Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Precautions; General; Care And Maintenance; Cleaning And/Or Replacing Air Filter - Bryant 355MAV Service And Maintenance Procedures Manual

WARNING: Never store anything on, near, or in contact
with the furnace, such as:
1. Spray or aerosol cans, rags, brooms, dust mops,
vacuum cleaners, or other cleaning tools.
2. Soap powders, bleaches, waxes or other cleaning
compounds, plastic or plastic containers, gasoline,
kerosene, cigarette lighter fluid, dry cleaning fluids, or
other volatile fluids.
3. Paint thinners and other painting compounds, paper
bags, or other paper products. Failure to follow this
warning can cause corrosion of the heat exchanger,
fire, personal injury, or death.

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PRECAUTIONS

CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge can affect electronic
components. Take precautions during furnace installation
and servicing to protect the furnace electronic control.
Precautions will prevent electrostatic discharges from
personnel and hand tools which are held during the
procedure. These precautions will help to avoid exposing
the control to electrostatic discharge by putting the
furnace, the control, and the person at the same electro-
static potential.
1. Disconnect all power to the furnace. DO NOT TOUCH
THE CONTROL OR ANY WIRE CONNECTED TO THE
CONTROL PRIOR TO DISCHARGING YOUR BODY'S
ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE TO GROUND.
2. Firmly touch a clean, unpainted, metal surface of the
furnace chassis which is close to the control. Tools held in
a person's hand during grounding will be satisfactorily
discharged.
3. After touching the chassis you may proceed to service the
control or connecting wires as long as you do nothing that
recharges your body with static electricity (for example; DO
NOT move or shuffle your feet, DO NOT touch un-
grounded objects, etc.).
4. If you touch ungrounded objects (recharge your body with
static electricity), firmly touch furnace again before touch-
ing control or wires.
5. Use this procedure for installed and uninstalled (un-
grounded) furnaces.
6. Before removing a new control from its container, dis-
charge your body's electrostatic charge to ground to protect
the control from damage. If the control is to be installed in
a furnace, follow items 1 through 5 before bringing the
control or yourself into contact with the furnace. Put all
used AND new controls into containers before touching
ungrounded objects.
7. An ESD service kit (available from commercial sources)
may also be used to prevent ESD damage.

GENERAL

These instructions are written as if the furnace is installed in an
upflow application. An upflow furnace application is where the
blower is located below the combustion and controls section of the
furnace, and conditioned air is discharged upward. Since this
furnace can be installed in any of the 4 positions shown in Fig. 2,
you must revise your orientation to component location accord-
ingly.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

For continuing high performance and to minimize possible equip-
ment failure, it is essential that maintenance be performed annually
on this equipment. Consult your local dealer for maintenance and
maintenance contract availability.
HORIZONTAL
LEFT
AIRFLOW
Fig. 2—Multipoise Orientations
WARNING: Turn off the gas and electrical supplies to
the unit before performing any maintenance or service.
Follow the operating instructions on the label attached to
the furnace. Failure to follow this warning could result in
personal injury or death.
The minimum maintenance that should be performed on this
equipment is as follows:
1. Check and clean or replace air filter each month as required.
2. Check blower motor and wheel for cleanliness annually.
3. Check electrical connections for tightness and controls for
proper operation each heating season. Service as necessary.
4. Check for proper condensate drainage. Clean as necessary.
5. Check for blockages in combustion-air and vent pipes
annually.
6. Check burners for cleanliness annually.
CAUTION: Personal injury could result from sharp
metal edges, etc. Use care when removing parts.
I. CLEANING AND/OR REPLACING AIR FILTER
The air filter arrangement may vary depending on the application
or orientation.
CAUTION: Never operate unit without a filter or with
the blower access panel removed. Failure to follow this
warning could result in a fire or personal injury.
To clean or replace the filters, proceed as follows:
1. Turn off electrical supply to furnace.
2. Remove main furnace door and blower access panel.
3. Release filter retainer wire. (See Fig. 3 and 4.)
4. Slide filter out of furnace.
5. Furnaces are equipped with permanent, washable filter(s).
Clean filter by spraying cold tap water through filter in
opposite direction of airflow.
6. Rinse filter and let dry. Oiling or coating of filter is not
recommended.
7. Place filter in furnace.
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AIRFLOW
UPFLOW
HORIZONTAL
RIGHT
DOWNFLOW
AIRFLOW
AIRFLOW
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