3
Safety Considerations
Adhere to the following warnings and cautions when installing,
adjusting, altering, servicing, or operating the furnace. To
ensure proper installation and operation, thoroughly read
this manual for specifics pertaining to the installation and
application of this product.
This furnace is manufactured for use with natural gas. It
may be field converted to operate on L.P. gas by using the
appropriate L.P. conversion kit listed in the
PROPANE GAS/
HIGH ALTITUDE INSTALLATIONS section
of this manual
Install this furnace only in a location and position as specified
in
LOCATION REQUIREMENTS & CONSIDERATIONS sec-
tion and INSTALLATION POSITIONS section
of this manual.
Provide adequate combustion and ventilation air to the fur-
nace as specified in
COMBUSTION & VENTILATION AIR
REQUIREMENTS section of this manual.
Combustion products must be discharged to the outdoors.
Connect this furnace to an approved vent system only, as
specified in
CATEGORY 1 VENTING
section of this manual.
Never test for gas leaks with an open flame. Use a com
-
mercially available soap solution made specifically for the
detection of leaks to check all connections, as specified in
GAS SUPPLY AND PIPING
section of this manual.
Always install a furnace to operate within the furnace’s
intended temperature-rise range with a duct system which
has external static pressure within the allowable range, as
specified on the furnace rating plate and
OPERATIONAL
CHECKS
section
of these instructions.
When a furnace is installed so that supply ducts carry air cir-
culated by the furnace to areas outside the space containing
the furnace, the return air shall also be handled by duct(s)
sealed to the furnace casing and terminating outside the space
containing the furnace.
A gas-fired furnace for installation in a residential garage must
be installed as specified in the
LOCATION REQUIREMENTS
AND CONSIDERATIONS
section
of this manual.
This furnace may be used as a construction site heater only if
certain conditions are met. These conditions are listed in the
PRODUCT APPLICATION
section
of this manual.
T
O
PREVENT
POSSIBLE
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
,
PERSONAL
INJURY
OR
DEATH
DUE
TO
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
,
THE
FURNACE
MUST
BE
LOCATED
TO
PROTECT
THE
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
FROM
WATER
.
WARNING
T
O
PREVENT
PERSONAL
INJURY
OR
DEATH
DUE
TO
IMPROPER
INSTALLATION
,
ADJUSTMENT
,
ALTERATION
,
SERVICE
OR
MAINTENANCE
,
REFER
TO
THIS
MANUAL
. F
OR
ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE
OR
INFORMATION
,
CONSULT
A
QUALIFIED
INSTALLER
,
SERVICER
AGENCY
OR
THE
GAS
SUPPLIER
.
WARNING
I
F
THE
INFORMATION
IN
THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
IS
NOT
FOLLOWED
EXACTLY
,
A
FIRE
OR
EXPLOSION
MAY
RESULT
CAUSING
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
,
PERSONAL
INJURY
OR
LOSS
OF
LIFE
.
D
O
NOT
STORE
OR
USE
GASOLINE
OR
OTHER
FLAMMABLE
VAPORS
AND
LIQUIDS
IN
THE
VICINITY
OF
THIS
OR
ANY
OTHER
APPLIANCE
.
D
O
NOT
TRY
TO
LIGHT
ANY
APPLIANCE
.
D
O
NOT
TOUCH
ANY
ELECTRICAL
SWITCH
;
DO
NOT
USE
ANY
PHONE
IN
YOUR
BUILDING
.
I
MMEDIATELY
CALL
YOUR
GAS
SUPPLIER
FROM
A
NEIGHBOR
’
S
PHONE
. F
OLLOW
THE
GAS
SUPPLIER
’
S
INSTRUCTIONS
.
I
F
YOU
CANNOT
REACH
YOUR
GAS
SUPPLIER
,
CALL
THE
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
.
I
NSTALLATION
AND
SERVICE
MUST
BE
PERFORMED
BY
A
QUALIFIED
INSTALLER
,
SERVICE
AGENCY
OR
THE
GAS
SUPPLIER
.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
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WARNING
H
EATING
UNIT
SHOULD
NOT
BE
UTILIZED
WITHOUT
REASONABLE
,
ROUTINE
,
INSPECTION
,
MAINTENANCE
AND
SUPERVISION
. I
F
THE
BUILDING
IN
WHICH
ANY
SUCH
DEVICE
IS
LOCATED
WILL
BE
VACANT
,
CARE
SHOULD
BE
TAKEN
THAT
SUCH
DEVICE
IS
ROUTINELY
INSPECTED
,
MAINTAINED
AND
MONITORED
.
IN
THE
EVENT
THAT
THE
BUILDING
MAYBE
EXPOSED
TO
FREEZING
TEMPERATURES
AND
WILL
BE
VACANT
,
ALL
WATER
-
BEARING
PIPES
SHOULD
BE
DRAINED
,
THE
BUILDING
SHOULD
BE
PROPERLY
WINTERIZED
,
AND
THE
WATER
SOURCE
CLOSED
.
IN
THE
EVENT
THAT
THE
BUILDING
MAY
BE
EXPOSED
TO
FREEZING
TEMPERATURES
AND
WILL
BE
VACANT
,
ANY
HYDRONIC
COIL
UNITS
SHOULD
BE
DRAINED
AS
WELL
AND
,
IN
SUCH
CASE
,
ALTERNATIVE
HEAT
SOURCES
SHOULD
BE
UTILIZED
.
WARNING
FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD
F
AILURE
TO
FOLLOW
THE
SAFETY
WARNINGS
EXACTLY
COULD
RESULT
IN
SERIOUS
INJURY
,
DEATH
OR
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
. N
EVER
TEST
FOR
GAS
LEAKS
WITH
AN
OPEN
FLAME
. U
SE
COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE
SOAP
SOLUTION
MADE
SPECIFICALLY
FOR
THE
DETECTION
OF
LEAKS
TO
CHECK
ALL
CONNECTIONS
. A
FIRE
OR
EXPLOSION
MAY
RESULT
CAUSING
PROPERTY
DAMAGE
,
PERSONAL
INJURY
OR
LOSS
OF
LIFE
.
