RBI SPECTRUM Series Installation & Operation Manual

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SPECTRUM INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Page 19GENERAL OPERATIONWARNING: Before proceeding read and fullyunderstand the instructions contained in thismanual. Do not attempt to operate this boiler/water heater if it has not been installed inaccordance with the guidelines set forth in thismanual. Failure to comply with this warning canresult in extensive property damage, severepersonal injury or death!Should overheating occur or the gas supply fail to shutoff, turn off the manual gas control valve to theappliance. Do not interrupt water flow through the boiler/water heater.En cas de surchauffe ou si l’alimentation en gaz nes’arrête pas, fermez manuellement le robinet d’arrêt del’admission de gaz.Hydronic Heating BoilersOpen the make-up water valve and slowly fi ll the boilerand all of the radiation with water. Ensure that all bleedand drain valves are closed.Adjust the make-up water pressure regulator so aminimum 12 psig, 82.7 kPa system pressure ismaintained at the highest point in the system piping. Ifa make-up water pump is used adjust to maintain aminimum 12 psig, 82.7 kPa system pressure.Open the system bleed and drain valves, one at a time,to purge the air trapped in the heating system piping.With the boiler off, run the system pump for at least 30minutes and bleed the system piping using the bleedvalves. If strainers are used in the system piping, themake-up water valve should be closed and the strainerschecked and cleaned.The system expansion tank should be checked toensure that the correct water level in the tank ismaintained. The tank should be less than half full ofwater with the system full and adjusted to the correctoperating pressure.Start the boiler as described in the “LIGHTING ANDOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS” on the next page. Runthe boiler for at least an hour. The system pump(s) andall radiation units must be operated during this time.Ensure that the make-up water valve is open.Shut the boiler off and open the bleed valves to purgethe air trapped in the heating system piping. Close themake-up water valve and check and clean the strainersand make-up water pressure reducing valve.Open the make-up water valve and adjust the systempressure if necessary. The system should be checkedand bled after three days of operation.