Table Of Contents; Of Comfort; Furnace Components; General Furnace Safety - Carrier Weathermaker 8000VS Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME TO TODAY'S GENERATION
OF COMFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FURNACE COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GENERAL FURNACE SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
IMPORTANT FACTS (DO'S AND DON'TS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BEFORE STARTING YOUR FURNACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STARTING YOUR FURNACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Steps for Starting Your Furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SHUTTING DOWN YOUR FURNACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Filtering Out Trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
COMBUSTION AREA AND VENT SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,7
BEFORE YOU REQUEST A SERVICE CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
REGULAR DEALER MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INSTALLATION DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
WELCOME TO TODAY'S
GENERATION OF COMFORT
Congratulations! Your new, higher efficiency gas furnace is a
sound investment which will reward you and your family
with years of warm memories winter after winter.
Not only is your new furnace energy efficient, it is also
extremely reliable. Spend just a few minutes with this booklet
to learn about the operation of your new furnace-and the
small amount of maintenance it takes to keep it operating at
peak efficiency. Years went into the development of your new
furnace. Take a little time now to assure its most efficient
operation for years to come.

GENERAL FURNACE SAFETY

1. Combustible Materials, Gasoline Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Furnace Must be Kept Free and Clear of Insulating
Material Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Furnace Needs Air for Combustion and
Ventilation Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Starting (Lighting) and Shutting Down the
Furnace Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5
5. Draft Safeguard Switch Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Proper Furnace Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Flood Damage Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
8. Fire or Explosion Hazard Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
9. Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
10. Service and Maintenance Electrical Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . 6
11. Improper Vent Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
12. Sharp Edges Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
13. No Filter Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
14. Filter Rod Modification Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
15. Dirt, Rust, or Accumulation Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

FURNACE COMPONENTS

(Furnace shown in upflow position; may be used in
downflow or horizontal orientation or applications. Vent
Elbow may be turned to a different position, depending
on type of installation)
INDUCER MOTOR
ASSEMBLY
PRESSURE
SWITCH
FLUE
COLLECTOR
BOX
GAS VALVE
MANUAL RESET
LIMIT SWITCHES
HOT SURFACE
IGNITER
CONTROL
RATING PLATE
NOT SHOWN
(LOCATED ON
BLOWER DOOR)
WeatherMaker 8000 and WeatherMate model 58STA
INDUCER MOTOR
ASSEMBLY
PRESSURE
SWITCH
FLUE
COLLECTOR
BOX
GAS VALVE
MANU AL RESET
LIMIT SWITCHES
HOT SURFACE
IGNITER
CONTROL
RATING PLATE
NOT SHOWN
(LOCATED ON
BLOWER DOOR)
Weathermaker 8000VS and Weathermaker 8000TS
(Capacitor shown but not required for
2
VENT ELBOW
MAIN LIMIT SWITCH
(BEHIND GAS VALVE)
DRAFT
SAFEGUARD
SWITCH
FLAME SENSOR
GAS MANIFOLD
GAS BURNER
BLOWER DOOR
SAFETY SWITCH
CAPACITOR
A02259
VENT ELBOW
DRAFT
SAFEGUARD
SWITCH
FLAME SENSOR
GAS MANIFOLD
GAS BURNER
CAPACITOR
A02260 A02260
the 8000VS)
BLOWER AND
MOTOR
1
MAIN LIMIT SWITCH
(BEHIND GAS VALVE)
BLOWER DOOR
SAFETY SWITCH
BLO WER AND
MOTOR
2