6.

BOILER ROOM FACILITIES

6.01 GENERAL 6.03 LIGHTING

A. Scope. This Section covers the recommended procedures for the safe, economical operation and maintenance of automatically red boilers. B. Intention. It is not intended that this Section serve as operating instructions for any specic heating plant. Due to the wide variety of types and makes of equipment used, this Section should be supplemented with Manufacturers recommendations concerning maintenance and care and specic written operating instructions for each system. C. Inspection of New Boilers (1) Inspection for Acceptance. Before any new heating plant (or boiler) is accepted for operation, a nal (or acceptance) inspection should be completed and all items of exception corrected. In addition to determining that all equipment called for is furnished and installed in accordance with the plans and specications, all controls should be tested by a person familiar with the control system. (2) Inspection for Operating Integrity. Before a boiler is put into operation for the rst time, it should be inspected by an authorized boiler inspector as required by law. If such an inspection is neither required or available, the boiler should be inspected by a reputable boiler insurance company inspector. It is also recommended that subsequent inspections be made by an Authorized Inspector at intervals required by law or as recommended by the boiler insurance company.

The boiler room should be well lighted and it should have an emergency light source for use in case of power failure. If a ashlight is used for this purpose, it should be maintained in usable condition and it should be protected against removal from the boiler room.

6.04

VENTILATION

The boiler room must have an adequate air supply to permit clean, safe combustion and to minimize soot formation. An unobstructed air opening should be provided. It may be sized on the basis of 1 sq in. free area per 2000 Btu /hr maximum fuel input of the combined burners located in the boiler room, or as specied in the National Fire Protection Association standards for oil and gas burning installations for the particular job conditions. The boiler room air supply openings must be kept clear at all times.

6.05

WATER AND DRAIN CONNECTIONS

A. Water Connections. Proper and convenient water ll connections should be installed and provisions should be made to prevent boiler water from back-feeding into the service water supply. Provision should also be made in every boiler room for a convenient water supply which can be used to ush out the boiler and to clean the boiler room oor. B. Drain Connections. Proper and convenient drain connections should be provided for draining boilers. Unobstructed oor drains, properly located in the boiler room, will facilitate proper cleaning of the boiler room. Floor drains which are used infrequently should have water poured into them periodically to prevent the entrance of sewer gases and odors. If there is a possibility of freezing, an antifreeze mixture should be used in the drain traps. See 9.09.
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6.02

SAFETY

Safety is very important to boiler operation and it should be foremost in the minds of those who are assigned to operation and maintenance of heating systems. Only properly trained qualied personnel should work on or operate mechanical equipment, and adequate supervision should be provided.

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6.06

FIRE PROTECTION

Fire protection apparatus and re prevention procedures for boiler room areas should conform to recommendations of NFPA.

6.07

HOUSEKEEPING

Generally, a neat boiler room indicates a well-run plant. The boiler room should be kept free of all material and equipment not necessary to the operation of the heating system. Good housekeeping should be encouraged and procedures should include routine inspections to maintain the desired level of cleanliness.

Manufacturers descriptive literature and spare parts lists, and written operating instructions should be kept permanently in the boiler room or other suitable location so it will be available to those who operate and maintain the boiler. Where space permits, drawings and diagrams should be framed or sealed in plastic and hung adjacent to the related equipment. Other material should be assembled and enclosed in a suitable binder. When changes or additions are made, the data and drawings should be revised accordingly. B. Log Book. A permanent log book should be provided in each boiler room to record maintenance work, inspections, certain tests, and other pertinent data. Brief details of repairs or other work done on a boiler plant (including time started, time completed, and signature of person in charge) should be recorded. Performance and results of tests, inspections, or other routines required by codes or laws, insurance company inspection reports, and initial acceptance test data should be recorded. C. Maintenance Schedules and Records. A suggested chart type log for scheduling and recording work performed on maintenance, testing, and inspection during a 1 year period is shown in Exhibit A (steam heating boilers) and Exhibit B (hot water heating boilers). The routine work normally performed on heating boilers is listed. As each portion of the work is completed, the person performing the work should enter the date and his initials in the appropriate space.

6.08

POSTING OF CERTIFICATES AND /OR LICENSES

Some states and municipalities require licensing or certication of personnel who operate or maintain heating equipment. Also, some authorities require posting of inspection certicates in the boiler room. The supervisor in charge of a given installation should make sure such requirements are met.

6.09

RECORDKEEPING, LOGS, ETC.

A. Drawings, Diagrams, Instruction Books, etc. All drawings, wiring diagrams, schematic arrangements,

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