New t o o l s
New Tools
Start off 2013 with new tools
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his article is to introduce you to a couple of new tools
and show you how to use them saving yourself some
time and money. Both of these are based on a couple of
Firedragon Field Notes. Our Field Notes not only cover how
to use our tools and testers, but also a lot of other things that
we cover in seminars and classic articles. Look them up on my
website at FiredragonEnt.com/FDTools.htm.
The first item is our new fan puller that we designed to work
with the RIELLO burner line, but it will also work with a lot of
other small fans. We call this FIREDRAGON Field Notes No. 16.
The No. 180 Mini Fan Puller was designed to work with RIELLO
burners, but also fits onto most oil and gas powerburner fans, both
foreign and domestic. The No. 180 also removes some HVAC fans
and is great for powerventers and other small fan hubs. It fits fans
with up to a one inch (1���) diameter hub and requires a 4mm Allen
(2 supplied; short, long) and a 5mm Allen wrench (supplied).
The No. 180 is made of heavy duty materials for long life and was
designed to work with our No. 130 RIELLO Multidriver, Figure 1.��
The No. 180 Mini Fan Puller is used in the following manner
on a RIELLO burner:
1.
2.
Disconnect electric damper or loosen and remove piston
oil line.
Provide clear access to the fan by removing the fan housing cover by removing the three screws holding the fan
housing cover in place.
3.
Loosen and remove the fan securing screw or bolt and
remove it from the fan hub (varies with model and date
of manufacture).
4. Place the No. 180 onto the fan hub.
5. Align the long 4mm screw with the access cut-out in the
fan where the set screw was released and tighten screw.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
6. Tighten the other two (2 short) of the three (3) securing screws to finger-tight and tighten an additional 1���8
turn with the 4mm Allen short angle wrench. DO NOT
OVERTIGHTEN.
7. Loosen the long set screw, 1���8 turn, on the set screw where
the fan set screw was removed.
8. Place the 5mm Allen wrench onto the top screw and
turn clock-wise until the fan is free of the shaft, Figure 2.
The No. 130 Multidriver can have a box wrench slid over
its shaft to apply more torque for frozen fans, Figure 3.
9. To re-install the RIELLO fan.
a. Replace the set screw into the fan and leave loosened.
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b. lace the fan so that the outer edge of the fan hub is
just flush with the tapered end of the motor shaft,
Figure 4. When they are aligned the shafts should
form a V.
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c. ighten the set screw and spin the fan to see that it
turns freely.
10. Replace the fan housing cover and screws.
Figure 2
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