Weil-McLain 88 - Manuals

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 5 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Before installing boiler (continued) Combustion and ventilation air openings Adequate combustion and ventilation air must be provided to assure proper combustion and prevent possibility of flue gas leakage and...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 6 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 freely communicate with the outdoors, as follows: Where directly communicating with the outdoors or where • communicating to the outdoors through vertical ducts, each...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 7 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Set boiler in place Section assembly lifting weights Figure 5 Boiler model number Approximate lifting weight (pounds) Minimum sling length — (from crane hook to boiler lifting lugs) 488 2928 2' 6" 588 3490...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 8 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Assembling the block Sections are top heavy. Unbolted sections may fall if not supported, resulting in severe personal injury or death. Prepare and position back sect...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 9 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Sections are top heavy. Unbolted sections may fall if not supported, resulting in severe personal injury or death. Install intermediate sections Remove and discard 1. 3 / 8 " diameter shipping tie rods. Re...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 10 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Assembling the block (continued) Section arrangement Figure 9 Boiler model number W = water S = steam Max number of tankless heaters Section arrangement (all heaters...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 11 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Perform hydrostatic pressure test Prepare boiler and test: See 1. Figure 10 and Figure 11 for tapping locations. Install: Boiler drain (not furnished). a. Water pressure gauge — for test only. Be sure gauge c...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 12 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Insert HXT-bars through cleanout openings as shown below (omit the bottom, blue-tipped, HXT-bar in the opening Figure 12 between the front section and the first inte...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 13 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Cleanout plate assembly Figure 13 Complete block assembly (continued) The boiler contains ceramic fiber and fiberglass materials. Use care when han- dling these materials per instructions on page 34 of this m...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 14 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Connect water boiler piping General water piping information System water supply and return piping should be installed and 1. piping connections attached to boiler b...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 15 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Connect water boiler piping (continued) Recommended minimum pipe sizes when flow rate is Figure 16 not known (see Figure 14, page page 14) (note 1) Boiler model Supply pipe size A Return pipe size B 488 3"...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 16 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Connect steam boiler piping General steam piping information: Hartford loop piping arrangement and wet return are required for 1. steam boilers. Use the Hartford loo...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 17 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Connect steam boiler piping (continued) Model 488 through 688 steam (1 riser) Figure 23 Model 788 through 1188 steam (2 risers required) Figure 24 Improperly piped systems or undersized piping can contribute ...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 20 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Install jacket Before installing jacket The boiler contains ceramic fiber and fiberglass materials. Use care when handling these materials per instructions on page 3...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 22 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Installing (removing) jacket front, rear Figure 30 and side panels Press jacket trim down over jacket front, Figure 31 rear and side panels Install jacket (continued...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 25 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Hot water can scald! Consumer Product Safety Commission and some states recommend domestic hot water tempera-ture of 130°F or less. When installing an automatic mixing valve, se-lection and installation must ...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 26 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Install water boiler controls Install controls: Install furnished controls per 1. Figure 36 and Figure 37. Failure to properly install, pipe and wire boiler controls...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 27 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Install steam boiler controls Install controls: Install controls where shown in 1. Figure 38 and Figure 39. Failure to properly install, pipe and wire boiler controls can result in severe damage to boiler, bu...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 29 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Connect breeching and venting systems General venting information Model 88 boilers operate with positive overfire pressure. Adjust 1. damper assembly (see Figure 49, page 33) during burner start-up to achieve...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 31 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Install burner & wiring and fill system To install burner Unpack burner. 1. Place gasket around air tube and against burner mounting flange. 2. If sealing rope is used, apply 1 / 8 " continuous bead o...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 32 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Install fuel piping Gas piping In sizing the gas piping, the following factors should be consid- 1. ered: Diameter and length of the gas supply piping. a. Number of ...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 33 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Make final adjustments Flue collar/damper assembly Figure 49 Adjust burner and damper assembly: Lock flue damper OPEN ( 1. Figure 49). Make final burner adjustments using combustion test equipment to assure p...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 34 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Handling ceramic fiber and fiberglass materials REMOVAL OF FRONT PLATE OR CLEANOUT PLATE MATERIALS The burner front plate and cleanout plate gaskets contain ceramic ...

Boiler manual: • Installation • Start-Up • Maintenance • Parts 35 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Ratings Boiler model number I=B=R burner capacity Gross I=B=R output Net I=B=R ratings Boiler H.P. Combustion efficiency Thermal efficiency Net firebox volume Flue gas volume Positive pressure in firebox Flue...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 36 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Dimensions Dimensions (inches) Model A B C D E L W H 488 23 — — 10 54 ¾ 34 ¾ 30 23 C\, 588 31 — — 10 54 ¾ 42 ¾ 38 31 C\, 688 39 — — 10 54 ¾ 50 ¾ 46 39 C\, 788 47 — —...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 38 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Parts Item Description Part number 1 Front sections (8823) 316-301-210 2 Regular intermediate section (8825) 316-301-212 3 Tankless intermediate section (8826) 316-3...

Weil-McLain 88 Water and steam boilers — Series 2 — for Gas, Light Oil, & Gas/Light Oil-Fired Burners 40 Part No. 550-100-068/0308 Warranty Residential & Commercial Cast Iron Boilers ‹ Re side ntial Water Warranty — Limited Lifetime ‹ Re side ntial Steam Warranty — Li mite d 10 Year ‹ Comme ...