Xenon XF8S User's Information Manual

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GAS FIRED FURNACE

User’s Information Manual

WARNING

If the information in these instructions 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.

You have purchased a high efficiency, gas-fired, warm-air residential furnace. It is designed to heat your home efficiently and safely. It is also designed to interface with your cooling equipment and to assist in circulating conditioned air.

Your furnace functions are regulated by an integrated control module which responds to your home thermostat. This module controls all aspects of operation, including safety and is designed to assure efficiency, reliability, and comfort.

This furnace has been designed with flexibility in mind. It can be installed in an upright or horizontal position and uses indoor air for combustion.

Your furnace is built to provide many years of safe and dependable service, providing it is properly installed and maintained. Take time to familiarize yourself with the information concerning furnace installation, features, operation, and maintenance contained within this manual.

Part No. 20371803 (1) Printed in U.S.A.

August 2002

Contents

General Information ................................................................................ 4

Unit Location .................................................................................................... 4

Unit Installation ................................................................................................. 4

Air Requirements ..............................................................................................5

Combustion Air ................................................................................................. 5

Indoor Humidity ................................................................................................ 5

For Propane (LP) Installations Only .................................................................. 6

Furnace Operation............................................................................................ 7

Thermostat Functions .......................................................................................7

General Information ..........................................................................................7

Operating Your Furnace ......................................................................... 8

Starting Your Furnace .......................................................................................8

Shutting Down Your Furnace ............................................................................ 8

Safety Circuits ......................................................................................... 9

Self Diagnostic Electronic Control Module ........................................................9

Auxiliary Limit ................................................................................................... 9

Roll-out Limit Switches .....................................................................................9

Safety Circuits ....................................................................................... 10

Resetting From Lockout ................................................................................. 10

Routine Maintenance ............................................................................ 11

Annual Inspection ........................................................................................... 11

Filters ............................................................................................................. 11

Safety Labels ......................................................................................... 13

For More Information ............................................................................ 14

RECOGNIZE THIS SYMBOL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.

ATTENTION INSTALLING PERSONNEL

As a professional installer you have an obligation to know the product better than the customer. This includes all safety precautions and related items.

Prior to actual installation, thoroughly familiarize yourself with this Instruction Manual. Pay special attention to all safety warnings. Often during installation or repair it is possible to place yourself in a position which is more hazardous than when the unit is in operation.

Remember to leave this manual with the homeowner.

Remember, it is your responsibility to install the product safely and to know it well enough to be able to instruct a customer in its safe use.

Safety is a matter of common sense...a matter of thinking before acting. Most dealers have a list of specific good safety practices...follow them.

The precautions listed in this Installation Manual are intended as supplemental to existing practices. However, if there is a direct conflict between existing practices and the content of this manual, the precautions listed here take precedence.

WARNING

Should overheating occur or the gas supply fail to shut off, turn off the manual gas control valve to the furnace

Should overheating occur or the gas supply fail to shut off, turn off the manual gas control valve to the furnace before shutting off the electrical supply.

before shutting off the electrical supply.

WARNING

To avoid death, personal injury or property damage, do not use this furnace if any part of the furnace has been

To avoid death, personal injury or property damage, do not use this furnace if any part of the furnace has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect the furnace and to replace any part of the

under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect the furnace and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control having been under water.

control system and any gas control having been under water.

Your warranty certificate is also supplied with the unit. Read the warranty carefully and note what

Your warranty certificate is also supplied with the unit. Read the warranty carefully and note what is covered. Keep the warranty certificate in a safe place, so you can find it, if necessary.

is covered. Keep the warranty certificate in a safe place, so you can find it, if necessary.

Before using this manual, check the serial plate for proper model identification.

Installer - Affix this manual, the Installation Guide, and Specifications Sheet adjacent to the

appliance.

Owner - Keep all product literature in a safe place for future reference.

THE INSTALLATION AND SERVICING OF THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE PERFORMED BY

QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS ONLY.

General Information

This furnace is built to provide many years of safe and dependable service, providing it is properly installed and

This furnace is built to provide many years of safe and dependable service, providing it is properly installed and maintained. However, abuse and/or improper use can shorten the life of the furnace and create hazards for you, the

maintained. However, abuse and/or improper use can shorten the life of the furnace and create hazards for you, the homeowner.

homeowner.

WARNING

This product contains or produces a chemical or chemicals which may cause serious illness or death and which

This product contains or produces a chemical or chemicals which may cause serious illness or death and which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

WARNING

To avoid possible equipment damage, personal injury, fire or death, the following instructions must be observed

To avoid possible equipment damage, personal injury, fire or death, the following instructions must be observed regarding unit location, air requirements and operating procedures.

regarding unit location, air requirements and operating procedures.

Unit Location

1. The furnace area and the vicinity of any other gas ap-

1. The furnace area and the vicinity of any other gas appliances must be kept clear and free of combustible

pliances must be kept clear and free of combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and

materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and liquids. Also, do not store or use flammable items

liquids. Also, do not store or use flammable items such as paint, varnish, or lacquer in the area.

such as paint, varnish, or lacquer in the area.

2. Do not store or use chlorine or fluorine products

2. Do not store or use chlorine or fluorine products (bleaches, cements, strippers, aerosols) near the unit.

(bleaches, cements, strippers, aerosols) near the unit. They can corrode the heat exchanger.

They can corrode the heat exchanger.

3. Do not use the furnace closet as storage for brooms,

3. Do not use the furnace closet as storage for brooms, mops, brushes and oily rags or cloths. The area must

mops, brushes and oily rags or cloths. The area must be kept clear, clean and free of lint. Furnace must be

be kept clear, clean and free of lint. Furnace must be kept free and clear of exposed or loose insulation ma-

kept free and clear of exposed or loose insulation materials in the area of installation. Examine the furnace

terials in the area of installation. Examine the furnace area when the furnace or additional insulation is

area when the furnace or additional insulation is added since some insulation materials may be com-

added since some insulation materials may be combustible.

bustible.

4. Make sure the furnace is always connected to an ap-

4. Make sure the furnace is always connected to an approved vent, in good condition, to carry combustion

proved vent, in good condition, to carry combustion products outdoors.

products outdoors.

5. Familiarize yourself with the controls that shut off the

5. Familiarize yourself with the controls that shut off the gas and electrical power to the furnace. If the furnace

gas and electrical power to the furnace. If the furnace is to be shut down at the end of the heating season,

is to be shut down at the end of the heating season, turn off both the gas and electrical power. For safety,

turn off both the gas and electrical power. For safety, always turn the gas and electrical power off before

always turn the gas and electrical power off before performing service or maintenance on the furnace.

performing service or maintenance on the furnace.

6. Establish a regular maintenance schedule to insure

6. Establish a regular maintenance schedule to insure efficient and safe operation of the furnace. The fur-

efficient and safe operation of the furnace. The furnace should be checked at the beginning of each

nace should be checked at the beginning of each heating and cooling season by a qualified service

heating and cooling season by a qualified service technician.

technician.

To avoid personal injury or fire, minimum clearances

To avoid personal injury or fire, minimum clearances to combustible surfaces must be followed.

to combustible surfaces must be followed.

7. Make certain the required clearances for the furnace

7. Make certain the required clearances for the furnace are always maintained. These clearances are listed

are always maintained. These clearances are listed on the Furnace Clearance Label, attached to the fur-

on the Furnace Clearance Label, attached to the furnace unit. If any question develops, contact the in-

nace unit. If any question develops, contact the installer of the furnace, or another qualified servicer.

staller of the furnace, or another qualified servicer.

Unit Installation

Examine the furnace installation to determine the follow-

Examine the furnace installation to determine the following:

ing:

1. All flue product carrying passages external to the fur-

1. All flue product carrying passages external to the furnace (i.e. chimney, vent connector) are clear and free

nace (i.e. chimney, vent connector) are clear and free of obstructions.

of obstructions.

2. The vent connector is in place, slopes upward and is

2. The vent connector is in place, slopes upward and is physically sound without holes or excessive corro-

physically sound without holes or excessive corrosion.

sion.

3. The return air duct connection is physically sound,

3. The return air duct connection is physically sound, sealed to the furnace casing, and terminates outside

sealed to the furnace casing, and terminates outside the space containing the furnace.

the space containing the furnace.

4. The physical support of the furnace is sound without

4. The physical support of the furnace is sound without sagging, cracks, or gaps around the base so as to

sagging, cracks, or gaps around the base so as to provide a seal between the support and the base.

provide a seal between the support and the base.

5. There are no obvious signs of deterioration of the fur-

5. There are no obvious signs of deterioration of the furnace.

nace.

6. Check the burner flames for adjustment. Flames

6. Check the burner flames for adjustment. Flames should be stable, soft and blue, (dust may cause or-

should be stable, soft and blue, (dust may cause orange tips but must not be yellow). The flames should

ange tips but must not be yellow). The flames should extend directly outward from the burner without curl-

extend directly outward from the burner without curling, floating, or lifting off (Figure 1).

ing, floating, or lifting off (Figure 1).

WARNING

General Information

Check the burner flames for:

1. Good adjustment

2. Stable, soft and blue

3. Not curling, floating, or lifting off.

Figure 1

Burner

Air Requirements

WARNING

To avoid death, personal injury or property damage,

To avoid death, personal injury or property damage, enough fresh air for proper combustion and

enough fresh air for proper combustion and ventilation of flue gases must be provided to this

ventilation of flue gases must be provided to this furnace. Most homes require outside air to be

furnace. Most homes require outside air to be supplied into the furnace area.

supplied into the furnace area.

Improved construction and additional insulation in homes

Improved construction and additional insulation in homes have reduced the heat loss and made these homes

have reduced the heat loss and made these homes much tighter around doors and windows so that air

much tighter around doors and windows so that air infiltration is minimal. This creates a problem to supply

infiltration is minimal. This creates a problem to supply ventilation and/or combustion air for gas fired or other

ventilation and/or combustion air for gas fired or other fuel burning appliances. Any use of appliances that pull

fuel burning appliances. Any use of appliances that pull air out of the house (clothes dryers, exhaust fans,

air out of the house (clothes dryers, exhaust fans, fireplaces, water heaters, non-direct vent furnaces, etc.)

fireplaces, water heaters, non-direct vent furnaces, etc.) increases this problem and appliances could be starving

increases this problem and appliances could be starving for air.

for air. If fuel-burning appliances are starved for air, the flue

If fuel-burning appliances are starved for air, the flue gases which these appliances produce as they operate

gases which these appliances produce as they operate may not vent outdoors properly, but remain in the home

may not vent outdoors properly, but remain in the home instead. These flue gases may include carbon monoxide.

instead. These flue gases may include carbon monoxide.

WARNING

Death or personal injury from asphyxiation can result

Death or personal injury from asphyxiation can result from exposure to carbon monoxide.

from exposure to carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide or “CO” is a colorless and odorless

Carbon monoxide or “CO” is a colorless and odorless gas produced when fuel is not burned completely or

gas produced when fuel is not burned completely or when the flame does not receive sufficient oxygen.

when the flame does not receive sufficient oxygen.

Be aware of these air starvation signals which

Be aware of these air starvation signals which indicate conditions that may result in carbon monox-

indicate conditions that may result in carbon monoxide or that carbon monoxide may be present:

ide or that carbon monoxide may be present:

1. Headaches-Nausea-Dizziness, Flu-Like Symptoms.

2. Excessive humidity-heavily frosted windows or a

2. Excessive humidity-heavily frosted windows or a moist “clammy” feeling in the home.

moist “clammy” feeling in the home.

3. Smoke from a fireplace will not draw up the chimney.

4. Flue gases that will not draw up the appliance vent

4. Flue gases that will not draw up the appliance vent pipe.

pipe.

Combustion Air

The air for combustion and ventilation can typically be ob-

The air for combustion and ventilation can typically be obtained from the surrounding unconfined space or lou-

tained from the surrounding unconfined space or louvered closet door. Observe the following precautions

vered closet door. Observe the following precautions concerning air availability:

concerning air availability:

• When a furnace is installed in a closet and the

closet door is louvered, DO NOT OBSTRUCT

closet door is louvered, DO NOT OBSTRUCT LOUVERS. Louvers must be open and clear to

LOUVERS. Louvers must be open and clear to provide combustion air to the furnace.

provide combustion air to the furnace.

• When a furnace is installed in a confined space

within a home and the air for combustion and venti-

within a home and the air for combustion and ventilation enters the space through ducts from the out-

lation enters the space through ducts from the outside, be sure to routinely check the entering and

side, be sure to routinely check the entering and outlet (grilled) openings to verify that they are al-

outlet (grilled) openings to verify that they are always clear and clean.

ways clear and clean.

• Do not partition off a small area around the furnace

utilizing a non louvered door. This could obstruct

utilizing a non louvered door. This could obstruct the combustion air from reaching the furnace.

the combustion air from reaching the furnace.

• The combustion and ventilation air must never

come from a corrosive atmosphere.

Indoor Humidity

Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air

Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air relative to the amount the air can hold at the same

relative to the amount the air can hold at the same temperature. Example: At 40% relative humidity, the air

temperature. Example: At 40% relative humidity, the air could hold 2 1/2 times as much moisture (2.5 x 40 =

could hold 2 1/2 times as much moisture (2.5 x 40 = 100%) before becoming saturated.

100%) before becoming saturated. The colder the air; the less moisture it can hold. As air is

The colder the air; the less moisture it can hold. As air is warmed, its ability to hold moisture is increased.

warmed, its ability to hold moisture is increased.

Example: A winter day, outdoor temperature 10°F, and

relative humidity of 70%. If that air enters a home and is

relative humidity of 70%. If that air enters a home and is warmed to 72°F the relative humidity will drop to 6%

warmed to 72°F the relative humidity will drop to 6% (very dry) if no more moisture is added.

(very dry) if no more moisture is added.

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