HIGH EFFICIENCY DIRECT VENT FURNACES
5
• Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.
• Propane gas is heavier than air and may settle in
low areas such as basements. When you have reason
to suspect a gas leak, keep out of basements and
other low areas. Stay out until firefighters declare
them to be safe.
• Use your neighbour’s phone and call a trained propane
gas service technician and the fire department. Even
though you may not continue to smell gas, do not turn
on the gas again. Do not re-enter the building, vehicle,
trailer or area.
• Have the service technician or fire department air out
the area before you return. Properly trained LP Gas
service technician must repair the leak, check and
relight the gas furnace for you.
Some Points to Remember
• Learn to recognize the odor of propane gas. Your
local propane gas dealer can give you a ”Scratch and
Sniff” pamphlet. Use it to find out what the propane
odor smells like. If you suspect that your propane
gas has a weak or abnormal odor, call your propane
gas dealer.
• If you are not qualified, do not light pilot lights,
perform service, or make adjustments to furnaces on
the propane gas system. If you are qualified, consciously
think about the odor of propane gas prior to and
while lighting pilot lights or performing service or
making adjustments.
• Sometimes a basement or a closed–up house has a
musty smell that can cover up the propane gas odor.
Do not try to light pilot lights, perform service or make
adjustments in an area where the conditions are such
that you may not detect the odor if there has been a
leak of propane gas.
• Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or absorption on
walls of new cylinders and tanks, is possible. Therefore,
people should be particularly alert and careful when
new tanks or cylinders are placed in service. odor
fade can occur in new tanks or reinstalled old tanks if
they are filled and allowed to set too long before
refilling. Cylinders and tanks which have been out of
service for a time may develop internal rust which
will cause odor fade. If such conditions are suspected
to exist, a periodic sniff test of the gas is advisable.
If you have any question about the gas odor, call your
propane gas dealer. A periodic sniff test of the propane
gas is a good safety measure under any condition.
• If, at any time, you do not smell the propane gas
odorant, and you should, assume you have a leak. Then
take the same immediate action recommended above
for the occasion when you do smell the odorized
propane gas.
• If you experience a complete ”gas out” (the container
is under no vapour pressure), turn the tank valve off
immediately. If the container valve is left on, the
container may draw in some air through openings
such as pilot light orifices. If this occurs, some new
internal rusting could occur. If the valve is left open,
then treat the container as a new tank. Always be sure
your container is under vapour pressure by turning it
off at the container before it goes completely empty or
having it refilled before it is completely empty.
TECHNICAL DATA
OUTPUT HEATING CAPACITY
kW
1.61
BTU/hr.
5,500
INPUT RATING
kW
2.17
BTU/hr.
7,400
MINIMUM INPUT RATING
kW
1.58
BTU/hr.
5,400
THERMAL EFFICENCY
%
74.32
LENGTH
mm
478
in
18-7/8
"
HEIGHT
mm
577
in
22-3/4
"
DEPTH
mm
173
in
6-3/4
"
WEIGHT (OPERATING / SHIPPED)
kg
17/20
lbs.
37/44
GAS CONNECTION
NPT
½
"
MALE
WALL HOLE DIAMETER
mm
105
in
4-1/8
"
AIR INLET DIAMETER
mm
100
in
3-7/8
"
EXHAUST PIPE DIAMETER
mm
60
in
2-3/8
"
MAX WALL THICKNESS
mm
495
in
19-1/2
"
MIN WALL THICKNESS
mm
150
in
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