Frozen Water Pipe Hazard
Ifyour
furnace
remains
off for an extended
time, the pipes in your
home
could freeze
and burst, resulting
in serious
water
damage.
FROZEN
AND BURST WATER
PIPE HAZARD
Failure to protect against the risk of freezing could
result in property
damage.
Do not leave your home unattended
for long periods
during
freezing
weather
without
turning
off water
supply
and
draining
water
pipes
or otherwise
)rotecting
against
the risk of frozen
pipes
and
resultant
damage.
Your furnace
is designed
solely to provide
a safe and comfortable
living environment.
The furnace
is NOT designed
to ensure
that
water
pipes will not freeze.
It is equipped
with several
safety
de-
vices that are designed
to turn the furnace
off and prevent
it from
restarting
in the event of various
potentially
unsafe
conditions.
If the structure
will be unattended
during
cold weather
you should
take these
precautions.
Turn off the water supply to the structure
and drain the water
lines if possible
and add an antifreeze
for potable
water to
drain
traps
and toilet tanks.
Open
faucets
in appropriate
areas.
-or-
Have
someone
check
the structure
frequently
during
cold
weather
to make
sure
it is warm
enough
to prevent
pipes
from freezing.
Instruct
them
on a service
agency
to call to
provide
service,
if required.
-or-
3.
Install a reliable
remote sensing
device that will notify some-
body of freezing
conditions
within
the home.
2. Installation
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD.
Failure
to
properly
vent
this
furnace
or
other
appliances
could
result
in death
or personal
injury.
If this
furnace
is replacing
a previously
common-
vented
furnace,
it may
be necessary
to resize
the
existing
vent
system
to
prevent
oversizing
problems
for
the
other
remaining
appliances(s).
See Venting
and Combustion
Air Check in the 5. Gas
Vent Installation
section
of this
instruction.
Location and Clearances
If furnace
is a replacement,
it is usually
best to install the furnace
where the old one was. Choose
the location
or evaluate
the exist-
ing location
based
upon the minimum
clearance
and furnace
di-
mensions
(Figure
1 or Figure
2).
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD.
Failure
to follow
safety warnings
could
result
in
death or personal
injury.
Do
NOT
operate
furnace
in
a
corrosive
atmosphere
containing
chlorine,
fluorine
or any
other damaging
chemicals
which could
harm the
furnace
and vent system,
and permit
spillage
of
combustion
products
into an occupied
space.
Refer to 4. Combustion
& Ventilation
Air section,
Contaminated
Combustion
Air for combustion
air
evaluation
and remedy.
Installation Requirements
1. Install
furnace
level.
2.
This furnace
is NOT to be used for temporary
heat of buildings
or structures
under construction.
3.
Install
furnace
as centralized
as practical
with respect
to the
heat distribution
system.
4.
Install
the vent pipes as short as practical.
(See 5. Gas Vent
Installation
section).
5. Do NOT install furnace directly on carpeting, tile or other com-
bustible material other than wood flooring.
6.
Maintain
clearance
for fire safety and servicing.
A front clear-
ance of 24" is minimum
for access
to the burner,
controls
and
filter. See clearance
requirements
in Figure
1 or Figure
2.
7.
Use a raised
base
if the floor is damp
or wet at times.
8.
Residential
garage
installations
require:
•
Burners
and ignition
sources
installed
at least 18" (457
mm) above
the floor.
•
Furnace
must
be located
or physically
protected
from
possible
damage
by a vehicle.
If the furnace
is to be suspended
from the floor joists
in a base-
ment or a crawl space or the rafters in an attic, it is necessary
to
use steel pipe straps
or an angle
iron frame
to attach
the fur-
nace. These
straps
should
be attached
to the furnace
bottom
side with sheet
metal screws
and to the rafters
or joists
with
bolts.
The
preferred
method
is to use an angle
iron frame
bolted
to the rafters or joists.
10. This furnace
may be used for construction
heat provided
that:
•
The furnace
is permanently
installed
with
all electrical
wiring,
piping,
venting
and ducting
installed
according
to
these
installation
instructions.
A return
air duct
is pro-
vided, sealed
to the furnace
casing,
and terminated
out-
side the space
containing
the furnace.
This prevents
a
negative
pressure
condition
as created
by the circulating
air blower,
causing
a flame
rollout
and/or
drawing
com-
bustion
products
into the structure.
•
The furnace
is controlled
by a thermostat.
It may not be
"hot wired"
to provide
heat continuously
to the structure
without
thermostatic
control.
•
Clean
outside
air is provided
for combustion.
This is to
minimize
the corrosive
effects
of adhesives,
sealers
and
other construction
materials.
It also prevents
the entrain-
ment of drywall dust into combustion
air, which ca n ca use
fouling
and plugging
of furnace
components.
•
The temperature
of the return
air to the furnace
is main-
tained
between
55 ° F (13 ° C) and 80 ° F (27 ° C), with no
evening
setback
or shutdown.
The use of the furnace
while the structure
is under construction
is deemed
to be
intermittent
operation
per our installation
instructions.
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