Safety Considerations - Carrier 58SB0B Operating Instructions Manual

58SB0B/58SB1B: Installation, Start–Up, Operating and Service and Maintenance Instructions

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

WARNING
!
FIRE, INJURY, OR DEATH HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in property damage, personal
injury, or death.
This furnace was manufactured to operate with natural gas. When fuel
supply is Liquid Propane (LP), this furnace must be converted with a
factory approved LP conversion kit. See furnace rating plate for
approved conversion kit.
WARNING
!
FIRE, EXPLOSION, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in dangerous operation,
serious injury, death, or property damage.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, maintenance, or
use could cause carbon monoxide poisoning, explosion, fire, electrical
shock, or other conditions which may cause personal injury or property
damage. Consult a qualified service agency, local gas supplier, or your
distributor or branch for information or assistance. The qualified
service agency must use only factory-authorized accessories and
replacement parts when installing and servicing this product.
WARNING
!
FIRE, EXPLOSION, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in dangerous operation,
personal injury, death, or property damage.
Furnaces shall NOT be twinned (i.e. tandem or staged operation) unless
approved in factory technical specifications literature for the furnace. A
factory authorized, field-supplied Twinning Kit MUST be used.
Consult furnace pre-sale literature for specific models approved for
twinning and the correct twinning kit. Twinned furnaces must be
installed on both a common supply AND a common return duct system
as shown in the Twinning Kit Installation Instructions. Only two
furnaces can be twinned on a common supply and return duct system
using a factory authorized twinning kit.
CAUTION
!
FURNACE RELIABILITY HAZARD
Improper installation or misapplication of furnace may require
excessive servicing or cause premature component failure.
Application of this furnace should be indoors with special attention
given to vent sizing and material, gas input rate, air temperature rise,
unit leveling, and unit sizing.
WARNING
!
FIRE, INJURY, OR DEATH HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in property damage, personal
injury, or death.
Do not bypass any of the safety controls in the furnace, including but
not limited to the main limit switch, rollout or burner thermal switch,
and pressure switch/pressure transducer.
Manufacturer reserves the right to change, at any time, specifications and designs without notice and without obligations.
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PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in property damage, personal
injury, or death.
For continued performance, reliability, and safety, the only approved
accessories and replacement parts are those specified by the equipment
manufacturer. The use of non-manufacturer approved parts and
accessories could invalidate the equipment limited warranty and result
in fire risk, equipment malfunction, and failure. Please review
manufacturer's instructions and replacement part catalogs available
from your equipment supplier
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, maintenance, or
use can cause explosion, fire, electrical shock, or other conditions which
may cause death, personal injury, or property damage. Consult a
qualified installer, service agency, or your distributor or branch for
information or assistance. The qualified installer or agency must use
factory-authorized kits or accessories when modifying this product.
Refer to the individual instructions packaged with the kits or accessories
when installing.
Follow all safety codes. Wear safety glasses, protective clothing, and
work gloves. Have a fire extinguisher available. Read these instructions
thoroughly and follow all warnings or cautions include in literature and
attached to the unit. Consult local building codes, the current editions of
the current edition of National Fuel Gas Code (NFGC) NFPA 54/ANSI
Z223.1 and the current edition of National Electrical Code (NEC) NFPA
70.
Recognize safety information. This is the safety-alert symbol
you see this symbol on the unit and in instructions or manuals, be alert to
the potential for personal injury.
Understand the signal words DANGER, WARNING, and 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 hazards which could result in personal
injury or death. CAUTION is used to identify unsafe practices which
may result in minor personal injury or product and property damage.
NOTE is used to highlight suggestions which will result in enhanced
installation, reliability, or operation.
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CUT HAZARD
Failure to follow this caution may result in personal injury.
Sheet metal parts may have sharp edges or burrs. Use care and wear
appropriate protective clothing, safety glasses and gloves when
handling parts and servicing furnaces.
The following additional safety considerations should be followed for
gas furnaces:
1. Use only with type of gas approved for this furnace. Refer to the
furnace rating plate.
2. Install this furnace only in a location and position as specified in the
"Location" section of these instructions.
3. Provide adequate combustion and ventilation air to the furnace
space as specified in "Air for Combustion and Ventilation" section.
4. Combustion products must be discharged outdoors. Connect this
furnace to an approved vent system only, as specified in the
"Venting" section of these instructions.
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WARNING
CAUTION
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