Installation, operation and service instructions h0223500- for your safety: this product must be installed and serviced by a professional service technician, qualified in pool heater installation and maintenance. Improper installation and/or operation could create carbon monoxide gas in flue gases w...
Page 2 table of contents section 1. General information 1a. Warranty ....................................................... 3 section 2. Assembly & installation 2a. Shipping damage ......................................... 3 2b. Assembly and location ................................ 3 2c. Outdoor i...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 3 section 1. General information notice to installer: deliver all documents that come with the heater to the pool owner. These include the owner’s information and operating manual and this installation manual. For your safety, do not store gasoline or other flammable l...
Page 4 pipe. To assemble the inner stack, remove the tape and small envelope from the sheet metal coil. Expand the coil until the holes on each end are aligned. Use the two screws supplied in the small envelope to secure the ends together. Install the inner stack, 7" (18cm) diameter, on the collar o...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 5 9. Lift off both heat exchanger baffles. 10. Carefully remove the insulation at each corner of the heat exchanger; it will be re-used. Remove the four hold-down screws (10). 11. Unplug the electrical connector at the switch box inside the control compartment. At the ...
Page 6 the room containing the heater must have its own combustion and ventilation openings as described below (see fig. 8). Vent the xl-3 to a permanent chimney or through the roof with an approved stack when it is installed indoors. You must install a barometric draft control between the heater an...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 7 openings communicating with living areas. 2e. Oil piping all xl-3 heaters are equipped with two-stage fuel units. Water pik technologies recommends a two-pipe system with a supply line and a return line between the heater and the tank (see fig. 10). When using a two-...
Page 8 using an allen wrench. Check the instructions attached to the fuel pump for proper fuel connections. Compression fittings are not recommended. See table 1 for correct fuel line sizes. Never use tubing smaller than 3/8" (1cm). Water pik technologies provides an oil filter with the xl-3 heater....
Model dp oil-fired heater page 9 the bypass valve is properly adjusted. Remove the handle on the valve, or place a warning tag “do not touch this valve.” install a check valve and heat sink pipe in the heater inlet if any part of the piping or filter system uses plastic materials (see fig. 15). 2g. ...
Page 10 attach a ground wire to the green lug in the switch box as shown in the wiring diagram. A separate lug is on the exterior of the heater for a system bonding conductor as required by article 680 of the national electric code, ansi c1 -1975. The xl-3 is factory-wired for a time clock. 2j. Time...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 11 should start the oil burner. Check the operation of the burner. Make sure of the proper air adjustment. Check the flame pattern and temperature. The air shutter is factory set for 12% c0 2 , but verify this after installation. 1. Start the filter pump. Let it run fo...
Page 12 time clock stops. When the water reaches the temperature level on the thermostat, the heater will turn off automatically, but the filter pump will continue to run for about 20 minutes. 3c. Winter shutdown the heater could be seriously damaged by freezing temperatures if it is not properly dr...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 13 heater does not maintain the desired water temperature 1. Is the temperature control set high enough? 2. Is the filter cycle setting on the time clock long enough to permit the heater to raise the temperature? 3. Is the heater the right size for the pool? See the in...
Page 14 a bypass plug must be installed in the fuel pump. The plug is supplied with the oil burner. There is a decal located on the fuel pump showing where the bypass plug goes. If a fuel unit is set up for a two-pipe system, but is actually connected to a one-pipe system, the pressure in the fuel p...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 15 1. Is there power to the heater? Have you checked the reset buttons on the motor and primary control? 2. Place a jumper wire across the two terminals on the cad cell. If the burner starts, the problem is in the heater control circuit. This circuit consists of the pr...
Page 16 measure the c0 2 - if it measures less than 11.5%, decrease the air supply. If it measures higher than 12.5%, increase the air supply. When the fuel-air setting is correct, there will be zero smoke. If there are still traces of smoke after adjusting the fuel-air mixture, slowly increase the ...
Model dp oil-fired heater page 17 2. Replace the oil nozzle once a season (see the oil burner manual). 3. Oil the burner motor every three months. Use non- detergent #40 motor oil at both oil holes. 4. Replace the in-line oil filter cartridge once a year. Section 5. Service information 5a. Control a...
Page 18 key model order no. Description no. Part no. Fuel systems 1 oil burner assembly 2000 l0060000 1 oil burner assembly 3000 l0060100 2 oil filter (not shown) all p0065100 3 oil filter cartridge (not shown) all p0065500 4 3/8” oil line, pump to filter all 10430402 electrical system 5 thermostat ...
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Page 20 laars oil-fired warranty limited warranty this laars product is backed by this warranty to assure your complete satisfaction. 1. Oil burner, controls, heat exchanger tubes and firebox are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from date of purchase. 2. All ot...
