Safety Information
SAFETY INFORMATION
!WARNING
IN COMPLIANCEWITH RECOGNIZED CODES, IT IS REC-
OMMENDEDTHAT AN AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN BE IN-
STALLED UNDERTHIS FURNACE AND ANY INSTALLED
EVAPORATOR COILTHAT IS LOCATED IN ANY AREA OF
A STRUCTUREWHERE DAMAGETOTHE BUILDING OR
BUILDING CONTENTS MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF AN
OVERFLOW OFTHE A/C COIL DRAIN PAN.
!WARNING
DO NOT INSTALLTHIS FURNACE IN A MOBILE HOME!!
THIS FURNACE IS NOT APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION
IN A MOBILE HOME. DOING SO COULD CAUSE FIRE,
PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
!WARNING
INSTALLTHIS FURNACE ONLY IN A LOCATION AND PO-
SITION AS SPECIFIED INTHE LOCATION REQUIRE-
MENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS SECTION OF THESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
!WARNING
IMPROPER INSTALLATION CAN RESULT IN UNSATISFAC-
TORY OPERATION AND/OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
AND ARE NOT COVERED BYTHE MANUFACTURER’S
WARRANTY.
!WARNING
DO NOT BYPASS, JUMPER, OR REMOVE ANY SAFETY
SWITCH FROMTHE FURNACE CONTROL CIRCUIT. IF A
SAFETY SWITCH CAUSESTHE FURNACETO SHUT
DOWN OR OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, IT IS AN INDICA-
TION OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT MUST BE
ADDRESSED BY A QUALIFIEDTECHNICIAN, SERVICE
AGENCY ORTHE GAS SUPPLIER. DO NOT RESET
SAFETY CONTROLSWITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION
AND/ORVERIFICATION OF PROPER SAFE OPERATION
BY A QUALIFIED INSTALLER, SERVICE AGENCY ORTHE
GAS SUPPLIER.
REPLACE ANY SAFETY CONTROL COMPONENT ONLY
WITH IDENTICAL OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS. WHEN A
NEW SAFETY SWITCH IS INSTALLED, IT MUST BE
TESTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTESWITH THE
FURNACE OPERATING AT MAXIMUM INPUT RATE AND
WITH BOTH BLOWER AND BURNER DOOR INSTALLED.
IFTHE FURNACE IS INSTALLED IN A CLOSET,THE
CLOSET DOOR MUST ALSO BE CLOSED FORTHIS
TEST. REPEATTHETEST AT THE MINIMUM INPUT RATE
IFTHE FURNACE IS A MULTI-STAGE FURNACE.
!WARNING
USE ONLYWITHTHETYPE OF GAS APPROVED FOR
THIS FURNACE. REFERTOTHE FURNACE RATING
PLATE.
!WARNING
NEVERTEST FOR GAS LEAKS WITH AN OPEN FLAME.
USE A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOAP SOLUTION
MADE SPECIFICALLY FORTHE DETECTION OF LEAKS
TO CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS, AS SPECIFIED IN GAS
SUPPLY AND PIPING SECTION OFTHESE INSTRUC-
TIONS.
!WARNING
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MUST BE DISCHARGED OUT-
DOORS. CONNECTTHIS FURNACE TO AN APPROVED
VENT SYSTEM ONLY, AS SPECIFIED IN THE VENT PIPE
INSTALLATION SECTION OFTHESE INSTRUCTIONS.
!WARNING
WHEN A FURNACE IS INSTALLED SOTHAT SUPPLY
DUCTS CARRY AIR CIRCULATED BYTHE FURNACETO
AREAS OUTSIDETHE SPACE CONTAININGTHE FUR-
NACE,THE RETURN AIR SHALL ALSO BE HANDLED BY
DUCT(S) SEALEDTO THE FURNACE CASING ANDTERMI-
NATING OUTSIDETHE SPACE CONTAININGTHE FUR-
NACE.
!WARNING
WHENEVERTHE FACTORY RETURN-AIR CONNECTION
IS NOT USED IT MUST BE SEALED. A SOLID METAL
BASE PLATE MUST BE INSTALLED AND SEALED. FAC-
TORY BASE PLATES ARE AVAILABLE AS ACCESSORY
ITEMS. (PART NUMBERS ARE LISTED INTHE SPEC
SHEET FORTHE FURNACE.) FAILURETO INSTALL AND
SEALTHE BASE PLATE AND RETURN AIR DUCT CON-
NECTIONS MAY ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE AND
OTHER CONTAMINANTSTO BE DRAWN INTOTHE CON-
DITIONED AIR SPACE AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT
THE HEATED SPACE.
!WARNING
DO NOT OPERATETHE SYSTEM WITHOUT FILTERS. A
PORTION OFTHE DUST ENTRAINED INTHE AIR MAY
TEMPORARILY LODGE INTHE AIR DUCT RUNS AND AT
THE SUPPLY REGISTERS. ANY CIRCULATED DUST PAR-
TICLESWILL BE HEATED AND CHARRED BY CONTACT
WITHTHE FURNACE HEAT EXCHANGER.THIS SOOTY
RESIDUEWILL SOIL CEILINGS,WALLS, DRAPES, CAR-
PETS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. SOOT DAM-
AGE MAY ALSO RESULTWITH, ORWITHOUT, FILTERS IN
PLACE,WHEN CERTAINTYPES OF CANDLES ARE
BURNED, OR CANDLEWICKS ARE LEFT UNTRIMMED.
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!WARNING
COMBUSTION ANDVENTILATION AIR MUST BE PRO-
VIDEDTO THE FURNACE AS REQUIRED BYTHE NA-
TIONAL FUEL-GAS CODE (U.S.) AND CSA B149.1
(CANADA) AND THE COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION
AIR SECTION OFTHESE INSTRUCTIONS.
