Removing And Installing Panels - Lennox Signature XP21 Series Installation And Service Procedure

Removing and Installing Panels

PANELS
ACCESS AND LOUVERED
WARNING
To prevent personal injury, or damage to panels, unit or structure, be
sure to observe the following:
While installing or servicing this unit, carefully stow all removed
panels out of the way, so that the panels will not cause injury to
personnel, nor cause damage to objects or structures nearby, nor will
the panels be subjected to damage (e.g., being bent or scratched).
While handling or stowing the panels, consider any weather
conditions, especially windy conditions, that may cause panels to be
blown around and battered.
IMPORTANT Do not allow panels to hang on unit by top tab.
Tab is for alignment and not designed to support weight of panel.
PANEL SHOWN SLIGHTLY ROTATED TO ALLOW TOP TAB TO EXIT (OR ENTER) TOP SLOT FOR
REMOVING (OR INSTALLING) PANEL.
LOUVERED PANEL REMOVAL
REMOVE THE LOUVERED PANELS AS FOLLOWS:
1. REMOVE TWO SCREWS, ALLOWING THE PANEL TO SWING OPEN SLIGHTLY.
2. HOLD THE PANEL FIRMLY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCEDURE ROTATE BOTTOM
CORNER OF PANEL AWAY FROM HINGED CORNER POST UNTIL LOWER THREE TABS
CLEAR THE SLOTS AS ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL B.
3. MOVE PANEL DOWN UNTIL LIP OF UPPER TAB CLEARS THE TOP SLOT IN CORNER
POST AS ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL A.
LOUVERED PANEL INSTALLATION
POSITION THE PANEL ALMOST PARALLEL WITH THE UNIT AS ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL D WITH
THE SCREW SIDE AS CLOSE TO THE UNIT AS POSSIBLE. THEN, IN A CONTINUOUS MOTION:
1. SLIGHTLY ROTATE AND GUIDE THE LIP OF TOP TAB INWARD AS ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL
A AND C; THEN UPWARD INTO THE TOP SLOT OF THE HINGE CORNER POST.
2. ROTATE PANEL TO VERTICAL TO FULLY ENGAGE ALL TABS.
3. HOLDING THE PANEL'S HINGED SIDE FIRMLY IN PLACE, CLOSE THE RIGHT−HAND SIDE
OF THE PANEL, ALIGNING THE SCREW HOLES.
4. WHEN PANEL IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED AND ALIGNED, INSERT THE SCREWS AND
TIGHTEN.
Detail C
MAINTAIN MINIMUM PANEL ANGLE (AS CLOSE TO PARALLEL WITH THE UNIT AS
POSSIBLE) WHILE INSTALLING PANEL.
IMPORTANT To help stabilize an outdoor unit, some installations
may require strapping the unit to the pad using brackets and anchors
commonly available in the marketplace.
ACCESS PANEL REMOVAL
REMOVAL AND RE−INSTALLATION OF THE
ACCESS PANEL IS AS ILLUSTRATED.
ANGLE MAY BE TOO EXTREME
PREFERRED ANGLE FOR INSTALLATION
Figure 6. Removing and Installing Panels
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Detail A
LIP
SCREW
HOLES
Detail B
ROTATE IN THIS DIRECTION; THEN
DOWN TO REMOVE PANEL
Detail D
REMOVE 4 SCREWS TO
REMOVE PANEL FOR
ACCESSING COMPRESSOR
AND CONTROLS.
POSITION PANEL WITH HOLES
ALIGNED; INSTALL SCREWS
AND TIGHTEN.
HOLD DOOR FIRMLY ALONG
THE HINGED SIDE TO MAINTAIN
FULLY−ENGAGED TABS
XP21