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Ratings, Boiler manual – Weil-McLain GOLD CGS 550-110-260/02002 User Manual

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Part number 550-110-260/0200

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Boiler Manual

Ratings

Table 7

Boiler ratings

DOE

1

. Add “PIN” for natural gas boiler - “PIL” for propane gas

boiler.

2. Based on standard test procedures prescribed by the

United States Department of Energy.

3. Net I=B=R ratings are based on net installed radiation of

sufficient quantity for the requirements of the building
and nothing need be added for normal piping and
pickup. Ratings are based on a piping and pickup
allowance of 1.15. An additional allowance should be

Notes

13b

CGs boilers for residential radiant panel systems, converted gravity heating systems or other low water temperature
applications should be installed with balancing valves and bypass piping equal to the supply and return size to
avoid excessive flue gas condensation due to lower operating water temperatures. For alternate piping, contact
your Weil-McLain sales office. CSA design certified for installation on combustible flooring. Tested for 50 psi
working pressure.

made for unusual piping and pickup loads.

4. CGs boilers require special venting, consistent with

Category III or IV boiler. Use only the vent materials and
methods specified in CGs vent supplements. CGs boilers
may be direct-vented (using 3" diameter air piping) as
specified in the direct vent supplements.

5. As an Energy Star Partner, Weil-McLain has determined

that the CGs-3 meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy
efficiency.

(Note 5)

Boiler
model
number

DOE

Heating

capacity

(Btuh)

0-2,000 feet

2,000-4,500 feet

Net

I=B=R

ratings

(Btuh)

Boiler

water

content
(gallons)

DOE

Seasonal

efficiency

(% AFUE)

Vent

size

Input

(Btuh)

Output

(Btuh)

Input

(Btuh)

Output

(Btuh)

(Note 1)

(Note 2)

(Note 3)

(Note 5)

(Note 4)

CGs-3

(Note 5)

57,000

67,000

57,300

60,300

51,600

50,000

1.5

85.3

3"

CGs-4

85,000

100,000

85,000

90,000

76,500

74,000

2.1

84.6

3"

CGs-5

112,000

133,000

112,400

119,000

100,600

97,000

2.7

84.0

3"

CGs-6

140,000

167,000

140,300

150,300

126,300

122,000

3.3

83.4

3"