Empire Heating Systems 3588-4, 7088-5, 5088-5 Installer And Serviceman's Manual

INSTALLER AND

SERVICEMAN'S MANUAL

FLOOR FURNACE

MODELS

3588-4
5088-5
7088-5

WARNING: If the information in these instructions

are not followed exactly, a re or explosion may

result causing property damage, personal injury
or loss of life.

— Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable

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

re department.

— Installation and service must be performed by a

qualied installer, service agency or the gas sup­plier.

Installer: Leave this manual with the appliance.
Consumer: Retain this manual for future reference.

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 oor furnace.

Instructions to Installer

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

2. Installer must have owner ll 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 certied in accordance with American National

Standard Z21.86b-2002 by the Canadian Standards Association
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.

Qualied Installing Agency

The installation must conform with local codes, in the absence of
local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z2231*

*Available from the American National Standards Institute, Inc. 11 West 42nd St.,
New York, N.Y. 10018.

State of Massachusetts: The installation must be made by

a licensed plumber or gas tter in the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts.

Important

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

Notice: During initial ring 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.

To Conserve Gas: Turn off pilot when heater is not in use.

The ue pipe diameter must be as large as the ue 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 ue pipe is ush with the inner wall
of the chimney. Any ue 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 ue pipe must NOT have any open tees or be connected to
the chimney of an existing replace.

Specications

Models 3588 5088 7088

Input BTU/HR 32,500 45,000 65,000

Dimensions

Register Length & Width 33 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.

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THIS IS A HEATING APPLIANCE

DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT FLOOR REGISTER INSTALLED

• Due to high temperatures the appliance should be

located out of trafc and away from furniture and

draperies.

• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards
of high surface temperatures and should stay away
to avoid burns or clothing ignition.

• Young children should be carefully supervised when
they are in the same room as the appliance.

• Clothing or other ammable material should not be

placed on or near the appliance.

• Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing
an appliance must be replaced prior to operating
the appliance.

• Installation and repair should be done by a
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON. The appliance
should be inspected before use and at least annually

by a qualied service person. More frequent

cleaning may be required due to excessive lint from

carpeting, bedding materials, etc. It is imperative
that control compartments, burners and circulating
air passageways of the appliance be kept clean.

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

water. Immediately call a qualied service technician

to inspect the heater and to replace any part of the
control system and any gas control which has been
under water.

• Floor furnace must not be connected to a chimney

ue serving a separate solid fuel burning appliance.

• The draft hood shall be installed so as to be in the
same atmospheric pressure zone as the combustion
air inlet to the appliance.

• A burn hazard can occur in the use of the oor

furnace when the temperature control (limit) is in
the manual override position.

• Contact of bare skin with the hot air register may

result in burns when the oor furnace is in operation.

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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF LP-GAS

Propane (LP-Gas) is a ammable gas which can cause res

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

reghters declare them to be safe.

• Use your neighbor’s phone and call a trained LP-Gas service

person and the re 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.

• Finally, let the service man and reghters 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 put into the gas. You must nd 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 lter 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

nd 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 qualied, do not light pilot lights, perform service,

or make adjustments to appliances on the LP-Gas system. If

you are qualied, 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 lled and allowed to set too
long before relling. 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 orices. 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 relled before it is

completely empty.

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INSTALLATION PLANNING

Plan the furnace installation with three questions in mind:

1. Where is the heat most needed in the house?

2. Where should the furnace be so that it will vent properly?

3. Where should it be placed so that it is not in home trafc areas

or walkways?

Remember! Good Venting is essential to Good Heating.

VENTING

The installer must consider all of the following venting rules. They
will help plan where and how to install the furnace.

1. Flue pipe MUST always have an upward slope (1/4 inch per
foot minimum). See Figure 1.

Figure 3

NOTE: Do not use Type C single wall ue pipe. Uninsulated

single-wall metal pipe shall not be used outdoors in
cold climates for venting gas utilization equipment.

4. For ue pipe running through walls, roof and within one (1)

inch of combustible construction, use B-1 (one inch clearance
to combustibles) vent pipe. See Figure 4. Any combustible
material that is within 6 inches of the vent connection or the
draft diverter must be shielded with a non-combustible material.

Figure 1

2. Flue pipe MUST NOT have any downward sloping sections,
dips or sags. See Figures 2 and 3.

3. Flue pipe MUST be Type B (double wall insulated).

Figure 2

Figure 4

5. Flue pipe MUST run as directly as possible and have as few
elbows as possible.

6. Flue pipe MUST be as large as the ue collar on the draft

diverter. See Figure 5.

7. The ue pipe MUST be on the outside of the draft diverter col­lar. See Figure 6.

8. Each new piece of ue pipe that is connected when getting

farther away from the furnace MUST connect on the outside
of the previous one. See Figure 6. Remember, the exhaust

must ow "into" the next pipe.

9. The ue pipe MUST NOT be connected to a chimney that has
a replace connected to it. See Figure 3.

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