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ANDLER
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AFETY
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SECTION 1: AIR HANDLER SAFETY
Yo
u
r Safety is Important to Us!
This symbol is
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sed thro
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gho
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t
the man
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al to notify yo
u
of
possible fire, electrical or b
u
rn
hazards. Please pay special
attention
w
hen reading and
follo
w
ing the
w
arnings in these
sections.
Installation, ser
v
ice and, at a minim
u
m, ann
u
al
inspection of air handlers m
u
st be done by a
contractor q
u
alified in the installation and ser
v
ice of
gas-fired heating eq
u
ipment.
Read this man
u
al caref
u
lly before installation,
operation or ser
v
ice of this eq
u
ipment.
This air handler is designed for heating non-
residential indoor spaces. Do not install in residential
spaces. These instr
u
ctions, the layo
u
t dra
w
ing, local
codes and ordinances and applicable standards that
apply to gas piping, electrical
w
iring,
v
entilation, etc.
m
u
st be thoro
u
ghly
u
nderstood before proceeding
w
ith the installation.
Protecti
v
e gear is to be
w
orn d
u
ring installation,
operation and ser
v
ice. Thin sheet metal parts ha
v
e
sharp edges. To pre
v
ent inj
u
ry, the
u
se of
w
ork
glo
v
es is recommended.
Before installation, check that the local distrib
u
tion
conditions, nat
u
re of gas and press
u
re and
adj
u
stment of the appliance are compatible.
The eq
u
ipment m
u
st be applied and operated
u
nder
the general concepts of reasonable
u
se and installed
u
sing the best b
u
ilding practices.
This appliance is not intended for
u
se by persons
(incl
u
ding children)
w
ith red
u
ced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
kno
w
ledge,
u
nless they ha
v
e been gi
v
en s
u
per
v
ision
or instr
u
ction concerning
u
se of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
Children sho
u
ld be s
u
per
v
ised to ens
u
re that they do
not play
w
ith the appliance.
For additional copies of the Installation, Operation
and Ser
v
ice Man
u
al, please contact Rapid
Engineering LLC.
Gas-fired appliances are not designed for
u
se in
atmospheres containing flammable
v
apors or d
u
st or
atmospheres containing chlorinated or halogenated
hydrocarbons. Recirc
u
lated room air may be
hazardo
u
s if containing flammable solids, liq
u
ids,
and gases; explosi
v
e materials; and/or s
u
bstances
w
hich may become toxic
w
hen exposed to heat (i.e.
refrigerants, aerosols, etc.).
1.1 Description of Operation
This air handler is a direct-fired, electric, steam, hot
w
ater and/or energy reco
v
ery heated fresh air
appliance. It is designed for indoor or o
u
tdoor
installation
w
ith fresh o
u
tdoor air deli
v
ered to the
b
u
rner. Air handlers are designed to operate in
temperat
u
res as lo
w
as -30 °F (-34 °C)
v
ariable
freq
u
ency dri
v
e is only appro
v
ed for applications
15 °F (-9 °C) and abo
v
e,
u
nless a control enclos
u
re
heater is installed. The air handler is factory-tested
and may be designed to operate
u
sing nat
u
ral gas or
LPG (check the air handler's rating plate for
information on the appropriate gas). The heat
w
ill
mod
u
late to maintain the selected s
u
pply air
temperat
u
re or room air temperat
u
re, depending on
the selected controls.
See Page 92, Section
.
The air handler may be pro
v
ided
w
ith se
v
eral
different controls and options to meet
v
ario
u
s
application req
u
irements. Be s
u
re to read this entire
man
u
al before installation and start-
u
p.
1.2 Inspection and Setup
The air handler may ship in m
u
ltiple sections based
u
pon the config
u
ration selected. The air handler
w
as
inspected and operated prior to shipment.
Immediately
u
pon receipt of the air handler, check
the f
u
el and electrical req
u
irements of the air handler
and
v
erify that they match the f
u
el and electrical
s
u
pply a
v
ailable. Verify that the specifications on the
air handler rating plate match the order. Check the air
handler for any damage that may ha
v
e occ
u
rred
d
u
ring shipment. If any damage is fo
u
nd, file a claim
w
ith the transporting agency. Do not ref
u
se
shipment. Check the installation location to ens
u
re
proper clearances to comb
u
stibles.
See Page 8,
Section 3.1
.
Any small options
w
hich do not come attached to the
air handler
w
ill be fo
u
nd inside the air handler.
Larger accessories (i.e. legs, stand, filter section,
inlet hood) may either ship
w
ith the air handler or
separately on another tr
u
ck. Check the bill of lading
for information.
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