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WELCOME TO
EFFICIENT YEAR-
ROUND COMFORT
Congratulations on your excellent choice
and sound investment in year-round
home comfort!
Your new heat pump represents the
culmination of many years of experience
from one of the most reputable manufac-
turers of comfort systems. Your unit uti-
lizes Bryant’s environmentally sound
Puron® refrigerant.
Your new unit is among the most reliable
and energy-efficient heat pump products
available today. To assure its dependa-
bility, spend just a few minutes with this
booklet now. Learn about the operation
of your heat pump, and the small amount
of maintenance it takes to keep it operat-
ing at its peak efficiency.
With minimal care, your new heat pump
will provide you and your family with
year-round home comfort—both now
and for years to come.
SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS
Recognize safety information. This is
the safety-alert symbol . When you
see this symbol on the unit and in
instructions or manuals, be alert to the
potential for personal injury.
Understand the signal words DANGER,
WARNING, and CAUTION. These words
are used with the safety-alert symbol.
DANGER identifies the most serious haz-
ards which
will
result in severe personal
injury or death. WARNING signifies haz-
ards which
could
result in personal injury
or death. CAUTION is used to identify
unsafe practices which
would
result in
minor personal injury or product and prop-
erty damage.
WARNING
Improper installation, adjust-
ment, alteration, service, main-
tenance, or use can cause ex-
plosion, fire, electrical shock,
or other conditions which may
cause personal injury or prop-
erty damage. Consult a quali-
fied installer, service agency, or
your distributor or branch for
information or assistance. The
qualified installer or agency
must use factory-authorized
kits or accessories when modi-
fying this product.
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YOUR COMFORT
SYSTEM
Identifying Your System
Take time to get to know the type of
system you have. This will be helpful in
understanding the basic operation of your
new heat pump.
The type of heat pump you have pur-
chased is a split system. The split-system
type has an indoor and an outdoor unit,
each of which contains a coil. These units
are interconnected by refrigerant tubes.
(See Fig. 1.)
Each unit has a rating plate affixed to it
which provides necessary information
for specific identification of a unit. You
should familiarize yourself with the
product, model, and serial numbers listed
on each rating plate. Record them for
future reference on the last page of this
booklet.
IMPORTANT FACTS
To better protect your investment and to
eliminate unnecessary service calls, famil-
iarize yourself with the following facts:
Keep Filter Clean
Your heat pump system should never be
operated without a clean air filter prop-
erly installed. Plan to inspect the filter
once per month. A clogged air filter will
increase operating costs and shorten the
life of the unit.
Do Not Block Registers
Supply-air and return-air registers should
not be blocked. Drapes, furniture, and
toys are some of the items commonly
found obstructing registers. Restricted
airflow lessens the unit’s efficiency and
life span.
Do Not Cover or Block
Outdoor Unit
The outdoor unit must have unrestricted
airflow. Do not cover the unit, lean
anything against it, or stand upon it. Do
not allow grass clippings, leaves, or other
debris to accumulate around or on top of
the unit. Maintain a 12-in. minimum
clearance between the outdoor unit and
tall grass, vines, shrubs, etc.
Get to Know Your Thermostat
Your multipurpose indoor thermostat is
the control center for your heat pump
system. You should familiarize yourself
with its proper operation. (See Fig. 2 and
3.) Attempting to control the system by
other means—for instance, switching the
electrical supply power ON and OFF—
may cause damage to the unit.
During heating, increasing the
thermostat more than 2 degrees may
cause the supplemental heaters to be
turned on to satisfy the thermostat.
Needless use of the supplementary heat
reduces potential energy savings.
Continuous Fan
You may find that you can maintain
greater personal comfort by running the
fan continuously. Air pockets can form
due to the structure of the house, place-
ment of registers, etc. These air pockets
may be too cool or warm for your liking.
Continuous fan operation minimizes any
temperature differences.
Air Cleaners and Humidifiers
Systems equipped with electronic or
mechanical air cleaners and/or humidi-
WARNING
To prevent personal injury,
death, or property damage,
read and follow all instructions
and warnings, including labels
shipped with or attached to
unit before operating your new
heat pump.
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Fig. 1—
Typical
Split-
System
Installation