Operation - Carrier KC Series Owner's Manual

KC
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101P 205
121P 22 8
FIGURE 21 -- FRAME CONSTRUCTION
FIGURE 22 -- FRAME INSTALLATION
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Caulk joints in wood frame as l'equired
Ifwall
thickness is 7-in.or more, add aluminum flashing
over bottom of frallle opening to ensure no water
can enter area between inner and outer wail
12 Remove the chassis from the unit cabinet
Be careful when handling chassis Sharp edges on
coil fins can cause personal injul 3-
13 Slide the empty cabinet into the wall opening and
into wooden frame Approximately 212 in of the
cabinet should be in the room The rest of the cab-
inet should be positioned through and outside the
wail See Fig 23 Maintain proper slope for con-
densate drain operation. Bottom rail should be
resting firmly on bottom board of wooden frame
14 Secure bottom rail to wood frame with two large
wood screws (i-in long) using the two holes in the
bottom of the channel See Fig 24
15 There are serew holes in the cabinet (4 each side,
4 top) which are used to secure the eabinet to the
wooden frame With the cabinet in its final posi-
tion, drill holes in the wooden frame using the
screw holes in the cabinet as a guide After the
holes have been drilled, secure the cabinet to the
wooden frame using field-supplied screws See
Fig 25
16 Caulk around wood frame and wail opening on
outside wall fbr a water-tight seal
iV Optional caulking between the cabinet and the
wooden frame may be done on inside wail Caulk-
ing provides an air seal around the eabinet Deco-
rative wood trim may be added to pro_dde a more
pleasing appearance
18 Lift chassis and carefully slide it into the cabinet
Be sure that it is firmly seated towards the rear of
the cabinet
Do not push on the controls or the coil when
installing chassis Damage to unit or personal
injury could result
19 Install the front panel
20 Plug in the unit
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-- 21/2' PLUS TRIM THICKNESS
FIGURE 23 -- CABINET LOCATION
IN WALL
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