Proper Setting of Gas Burner
Maxon 400 Series
Gas Burners
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Disconnect motor leads from main motor starter. Leave starter in
circuit.
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Put jumper on air flow switch.
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Close main gas cock on main gas line to burner
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Close pilot gas cock on pilot gas line to burner.
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Put 50 seconds on ignition timer in motor control panel and one
(1) minute on purge timer.
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Air pressure of 20 PSI on inside of instrument panel.
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Start system. Push blower start button.
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After the one (1) minute purge, a visual inspection can be made
inside blower cabinet of spark from spark ignition. If safety valve
light comes on position of spark ignitor is INCORRECT and the
ultraviolet eye is picking up the spark as a flame.
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Once correct spark is obtained shut system off.
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Open pilot gas cock in pilot gas line to burner.
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Connect leads to main motor starter in control panel and take
jumper off of air flow switch.
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Start system.
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Now for 50 seconds a visual inspection can be made of the pilot
flame. Flame should be 4 inch diameter and blue in color, this can
be obtained by adjusting the pilot orifice and pilot regulator
located in pilot gas line to burner.
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After optimum flame is obtained shut system down and reset
ignition timer back to 15 seconds and set minimum of 3 minutes on
purge timer.
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Connect manometer to gas pressure test plug.
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Remove 1/4" test plug with Allen wrench, plug is located
adjacent to scanner opening below nameplate on burner casting.
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Insert suitable adaptor fitting to connect manometer test
hose.
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Open shut-off valves at top of manometer and connect to
hose.
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Start oven main fan.
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Close oven doors.
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Open fresh air intake and exhaust dampers.
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Make sure all access doors in supply ducts are closed.
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Also on access doors on blower cabinet and cross section are
closed air tight.
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Check static condition of firing chamber.
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Take pin out of actuator linkage to gas burner crank arm.
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Hold burner crank arm at furthest low fire position.
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Note negative condition of firing chamber on manometer.
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Now replace pin, adjusting linkage so that burner is 1/4
open when actuator is off position. Make sure low fire
microswitch on top of burner is still actuated.
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Burner Size and HP |
1000's BTU/hr |
Old Type Blower
Inches W.C. |
New Type Blower
Inches W.C. |
| 405 |
1/3 |
550 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
| 408 |
1/3 |
880 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
| 415 |
1/3 |
1650 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
| 425 |
3/4 |
2750 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| 435 |
3/4 |
3850 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| 445M |
1 |
5175 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
- Gas pressure in HIGH fire position.
- Using chart above.
- Find burner size on burner nameplate.
- Subtract negative condition found in firing chamber step #20-C
from W.C. stated to obtain required gas pressure at AHI at fire
position.
- This gives you inches of water column you will set the main gas
pressure regulator, in the HIGH fire position for normal conditions.
- This setting is gas pressure required for normal conditions of
operation and resulting heat release as stamped on nameplate.
- Due to variations in construction location of burner and
environment final burner adjustment may be other than nameplate
specification. Erratic combustion chamber pressure can decrease or
increase burner capacity. Rotating dampers can cause up to 1/2" W.C.
combustion chamber fluctuation pressure, also opening of food
processing oven doors, opening and closing fresh air and exhaust
dampers and addition of steam for humidification. All of the above
variables must be taken into consideration for final burner
adjustment.
- Adjust Gas Pressure
- Open Food Processing Oven doors.
- Open shut-off cock in gas line between burner and safety valve.
It is to be used only for leakage test for safety valves. This is a
F.M. requirement.
- Set low gas pressure switch to lowest setting (0" W.C.).
- Set high gas pressure switch to higher setting (14" W.C.).
- Set air flow switch to lowest setting (.07" W.C.).
- Set combustion air switch lowest setting (.07" W.C.).
Note: These switches must be adjusted properly as indicated in
Adjusting Low Combustion Air Cut-Off and Check of Low Fire Flame
with Oven in Operation or you will be operating under a hazardous
condition.
- Start oven waiting for safety valve open light to illuminate.
- Close Food Processing Oven doors, making sure fresh air and
exhaust dampers are open and all access doors closed.
- Remove cap from top of main gas regulator.
- Remove pin from actuator linkage again, slowly move burner.
Control crank arm to HIGH fire position.
- Adjust main regulator to required setting that you obtained from
above .
- Make visual inspection of color and size of flame. Optimum low fire
flame is described as follows: Small blue flame, smallest flame possible
while able to keep the flame established (about 4" in diameter).
- This adjustment of a smaller flame can be obtained by adjusting
the linkage from the air motor to crank arm on burner. Once smallest
flame is obtained with burner in low fire position, the low fire
micro-switch must be actuated by the eccentric cam, located on top
of Maxon burner (see drawing).
- If at any time stability of flame is questionable or oven shuts
down low fire flame could be too small.
- Adjusting High Pressure Cut-Off
- Open oven door, start gas burner, leave in low fire or burner
position, shut oven doors.
- Remove pin from burner crank arm. Put burner in HIGH fire. While
watching the mercury balance tube in the high gas pressure switch,
rapidly return the burner to low fire. Watch for the mercury tube to
rock. Continue to set the switch lower until the tube begins to rock
when the burner is returned to low fire. At this point increase the
switch setting by 1" W.C.
Note: The highest gas pressure occurs at low fire.
- Adjusting Low Gas Pressure Cut-Off
- Open oven doors, start gas burner, leave in low fire, shut oven
doors.
- Pull cotter pin and pin on burner crank arm.
- While watching the mercury balance tube in the Low Gas Pressure
Switch, rapidly advance the burner to Hi fire position. Watch for
the mercury tube to rock. Continue to set the switch higher until
the mercury tube begins to rock. At this point set the switch lower
by 1" W.C.
- Replace covers and caps on equipment.
Note: The lowest gas pressure occurs at HIGH fire.
- Adjusting Low Combustion Air Cut-Off
- Connect manometer to combustion air fan impulse line on Maxon
burner by teeing into impulse 1/4" copper line between combustion
fan and low combustion air cut-off switch.
- Open oven doors, start gas burner, leave in low fire, close oven
doors.
- Remove cotter pin and pin on burner crank arm.
- Advance crank arm of gas burner to high fire position (slowly).
- When burner is at maximum firing rate, note and record air
pressure on manometer. Follow procedure deriving at proper setting
of low combustion air cut-off switch.
- Take a temperature recording chart, cut or tear a 1 1/2" wide
slot from outer edge to center of chart. Place it over inlet of
combustion air fan (between motor and fan guard). Adjust chart until
you are 25% less than pressure on previous procedure.
- Remove cap on top of low combustion air cut-off switch, adjust
by screwing plug adjusting screw clockwise (lower spring tension on
diaphragm) slowly, until pressure switch contacts open, interrupting
flame safety circuit, closing safety valves, killing flame of
burner.
- Position crank arm of gas burner back to low fire start
position, remove paper from fan.
- Replace covers and caps on equipment.
- Adjusting Air Flow switch
- Open oven doors, start gas burner, leave in low fire position,
close oven doors.
- Remove cap on top of air flow switch, adjust by screwing plug
adjusting screw clockwise slowly until switch contacts open,
interrupting flame safety circuit, closing safety valves, killing
flame of burner.
- Turn screw plug counterclockwise two or three turns.
- Replace covers and caps on equipment.
- Adjust Burner Actuator for high Fire Operation
- Shut oven down.
- Remove cotter pin and pin on burner crank arm.
- Set dry bulb at 160°F, wet bulb at 40°F (check to see that
output of vapor cook air line is 15 PSIG).
- Burner air actuator should be at its most extended position.
Move burner crank arm to high fire position. Check to see of clevis
and crank arm align.
- If clevis and crank arm do not align, loosen actuator stops, and
relocate at proper positions.
- Check of Low Fire Flame with Oven in Operation
- Start oven making sure oven is at room temperature.
- Unit should be allowed to run in low fire or start position for
approximately one (1) hour, oven doors closed, and oven empty.
- Oven temperature should not climb more than 20°F above room
temperature.
- If oven does run more than 20°F above room temperature, low fire
flame is too large.
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