CSA B140.3-1962 - Oil burning stoves and water heaters (reaffirmed 2015)

B140.3-1962 Oil burning stoves and water heaters
CSA Standards Update Service March 1962
CONTENTS
COMMITTEE ON OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT
PREFACE
REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
1. SCOPE
2. DEFINITIONS
3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
	3.1 General
	3.2 Oil Burner
	3.3 Electrical Features
	3.4 Methods of Assembly and Shipme
4. CONSTRUCTION
	4.1 General
	4.2 Accessibility of Parts
	4.3 Location of Fuel Lines and Fuel Components
	4.4 Casings and Liners
	4.5 Lubrication of Motors
	4.6 Flue Collars
	4.7 Flue-Gas Passages
	4.8 Draft Regulators
	4.9 Heating Surfaces
	4.10 Levelling
	4.11 Glass Containers
	4.12 Anti-Flooding Devices
	4.13 Valves
	4.14 Integral Tanks
	4.15 Fuel Lines and Fittings
	4.16 Fuel Oil Filters
	4.17 Observation of the Flame Zone
	4.18 Refractory Materials
	4.69 Metal Fireboxes
	4.20 Flue Baffles and Flame Baffles
	4.21 Insulating Materials
	4.22 Safety Limit Controls
	4.23 Water Heaters
	4.24 Means of Ignition
	4.25 Mounting
	4.26 Flow Rate
5. MARKING
	5.1 General
	5.2 Details Required
	5.3 Cautions
	5.4 Installation Clearances
	5.5 Field Assembled Units
6. INSTRUCTIONS
	6.1 General
	6.2 Installation Instructions
	6.3 Operating Instructions
7. NORMAL UNIT TESTS
	7.1 General
	7.2 Combustion
	7.3 Heat Output - Oil Burning Stoves
	7.4 Limit Control Performance (Water Heaters)
	7.5 Hydrostatic Pressure (Water Heaters)
	7.6 Normal Temperatures
	7.7 Blower Motor Rating
	7.8 Seepage
	7.9 Flooding
	7.10 Stability
	7.11 Rigidity
	7.12 Ignition
	7.13 Capacity (Integral Tanks)
	7.14 Excess Capacity (Barometric Feed)
	7.15 Pressure Test (Barometric Tanks)
8. ABNORMAL TESTS
	8.1 General
	8.2 
Flooded Pot Burn-Off
	8.3 Abnormal Chimney Draft
	8.4 Abnormal Voltage
	8.5 Power Failure
	8.6 Abnormal Temperature
9. BURNER TESTS
	9.1 General
10. TEST ENCLOSURE AND INSTALLATIONMETHODS FOR TEMPERATURE TESTS
	10.1 General
	10.2 Reference Figures
	10.3 Details of Design and Application
FIGURE 1 STANDARD ENCLOSURE
FIGURE 2 LOCATION OF ROOM HEATER IN STANDARD ENCLOSURE
FIGURE 3 
LOCATION OF RANGE IN STANDARD ENCLOSURE
11. DETERMINATION OF THE HEAT INPUTFOR OIL BURNING STOVES
	11.1 General
	11.2 Method of Calculation
	11.3 Explanation of Table 6
	TABLE 4 REDUCTION OF OBSERVED API GRAVITY TOSTANDARD API GRAVITY AT 6OF
	TABLE 5 TABLE OF ALTITUDE CORRECTION FACTORS
	TABLE 6 GROSS HEATING VALUES FOR FUEL OIL
12. DETERMINATION OF THE FLUE-GAS LOSSFOR OIL BURNING STOVES
	12.1 General
	12.2 Method of Calculation
	12.3 Explanation of Figures 4 and 5
	FIGURE 4 COMBUSTION CHECK CHART FOR GRADES 1 AND 2 FUEL OILS
	FIGURE 5 PER CENT FLUE-GAS LOSS CHART FOR GRADE 1 FUEL OILS