Installation Instructions
MGD-B SERIES GAS FURNACE
Heat Controller, Inc.
Mortex Products Inc. / Fort Worth, TX 76106
G18D Installation Instructions
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WARNING
G18D Series Gas Furnace
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Rj — SERIES ROOF jACk
G18D’s are sealed combustion furnaces tested and
listed for use ONLY with RJ — Series Roof Jack Venting
System.
Furnace exhaust gases vent outdoors through the
inner pipe of the RJ — Series “pipe-within-a-pipe” vent
system. The space between the outer and inner pipes is
used to bring in outside combustion air for the burner.
INSTALL FURNACE
Prior to installing furnace, fuel and A/C line opening
may be cut in. See Fig. D
1. Remove upper and lower furnace doors.
2. Slide furnace onto floor base and push back until
cabinet is against rear flange of floor base.
3. Secure furnace to floor with fastners
such as screws at right and left front inside
corners of cabinet.
4. Attach pipe strap at top of furnace to alcove or
closet framing, or fasten through furnace front
edge cabinet sides to wood framing.
Do not install furnace with any other type of venting
system.
A HAZARDOUS CONDITION MAY RESULT.
CUTTING ROOF jACk OPENING
A proper installation of the roof jack requires that
openings in roof and ceiling be on the same vertical
centerline as the furnace flue collar. See FIG. 1
Mark the center point on the ceiling and scribe a 4”
radius (8” diameter) around this mark. If furnace is
in place during this step, cover the furnace and flue
opening to prevent debris from entering flue.
INSTALLING ROOF jACk
The roof jack body should be secured to the furnace
before the roof flashing is secured to the roof.
1. Insert roof jack body into opening in the roof.
2. From above, canter the roof jack body aligning with
the furnace collar.
3. From inside the home, pull down 4-3/16” D flue
pipe seating the pipe fully and firmly over the
furnace flue collar.
4. Next pull down the 7” D combustion air pipe
seating it over the mating furnace collar. Rotate the
combustion air pipe lining up to the screw hole on
the 7” collar.
5. Check and make sure the combustion air pipe is
fully seated. Then drive a # 10 sheet metal screw,
attaching pipe firmly to furnace collar.
6. Install optional ceiling trim ring, 90-TRM-RNG.
7. On the roof, caulk liberally under the roof jack
flashing.
8. Drive nails or screws through the flashing onto the
roof surface about 1 – 11/2” apart. Caulk again to
ensure a leak tight joint.
9. Install roof jack crown and fasten to roof jack body
with three (3) screws (provided) using pre-punched
holes.
INSTALLATION IN SNOW REGIONS
When the combustion air inlet to the roof jack is blocked
with snow, the furnace will not operate properly due to
the depleted combustion air supply.
Therefore, if the furnace will be located in regions where
snow accumulation on the roof exceeds 7” or in H.U.D.
Snow Load Zones, a roof jack extension – Part5 No.
90-OUTXT16-AL is recommended.
ROOF jACk ON HI-PITCH ROOF
To install the RJS (3/12) Series Roof Jack on roofs which
have a slope between 4.5/12 – 6/12, install a Part No.
90-RJS56 Roof Saddle, FIG. J. The combined assembly
of the RJS Roof Jack and Roof Saddle will conform to the
higher roof pitch. If roof pitch is greater than 6/12, field
fabricate a suitable adapter, or consult with factory.
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