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Lochinvar Knight KBN (water-tube, legacy)
The previous water-tube Knight generations — the floor KBN081-286 residential boiler and the light-commercial "Classic Knight XL" KBN400-801 — whose official pages Lochinvar keeps live under a "Series Discontinued" banner.
Series facts
- Type
- unknown
- Efficiency
- Unknown
- Fuel
- Natural gas
- Venting
- Unknown
- Models documented
- 0
- Warranty
- Not verified
About the Knight KBN (water-tube, legacy)
Before the current stainless fire-tube Knights and the Knight XL Commercial (KBX), Lochinvar sold the Knight as a water-tube boiler. Its official support pages carry a "Series Discontinued: KNIGHT® Water Tube Boiler" banner for the KBN081-286 floor models (parts sheets also name the "KB 081-286" floor and "WB 051-211" wall water-tube ranges), and a "Series Discontinued: Classic KNIGHT™ XL Commercial Boiler" banner for the KBN400-801 light-commercial line that preceded today's Knight XL Commercial. The KBN081 support page prints a 15-year heat exchanger and 5-year parts warranty with a 125 lb shipping weight, while the KBN400 Classic Knight XL page prints 10-year/1-year coverage at 308 lb — useful identifiers for an owner trying to date an installed unit.
Lochinvar's current site never uses the code string "WBN" (verified against the product sitemap and Wayback captures of lochinvar.com): the wall-mounted water-tube models are documented by their "WB 051-211" parts sheets, and the fire-tube wall and floor generations Lochinvar still documents are the WHN and KHN lines covered by Boilers.ca's separate Knight legacy hub. Both KBN support pages host the archived I&O, service and user manuals plus parts sheets for their ranges, and the manuals cover KB-WB PC software and KB-WB-WH editions.
Highlights
- Previous water-tube Knight generations: KBN081-286 floor and Classic Knight XL KBN400-801
- Official pages kept live under Lochinvar's "Series Discontinued" banner
- KBN081 page prints 15-yr heat exchanger/5-yr parts; Classic Knight XL page prints 10-yr/1-yr
- Parts sheets name KB 081-286 (floor) and WB 051-211 (wall) water-tube ranges
- No "WBN" code exists on lochinvar.com; wall models are documented as WB 051-211
Models
Knight KBN (water-tube, legacy) models
One canonical page per model with input, output and efficiency kept separate.
Error codes and alerts
Knight KBN (water-tube, legacy) alerts
No alerts documented for this series yet.
Manuals
Official documents
Where ROMA provides on-site service
On-site service is currently offered in Greater Vancouver, BC, including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, White Rock, Pitt Meadows, Tsawwassen, Anmore, Lions Bay, Belcarra, Bowen Island, Mission. Everything else on this site is reference information you can use anywhere in Canada.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the KBN a current Lochinvar boiler?
No. Lochinvar keeps official support pages for the KBN081-286 and Classic Knight XL KBN400-801 water-tube generations under a "Series Discontinued" banner, so the records exist to help owners identify older units.
Should I call the old water-tube Knight a WBN?
No — lochinvar.com never uses the string "WBN". The official codes are KBN (081-286 and 400-801) plus the wall range documented in parts sheets as WB 051-211; the fire-tube wall line Lochinvar documents is the WHN.
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On-site service in Greater Vancouver, BC. ROMA lists “Open 7 days” on its site; call to confirm same-day availability.
Sources and verification
- Lochinvar — Series Discontinued: Knight Water Tube Boiler, Model KBN081 support page · accessed September 9, 2026
- Lochinvar — Series Discontinued: Classic Knight XL Commercial Boiler, Model KBN400 support page · accessed September 9, 2026
Facts checked September 9, 2026. Last updated September 9, 2026. Technical reviewer: not yet assigned.