FUTERA III INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS2CONTENTSBefore Your Start page 2Ratings & Capacities page 3Boiler/Water Heater Location page 3Combustion Air & Ventilation page 3General Venting Guidelines page 5Outdoor Venting page 11Common Vent Systems page 11General Piping Requirements page 12Heating System Piping page 13Domestic Water Supply Piping page 17Gas Supply Piping page 21Electrical Wiring page 22General Operation page 22Operating Instructions page 23Sequence of Operation page 25Checking & Adjustments page 26HeatNet Field Wiring page 27Control Description page 29Diagnostics page 29Maintenance page 32Trouble-Shooting page 34Repair Parts page 35Startup Sheet page 42BEFORE YOU STARTThis manual covers the application, installation, operationand maintenance of a Futera III Series finned copperheating boiler/water heater.To obtain the safe, dependable, efficient operation and longlife for which this heating boiler/water heater was designed,these instructions must be read, understood and followed.AVERTISSMENT. Assurez-vous de bien suivre les instructions données dans cette notice pourréduire au minimum le risque d’incendie ou d’explosion ou pour éviter tout dommoge matériel,toute blessure ou la mortNe pas entreposer ni utiliser d’essence ou ni d’autres vapeurs ou liquides inflammables àproximité de cet appareil ou de tout autre appareil.QUE FAIRE SI VOUS SENTEZ UNE ODEUR DE GAZ:• Ne pas tenter d’allumer d’appareil.• Ne touchez à aucun interrupteur; ne pas vous servir des téléphones se trouvant dans lebâtiment.• Appelez immédiatement votre fournisseur de gas depuis un voisin. Suivez les intructions dufournisseur.• Si vous ne purvez rejoindre le fournisseur, appelez le service des incendies.L’installation et l’entretien doivent être assurés par un installateur ou un service d’entretienqualifié ou par le fournisseur de gaz.The Futera III Series finned copper heating boiler/waterheaters have been design certified by CSA for use withnatural and propane gas under the latest revision of ANSI-Z21.10.3/CSA 4.3, Gas Water Heaters, ANSI-Z21.13/CSA4.9, Gas-Fired Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water Boilersand CAN1-3.1, Industrial and Commercial Gas FiredPackaged Boilers. Each unit has been constructed andhydrostatically tested for a maximum working pressure of160 psi, 1103 kPa in accordance with Section IV of theA.S.M.E. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.All aspects of the boiler/water heater installation mustconform to the requirements of the authority having juris-diction, or, in the absence of such requirements, to theNational Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54-latestrevision. Where required by the authority having jurisdiction,the installation must conform to the Standard for Controlsand Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, ANSI/ASME CSD-1.In Canada, the installation must be in accordance with therequirements of CSA B149.1 or .2, Installation Code forGas Burning Appliances and Equipment.If installed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, youMUST FOLLOW the additional instructions contained inRBI’s instruction sheet MACODE-3. Which is located in theback of this manual.The owner should maintain a record of all service workperformed with the date and a description of the work done.Include the name of the service organization for futurereference.Direct all questions to your RBI distributor or contact theRBI Customer Service Department at: 260 North ElmStreet, Westfield, MA 01085 for US or 7555 TranmereDrive, Mississauga ONT L5S 1L4 for Canada. Alwaysinclude the model and serial numbers from the rating plateof the boiler/water heater in question.