Bryant 185248 Furnace User Manual


 
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IMPORTANT FACTS
Your furnace must have adequate
airow for efcient combustion
and safe ventilation. Do not
enclose it in an airtight room or
seal it behind solid doors.
To minimize the possibility of
serious personal injury, re, fur-
nace damage, or improper opera-
tion,
carefully follow these
safety rules:
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Do not cover the furnace, store
trash or debris near it, or in any way
block the ow of fresh air to the
unit.
Combustion air must be clean and
not contaminated with chlorine or
uorine. These compounds are
present in many products around
the home, such as: water softener
salts, laundry bleaches, detergents,
adhesives, paints, varnishes, paint
strippers, waxes, and plastics.
Make sure the combustion air for
your furnace does not contain any
of these compounds. During re-
modeling be sure the combustion
air is fresh and uncontaminated. If
air with vapors of these compounds
is burned in your furnace, the heat
exchangers and metal vent system
may deteriorate.
NOTE:
Do not use this furnace if
any part has been under water.
Immediately call a qualied ser-
vice technician to inspect the fur-
nace and to replace any part of the
control system, electrical compo-
nents, and any oil control which
has been under water.
NOTE:
The qualied installer or
agency must use only factory-
authorized replacement parts, kits,
and accessories when servicing
this product.
The furnace burner control has a
safety device which must be man-
ually reset. If the furnace is left
unattended for an extended period
of time, have it checked periodi-
cally for proper operation. This
precaution will prevent problems
associated with no heat, such as
frozen water pipes, etc.
SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS
Installing and servicing of heating
equipment can be hazardous due to
oil and electrical components.
Only trained and qualied person-
nel should install, repair, or service
heating equipment.
Untrained personnel can perform
basic maintenance functions such
as cleaning and replacing air lters.
All other operations must be per-
formed by trained service person-
nel. Observe safety precautions in
this manual, on tags, and on labels
attached to the furnace and other
safety precautions that may apply.
Recognize safety information.
This is the safety-alert symbol .
When you see this symbol on the
furnace and in instructions or man-
uals, be alert to the potential for
personal injury.
Understand the signal words
DANGER, WARNING, and CAU-
TION. These words are used with
the safety-alert symbol. DANGER
identies the most serious hazards
which
will
result in severe personal
injury or death. WARNING signi-
es hazards which
could
result in
personal injury or death. CAU-
TION is used to identify unsafe
practices which
would
result in
minor personal injury or product
and property damage.
STARTING YOUR
FURNACE
This appliance is equipped with an
ignition device which automatically
lights the burner each time the ther-
mostat starts your furnace.
Follow
these important safeguards:
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If a suspected malfunction occurs
with your oil control system, such as
the burner not lighting when it
should, refer to the Shutting Down
Your Furnace section and call your
dealer as soon as possible.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Do not store or use gaso-
line or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any oth-
er appliance.
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WARNING
For use with grade 2 Fuel Oil
maximum. Do not use Gaso-
line, Crankcase Oil, or any Oil
containing Gasoline! Failure
to follow this warning could
lead to sooting, fire, explo-
sion, and/or severe bodily
harm.
CAUTION
Never burn garbage or paper
in the heating system and
never leave rags, paper, or
any flammable items around
the unit.
CAUTION
This furnace is equipped with
a constant type primary igni-
tion system. DO NOT AT-
TEMPT TO LIGHT WITH A
MATCH.
DANGER
HIGH VOLTAGE AT IGNI-
TOR. Severe electrical
shock, personal injury, or
death could result.
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