SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
WARNING: FOR YOUR SAFETY, DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE BURNER WHEN EXCESS OIL HAS ACCUMULATED, WHEN THE FURNACE IS FULL OF
VAPOR, OR WHEN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER IS VERY HOT.
WARNING: For use with grade 2 fuel oil maximum. Do not use gasoline, crankcase oil, or any oil containing gasoline!
Failure to follow this warning could lead to sooting, fire, explosion, and/or sever bodily harm.
CAUTION: Never burn garbage or paper in the heating system. Never leave rags, paper. or any flammable items
around the unit.
CAUTION: These instructions are intended to be used by qualified personnel who have been trained in installing this
type of furnace. Installation of this furnace by an unqualified person may lead to equipment damage and/or a hazardous
condition which may lead to bodily harm.
All local and national code requirements governing installation of oil burning equipment, wiring, and flue connections must be followed. Some
of the codes (issued by the Canadian Standards Association, the National Fire Protection Agency, and/or the American National Standards
Institute) that may be applicable are:
ANSI/NFPA 31–INSTALLATION OF OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT
ANSI/NFPA 211–CHIMNEYS, FIREPLACES, VENTS, AND SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES
ANSI/NFPA 90B-WARM AIR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
ANSI/NFPA 70–NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
CSA B139–INSTALLATION CODE FOR OIL BURNING EQUIPMENT
CSA C22.1–CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE
Only the latest issues of above codes should be used, and are available from either The National Fire Protection Agency, Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, MA. 02269 or The Canadian Standards Association, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Rexdale, Ontario, M9W 1R3.
Recognize safety information. This is the safety-alert symbol
. When you see this symbol on the furnace and in instructions or manuals, be
alert to the potential for personal injury.
Understand the signal words DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. These words are used with the safety-alert symbol. DANGER identifies the
most serious hazards which will result in severe personal injury or death. WARNING signifies a hazard that could result in personal injury or death.
CAUTION is used to identify unsafe practices which would result in personal injury or product or property damage.
INTRODUCTION
The model PO8LAA furnaces are available in sizes 105,000 Btuh through 155,000 Btuh input capacities.
The furnace is shipped as a packaged unit, complete with burner and controls. It requires a line voltage (115 vac) connection to control box, a
thermostat hook-up as shown on wiring diagram, oil line connection(s), adequate duct work, and connection to a properly sized vent.
The air handling capacity of this furnace is designed for cooling airflow. Refer to Table 5 for expected airflows at various external duct static
pressures.
Table 1–Minimum Clearances to Combustible Materials (in.)
UNIT APPLICATION
LOW-BOY
Sides
Furnace
0
Supply Plenum and Warm-Air duct within 6ft. of Furnace
1
Back
0
Top
Furnace Casing or Plenum
2
Horizontal Warm-Air Duct within 6ft. of Furnace
2
Bottom
0*
Flue Pipe
Horizontally or Below Pipe
4
Vertically Above Pipe
8
Front
8
*Floor my be combustible
Adequate service clearance should be provided over and above these dimensions as required.
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