Kenmore KWX-5V hot water boiler

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1.PlaceboilerintheselecledIocalion(asnearchimneyaspossible.)Your
boilerisshippedassembled.YouneedonlyIoinsfalltheReliefValveand
adrainlinetocarryanywalerorsteamIoadrain.
2.InstallRelielValveintothe3/,,-pipeonthetopol Iheboiler.SeeFigure5.
Use¾" Pipeandanelbow(nolfurnished)tocarrythewalerorsteamto
anearbydrain.Donotconnectdirectlytoadrainbulleaveanairgap.No
shutollol anydescriptionshallbeplacedbetweenthesafdyrebelvalve
andtheboiler,or ondischargepipesbetweensuchsafetyvalvesandthe
atmosphere.Installationol thesafetyrelielvalveshallconformto the
requirementsof the ANSI/ASMEBoiler and PressureVesselCode,
SeclionIV.Themanulactureris notresponsibleforanywaterdamage.
InstallDrainValvein lowerleftsideofboilerasmarked.
3.ConnectSupplyandReturnLinestoboiler.Theconneclionsmayrequire
certainadditionalfiltingsandparts,asshownondiagram(Figs.5and6).
4.Thisboileris equippedwilh 11/4"supplyandreturnconnectionsonboth
theleftandrightsidesol theboiler.
Inconnectingthecoldwatersupplytothewalerinlelvalve,makesurethat
a cleanwalersupplyis available.Whenthewatersupplyis froma weftor
pump,asandstrainershouldbeinstalledatthepump.
A hotwalerboiler installedaboveradiationlevelmustbeequippedwilha
lowwatercutoffdevice.A periodicinspectionisnecessary,asisflushingof
floattypedevices,permanufacturersspecificinstruction.
FOR USE WITH COOUNG UNITS
A. Thisboiler,whenusedinconnectionwithchilledwatersystems,mustbe
installedso that thechilledwateris pipedin parallelwiththeheating
boiler.Appropriatevalvesmustbeused1oprevenlthechilledwaterfrom
enteringtheheatingboiler(Fig.6).
B. Whenthisboiler is connectedto heatingcoils locatedin air handling
unitswheretheymaybeexposedtorefrigeratedaircirculation,thepip-
ing syslemshallbeequippedwithflowcontrolvalvesorotherautomaf-
icmeanstoprevenlgravgycirculationoftheboilerwalerduringthecool-
ing cycle.
LOW DESIGN WATER TEMPERATURE SYSTEMS
(BELOW 140°)
If Iheboileristobeusedin aheatingsysfemwheredesignwaterlempera-
luresbelow140° Faredesired(e.g.radianlfloorhealing),a3-wayor4-way
mixingvalveor suitablealternativeis requiredtopreventlowfemperature
returnwaterfromenleringtheboiler.FollowIhemixingvalvemanufacturer's
installationinstructions.
TheminimumdesignreturnwaterLemperatureIotheboilertoprevenlcon-
densationin theboilerandventingis120° ETheminimumhigh limilset-
tingis 140° F.
I CAUTION
THE ISOLATION BALL VALVES CONTAIN TEFLON
SEATS AND SEALS. OVERHEATING THIS VALVE
MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE.
COt.o WATE_ LNLET.
VALVES A & B
OPEN FOR HEATING;
CLOSE FOR COOLING
VALVES C & O
CLOSE FOR HEATING:
OPEN FOR COOLING
TO SYSTEM
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WAFER
CHILLER
For boilers for connection to gas vents or chimneys, vent Installations shall be
in accordance with Part 7, Venting of Equipment, of the National Fue| Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1-1atest revision and applicable provisions of the local building codes.
CHIMNEY SIZING
CHECK YOUR CHIMNEY
Thisis a very imporfantpartof yourheatingsystem It mustbe clean,
therightsize,properlyconstructedandin GOODCONDITIONNo boiler
canlunctionproperlywith a bad chimney.Fig. 7 givestypicalchimney
sizes.Fig.8 givesyouanideahowa boilermightbe ventedto achimney
Nofetha_theheight(HT)ismeasuredfromtheventpipetothelop.
Chimneysizing,and all otheraspectsof the vent installationmustbe
in accordancewith Part7 of the NationalFuelGasCode,ANSIZ223.1
- laleslrevision,andapplicableprovisionsofthelocalbuildingcodes.
In Canada,follow CSA B149.1and B149.2,InstallabonCodesfor
GasBurningAppliancesandEquipment.
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