Rheem RGRA SERIES, Installation Instructions Manual

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SITE SELECTION
1. Select a site in the building near
the center of the proposed, or
existing, duct system.
2. Give consideration to the vent
system piping when selecting the
furnace location. Be sure the
venting system can get from the
furnace to the termination with
minimal length and elbows.
3. Locate the furnace near the
existing gas piping. Or, if running
a new gas line, locate the
furnace to minimize the length
and elbows in the gas piping.
4. Locate the furnace to maintain
proper clearance to combustibles
as shown in the following tables.
!
WARNING
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MUST
NOT BE PLACED ON OR AGAINST
THE FURNACE JACKET. THE
AREA AROUND THE FURNACE
MUST BE KEPT CLEAR AND FREE
OF ALL COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS INCLUDING GASO-
LINE AND OTHER FLAMMABLE
VAPORS AND LIQUIDS.
PLACEMENT OF COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS ON, AGAINST OR
AROUND THE FURNACE JACKET
CAN CAUSE AN EXPLOSION OR
FIRE RESULTING IN PROPERTY
DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR
DEATH. THE HOMEOWNER
SHOULD BE CAUTIONED THAT
THE FURNACE AREA MUST NOT
BE USED AS A BROOM CLOSET
OR FOR ANY OTHER STORAGE
PURPOSES.
FIGURE 5
BOTTOM PANEL REMOVAL
JACKET ASSEMBLY
SOLID BOTTOM
NOTE:
BACK FLANGE OF SOLID BOTTOM FITS
UNDERNEATH JACKET. SIDES AND FRONT
FLANGES FIT OVER FLANGES ON JACKET.
SCREW
(2) REQ’D.
JACKET ASSEMBLY
FILTER
FILTER
ROD
SOLID BOTTOM REMOVAL
FILTER & ROD LOCATION
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