Empire Comfort Systems 7088-3, 5088-3, 3588-3 User Manual

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Empire Comfort Systems 7088-3, 5088-3, 3588-3 User Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's instructions.

If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

FLOOR FURNACE

MODELS 3588-3 5088-3 7088-3

EFFECTIVE DATE

NOVEMBER, 2000

WARNING: If not installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, this product could expose you to substances in fuel or from fuel combustion which can cause death or serious illness.

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Introduction

Always consult your local Building Department regarding regulations, codes or ordinances which apply to the installation of a floor furnace.

Instructions to Installer

1.Installer must leave instruction manual with owner after installation.

2.Installer must have owner fill out and mail warranty card supplied with furnace.

3.Installer should show owner how to start and operate furnace and thermostat.

Warning:

Any change to this furnace or its control can be dangerous. This is a heating appliance and any panel, door or guard removed for servicing an appliance must be replaced prior to operating the appliance.

General Information

This series is design certified in accordance with American National Standard Z21.86b-1998 by the Canadian Standards Association Laboratories as a gravity type Floor Furnace and must be installed according to these instructions.

Any alteration of the original design, installed other than as shown in these instructions or use with a type of gas not shown on the rating plate is the responsibility of the person and company making the change.

Qualified Installing Agency

The installation must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1.

Important

All correspondence should refer to complete Model Number, Serial Number and type of gas.

Notice: During initial firing of this furnace, its paint will bake out and smoke will occur. To prevent triggering of smoke alarms, ventilate the room in which the furnace is installed.

Specifications

Models

3588

5088

7088

Input BTU/HR

32,500

45,000

65,000

Dimensions

 

 

 

Register Length

 

 

 

&Width

34 3/4" x 22 3/4"

36 3/4" x 24 3/4"

36 3/4" x 32 3/4"

Casing Length

 

 

 

& Width

32" x 20"

34" x 22"

34" x 30"

Overall Length

 

 

 

Including Diverter

40"

43 1/2"

45 1/4"

Floor Opening,

 

 

 

Length & Width

32 5/16" x 20 5/16"

34 5/16" x 22 5/16"

34 5/16" x 30 5/16"

Height

23"

26"

27"

Minimum Clearance to Combustibles

 

 

Top Must Be Open and Clear of ALL OBJECTS and Covering

 

Each Side to

 

 

 

Nearest Wall

6"

6"

6"

Bottom of Unit for Air

6"

6"

6"

Draft Diverter and

 

 

 

Vent Connector

6"

6"

6"

Two Adjoining Sides

 

 

 

to Walls to Provide

 

 

 

a Walkway

18"

18"

18"

Gas Inlet

 

 

 

Iron pipe Size (N.P.T.)

1/2"

1/2"

1/2"

Inlet to Floor

18 1/2"

20 1/4"

20 1/4"

Venting

 

 

 

Floor to Top of

 

 

 

Diverter Shield

10 1/2"

12 3/4"

12 3/4"

Center of Flue

 

 

 

(Horizontal) to

 

 

 

Floor Covering

17 1/4"

18 3/4"

17 3/4"

Size of Flue Collar

4" Dia.

4" Dia.

5" Dia.

The flue pipe diameter must be as large as the flue collar on the draft diverter and run as directly as possible to the chimney at least 1/4" rise per foot of run properly supported by metal straps, and enter the chimney so the end of the flue pipe is flush with the inner wall of the chimney. Any flue pipe passing through walls and roof must be "B" type vent. The chimney must extend at least two feet above the roof and any object or building within 10 feet of the chimney. The flue pipe must NOT have any open tees or be connected to the chimney of an existing fireplace.

THIS IS A HEATING APPLIANCE

DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT FLOOR REGISTER INSTALLED

Due to high temperatures the appliance should be located

is imperative that control compartments, burners and

 

out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.

circulating air passageways of the appliance be kept

• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards of

clean.

 

 

high surface temperatures and should stay away to

• DO NOT use this heater if any part has been under

 

avoid burns or clothing ignition.

water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to

Young children should be carefully supervised when

inspect the heater and to replace any part of the control

system and any gas control which has been under water.

 

they are in the same room as the appliance.

 

 

Clothing or other flammable material should not be

• Floor furnace must not be connected to a chimney flue

serving a separate solid fuel burning appliance.

 

placed on or near the appliance.

 

 

• Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing an

• The draft hood shall be installed so as to be in the same

atmospheric pressure zone as the combustion air inlet to

 

appliance must be replaced prior to operating the

 

the appliance.

 

appliance.

 

 

Installation and repair should be done by a QUALIFIED

• A burn hazard can occur in the use of the floor furnace

when the temperature control (limit) is in the manual

 

SERVICE PERSON. The appliance should be inspected

 

override position.

 

before use and at least annually by a qualified service

 

 

 

person. More frequent cleaning may be required due to

• Contact of bare skin with the hot air register may result

 

excessive lint from carpeting, bedding materials, etc. It

in burns when the floor furnace is in operation.

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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF LP-GAS

Propane (LP-Gas) is a flammable gas which can cause fires and explosions. In its natural state, propane is odorless and colorless. You may not know all the following safety precautions which can protect both you and your family from an accident. Read them carefully now, then review them point

by point with the members of your household. Someday when there may not be a minute to lose, everyone's safety will depend on knowing exactly what to do. If, after reading the following information, you feel you still need more information, please contact your gas supplier.

LP-GAS WARNING ODOR

If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the gas because of the odorant put in the LP-Gas. That's your signal to go into immediate action!

Do not operate electric switches, light matches, use your phone. Do not do anything that could ignite the gas.

Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer, or area. Do that IMMEDIATELY.

Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.

LP-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 neighbor's phone and call a trained LP-Gas service person and the fire department. Even though you may not continue to smell gas, do not turn on the gas again. Do not reenter the building, vehicle, trailer, or area.

Finally, let the service man and firefighters check for escaped gas. Have them air out the area before you return. Properly trained LP-Gas service people should repair the leak, then check and relight the gas appliance for you.

NO ODOR DETECTED - ODOR FADE

Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot smell the odor of the chemical stench put into the gas. You must find out if you can smell the odorant in propane. Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Being around an odor for a time can affect your sensitivity or ability to detect that odor. Sometimes other odors in the area mask the gas odor. People may not smell the gas odor or their minds are on something else. Thinking about smelling a gas odor can make it easier to smell.

The odorant in LP-gas is colorless, and it can fade under some circumstances. For example, if there is an underground leak, the movement of the gas through soil can filter the odorant. Odorants in LP-Gas also are subject to oxidation. This fading can

occur if there is rust inside the storage tank or in iron gas pipes.

The odorant in escaped gas can adsorb or absorb onto or into walls, masonry and other materials and fabrics in a room. That will take some of the odorant out of the gas, reducing its odor intensity.

LP-Gas may stratify in a closed area, and the odor intensity could vary at different levels. Since it is heavier than air, there may be more odor at lower levels. Always be sensitive to the slightest gas odor. If you detect any odor, treat it as a serious leak. Immediately go into action as instructed earlier.

SOME POINTS TO REMEMBER

Learn to recognize the odor of LP-gas. Your local LP-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 LP-Gas has a weak or abnormal odor, call your LP-Gas Dealer.

If you are not qualified, do not light pilot lights, perform service, or make adjustments to appliances on the LP-Gas system. If you are qualified, consciously think about the odor of LP-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 LP-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 LP-Gas.

Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or adsorption 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 LP-gas dealer. A periodic sniff test of the LP-gas is a good safety measure under any condition.

If, at any time, you do not smell the LP-Gas odorant and you think you should, assume you have a leak. Then take the same immediate action recommended above for the occasion when you do detect the odorized LP-Gas.

If you experience a complete "gas out," (the container is under no vapor 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 vapor pressure by turning it off at the container before it goes completely empty or having it refilled before it is completely empty.

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Follow a few simple rules and your Empire furnace will give you years of trouble-free heating. When your furnace is ready for installation, operation or repair here are a few DO's and DON'T's.

DON'T install the furnace yourself if you are not qualified in working with gas piping, chimneys, flue pipes, and venting. Gas appliances and gas piping should be installed or repaired only by a qualified serviceman.

DO get a qualified installing agency to install your furnace. By the term "qualified installing agency" is meant any individual, firm, corporation or company which either in person or through a representative is engaged in and is responsible for the installation or replacement of gas piping on the outlet side of the meter, or of the service regulator when a meter is not provided; or the connection, installation or repair of gas appliances, who is experienced in such work, familiar with all precautions required; and has complied with all the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.

The installation must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1.

*Available from the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 11 West 42nd

St., New York, N.Y. 10036.

DO consult your dealer and local gas supplier about qualified installers and servicemen.

DO refer to your Empire Installer and Serviceman's Manual so that you can make sure that all installation and service work was done properly. You bought the best furnace, now make sure you get the best service.

DO make sure your venting system and flue pipe were installed as outlined in your Empire Installer and Serviceman's Manual.

DO see "Using Your Furnace" before you try to light the pilot or turn your furnace on.

DO see "Using Your Furnace" for instructions on how to set the register temperature control when children are present.

CAUTION

Floor register becomes hot when operating and can cause burns. Keep children off!

DON'T adjust or repair the combination valve, and don't take it apart.

DON'T try to make any repairs except the ones listed for you to do in Service Checks.

DID YOU GET EVERYTHING?

After you have unpacked your Empire furnace, you should make certain everything is in order. For example, did you receive the model furnace you ordered? Is it the model for the type of gas (Natural or Propane) you want? Did you get all of the parts you are supposed to have? Look at picture A. It will tell you where your furnace identification plate is. The plate has stamped on it the model and serial number of the furnace you received. It also tells if your furnace is supposed to use natural (NAT) or propane (LP) gas. See if the serial number on your furnace is the same as the number on the WARRANTY CARD. Be sure your dealer fills out the WARRANTY CARD, then MAIL the purchaser's report

(bottom part) to us. Look at Picture A and also the list below to see if you have received everything on the list. If anything is missing or broken, or if the model or serial numbers are not right, or if the furnace is for natural and you have propane (or the other way around), contact your dealer or Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.

A

1.Owner's manual (you are reading it now)

2.Installer and Serviceman's Manual

3.Wall thermostat (packed in draft diverter carton)

4.Draft diverter (packed in separate carton)

5.Cardboard cutout template (inside top of furnace box)

6.Register (top of furnace)

7.Warranty card

8.Debris pan

9.Lighting rod (inside furnace lying on bottom)

10.Inner casing (inside furnace)

HOW YOUR FURNACE WORKS

HEATING

Your Empire furnace uses air from two places; air from outside the living area, and air from inside the living area. The air from outside the living area is mixed with gas and burned inside a chamber in your furnace. The burned gas and air is exhausted through a flue pipe to the outside air again. This exhaust should not be permitted to enter the living area.

Burning gas inside the furnace chamber makes the chamber hot. Cool air from inside the living area is drawn into the furnace and flows past the outside of the hot chamber. The chamber makes this air hot and this hot air flows out of the furnace and back into the living area. When enough air in the living area has been heated, the thermostat turns the furnace off automatically.

Picture B shows the flow of air inside and air outside the living area. You can see that the air inside is not mixed with air outside the living area. The furnace does not burn air that is within your living area, and burned air or exhaust should not enter the living area.

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