AERCO Modulex General Manual - Manual (Page 7)

INSTALLATION, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
For boilers that use gaseous fuel, what to do if you smell gas.
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
NEVER USE FLAMES TO DETECT GAS LEAKS.
This boiler has been built for installation in the country indicated on the technical
data plate. Installation in any other country may be a source of danger for
people, animals and property.
Carefully read the warranty conditions and clauses on the warranty certificate
attached to the boiler.
IMPORTANT – FOR MASSACHUSETTS INSTALLATIONS
Boiler Installations within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must conform to the
following requirements:
• Boiler must be installed by a plumber or a gas fitter who is licensed within the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Prior to unit operation, the complete gas train and all connections must be leak
tested using a non-corrosive soap.
• If a glycol solution is used as anti-freeze protection, a backflow preventer must
be installed upstream of the Fill/Makeup Valve.
• The vent termination must be located a minimum of 4 feet above grade level.
• If side-wall venting is used, the installation must conform to the following
requirements extracted from 248 CMR 5.08 (2):
(a) For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment installed in every dwelling, building or
structure used in whole or in part for residential purposes, including those owned or operated by the
Commonwealth and where the side wall exhaust vent termination is less than seven (7) feet above
finished grade in the area of the venting, including but not limited to decks and porches, the following
requirements shall be satisfied:
1. INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. At the time of installation of the
side wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment, the installing plumber or gasfitter shall observe
that a hard wired carbon monoxide detector with an alarm and battery back-up is installed on the
floor level where the gas equipment is to be installed. In addition, the installing plumber or
gasfitter shall observe that a battery operated or hard wired carbon monoxide detector with an
alarm is installed on each additional level of the dwelling, building or structure served by the side
wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to
secure the services of qualified licensed professionals for the installation of hard wired carbon
monoxide detectors