Install Instructions
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Clearance in accordance with local installation codes, the
requirements of the gas supplier and the manufacturer’s
installation instructions.
Dégaugement conforme aux codes d’installation locaux, aux
exigences du fournisseur de gaz et aux instructions
d’installation du fabricant.
NOTE: In addition to the required clearances to combustible
materials, a minimum of 24 inches service clearance must be
available in front of the unit.
A furnace installed in a confined space (i.e., a closet or utility
room) must have two ventilation openings with a total minimum
free area of 0.25 square inches per 1,000 BTU/hr of furnace
input rating. Refer to Specification Sheet applicable to your model
for minimum clearances to combustible surfaces. One of the
ventilation openings must be within 12 inches of the top; the
other opening must be within 12 inches of the bottom of the
confined space. In a typical construction, the clearance between
the door and door frame is usually adequate to satisfy this ven-
tilation requirement.
EXISTING FURNACE REMOVAL
NOTE: When an existing furnace is removed from a venting sys-
tem serving other appliances, the venting system may be too
large to properly vent the remaining attached appliances.
The following vent testing procedure is reproduced from the
American National Standard/National Standard of Canada for
Gas-Fired Central Furnaces ANSI Z21.47, CSA-2.3 latest edition
Section 1.23.1.
The following steps shall be followed with each appliance con-
nected to the venting system placed in operation, while any other
appliances connected to the venting system are not in operation:
1. Seal any unused openings in the venting system.
2. Inspect the venting system for proper size and hori-
zontal pitch, as required by the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1 or the Natural Gas and Propane Installa-
tion Code, CAN/CSA B149.1-15 and these instructions.
Determine that there is no blockage or restriction, leak-
age, corrosion and other deficiencies which could cause
an unsafe condition.
3. As far as practical, close all building doors and win-
dows and all doors between the space in which the
appliance(s) connected to the venting system are
located and other spaces of the building.
4. Close fireplace dampers.
5. Turn on clothes dryers and any appliance not connected
to the venting system. Turn on any exhaust fans, such
as range hoods and bathroom exhausts, so they shall
operate at maximum speed. Do not operate a summer
exhaust fan.
6. Follow the lighting instructions. Place the appliance
being inspected in operation. Adjust thermostat so ap-
pliance shall operate continuously.
7. Test for spillage from draft hood appliances at the draft
hood relief opening after 5 minutes of main burner
operation. Use the flame of a match or candle.
8. If improper venting is observed during any of the above
tests, the venting system must be corrected in accor-
dance with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/
NFPA 54 and/or National Gas and Propane Installation
Code CAN/CSA B149.1-15.
9. After it has been determined that each appliance con-
nected to the venting system properly vents when tested
as outlined above, return doors, windows, exhaust
fans, fireplace dampers and any other gas burning ap-
pliance to their previous conditions of use.
If resizing is required on any portion of the venting system, use
the appropriate table in Appendix G in the latest edition of the
National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1 and/or CAN/CSA B149.1-15
Installation Codes.
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WARNING
Improved construction and additional insulation in buildings have
reduced heat loss by reducing air infiltration and escape around
doors and windows. These changes have helped in reducing
heating/cooling costs but have created a problem supplying
combustion and ventilation air for gas fired and other fuel burning
appliances. Appliances that pull air out of the house (clothes
dryers, exhaust fans, fireplaces, etc.) increase the problem by
starving appliances for air.
House depressurization can cause back drafting or improper
combustion of gas-fired appliances, thereby exposing build-
ing occupants to gas combustion products that could include
carbon monoxide.
If this furnace is to be installed in the same space with other
gas appliances, such as a water heater, ensure there is an
adequate supply of combustion and ventilation air for the