TOAVOIDPROPERTYDAMAGE,PERSONALINJURYORDEATH,SUFFICIENT
FRESHAIRMUSTBESUPPLIEDFORPROPERCOMBUSTIONANDVENTILATION
OFFLUEGASES.
Sincethegas/electricunitisinstalledcompletelyintheoutdoors,the
depletionofcombustionairishighlyimprobable.Toensureanadequate
supplyofcombustionair,donotallowtheairinletlouversinthe
condensercoilsectionorthefluehoodoutlettobecomeblockedby
leaves,snow,rubbish,orinsect(wasps)nests.Neverblockthecon-
densingunitsectioninthewinterwithcovers.Blockingofthissection
wouldpreventanadequateamountofcombustionairfromreachingthe
furnacesection.
Greatcarehasbeentakeninthedesignandmanufactureofyourunitto
provideforyourcomfortandsafety.Beawareofthepossibilitythatsome
problemswithyourunitorothergas-firedappliancescouldcauseflue
gasestobepresentinyourbuilding.Thesefluegasescouldinclude
carbonmonoxide.
CARBONMONOXIDEPOISONINGHAZARD
SpecialWarningforInstallationofFurnaceorAirHandlingUnitsin
EnclosedAreassuchasGarages,UtilityRoomsorParkingAreas
Carbonmonoxideproducingdevices(suchasanautomobile,space
heater,gaswaterheater,etc.)shouldnotbeoperatedinenclosedareas
suchasunvenlilatedgarages,utilityroomsorparkingareasbecauseof
thedangerofcarbonmonoxide(CO)poisoningresultingfromtheexhaust
emissions.Ifa furnaceorairhandlerIsInstalledInanenclosedareasuch
asagarage,utilityroomorparkingareaanda carbonmonoxideproducing
deviceisoperatedtherein,theremustbeadequate,directoutside
ventilation.
ThisventilationisnecessarytoavoidthedangerofCOpoisoningwhich
canoccurifa carbonmonoxideproducingdevicecontinuestooperateIn
theenclosedarea.Carbonmonoxideemissionscanbe(re)circulated
throughoutthestructureifthefurnaceorairhandlerisoperatingInany
mode.
COcancauseseriousillnessincludingpermanentbraindamageordeath
B10259-216
PERSONALINJURYORDEATHFROMASPHYXIATIONCANRESULTFROM
EXPOSURETOCARBONMONOXIDE.CARBONMONOXIDEOR"CO"ISA
COLORLESSANDODORLESSGASPRODUCEDWHENFUELISNOTBURNED
COMPLETELYORWHENTHEFLAMEDOESNOTRECEIVESUFFICIENTOXYGEN.
BEAWAREOFTHESEAIRSTARVATIONSIGNALSWHICHINDICATECONDITIONS
THATMAYRESULTINCARBONMONOXIDEORTHATCARBONMONOXIDEMAY
BEPRESENT:
1.HEADACHES-NAUSEA-DIZZINESS,FLU-LIKESYMPTOMS.
2.EXCESSIVEHUMIDITY-HEAVILYFROSTEDWINDOWSORA MOIST"CLAMMY"
FEELINGINTHEHOME.
3.SMOKEFROMA FIREPLACEWILLNOTDRAWUPTHECHIMNEY.
4.FLUEGASESTHATWILLNOTDRAWUPTHEAPPLIANCEVENTPIPE.
TOPREVENTPROPERTYDAMAGEORSERIOUSPERSONALINJURYDUETO
FIREOREXPLOSIONCAUSEDBYA PROPANEGASLEAK,INSTALLA GAS
DETECTINGWARNINGDEVICE.
IFTHEPROPANEGASUNITISINSTALLEDINANEXCAVATEDAREAORA
CONFINEDSPACE,A WARNINGDEVICEISREQUIREDDUETO:
•PROPANEGASISHEAVIERTHANAIRANDANYLEAKINGGASCAN
SETTLEINANYLOWAREASORCONFINEDSPACES.
•PROPANEGASODORANTMAYFADE,MAKINGTHEGASUNDETECTABLE
EXCEPTWITHA WARNINGDEVICE.
ANUNDETECTEDGASLEAKWILLCREATEA DANGEROFEXPLOSION
ORFIRE.IFTHEPRESENCEOFGASISSUSPECTED,FOLLOWTHE
INSTRUCTIONSONTHECOVEROFTHISMANUAL.FAILURETODOSO
COULDRESULTINSERIOUSPERSONALINJURYORDEATH.
THERMOSTAT
Thisunitwillnotoperateproperlywithouta goodquality,correctly
installedthermostat.Itisveryimportantthatthethermostatbe
locatedwhereitcanbest"sense"theaverageroomtemperature.
Besurethethermostatisnotexposedtohotorcolddraftsortohot
orcoldspotsonthewall,suchasthosereceivedfromoutside
walls,wallswithpipesinside,orfromopeningsintotheattic.
Nomatterthetypeorstyle,thermostatoperationisbasicallythe
same.Themostwidelyusedtypeswillcontrolbothheatingand
coolingfunctionsandwillhavea FanSwitchwithAutoandON
settings.OnAuto,theCirculatingAirBlowerwillcycleon/off,but
ifswitchedtoONitwillrunconstantly.
IMPORTANTNOTE:Toavoidthepossibilityofdamagetotheunit
heatexchanger,donotsetthethermostatfanswitchtoON
(constantfanoperation)duringtheheatingseasonwithoutfirst
consultingtheinstalleroftheunitoranotherqualifiedservicer.
TherearethermostatsthatautomaticallyswitchfromHeatingto
Cooling,orwithnightsetbacks.Thenightsetback,ormultiple
setbacktype,willlowerthetemperatureatnightorduringtheday
whenthebuildingisunoccupied.
