Safety Rules - Rheem OBF Series Installation Instructions Manual

SAFETY RULES

WARNING
!
DO NOT USE THIS FURNACE IF ANY
PART HAS BEEN UNDER WATER. A
FLOOD-DAMAGED FURNACE IS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
ATTEMPTS TO USE THE FURNACE
CAN RESULT IN FIRE OR
EXPLOSION. A QUALIFIED SERVICE
AGENCY SHOULD BE CONTACTED
TO INSPECT THE FURNACE AND TO
REPLACE ALL GAS CONTROLS,
CONTROL SYSTEMS PARTS,
ELECTRICAL PARTS THAT HAVE
BEEN WET OR THE FURNACE, IF
DEEMED NECESSARY.
WARNING
!
THIS FURNACE IS DESIGN
CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON #2
FUEL OIL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CONVERT THIS FURNACE TO
BURN NATURAL GAS OR LP GAS.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS
WARNING CAN CAUSE A FIRE OR
EXPLOSION RESULTING IN
PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL
INJURY OR DEATH.
1. Do not install this furnace in a
mobile home, trailer or
recreational vehicle.
2. Keep area around furnace free
and clear of combustible materials
including gasoline and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
3. Do not use furnace area for
storage purposes or as a broom
closet.
4. This furnace must be vented
through a good chimney to carry
combustion products outdoors as
described under the VENTING
INSTALLATION section of this
manual.
5. Provide adequate ventilation to the
furnace area.
6. IMPORTANT: Make sure supply
and return air ducts are sealed to
the furnace casing. These ducts
must be entirely separated from
area supplying combustion and
ventilation air.
7. Disconnect electrical power before
servicing appliance.
8. Install this furnace only in a
location and position as specified
in the general information section
of these instructions. Provide
adequate combustion and
ventilation air to the furnace space
as specified in the venting section
of these instructions.
9. Provide adequate combustion and
ventilation air to the furnace space
as specified in venting section of
these instructions.
10. Combustion products must be
discharged outdoors. Connect this
furnace to an approved vent
system only, as specified in the
venting section of these
instructions.
11. 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
general information section of
these instructions. See furnace
rating plate.
12. 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.
13. The furnace is not to be used for
temporary heating of buildings or
structures under construction.
Important: All Rheem products meet
current Federal OSHA Guidelines for
safety. California Proposition 65
warnings are required for certain
products, which are not covered by the
OSHA standards.
California's Proposition 65 requires
warnings for products sold in California
that contain, or produce, any of over
600 listed chemicals known to the State
of California to cause cancer or birth
defects such as fiberglass insulation,
lead in brass, and combustion products
from natural gas.
All "new equipment" shipped for sale in
California will have labels stating that
the product contains and/or produces
Proposition 65 chemicals. Although we
have not changed our processes,
having the same label on all our
products facilitates manufacturing and
shipping. We cannot always know
"when, or if" products will be sold in the
California market.
You may receive inquiries from
customers about chemicals found in, or
produced by, some of our heating and
air-conditioning equipment, or found in
natural gas used with some of our
products. Listed below are those
chemicals and substances commonly
associated with similar equipment in
our industry and other manufacturers.
• Glass Wool (Fiberglass) Insulation
• Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• Formaldehyde
• Benzene
More details are available at the
Websites for OSHA (Occupational
Safety and Health Administration), at
www.osha.gov and the State of
California's OEHHA (Office of
Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment), at www.oehha.org.
Consumer education is important since
the chemicals and substances on the
list are found in our daily lives. Most
consumers are aware that products
present safety and health risks, when
improperly used, handled and
maintained.
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