the
condensate trap full of liquid. If the trap is not full,
small amounts of flue products can be emitted into
the boiler room through the condensate drain line
or tee. Follow procedure below to fill trap.
3. Verify that the condensate drain line is unobstructed by
slowly pouring water into the top of the PVC tee on the side
of the boiler. The water should run out the end of the con-
densate drain line. If the water does not run out, call your
qualified service technician to inspect the boiler and clean
or replace the condensate drain line.
4. To fill the condensate trap, if necessary, temporarily plug the
end of the condensate drain line. Then slowly pour water into
the 1-inch plastic tee on boiler right side. Pour until water
fills drain line, then overflows into the boiler trap tubing.
When water fills up to top of 1-inch tee, stop filling. Remove
temporary plug from end of condensate drain line.
Check automatic air vents (if used)
1. See illustration at right.
2. Remove the cap from any automatic
air vent in the system and check
operation by depressing valve “B”
slightly with the tip of a screwdriver.
3. If the air vent valve appears to be
working freely and not leaking, re-
place cap “A”, twisting all the way on.
4. Loosen cap“A”one turn to allow vent
to operate.
5. Have vent replaced if it does not
operate correctly.
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Maintenance procedures — PERIODICALLY
Perform DAILY procedures
plus the following additional
procedures . . .
Test the low water cutoff
1. Remove the boiler jacket door by rotating the two
latches on top of the boiler counterclockwise. Then
lift the jacket door up and off.
2. Locate the low water cut-off in the upper right of the
boiler (see Figure 6 at right and Figure 2, page 5).
3. Press the TEST button. Hold the button for at
least 5 seconds. Any shorter time will result in
an automatic reset instead of a manual reset.
4. The green STATUS light should change to red,
indicating a low water condition.
5. The SlimFit boiler’s U-Control will shut down the
boiler on manual reset.
6. The U-Control display will flash red as shown in
Figure 4, page 7.
7. Select MANUAL RESET to reset the control
8. The boiler should return to normal operation.
If the low water cutoff fails to cause a
manual reset lockout condition, immedi-
ately turn off all power to the boiler and
contact your boiler technician.
If the low water cutoff SERVICE light is
on, contact your service technician im-
mediately.
9. Replace the jacket door and rotate the two top
latches clockwise to secure in place.
DIRECT VENT installations — The
jacket door must be securely sealed. See
the WARNING on page 11.
Check U-Control date and time
1. Check the time shown on the U-Control display
(see Figure 3, page 6).
2. If time is incorrect, set the correct date and time as
shown in Figure 3, page 6.
Figure 6 Low water cutoff
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Maintenance procedures — EVERY 6 MONTHS
Perform DAILY and MONTHLY procedures plus the
following additional procedures . . .
Check the boiler water and gas piping
1. Perform gas leak inspection per steps 1 through 7 of the Operating Instructions, Fig-
ure 1, page 4.
2. If gas odor or leak is detected, immediately shut down boiler following procedures in the
Operating Instructions, Figure 1, page 4. Call a qualified service technician.
3. Visually inspect for leaks around internal water piping. Also inspect external water pip-
ing, circulators, relief valve and fittings. Immediately call a qualified service technician to
repair any leaks.
Have leaks fixed at once by a qualified service technician. Failure to comply could
result in severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.
4. Reinstall the jacket door securely after inspections.
DIRECTVENT installations — The jacket door must be securely sealed. See the
WARNING on page 11.
Operate the relief valve
1. Before proceeding, verify that the relief valve outlet has been piped to a safe place of dis-
charge, avoiding any possibility of scalding from hot water.
To avoid water damage or scalding due to valve operation, a metal discharge
line must be connected to relief valve outlet and run to a safe place of disposal.
This discharge line must be installed by a qualified heating installer or service
technician in accordance with the instructions in the SlimFit Boiler Manual. The
discharge line must be terminated so as to eliminate possibility of severe burns
or property damage should the valve discharge.
2. Read the boiler pressure/temperature gauge to make sure the system is pressurized. Lift the
relief valve top lever slightly, allowing water to relieve through the valve and discharge piping.
3. If water flows freely, release the lever and allow the valve to seat. Watch the end of the relief
valve discharge pipe to ensure that the valve does not weep after the line has had time to
drain. If the valve weeps, lift the seat again to attempt to clean the valve seat. If the valve
continues to weep afterwards, contact your qualified service technician to inspect the valve
and system.
4. If water does not flow from the valve when you lift the lever completely, the valve or dis-
charge line may be blocked. Immediately shut down the boiler, following the operating
instructions on page 9. Call your qualified service technician to inspect the boiler and system.
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Maintenance procedures — END OF SEASON
To continue operation for DHW
1. If the boiler is to supply heat for domestic hot water generation during the summer, no
changes should be needed. Just leave the boiler power on and allow the DHW storage tank
to call for heat as necessary.
2. Set back room thermostats to prevent any unnecessary call for heat during the off season.
To leave boiler in stand-by mode
1. The SlimFit boiler’s U-Control provides effective features for stand-by operation, includ-
ing periodic exercising of the boiler and system circulators and automatic operation of
the boiler at low fire if water temperatures drop too close to freezing. Just configure the
U-Control as needed to operate the necessary circulators.
2. Leave the boiler power on and allow the U-Control to monitor the boiler and system dur-
ing the stand-by period.
The U-Control must be configured to operate all circulators needed to ensure
the system and all circuits will be protected against freezing. See the SlimFit
Commercial Boiler manual for details.
3. Set back room thermostats to prevent any unnecessary call for heat during the off season.
To shut down the boiler
1. Follow “TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE” of the Operating Instructions, Fig-
ure 1, page 4.
2. DO NOT drain the system unless exposure to freezing temperatures will occur.
3. DO NOT drain the system if it is filled with an antifreeze solution.
4. DO NOT shut down boilers used for domestic water heating. They must operate year-round.
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