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Installation and Operation Instructions Document 1243
Installation and Operation
Instructions for
BRUTE ELITE
Modulating Boiler
Model BNTH
Sizes 080–850 MBTU/h
Water Heater
Model BNTV
Sizes 150–850 MBTU/h
FOR YOUR SAFETY: This product must be installed and serviced by a professional service technician,
qualified in hot water boiler and heater installation and maintenance. Improper installation and/or operation
could create carbon monoxide gas in flue gases which could cause serious injury, prope
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. Section 6B. General Information Water Connections - BNTV Water Heater 1.1 Introduction...................................................... 4 6B.1 BNTV Water Quality ...................................... 29 1.2 Model Identification ......................................... 4 6B.2 Piping Requirements ..................................... 29 1.3 Appliance Overview ......................................... 4 6B.3 Cold Water Make-Up ........
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Brute Elite Page 3 SECTION 9. SECTION 11. Modes of Operation Maintenance 9.1 Hydronic Heating Demand ............................ 40 11.1 System Maintenance ..................................... 46 9.2 Hydronic Heating with Outdoor Reset ........... 40 11.2 Appliance Maintenance and Component Description .................................................... 46 9.3 Hydronic Heating with Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Priority ..................................... 40 11.2.1 Burner........................
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 4 All installations must be made in accordance with SECTION 1. 1) American National Standard Z223.1/NFPA54-Latest General Information Edition “National Fuel Gas Code” or 2) CSA B149.1 “Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code” and with the requirement of the local utility or other authorities WARNING having jurisdiction. Such applicable requirements take Brute Elite units must be installed in accordance with precedence over the general instructions contained herein. th
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Brute Elite Page 5 Figure 1. Location of Components, Sizes 80–105. Figure 2. Location of Components, Sizes 150-210.
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 6 Figure 3. Location of Components, Size 285. Figure 4. Location of Components, Size 399.
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Brute Elite Page 7 Figure 5. Location of Components, Size 500. Figure 6. Location of Components, Size 600.
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 8 Figure 7. Location of Components, Sizes 750 and 850.
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Brute Elite Page 9 1.3 Appliance Overview 1.5 Unpacking See Figures 1 through 7. The Brute Elite is shipped in a single crate with the following standard components packed with the appliance (see Figure 8): 1.4 Warranty A. exhaust vent terminal (US only) Bradford White’s Brute Elite appliances are B. air intake terminal covered by a limited warranty. All warranty claims must be made to an authorized C. temperature/pressure gauge kit Bradford White representative. Claims must include the D. circu
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 10 CONNECTIONS W L H AIR INLET VENT GAS SIZE IN CM IN CM IN CM IN CM IN CM NPT 80 25 64 19½ 49 38¼ 97 2 5.1 2 5.1 ½ 105 25 64 19½ 49 38¼ 97 2 5.1 2 5.1 ½ 150 25 64 19½ 49 38¼ 97 3 7.6 3 7.6 ½ 199/210 25 64 26¾ 68 38¼ 97 3 7.6 3 7.6 ½ 285 25 64 26¾ 68 38¼ 97 4½ 11 4½ 11 ¾ 399 25 64 31½ 80 38¼ 97 4½ 11 4½ 11 ¾ 500 25 64 37¾ 96 38¼ 97 4½ 11 4½ 11 1 600 25 64 37¾ 96 38¼ 97 4½ 11 4½ 11 1 750 25 64 51 130 38¼ 97 4½ 11 6½ 17 1½ 850 25 64 55¼ 130 38¼ 97 4½ 11 6½ 17 1½ Dimension
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Brute Elite Page 11 SECTION 2. Locating the Appliance SUGGESTED SERVICE ACCESS CLEARANCE 2.1 Locating the Appliance APPLIANCE SURFACE INCHES CM Brute Elite is for indoor installations only. Left Side 1 2.5 The appliance should be located to provide Right Side 12 31 clearances on all sides for maintenance and inspection. Top 24 61 It should not be located in an area where leakage of any connections will result in damage to the area adjacent to Back 6 15 the appliance or to lower floors of the str
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 12 Method 1: Two permanent openings, one SECTION 3. commencing within 12" (300mm) of the top and one Venting and Combustion Air commencing within 12" (300mm) of the bottom, of the enclosure shall be provided. The openings shall communicate directly, or by ducts, with the outdoors or 3.1 Combustion Air spaces that freely communicate with the outdoors. Brute Elite boilers and water heaters must have When directly communicating with the outdoors, or provisions for combusti
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Brute Elite Page 13 combustion air intake (see Table 4), sized per Table 2. The unit’s vent can terminate through the roof, or Route the intake to the boiler as directly as possible. Seal through an outside wall. all joints. Provide adequate hangers. The unit must not When using PVC/CPVC for vent material, venting support the weight of the combustion air intake pipe. must be connected to the CPVC section included with Maximum linear pipe length allowed is shown in Table 2. Brute Elite sizes 80-6
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 14 one must be installed in the vent system external to the units unless the vent system meets this Brute Elite unit. A flue gas sampling port available as a requirement. Brute Elite units are never permitted component of the ULC S636 certified vent system is to share a vent with Category I appliances. preferred. However, if one is not available with the A condensate drain trap is built into Brute Elite. certified vent system, Bradford White suggests using a Connect a
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Brute Elite Page 15 12" (30cm) away from the air inlet. Vent outlets 1. Figure 12 shows the requirements for mechanical for models 399-850 must be at least 12" above the vent terminal clearances for the U.S. and Canada. top of the air inlet, and must be at least 36" (90cm) 2. Vent terminals for condensing appliances or horizontally from the air inlet (see Figure 14). appliances with condensing vents are not permitted to terminate above a public walkway, or 3.3.3 Vertical Vent Terminal over an a
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 16 U.S. Installations (see note 1) Canadian Installations (see note 2) A= Clearance above grade, veranda, porch, 12 inches (30 cm) 12 inches (30 cm) deck, or balcony See note 6 See note 6 B= Clearance to window or door that may be Direct vent only: 12 inches (30cm); 36 inches (91 cm) opened Other than Direct vent: 4 ft (1.2m) below or to side of opening; 1 ft (30cm) above opening C= Clearance to permanently closed window See note 4 See note 5 D= Vertical clearance to ve
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Brute Elite Page 17 one-half (1/2) inch in size: "GAS VENT DI- RECTLY BELOW, KEEP CLEAR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS". 4. Inspection The state or local gas inspector of the side-wall horizontally vented gas fueled appliance shall not approve the installation unless, upon inspection, the inspector observes carbon monoxide detectors and signage installed in accordance with the provisions of 248 CMR 5.08(2)(a) 1-4. 3.4 Common Vent Test NOTE: This section does not describe a method for common venting Brute E
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 18 3. Insofar as it is practical, close all building doors and SECTION 4. windows and all doors between the space in which Gas Supply and Piping the appliances remaining connected to the common venting system are located and other spaces of the building. Turn on clothes dryers and any appliance 4.1 Gas Supply and Piping not connected to the common venting system. Turn Gas piping should be supported by suitable on any exhaust fans, such as range hoods and hangers or floo
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Brute Elite Page 19 BRUTE ELITE SECTION 5. NATURAL GAS REQUIRED Pump Requirements TO SIZE PIPING: CU FT SIZE / HR. Measure linear distance from meter outlet to last 80 80 boiler. Add total input of all boilers and divide by 5.1 Brute Elite Boiler Flow and Head 1000 to obtain cu ft / hr required. Add total 105 105 Requirements equivalent length of fittings used according to (see Table 7) 150 150 Table 6B. Align total length (pipe and fittings) on 199/210 199/210 left side column of Table 6C with
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BRADFORD WHITE CORP. Page 20 Brute Elite's efficiency is higher with lower SECTION 6A. return water temperatures. Therefore, to get the most Water Connections - BNTH Boiler of low return temperature with multiple boilers, pipe as shown in Figures 17-19. Section 6 is divided into two parts. The first is Brute Elite BNTH models can be ordered with or for BNTH models and is Section 6A. The without a pump included. second is for BNTV models and is Section 6B. Brute Elite with a pump MUST be piped in
