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Installation & Operating manual
The bio-Flow 60
(bh60) Pellet boiler
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bh60 Parts Flue Pipe - 3” Pellet Vent Combustion Blower Cover Hopper Lid Heat Exchange Cleanout Cover Pressure Relief Valve Temperature/ Heating System Pressure Gauge Supply & Return (either side) Combustion Blower Remote Zone Control / OAT Sensor Terminal Control Board Outside Air Knockout Power Cord (either side) Circuit Breaker Side Access Boiler Drain Panel (Either Side) 1- Controlled & 1-Un-controlled Firebox Door 120VAC Outlets Firebox Draft Test Port Levelling Feet
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Table of Contents Options 5 Installation 6 venting 9 Plumbing 14 Electrical 20 Operation 26 maintenance 33 Troubleshooting 38 Specifications 39 w iring diagram 40 warranty 41 Testing label 42 Service Parts 43 Start-up Quick reference back Cover Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new boiler. Failure to follow instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death. SAvE ThESE INSTruCTIONS hearth & home Technol
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Options Outside Air Components Flex pipe part# 1-00-08543 (25') Inlet Cover part# 1-10-08542 Direct Vent Wall Passthrough Standard method of attaching outside air. Be sure to Item # 1-10-677077 provides for safe passing of use the inlet cover to prevent birds and/or rodents the 3” pellet vent pipe through an outside wall, from entering the intake pipe. This method requires a while providing the attachment for outside air. No hole to the outside, separate from the vent passage. extra holes
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Installation Preparation For Installation: Boiler Kit Materials: (Refer to page 3) 1. Install 3/4” MPT boiler drain in the fitting as shown. Either List of items shipped with the unit. 1 - 3/4” Boiler Drain side can be utilized. Note: If using the supply and return on 1 - 3/4” Safety Relief Valve each side, either one of the returns is going to need the drain valve incorporated. 1 - 1/2” Dual Temperature/Pressure Gauge Note: Use teflon pipe thread sealant or teflon tape on ALL 1 - Outdoor Ai
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Installation Minimum non-combustible floor protection area Placement and System design: The first thing that needs to be done is deciding where and how the boiler will be installed. NON-COMBUSTIBLE Things that need to be taken into consideration are the FLOOR PROTECTION intended use of the boiler. For example, is the boiler going to be used as a secondary or backup heating system? If it is to be used in conjunction with an existing oil or gas boiler system will it be piped in parallel or i
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Installation C b A d minimum Clearances To Combustible materials Sidewall To Appliance A 6” (152 mm) mur latéral à l’Appareil backwall To Appliance b 6” (152 mm) mur Arrière à l’Appareil Stove Top To Ceiling C 16” (406 mm) haut du Poêle au Plafond Stove Front To Combustibles d 48” (1219 mm) des Combustibles au devant du Poêle Combustibles To Pellet vent 3” (76 mm) matériaux Combustibles au Conduit de Fumée minimum Alcove height 72” (1829 mm) hauteur de l’Alcôve minimum Alcove width 48” (
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venting Requirements for Terminating the Venting H. A vent must not be installed within 3 feet (90 cm) above a gas meter/regulator assembly when measured WARNING: Venting terminals must not be recessed 1 from the horizontal center-line of the regulator. into a wall or siding. I. The clearance to service regulator vent outlet must be NOTE: Only PL vent pipe wall pass-throughs and 1 a minimum of 6 feet. fire stops should be used when venting through com- J. The clearance to a non-mechanical
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Altitude in Thousands of Feet venting Venting 18 Use only 3” pellet vent pipe to vent your pellet boiler. 4 Fig. 3 5 15 A combustion blower is used to extract the combustion 6 gases from the firebox. This creates a negative pressure in 7 8 the firebox and a positive pressure in the venting system as 9 shown in Fig. 4. The longer the vent pipe and more elbows 10 10 10 used in the system, the greater the flow resistance, and the greater the chance for creosote accumulation. Because of 8 The
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Venting venting o The minimum vent configuration is a 90 or Tee on a starter This is the minimum venting configuration. NOTE: A starting collar and a 24” length horizontal through an exterior wall. collar is needed in order to remove the units’ cleanout cover. A cap on the end should direct the flue gases down and away from the structure. See Fig. 5. The maximum horizontal length is 8 feet. The minimum termination height above the exterior grade is 18”. The maximum total length of any c
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venting Installation To reduce probability of reverse drafting during INSTALLATION IS TO BE PERFORMED BY a power failure, Hearth & Home Technologies A QUALIFIED INSTALLER. strongly recommends: •Installing the pellet vent with a minimum vertical rise NOTE: All installation clearances and restrictions of five feet. Preferably terminating above the roof line. must be adhered to. •Installing an outside air connection to the appliance. To prevent soot damage to exterior walls, and to INSTALLATI
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Installation NOTE: If outside air is installed, the inlet cover should not be placed in an area where drifting of snow or ice will build up, blocking the intake air supply. Inlet Cover part# 1-10-08542 Hearth & Home Technologies strongly recommends the use of outside air for all pellet boiler applications. Per national building codes, consideration must be given to combustion air supply for all appliances in the vicinity of the pellet boiler. Failure to supply adequate combustion Fig. 6
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Installation-Plumbing NOTE: ALWAYS REFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS TYPICAL BOILER HOT WATER PIPING SHOWING AIR REMOVAL SYSTEM, PROVISIONS FOR THE RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER EXPANSION OF WATER AND THE AUTOMATIC COLD WATER SUPPLY. ALSO SHOWN BUT NOT MOUNTING POSITION AND LOCATION WITHIN THE PIPING SYSTEM. NECESSARILY NEEDED IS THE BOILER BYPASS LINE. THE NECESSITY OF THIS LINE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE INSTALLING CERTIFIED PLUMBER OR HVAC CONTRACTOR. NOTICE: W
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* BOILER DRAIN, 3/4" NPT MALE X 3/4" HOSE * 3/4" NPT MALE PLUG Installation-Plumbing Boilers intended to be connected to an existing boiler or boiler system shall: 1. Be capable of being installed without interfering with the normal delivery of heated water from the original boiler to the radiation system. 2. Be capable of being installed to operate as intended without affecting the operation of the electrical and mechanical safety controls of the original boiler. 3. Provide, upon completion
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Installing Duct Installation-Plumbing NOTE: ALWAYS REFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS RECOMMENDED EXAMPLE OF PIPING IN SERIES WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER MOUNTING POSITION AND AN EXISTING OPERATIONAL BOILER LOCATION WITHIN THE PIPING SYSTEM. NOTICE: When installing with the Atmospheric Conversion, all of the pressurized system components shown are not necessary. Air vents or bleeders should be SYSTEM SUPPLY 3/4" removed from the plumbing system to prevent air from ente
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Installing Duct/Air Conditioning Installation-Plumbing TYPICAL BOILER HOT WATER PIPING SHOWING AIR REMOVAL SYSTEM, PROVISIONS FOR THE NOTE: ALWAYS REFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER EXPANSION OF WATER AND THE AUTOMATIC COLD WATER SUPPLY. ALSO SHOWN IS THE AUTOMATIC MOUNTING POSITION AND LOCATION WITHIN THE PIPING SYSTEM. MIXING VALVE. THIS COULD ALSO BE DONE BY (2) CLOSELY SPACED TEE'S. THE PROPER PIPING FOR THE INTENDED USE WILL BE DETE
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Installation-Plumbing EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL DOMESTIC HOT WATER STORAGE PIPING EXAMPLE #2 EXAMPLE #1 CAUTION: No domestic water temperature CAUTION: No domestic water regulation shown HIGHER temperature TEMPERATURE regulation shown WATER (IF NEEDED) FROM BOILER FROM BOILER TEMPERED HOT WATER FOR COLD HOT SHOWERS AND FAUCETS COLD HOT MIXING VALVE MIXING VALVE SET TO DESIRED WATER TEMPERATURE. DOMESTIC HOT CIRCULATOR NORMALLY NOT MORE THAN 120 DEGREES. WATER STORAGE DOMESTIC HOT HEATER WITH
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Installation-Plumbing NOTE: ALWAYS REFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS RECOMMENDED EXAMPLE OF A COMBINATION HIGH/LOW MULTI-ZONE HEATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER MOUNTING POSITION AND WITH INDIVIDUAL ZONE CIRCULATORS LOCATION WITHIN THE PIPING SYSTEM. NOTICE: When installing with the Atmospheric Conversion, all of the (HIGH TEMPERATURE) BASEBOARD HEAT pressurized system components shown are not necessary. Air vents or (LOW TEMPERATURE) RADIANT FLOOR HEAT bleeders s
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Installation w ith A hot Air System Electrical interconnection of the BH60 to an existing heat pump, or fuel-fired hot air furnace: Interconnection with a heat pump will generally require a second thermostat to be installed. It is recommended that a new electronic thermostat be installed as close to the existing thermostat as possible. Installing within one foot of the existing thermostat is recommended for ease of interconnection and similar temperature sensing ability. If programmability i
