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New t o o l s Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Next up is FIREDRAGON Field Notes�� No. 14 and this is about two new tools, the No. 221 and the No. 223. These were designed exclusively for RIELLO 40 Series pumps, but will work with any residential model of RIELLO. In addition, they will work with Danfoss, Suntec and other pumps found on burners provided by Buderus, Viessmann and Weishaupt. The No. 221, Figure 5, can be used as either a pressure gauge or vacuum gauge adapter for most RIELLO pumps and all 40 Series pumps produced since 2000. As a vacuum gauge adapter it is placed into the cover in place of the 8mm plug that is removed with a 4mm Allen wrench such as the one found in our No. 130 Multidriver, Figure 1. As a pressure fitting it can be used to install a pressure gauge onto the pump and also acts as a bleeder. 1. 2. 3. Install a ����� ips pressure gauge into the female end of the adapter. Remove the existing brass portion of the bleeder using an 11mm wrench. Place the hollow bolt/plug into the bleeder port of the pump, Figure 6, with a No. 220 washer on both sides of the swing fitting and tighten to finger-tight plus one 1���8 turn. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. As a bleeder, and after installation of the fitting: 1. 2. Install a ����� ips vacuum gauge into the female end of the adapter. Place the adapter into the pump using a No. 220 washer and tighten to finger-tight plus one 1���8 turn. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. The No. 223 can be used as either a vacuum gauge adapter or pressure gauge and bleeder adapter for most RIELLO pumps and all 40 Series pumps. It can be used as a vacuum gauge adapter on older RIELLO pumps that have a vacuum port located in the back of the pump. This port is now used as a pressure port to the hydraulic piston. 1. 2. Install a ����� ips vacuum gauge into the female end of the adapter. Remove the 15mm plug and place the hollow bolt/plug into the pump with a No. 220 washer on both sides of the swing fitting and tighten to finger-tight plus one 1���8 turn. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the bleeder using a standard 3���8��� wrench or bleeder wrench, Figure 7, �� turn to one turn only. Bleed the pump using a bleeder hose immersed in oil and watch for bubble-free oil. Close the bleeder with the pump running. See other instructions for proper bleeding using our No. 111 Deviator switch in FIREDRAGON Field Notes No. 9. NOTE: The No. 223 should not be used as the final bleeder in a power vacuum bleed since it will have to be removed. Use the supplied bleeder instead and use the No. 223 only for initial bleeding of the pump and pressure testing. I hope you���ll buy one of these tools and give them a try. By the way there is a No. 222 tool, but we���ve saved that for another time. l F ON See ya! George Lanthier is the owner of Firedragon Academy, a Massachusetts Certified School and a publishing and consulting firm. He is the author of over 50 books and manuals on gas and oil heating and HVAC subjects. He is a CETP, NATE, NORA, PMAA and PMEF Proctor and a Massachusetts Certified Instructor. He can be reached at 608 Moose Hill Road, Leicester, MA 01524. His phone is 508-421-3490 and his website can be found at www.FiredragonEnt.com www.fueloilnews.com | FUEL OIL NEWS | January 2013 15