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3. Pilot lights but furnace won't turn on.
a. Turn furnace control rod to ON.
b. Check thermostat to make sure it's turned up high
enough.
c. Check thermostat connections to make sure wires are
connected tightly.
d. Turn furnace control handle to OFF and check main
burner for dirt (see G, J). Clean as shown in CARE AND
CLEANING.
e. Turn furnace control handle to ON.
f. If furnace still won't turn on, call serviceman.
4. Furnace won't keep running.
a. Is the register covered? Uncover register.
b. Thermostat too close to furnace. Relocate it.
c. Inner casing missing (see H). Replace it.
d. Check draft diverter, vent pipe, type B or masonry
chimney for damage, blockage or leakage. If the furnace
does not have proper venting, the exhaust fumes can
extinguish the burner flame.
e. Call your serviceman.
5. Thermostat won't turn the furnace off.
a. Check the wires in the thermostat for a possible short
circuit (touching each other).
b. Check the thermostat wires at the combination valve
(see G) for a possible short circuit.
c. Trace the thermostat wires to see if any staples used to
hold the wire against the wall or ceiling are too tight,
causing them to touch.
d. Call your serviceman.
• Do not turn the furnace on without the inner casing in place
(see F).
• Do not operate your furnace with a broken lighting hole
window or without the cover closed.
H
TURNING YOUR FURNACE OFF
You turn your furnace off by simply turning the furnace control
handle (see C) to PILOT. This stops your furnace from turning
on but keeps the pilot lit so that if you want to turn it on again you
only have to turn the furnace control handle to ON.
TURNING OFF YOUR PILOT
You turn your pilot off (complete shutdown of furnace in two
easy steps:
Step 1. Turn the furnace control handle (see C) to PILOT.
Step 2. Press the furnace control handle down and then turn to
OFF. Release the handle.
To restart your furnace see "Lighting the Pilot."
CARE AND CLEANING
You can have years of clean, efficient, trouble-free heating from
your Empire floor furnace for the price of just a few minutes of
your time each month. The main cause of furnace problems is
dirt.
DIRT WILL HURT
During normal use, air flow in your house will carry tiny, unseen
particles of dust into the furnace. They will gather there by the
millions and after a time you will began to see them clinging to
the inside of your furnace. This dust holds some of the heat
within the furnace instead of releasing it to heat the living area.
CAUTION
For proper operation, furnace must be kept clean. At regular
intervals turn manual valve to OFF, let cool, remove register and
clean dust and foreign material from jacket with vacuum cleaner.
KEEP IT CLEAN
Use a vacuum cleaner or dust brush to clean your furnace. It will
take only a few minutes and you should do it once a month during
normal use. Here's what you should do:
Step 1. Turn your wall thermostat all the way down.