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5.6B HEATER KIT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Heater Kit Supplemental Information:

What allows the manufacturer to use standard Circuit Breakers

up to 60 amps inside the air handler, when using an approved Heater Kit?

National Electric Code (Section 424-22b) and our UL requirements allow us to subdivide heating element
circuits, of less than 48 amps, using breakers of not more than 60 amps and, additionally by, NEC 424-3b, a
rating not less than 125 percent of the load and NEC 424-22c, which describes the supplementary overcur-
rent protection required to be factory-installed within, or on the heater. The breakers in the heater kit are not,
and have never been, by NEC, intended to protect power wiring leading to the air handler unit. The breakers
in the heating kit are for short circuit protection. All internal unit wiring, where the breakers apply, has been
UL approved for short circuit protection.

Ampacity, (not breaker size), determines supply circuit wire size. The ampacity listed on the unit rating plate
and the Maximum and Minimum circuit breaker size (noted above) or in the units specification sheet or
installation instructions provides the information to properly select wire and circuit breaker/protector size. The
National Electric Code (NEC) specifies that the supply or branch circuit must be protected at the source.

These are the
required maxi-
mum and mini-
mum circuit
breaker sizes
for overcurrent
protection and
should not be
confused with
the size of the
breakers
installed in the
heater kit.

Contractor
should “mark
or check” the
left column for
the kit installed

MARK HEATER KIT INSTALLED IN LEFT COLUMN/LA TROUSSE D’APPAREIL

DE CHAFFAGE DE MARQUE A INSTALLE DANS LA COLONNE GAUCH E

MFG DATE/

FRQ:

12/2009

MODEL/MODELE#

RHAL-FR24PJN00A

VOLTS 208/240

PH/HZ 1 / 60

RHEEM SALES COMPANY, INC.

ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S.A.

AREUNI AUX STATS–UNES

SERIAL/EN SERIES #

F000900001

MOTOR HP/F.L.A.

1/5

1.5

MOTEUR PSC/F.L.A.

ATTENTION:

HEATER MODEL/

MODELE D’APPAREIL

DE CHAUFFAGE

TYPE SUPPLY

CIRCUIT/TAPER

LE CIRCUIT

DE PROVISION

S = SINGLE CIRCUIT/CIRCUIT SIMPLE M = MULTIPLE CIRCUIT/CIRCUIT MULTIPLE
INDOOR BLOWER MOTOR LOAD INCLUDED IN CIRCUIT # 1 OR TOTAL SUPPLY WIRE MUST BE RATED AT 75°C MINIMUM COPPER CONDUCTORS ONLY TEST EXTERNAL STATIC
RANGE .1 TO .5 IN. W.C. (HEAT PUMP & ELECTRIC HEAT).
UNITS WITH ELECTRIC HEATERS: CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL TO BE 0 IN. TO UNIT CASING AND 0 IN. TO PLENUM AND DUCT FOR FIRST 36 IN. MODELS HAVE
INTEGRAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY OVERCURRENT PROTECTION AND SERVE AS A MAINTENANCE “DISCONNECT”. SUPPLY CIRCUIT NOT TO
EXCEED 120 VOLTS TO GROUND ON SINGLE PHASE UNITS. REPLACE LINE SIDE BREAKER COVER(S) AFTER MAKING WIRING CONNECTIONS TO BREAKER(S). IF BLOWER-
CONTROL ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REMOVAL, SEE “WARNING HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE”.

CHARGEMENT DU MOTEUR SOUFFLEUR INTERNE INCLUS DANS LE CIRCUIT # 1 OU CAPACITÉ D”ALIMENTATION TOTAL DOIT ÉTRE DE 75C DU MINIMUM DE CONDUCTEURS
DE CUIVRE SEULEMENT. TESTER L’INTERVALLE STATIQUE EXTERNE : 1 À 5 PO W.C. (THERMOPOMPE ET CHAUFFAGE ÉLECTRIQUE)

UNITÉS AVEC CHAUFFAGES ÉLECTRIQUES : LE DÉGAGEMENT AUX MATIÈRES COMBUSTIBLES DOIT ÉTRE DE 0 po AU BOITIER DE L’UNITÉ ET DE 0 po AU PLÉNUM ET CONDUIT
POUR LES 36 PREMIERS po. LES MODÈLES DISPOSENT DE DISJONCTEURS INTÉGRÉS QUI FOURNISSENT UNE PROTECTION SUPPLÉMENTAIRE DE SURINTENSITÉ DE COURANT ET
SERVENT DE « SECTIONNEUR » D’ENTRETIEN. LE CIRCUIT D’ALIMENTATION NE DOIT PAS DÉPASSER 120 VOLTS JUSQU’AU SOL SUR DES UNITÉS MONOPHASÉES. REMPLACER
LE(S), COUVERCLE(S) DU DISJONCTEUR DU DISJONCTEUR DU CÔTÉ SECTEUR APRÉS AVOIR EFFECTUÉ LA CONNEXION DES CÂBLAGES AU(X) DISJONCTEUR(S). SI L’ASSEMBLAGE
DE CONTRÔLE DU VENTILATEUR A BESOIN D’ÉTRE DÉSASSEMBLÉ, CONSULTER “AVERTISSEMENT DE TENSION DANGEREUSE

VOLTAGE/

TENSION

PHASE

HEATER AMPS/

AMPLIS D’APPARIEL

DE CHAUFFAGE

MOTOR

AMPS/

LES AMPLIS

MOTEURS

MAXIMUM

OVERCURRENT