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1. Check your local codes. The installation must comply with their rulings.
2. Do not install this furnace in a mobile home or trailer.
3. Always connect this furnace to a chimney and vent to the outside. Never vent to another
room or inside a building.
4. Do not connect this furnace to an aluminum Type B gas vent. This is not safe and is
prohibited by the National Fire Protection Association Code. This furnace requires a
masonry or UL Listed Factory Built Chimney for residential Type 103 HT or Building Heating
Appliance Chimney. Use a 6" diameter chimney or larger, that is high enough to give a good
draft. (See page 7)
5. Be sure that if a masonry chimney is used, it is safely constructed, lined and in good
repair. Have the chimney inspected by the Fire Department or an inspector.
6. Inspect chimney connector and chimney before and frequently during the heating
season for any deposit of creosote or soot which must be removed (See Chimney
Maintenance, page 15).
7. Provide air for combustion into the room where the furnace is located. If the intake is not
in the same room, air must have free access to the room.
8. CAST IRON PARTS MUST BE "SEASONED" TO AVOID CRACKING, BUILD ONLY
SMALL FIRES ON FIRST USE.
9. To prevent injury, do not allow anyone to use this furnace who is unfamiliar with the
correct operation of the furnace.
10. For further information on using your furnace safely, obtain a copy of the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) publication "Chimney's, Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning
Appliances" NFPA 211. The address of the NFPA is Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
11. Keep the ashpit section free of excess ashes. Do not allow ashes to stack higher than
the sides of the ash pan.
12. DISPOSAL OF ASHES- Place ashes in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. Keep
the closed container on a noncombustible floor or on the ground, well away from all
combustible materials. Keep the ashes in the closed container until all cinders have
thoroughly cooled. The ashes may be buried in the ground or picked up by a refuse collector.
13. CAUTION- The special paints used on your furnace may give off some smoke while they
are curing during first few fires., Build small fires at first. The metal used in construction of
the furnace and duct work has a light coating of oil. This could give off smoke and/or odor
from registers when furnace is used for the first time. This should disappear after a short
period of time. Once this burn-off has occurred, it should not reoccur.
14. CARING FOR PAINTED PARTS- This furnace has a painted outside jacket, which is
durable, but it will not stand rough handling or abuse. When installing your furnace, use care
in handling. Clean with soap and warm water when furnace in not hot. DO NOT use any
acids or scouring soap, as these wear and dull the finish. DISCOLORATION WILL OCCUR
IF THE FURNACE IS OVERHEATED. FOLLOW OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY.
15.Keep the feed and ash doors closed at all times except while tending the furnace.
Your Furnace is designed to be installed in a parallel air flow arrangement with a gas
or oil-fired forced air upflow-type central furnace, or it may be installed as a central
furnace.
RULES FOR SAFE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
Read these rules and the instructions carefully. Failure to follow them will cause a
hazard that could result in death, serious bodily injury, and/or property damage.