Installation Clearances - Trane GXAA Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Installation Clearances

Minimum clearances to combustible material are shown on the unit data plate. It is important
that clearances be maintained for servicing the unit, and that minimum clearances are provided
from the unit to combustible material. Clearances around the field installed optional outside air
hood (if unit is to be connected to one) must be unobstructed. See
C C o o m m b b u u s s t t i i b b l l e e M M a a t t e e r r i i a a l l s s ! !
F F a a i i l l u u r r e e t t o o m m a a i i n n t t a a i i n n p p r r o o p p e e r r c c l l e e a a r r a a n n c c e e b b e e t t w w e e e e n n t t h h e e u u n n i i t t a a n n d d c c o o m m b b u u s s t t i i b b l l e e m m a a t t e e r r i i a a l l s s c c o o u u l l d d
c c a a u u s s e e a a f f i i r r e e w w h h i i c c h h c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n d d e e a a t t h h o o r r s s e e r r i i o o u u s s i i n n j j u u r r y y o o r r p p r r o o p p e e r r t t y y d d a a m m a a g g e e . .
R R e e f f e e r r t t o o u u n n i i t t n n a a m m e e p p l l a a t t e e a a n n d d i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s f f o o r r p p r r o o p p e e r r c c l l e e a a r r a a n n c c e e s s . .
Every gas appliance should be located with respect to building construction and other equipment
so as to permit access to the unit. Clearances between vertical walls and the vertical sides of the
heater should be no less than 18" (457mm). Minimum clearance between the top of the heater
and the ceiling is 6" (152mm). The minimum clearance to the bottom of the furnace is 25"
(635mm). The minimum clearance from combustibles to the flue collector is 6" (152mm). The
minimum clearance from combustibles to the vent pipe is 6" (152mm). See
N N o o t t e e : : *It is recommended that adequate clearance be kept to the bottom of the furnace(s) to
H H e e a a v v y y O O b b j j e e c c t t ! !
F F a a i i l l u u r r e e t t o o f f o o l l l l o o w w i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s b b e e l l o o w w c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n d d e e a a t t h h o o r r s s e e r r i i o o u u s s i i n n j j u u r r y y , , a a n n d d p p r r o o p p e e r r t t y y
d d a a m m a a g g e e . .
T T h h e e u u n n i i t t s s h h o o u u l l d d n n e e v v e e r r b b e e l l i i f f t t e e d d b b y y t t h h e e f f a a n n h h o o u u s s i i n n g g , , m m o o t t o o r r m m o o u u n n t t i i n n g g , , g g r r i i l l l l e e o o r r f f l l u u e e
c c o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n . . T T h h e e s s e e a a r r e e n n o o t t d d e e s s i i g g n n e e d d t t o o s s u u p p p p o o r r t t t t h h e e t t o o t t a a l l w w e e i i g g h h t t a a n n d d m m a a y y b b r r e e a a k k . .
H H e e a a v v y y O O b b j j e e c c t t ! !
F F a a i i l l u u r r e e t t o o f f o o l l l l o o w w i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s b b e e l l o o w w c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n u u n n i i t t d d r r o o p p p p i i n n g g w w h h i i c c h h c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n
d d e e a a t t h h o o r r s s e e r r i i o o u u s s i i n n j j u u r r y y , , a a n n d d e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t o o r r p p r r o o p p e e r r t t y y - - o o n n l l y y d d a a m m a a g g e e . .
E E n n s s u u r r e e t t h h a a t t a a l l l l t t h h e e l l i i f f t t i i n n g g e e q q u u i i p p m m e e n n t t u u s s e e d d i i s s p p r r o o p p e e r r l l y y r r a a t t e e d d f f o o r r t t h h e e w w e e i i g g h h t t o o f f t t h h e e u u n n i i t t
b b e e i i n n g g l l i i f f t t e e d d . . E E a a c c h h o o f f t t h h e e c c a a b b l l e e s s ( ( c c h h a a i i n n s s o o r r s s l l i i n n g g s s ) ) , , h h o o o o k k s s , , a a n n d d s s h h a a c c k k l l e e s s u u s s e e d d t t o o l l i i f f t t t t h h e e u u n n i i t t
m m u u s s t t b b e e c c a a p p a a b b l l e e o o f f s s u u p p p p o o r r t t i i n n g g t t h h e e e e n n t t i i r r e e w w e e i i g g h h t t o o f f t t h h e e u u n n i i t t . . L L i i f f t t i i n n g g c c a a b b l l e e s s ( ( c c h h a a i i n n s s o o r r
s s l l i i n n g g s s ) ) m m a a y y n n o o t t b b e e o o f f t t h h e e s s a a m m e e l l e e n n g g t t h h . . A A d d j j u u s s t t a a s s n n e e c c e e s s s s a a r r y y f f o o r r e e v v e e n n u u n n i i t t l l i i f f t t . .
H H e e a a v v y y O O b b j j e e c c t t ! !
F F a a i i l l u u r r e e t t o o f f o o l l l l o o w w t t h h e e s s e e i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n d d e e a a t t h h , , s s e e r r i i o o u u s s i i n n j j u u r r y y , , a a n n d d p p r r o o p p e e r r t t y y
d d a a m m a a g g e e . .
M M a a k k e e c c e e r r t t a a i i n n t t h h a a t t t t h h e e l l i i f f t t i i n n g g m m e e t t h h o o d d s s u u s s e e d d t t o o l l i i f f t t t t h h e e d d u u c c t t f f u u r r n n a a c c e e a a r r e e c c a a p p a a b b l l e e o o f f
s s u u p p p p o o r r t t i i n n g g t t h h e e w w e e i i g g h h t t o o f f t t h h e e h h e e a a t t e e r r d d u u r r i i n n g g i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n . . E E n n s s u u r r e e t t h h a a t t a a l l l l h h a a r r d d w w a a r r e e u u s s e e d d i i n n
t t h h e e s s u u s s p p e e n n s s i i o o n n o o f f e e a a c c h h d d u u c c t t f f u u r r n n a a c c e e i i s s p p r r o o p p e e r r l l y y r r a a t t e e d d f f o o r r t t h h e e j j o o b b . . M M a a k k e e c c e e r r t t a a i i n n t t h h a a t t t t h h e e
s s t t r r u u c c t t u u r r e e t t o o w w h h i i c c h h t t h h e e d d u u c c t t f f u u r r n n a a c c e e i i s s t t o o b b e e m m o o u u n n t t e e d d i i s s c c a a p p a a b b l l e e o o f f s s a a f f e e l l y y s s u u p p p p o o r r t t i i n n g g i i t t s s
w w e e i i g g h h t t . . U U n n d d e e r r n n o o c c i i r r c c u u m m s s t t a a n n c c e e s s m m u u s s t t t t h h e e g g a a s s l l i i n n e e s s , , v v e e n n t t i i n n g g s s y y s s t t e e m m , , o o r r t t h h e e e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l
c c o o n n d d u u i i t t b b e e u u s s e e d d t t o o s s u u p p p p o o r r t t t t h h e e d d u u c c t t f f u u r r n n a a c c e e . . D D o o n n o o t t a a l l l l o o w w o o b b j j e e c c t t s s ( ( i i . . e e . . l l a a d d d d e e r r ) ) o o r r p p e e o o p p l l e e
t t o o l l e e a a n n a a g g a a i i n n s s t t t t h h e e g g a a s s l l i i n n e e s s , , v v e e n n t t i i n n g g s s y y s s t t e e m m , , o o r r e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l c c o o n n d d u u i i t t f f o o r r s s u u p p p p o o r r t t . .
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