Ideal Boilers Maximiser SE 42 Installation & Servicing Instructions Manual

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GENERAL5 WATER TREATMENTThe Maximiser boiler has an ALUMINIUM alloy heat exchangerCorrosion will always occur within a heating/hot water system to a greater or lesser degree irrespective of water characteris-tics, unless the initial fill water from the mains is treated. For these reasons Caradon Ideal strongly recommends that whennecessary the system be thoroughly cleaned prior to the use of a stable inhibitor wich does not require continual topping up tocombat the effects of hardness, salts, and corrosion on the heat exchanger and its associated systems.The Ideal Maximiser SE boiler has an aluminium alloy heat exchanger. Therefore it is important that if water treatmentis used it is suitable for the material of the heat exchanger. The ONLY water treatments approved are ‘Fernox Copal’and ‘Sentinel X 100’ current suitability should be confirmed with the manufacturer direct.Betzdearborn Ltd. FernoxSentinel Division Fry Technology UK,Foundry Lane Tandem House, Marlowe Way,Widnes, Cheshire Beddington Farm Road,Tel 0151424 5351 Croydon, CRO 4XSTel 0870 601 5000Technical help 01799 550 811ANY OTHER treatment used will render the guarantee of Caradon Ideal for this product INVALID. The use of artificiallysoftened water is not permitted.WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEMThe boiler must NOT be used for direct hot water supply.The central heating system should be in accordance withBS. 6798 and. in addition, for smallbore and microbore systems,BS. 5449.WATER TREATMENT - see Frame 5The hot water storage cylinder MUST be of the indirect type andshould preferably be manufactured of copper.Single feed, indirect cylinders are not recommended and MUSTNOT be used on sealed systems.The appliances are NOT suitable for gravity central heating norare they suitable for the provision of gravity domestic hot water.The hot water cylinder and ancillary pipework, not forming partof the useful heating surface, should be lagged to prevent heatloss and any possible freezing - particularly where pipes runthrough roof spaces and ventilated underfloor spaces.The boiler must be vented.Draining taps MUST be located in accessible positions, whichpermit the draining of the whole system - including the boiler andhot water storage vessel. They should be at least 1/2” BSPnominal size and be in accordance with BS. 2879.ELECTRICAL SUPPLYWiring external to the appliance MUST be in accordance withthe current l.E.E. (BS7671) Wiring Regulations and any localregulations which apply.The point of connection to the mains should be readilyaccessible and adjacent to the boiler.GAS SUPPLYThe local gas supplier should be consulted, at the installationplanning stage, in order to establish the availability of anadequate supply of gas. An existing service pipe must NOT beused without prior consultation with the local gas supplier.A gas meter can only be connected by the local gas supplieror by a registered CORGI engineer.An existing meter should be checked, preferably by the gassupplier, to ensure that the meter is adequate to deal with therate of gas supply required. A minimum working gas pressureof 20 mbar MUST be available at the boiler inlet.Installation pipes MUST be fitted in accordance with BS. 6891.Pipework from the meter to the boiler MUST be of anadequate size.Do not use pipes of smaller size than the boiler inlet gasconnection.The complete installation MUST be tested for gas soundnessand purged as described in the above code.Maximiser SE - Installation 6