Carrier 58CLA User's Information Manual

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4IMPORTANT FACTSYour furnace must have adequate airflow for efficientcombustion and safe ventilation. Do not enclose it inan airtight room or “seal” it behind solid doors.To minimize the possibility of serious personal injury,fire, furnace damage, or improper operation, carefullyfollow these safety rules:3• Do not cover the furnace, store trash or debris nearit, or in any way block the flow of fresh air to the unit.• Combustion air must be clean and not contaminatedwith chlorine or fluorine. These compounds are presentin many products around the home, such as: water soft-ener salts, laundry bleaches, detergents, adhesives,paints, varnishes, paint strippers, waxes, and plastics.Make sure the combustion air for your furnace doesnot contain any of these compounds. During remodel-ing be sure the combustion air is fresh and uncontam-inated. If air with vapors of these compounds is burnedin your furnace, the heat exchangers and metal ventsystem may deteriorate.NOTE: Do not use this furnace if any part has beenunder water. Immediately call a qualified service tech-nician to inspect the furnace and to replace any part ofthe control system, electrical components, and any oilcontrol which has been under water.NOTE: The qualified installer or agency must use onlyfactory-authorized replacement parts, kits, and acces-sories when servicing this product.The furnace burner control has a safety device whichmust be manually reset. If the furnace is left unattendedfor an extended period of time, have it checked period-ically for proper operation. This precaution will preventproblems associated with no heat, such as frozen waterpipes, etc.SAFETY CONSIDERATIONSInstalling and servicing of heating equipment can behazardous due to oil and electrical components. Onlytrained and qualified personnel should install, repair,or service heating equipment.Untrained personnel can perform basic maintenancefunctions such as cleaning and replacing air filters. Allother operations must be performed by trained servicepersonnel. Observe safety precautions in this manual,on tags, and on labels attached to the furnace and othersafety precautions that may apply.Recognize safety information. This is the safety-alertsymbol . When you see this symbol on the furnaceand in instructions or manuals, be alert to the potentialfor personal injury.Understand the signal words — DANGER, WARN-ING, and CAUTION. These words are used with thesafety-alert symbol. DANGER identifies the most seri-ous hazards which will result in severe personal injuryor death. WARNING signifies hazards which couldresult in personal injury or death. CAUTION is used toidentify unsafe practices which may result in minor per-sonal injury or product and property damage. NOTE isused to highlight suggestions which will result inenhanced installation, reliability or operation.STARTING YOUR FURNACEThis appliance is equipped with an ignition device whichautomatically lights the burner each time the thermostatstarts your furnace. Follow these important safeguards:FOR YOUR SAFETYDo not store or use gasoline or other flam-mable vapors and liquids in the vicinity ofthis or any other appliance.WARNINGFIRE, EXPLOSION, CARBON MONOXIDE POI-SONING HAZARDFailure to follow this warning could lead tosooting, fire, explosion, and/or severe bodilyharm.For use with grade 2 Fuel Oil maximum. Donot use gasoline, crankcase oil, or any oil con-taining gasoline!CAUTIONFIRE AND UNIT OVERHEAT HAZARDFailure to follow this caution may result in mi-nor personal or property damage.Never burn garbage or paper in the heatingsystem and never leave rags, paper, or anyflammable items around the unit.CAUTIONFIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDFailure to follow this caution may result in mi-nor personal or property damage.This furnace is equipped with a constant typeprimary ignition system. DO NOT ATTEMPTTO LIGHT WITH A MATCH.!!!!