Safety Considerations; Steps For Starting Your Furnace - Payne PG8UAA Operation And Maintenance Manual

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

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. Observe safety precautions in this manual, on tags, and on labels attached to the furnace and other safety precau-
tions that may apply.
Recognize safety information: This is the safety-alert symbol
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 hazards which could result in personal injury
or death. CAUTION is used to identify unsafe practices which would result in minor personal injury or product and property damage.
STARTING YOUR FURNACE
Instead of a continuously burning pilot flame, your furnace uses an automatic hot surface ignition system to light the burners each time the
thermostat signals the furnace to start. Follow these important safeguards:
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Never attempt to manually light the burners with a match or other source of flame.
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Read and follow the operating instructions on the furnace, especially the item that reads as follows:
Wait 5 minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow "B" in the safety information
above on this label. If you don't smell gas, go to the next step.
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If a suspected malfunction occurs with your gas control system, such as the burners do not light when they should, refer to the shutdown
procedures on the furnace, or in the next section, to turn off your system, then call your dealer as soon as possible.
WARNING: Should overheating occur, or the gas valve fail to shut off the gas supply, turn off the manual gas valve
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(See Fig. 8) to the furnace BEFORE turning off the electrical supply. A failure to follow this warning could result in a fire
or explosion, and personal injury or death.
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CHECK AIR FILTER: Before attempting to start your furnace, be sure the furnace filter is clean and in place. (See the maintenance section
of this manual.) Then proceed as follows

STEPS FOR STARTING YOUR FURNACE

1. Set your room thermostat to the lowest temperature setting. (See Fig. 7.) :
. When you see this symbol on the furnace and in instructions or manuals, be
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