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WGO, WTGO and SGO-W WGO, WTGO and SGO-W
WGO, WTGO and SGO-W
WGO, WTGO and SGO-W WGO, WTGO and SGO-W
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Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance
Maintenance Maintenance
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Read This Page First Hazard Definitions Following terms are used to bring attention to the presence of hazards of various risk levels, or to important information concerning product life. Indicates presence of hazards that will cause severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage if ignored. Indicates presence of hazards that can cause severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage if ignored. Indicates presence of hazards that will or can cause minor personal injury
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For Y our Safety DANGER Tips for water systems: Follow instructions below to ●●●●● prevent severe personal injury, death or substan- Check boiler and system piping for leaks. tial property damage: Continual makeup water will reduce boiler ●●●●● Do not use crankcase drainings or any oil life. Minerals can build up in sections, containing gasoline. See burner manual for reducing heat transfer and causing cast iron proper fuel oil. to overheat, resulting in section failure. ●●●●● Do not attempt t
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Routine Maintenance Schedule The schedule below is specifically designed for the homeowner. Please read pages 2 and 3 before proceeding. Beginning each heating season: Call a qualified service technician to perform annual service. End of heating season: If tankless heater is installed, boiler will continue to operate. Check for the following: Daily during heating season: - All daily and weekly instructions listed on this page must be followed. Check that boiler area is free from combusti- ble ma
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Start-up 2. Correct problems found in step #1. If burner WGO/WTGO (see Figure 1): does not fire, press reset button on burner primary control only once. Repeated presses 1. If burner does not fire, check for: will deposit oil in combustion chamber. Service switch on boiler or additional switches turned off. DANGER Burner must never be fired Fuses or breaker switch tripped. when oil is in combustion chamber. Immedi- Thermostat set below room temperature. ately call qualified service technician.
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Start-up 2. Correct problems found in step #1. If burner SGO-W (see Figure 2): does not fire, press reset button on burner primary control only once. Repeated presses 1. If burner does not fire, check for: will deposit oil in combustion chamber. ●●●●● Service switch on boiler or additional switches turned off. DANGER Burner must never be fired ●●●●● Fuses or breaker switch tripped. when oil is in combustion chamber. Immedi- ●●●●● Thermostat set below room temperature. ately call qualified servi
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COMMON PROBLEMS COMMON CAUSES POSSIBLE CORRECTIONS Rapid cycling - burner turns on and off Thermostat installed where Locate thermostat on inner wall away frequently. drafts or heat affect reading. from heat sources or cool drafts. Heat anticipator in Adjust heat anticipator to match current thermostat adjusted draw. Refer to boiler wiring diagram. incorrectly. Incorrect limit setting. Have qualified service technician increase limit setting to decrease cycling. Maximum setting 220 deg. F. Need
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Annual Service Check List The procedures and information on pages 7 through 11 are intended only for a qualified service technician who has the necessary equipment to inspect and adjust boiler and burner. A homeowner should never attempt these procedures. Qualified service technician must read pages 2 and 3 before proceeding. D D D D D D D D D D A A A A A A A A A A Annual Service Call Check List T T T T T T T T T T (follow in order listed below) E E E E E E E E E E Comments 1 Check that boiler
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Detailed Service Procedures Cleaning boiler flueways: DANGER Make sure all electrical connections 7. Once the flueways are cleaned, carefully to boiler are turned off and wait until boiler is remove the paper from the floor of the warm, not hot, before cleaning. Failure to do so combustion chamber. will result in severe personal injury, death or 8. Verify sealing rope around flue area is intact. substantial property damage. Visually check condition and position of insulation in combustion chambe
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Detailed Service Procedures Fill the system: To place in operation: DANGER 1. Close manual and automatic air vents and Follow information below to prevent drain cock. severe personal injury, death or substantial prop- 2. Fill to correct system pressure. Correct pres- erty damage: sure will vary with each installation. Normal ●●●●● Do not use crankcase drainings or any oil cold water fill pressure for residential systems containing gasoline. See burner manual for is 12 psig. Boiler water pH 7.0 t
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Detailed Service Procedures Controls requiring annual service: WATER RELIEF VALVE: CIRCULATOR: Check operation of water relief valve. Follow Follow oil-lubricating instructions on circulator. instructions on label fastened to relief valve. Over-oiling will damage circulator. Water-lubricated circulators do not need oiling. DANGER Scald potential. Do not check operation of relief valve unless discharge piping has been installed according to Boiler Manual. If piping is not in place, a qualified se
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12 Part No. 550-141-828/1202
