MAINTENANCE OF DRYER BURNER

Subpart 1. Annual tuning of dryer burner. The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant must tune the dryer burner for maximum combustion efficiency once each calendar year. Subp. 2. Daily check of dryer burner. The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant must do the following while producing hot mix asphalt each day except when burning natural gas or propane: A. read the fuel pressure gauge on the dryer burner; and B. check for a negative draft at the dryer burner inlet. Subp. 3. Records kept on dryer burner. The owner or operator of a hot mix asphalt plant must maintain a record of: A. the dates of the annual tuning of the dryer burner; B. the daily reading from the fuel pressure gauge on the dryer burner except when burning natural gas or propane; C. whether there was a negative draft at the dryer burner inlet each day except when burning natural gas or propane; and D. any corrective actions taken as a result of the daily checks required by subpart 2.