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GV90+ Series 2 gas-fired water boiler — User’s Information Manual
STOP!! — Read before proceeding
Failure to adhere to the guidelines on this page can result
in severe personal injury, death or substantial property
damage.
Boiler service and maintenance —
• To avoid electricshock,disconnect electrical supply before
performing maintenance.
• To avoidsevereburns,
allow boiler to cool before performing
maintenance.
• Youmust
maintain the boiler as outlined in the manual and have
the boiler started up and serviced at least annually by a
qualified service technician
to ensure boiler/system reliability.
Boiler operation —
• Donotblockowofcombustionorventilationairtoboiler.This
boilerisequippedwithacontrolwhichwillautomaticallyshutdown
theboilershouldairorventbeblocked.Ifventorairblockageis
easilyaccessibleandremovable,removeit.Theboilershouldattempt
torestartwithinanhour.Ifblockageisnotobviousorcannotbe
removed,havetheboilerandsystemcheckedbyaqualiedservice
technician.
•
Should overheating occur or gas supply fail to shut off,DONOT
turnoffordisconnectelectricalsupplytocirculator.Instead,shutoff
the gas supply at a location external to the appliance.
•
Do not use this boiler if any part has been under water.Imme-
diatelycallaqualiedservicetechniciantoinspecttheboilerandto
replace any part of the control system and any gas control that has
beenunderwater.
Combustion air —
• DO NOT install combustion air intake where there is a risk of
combustion air contamination.
Carbon monoxide detector —
• For Direct Exhaust units, a carbon monoxide detector is required
intheboilerroom.Thecarbonmonoxidedetectormustbewired
on the same electrical circuit as the boiler.
• For
Direct Ventunits,acarbonmonoxidedetectorthatiswiredon
the same electrical circuit as the boiler is strongly recommended.
Boiler water —
• Do not use petroleum-based cleaning or sealing compounds in boiler
system.Gasketsandsealsinthesystemmaybedamaged.Thiscan
result in substantial property damage.
•
Leaks in boiler or piping must be repaired at once to prevent
make-up water. Use this boiler ONLY in a closed-loop system.
Continualfreshmake-upwaterwillreduceboilerlife.Mineralbuild-
up in heat exchangers reduces heat transfer, overheats the materials,
andcausesfailure.Additionofoxygencarriedinbymake-upwater
can cause internal corrosion.
•
Do not add cold water to hot boiler.Thermalshockcancauseheat
exchangertocrack.
Freeze protection fluids —
• NEVER use automotive or standard glycol antifreeze. Use only freeze-
protectionuidsmadeforhydronicsystems.Followallguidelines
givenbytheantifreezemanufacturer.Thoroughlycleanandush
any replacement boiler system that has used glycol before installing
thenewboiler.
User — Have this boiler serviced/
inspectedbyaqualiedservicetech-
nician, at least annually.
Failure to comply with the above
could result in severe personal injury,
death or substantial property dam-
age.
Whencalling orwritingabout the
boiler— Please have the boiler
model number from the boiler rat-
ing label and the CP number from
theboilerjacket.
Hazard definitions
Thefollowingdenedtermsareusedthroughout
this manual to bring attention to the presence
ofhazardsofvariousrisklevelsortoimportant
information concerning the life of the product.
Indicates presenceofhazards that
will cause severe personal injury,
death or substantial property dam-
age.
Indicates presenceofhazards that
can cause severe personal injury,
death or substantial property dam-
age.
Indicates presenceofhazards that
will or can cause minor personal
injury or property damage.
Indicatesspecialinstructionsonin-
stallation, operation or maintenance
that are important but not related to
personal injury or property damage.