Empire Comfort Systems 5088-3, 3588-3, 7088-3 owner manual This is a Heating Appliance, Introduction

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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