Safety Considerations - Carrier A Series Installation, Start-Up, Operating And Service And Maintenance Instructions

PG80VTLA: Installation, Start-up, Operating and Service and Maintenance Instructions
WARNING
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CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in personal injury and/or
death.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless poisonous
gas that can be fatal when inhaled. Follow all installation, maintenance,
and service instructions. See additional information below regarding
the installation of a CO Alarm.
Most states in the USA and jurisdictions in Canada have laws that
require the use of Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms with fuel burning
products. Examples of fuel burning products are furnaces, boilers, space
heaters, generators, water heaters, stoves/ranges, clothes dryers,
fireplaces, incinerators, automobiles, and other internal combustion
engines. Even if there are no laws in your jurisdiction requiring a CO
Alarm, it's highly recommended that whenever any fuel burning product
is used in or around the home or business that the dwelling be equipped
with a CO Alarm(s). The Consumer Product Safety Commission
recommends the use of CO Alarm(s). The CO Alarm(s) must be
installed, operated, and maintained according to the CO Alarm
manufacturer's instructions. For more information about Carbon
Monoxide, local laws, or to purchase a CO Alarm online, please visit the
following website. https://www.kidde.com.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

WARNING
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FIRE, EXPLOSION, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD
Failure to follow this warning could result in dangerous operation,
personal injury, death, or property damage.
Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, maintenance, or
use can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, explosion, fire, electrical
shock, or other conditions which may cause personal injury or property
damage. Consult a qualified service agency, local gas supplier, or your
distributor or branch for information or assistance. The qualified
service agency must use only factory-authorized and listed kits or
accessories when modifying this product.
CAUTION
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FURNACE RELIABILITY HAZARD
Failure to follow this caution may result in unit component damage.
Application of this furnace should be indoors with special attention
given to vent sizing and material, gas input rate, air temperature rise,
unit leveling, and unit sizing.
Installing and servicing heating equipment can be hazardous due to gas
and electrical components. Only trained and qualified personnel should
install, repair, or service heating equipment. Untrained personnel can
perform basic maintenance functions such as cleaning and replacing air
filters. All other operations must be performed by trained service
personnel. When working on heating equipment, observe precautions in
literature, on tags, and on labels attached to or shipped with furnace and
other safety precautions that may apply.
These instructions cover minimum requirements and conform to existing
national standards and safety codes. In some instances, these instructions
exceed certain local codes and ordinances, especially those that may not
Manufacturer reserves the right to change, at any time, specifications and designs without notice and without obligations.
have kept up with changing residential construction practices. We
require these instructions as a minimum for a safe installation.
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CUT HAZARD
Failure to follow this caution may result in personal injury.
Sheet metal parts may have sharp edges or burrs. Use care and wear
appropriate protective clothing, safety glasses and gloves when
handling parts, and servicing furnaces.
Wear safety glasses, protective clothing and work gloves. Have fire
extinguisher available during start-up and adjustment procedures and
service calls.
This is the safety-alert symbol
furnace and in instructions or manuals, be alert to the potential for
personal injury.
Understand the signal words DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION.
These words are used with the safety-alert symbol. DANGER identifies
the most serious hazards which will result in severe personal injury or
death. WARNING signifies a hazard which could result in personal
injury or death. CAUTION is used to identify hazards which may result
in minor personal injury or product and property damage. NOTE is used
to highlight suggestions which will result in enhanced installation,
reliability, or operation.
The following additional safety considerations should be followed for
gas furnaces:
1. Use only with type of gas approved for this furnace. Refer to the
furnace rating plate.
2. Install this furnace only in a location and position as specified in the
"Location" section of these instructions.
3. Provide adequate combustion and ventilation air to the furnace
space as specified in "Air for Combustion and Ventilation" section.
4. Combustion products must be discharged outdoors. Connect this
furnace to an approved vent system only, as specified in the
"Venting" section of these instructions.
5. Never test for gas leaks with an open flame. Use a commercially
available soap solution made specifically for the detection of leaks
to check all connections, as specified in the "Gas Piping" section.
6. Always install furnace to operate within the furnace's intended
temperature-rise range with a duct system which has an external
static pressure within the allowable range, as specified in the
"Start-Up, Adjustments, and Safety Check" section. See furnace
rating plate.
7. When a furnace is installed so that supply ducts carry air circulated
by the furnace to areas outside the space containing the furnace, the
return air shall also be handled by duct(s) sealed to the furnace
casing and terminating outside the space containing the furnace.
See "Air Ducts" section.
8. A gas-fired furnace for installation in a residential garage must be
installed as specified in the warning box in the "Location" section.
9. The furnace may be used for construction heat provided that the
furnace installation and operation complies with the first
CAUTION in the LOCATION section of these instructions.
10. These Multipoise Gas-Fired Furnaces are CSA (formerly A.G.A.
and C.G.A.) design-certified for use with natural and propane gases
(see furnace rating plate) and for installation in alcoves, attics,
basements, closets, utility rooms, crawlspaces, and garages. The
furnace is factory-shipped for use with natural gas. A CSA (A.G.A.
and C.G.A.) listed accessory gas conversion kit is required to
convert furnace for use with propane gas.
11. See Fig. 2 for required clearances to combustible construction.
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CAUTION
. When you see this symbol on the