3recharges your body with static electricity (for example;DO NOT move or shuffle your feet, DO NOT touch un-grounded objects, etc.).4. If you touch ungrounded objects (recharge your body withstatic electricity), firmly touch furnace again before touch-ing control or wires.5. Use this procedure for installed and uninstalled (un-grounded) furnaces.6. Before removing a new control from its container, dis-charge your body’s electrostatic charge to ground to pro-tect the control from damage. If the control is to beinstalled in a furnace, follow items 1 through 5 beforebringing the control or yourself into contact with the fur-nace. Put all used AND new controls into containers be-fore touching ungrounded objects.7. An ESD service kit (available from commercial sources)may also be used to prevent ESD damage.CARE AND MAINTENANCEFor continuing high performance and to minimize possiblefurnace failure, it is essential that maintenance be performedannually. Consult your local dealer for maintenance andmaintenance contract availability.ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDFailure to follow this warning could result in personalinjury or death.Turn off the gas and electrical supplies to the unit beforeperforming any maintenance or service. Follow theoperating instructions on the label attached to thefurnace.! WARNINGThe minimum maintenance that should be performed on thisequipment is as follows:1. Check and clean or replace air filter each month as needed.2. Check blower motor and wheel for cleanliness annually.3. Check electrical connections for tightness and controls forproper operation each heating season. Service as neces-sary.4. Check for proper condensate drainage. Clean as necessary.5. Check for blockages in combustion--air and vent pipesannually.6. Check burners for cleanliness annually.Step 1—Cleaning and/or Replacing Air FilterThe air filter arrangement may vary depending on the applicationor orientation.FIRE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND POISONINGHAZARDFailure to follow this warning could result in personalinjury, death or property damage.Never operate unit without a filter or with the bloweraccess panel removed. Operating a unit without a filteror with the blower access door removed could causedamage to the furnace blower motor. Dust and lint oninternal parts of furnace can cause a loss of efficiency.! WARNINGNOTE: If the filter has an airflow direction arrow, the arrowmust point toward the blower.To clean or replace filters, proceed as follows:If filter is installed in filter cabinet adjacent to furnace:1. Turn off electrical supply to furnace.2. Remove filter cabinet door.3. Slide filter out of cabinet.4. If equipped with permanent, washable filter, clean filter byspraying cold tap water through filter in opposite directionof airflow. Rinse filter and let dry. Oiling or coating of thefilter is not recommended.5. If equipped with factory specified disposable media filter,replace only with a factory specified media filter of thesame size.6. Slide filter into cabinet.7. Replace filter cabinet door.8. Turn on electrical supply to furnace.If filter is installed in furnace blower compartment:1. Turn off electrical supply to furnace.2. Remove main furnace door and blower access panel.3. Release filter retainer wire. (See Fig. 3 or 4.)WASHABLEFILTERFILTERSUPPORTFILTERRETAINERWASHABLE FILTER ORDISPOSABLE MEDIA FILTERIN FILTER CABINETA00232Fig. 3 --- Bottom Filter ArrangementFILTERRETAINERWASHABLEFILTERIN FURNACEWASHABLE FILTER ORDISPOSABLE MEDIAFILTER IN FILTER CABINETA00233Fig. 4 --- Filter Installed for Side InletNOTE: Filters shown in Fig. 3 and 4 can be in furnace blowercompartment or in filter cabinet, but not in both.4. Slide filter out of furnace.58MVB