3. Caulking or sealants are applied to areas such as joints
around window and door frames; between sole plates and
floors; between wall-ceiling joints; between wall panels; at
penetrations for plumbing, electrical, and fuel lines; and at
other openings.
If combustion and ventilation air must be supplied to an uncon-
fined space from outside, an opening with a FREE AREA of not
less than 1 sq in. per 1000 Btuh of total input of all appliances
within unconfined space (but not less than 100 sq in.) must be
provided. This opening must be located such that it can not be
blocked at any time.
When furnace is installed in a closet or enclosure, 2 ventilation
openings, with OPEN AREA as dimensioned in example below
are required for combustion air. The openings should be located
about 6 in. from top and bottom of enclosure at front of furnace.
For a confined space, where air is taken from an interior space, 2
permanent openings of equal area are required. One opening must
be within 12 in. of ceiling and the other within 12 in. of floor. Each
opening must have a free area of at least 1 sq in. per 1000 Btuh of
total input rating but not less than 100 sq in.
If outside air is supplied to a confined space, then the 2 openings
must be equal and located as above. The free area of each must be:
1. One sq in. per 4000 Btuh of total input rating when air is
directly communicated from outdoors.
2. One sq in. per 4000 Btuh of total input rating when air is
brought in through vertical ducts.
3. One sq in. per 2000 Btuh of total input rating when air is
transferred through horizontal ducts.
When ducts are used to supply air, they must be of the same cross
sectional area as free area of openings to which they connect.
The minimum dimension of rectangular air ducts must not be less
than 3 in.
In calculating free area, consideration shall be given to blocking
effect of louvers, grilles, or screens protecting openings. Screens
used shall not be smaller than 1/4-in. mesh and shall be readily
accessible for cleaning. If free area through a design of louver or
grille is known, it shall be used in calculating size design and free
area specified. If design and free area are not known, it may be
assumed that wood louvers have 20 percent free area and metal
louvers and grilles have 60 percent free area. Louvers shall be
fixed in open position or interlocked with furnace so they open
automatically at furnace start-up and remain open during furnace
operation.
WARNING:
Do not block combustion-air openings in
the furnace. Any blockage will result in improper com-
bustion which may result in a fire hazard and/or cause
bodily harm.
The lack of a proper amount of combustion air can lead to serious
furnace operational problems. Some of these problems are:
1. Excessive oil burner after drip and oil fumes.
2. Sooting.
3. Melted oil burner couplings and/or ignitor/relay control.
4. A condition where air band or air shutter settings must be
more open than normal to achieve proper combustion.
5. Lockouts on start-up.
II.
DUCT WORK RECOMMENDATIONS
The proper sizing of warm air ducts is necessary to ensure
satisfactory furnace operation. Duct work should be in accordance
with the latest editions of NFPA-90A (Installation of Air Condi-
tioning and Ventilating Systems) and NFPA-90B (Warm Air
Heating and Air Conditioning Systems) or Canadian equivalent.
The supply duct work should be attached to flanged opening
provided at discharge end of furnace. See Fig. 5 for dimensions of
this opening.
The following recommendations should be followed when install-
ing duct work:
1. Install locking-type dampers in all branches of individual
ducts to balance out system. Dampers should be adjusted to
impose proper static at outlet of furnace.
2. A flexible duct connector of noncombustible material
should be installed at unit on both supply- and return-air
systems. In applications where extremely quiet operation is
necessary, the first 10 ft (if possible) of supply and return
ducts should be internally lined with acoustical material.
3. In cases where return-air grille is located close to fan inlet,
there should be at least one 90° air turn between fan inlet
and grille. Further reduction in sound level can be accom-
plished by installing acoustical air turning vanes or lining
duct as described in item 2 above.
4. When a single air grille is used, duct between grille and
furnace must be the same size as return opening in furnace.
CAUTION:
Return-air grilles and warm air registers
MUST not be obstructed.
WARNING:
When supply ducts carry air circulated by
furnace to areas outside spaces containing furnace, return
air MUST also be handled by a duct sealed to furnace
casing and terminating outside space containing furnace.
Incorrect duct work termination and sealing will create a
hazardous condition which could lead to bodily harm.
When installing furnace with cooling equipment for year-round
operation, the following recommendations must be followed for
series or parallel airflow:
1. In series airflow applications, coil is mounted after furnace
in an enclosure in supply-air stream. The furnace blower is
used for both heating and cooling airflow.
WARNING:
The coil MUST be installed on air dis-
charge side of furnace. Under no circumstances should
airflow be such that cooled, conditioned air can pass over
furnace heat exchanger. This will cause condensation in
heat exchanger and possible failure of heat exchanger
which could lead to a fire hazard and/or a hazardous
condition which may lead to bodily harm. Heat exchanger
failure due to improper installation may not be covered by
warranty.
2. In parallel airflow applications, dampers must be provided
to direct air over furnace heat exchanger when heat is
desired and over cooling coil when cooling is desired.
IMPORTANT:
The dampers should be adequate to prevent
cooled air from entering furnace. If manually operated, dampers
must be equipped with a means to prevent operation of either
cooling unit or furnace unless damper is in full cool or heat
position.
For Example:
UNIT
SIZE
LENGTH
(IN.)
HEIGHT
(IN.)
036105
18
9
048125
20
10
060155
20
10
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