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Prevent combustion air contamination – Lochinvar KNIGHT XL 400 User Manual

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Prevent combustion air contamination

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If the boiler combustion air inlet is located in
a laundry room or pool facility, for example,
these areas will always contain hazardous
contaminants.

To prevent the potential of severe personal
injury or death, check for areas and products
listed in Table 1A before installing the boiler
or air inlet piping.

If contaminants are found, you MUST:

• Remove contaminants permanently.

—OR—

• Relocate air inlet and vent

terminations to other areas.

ƽ WARNING

ƽ WARNING

Products to avoid:

Spray cans containing chloro/fluorocarbons

Permanent wave solutions

Chlorinated waxes/cleaners

Chlorine-based swimming pool chemicals

Calcium chloride used for thawing

Sodium chloride used for water softening

Refrigerant leaks

Paint or varnish removers

Hydrochloric acid/muriatic acid

Cements and glues

Antistatic fabric softeners used in clothes dryers

Chlorine-type bleaches, detergents, and cleaning solvents
found in household laundry rooms
Adhesives used to fasten building products and other similar
products

Areas likely to have contaminants

Dry cleaning/laundry areas and establishments

Swimming pools

Metal fabrication plants

Beauty shops

Refrigeration repair shops

Photo processing plants

Auto body shops

Plastic manufacturing plants

Furniture refinishing areas and establishments

New building construction

Remodeling areas

Garages with workshops

Table 1A Corrosive Contaminants and Sources

ƽ WARNING

If the boiler combustion air inlet is located
in any area likely to cause contamination,
or if products which would contaminate
the air cannot be removed, you must have
the combustion air and vent re-piped
and terminated to another location.

Contaminated combustion air will damage
the boiler, resulting in possible severe
personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage.

Pool and laundry products and common household and hobby
products often contain fluorine or chlorine compounds. When
these chemicals pass through the boiler, they can form strong
acids. The acid can eat through the boiler wall, causing serious
damage and presenting a possible threat of flue gas spillage or
boiler water leakage into the building.

Please read the information listed in Table 1A. If contaminating
chemicals will be present near the location of the boiler
combustion air inlet, have your installer pipe the boiler
combustion air and vent to another location, per the Knight XL
Installation and Operation Manual.

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