EL296UHE Gas Furnace
The EL296UHE Category IV gas furnace is shipped ready for installation in the upflow or horizontal position. The fur nace is shipped with the bottom panel in place. The bot tom panel must be removed if the unit is to be installed in horizontal or upflow applications with bottom return air.
The EL296UHE can be installed as either a Direct Vent or a
The furnace is equipped for installation in natural gas ap plications. A conversion kit (ordered separately) is re quired for use in propane/LP gas applications.
NOTE - In Direct Vent installations, combustion air is taken from outdoors and flue gases are discharged outdoors. In
DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION | |
EXHAUST OUTLET | INSTALLATION |
COMBUSTION | EXHAUST |
AIR INTAKE OUTSIDE | OUTLET |
OF HOUSE |
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COMBUSTION
AIR INTAKE
INSIDE
OF HOUSE
FIGURE 1
INSTALLATION | INSTALLATION | |
EXHAUST | EXHAUST | |
OUTLET | ||
OUTLET | ||
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| COMBUSTION | |
COMBUSTION | AIR INTAKE INSIDE | |
VENTILATED | ||
AIR INTAKE INSIDE | ||
CRAWL SPACE | ||
VENTILATED | ||
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ATTIC SPACE |
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FIGURE 2
Shipping and Packing List
Package 1 of 1 contains
1 - Assembled EL296UHE unit
1 - Bag assembly containing the following:
1- Snap bushing
1- Snap plug
1- Wire tie
1- Condensate trap
1- Condensate trap cap
1- Condensate trap clamp
1- 2” diameter debris screen
1- 3/4” Threaded street elbow
Check equipment for shipping damage. If you find any damage, immediately contact the last carrier.
The following items may also be ordered separately: 1 - Thermostat
1 - LP/Propane changeover kit
1 - Return air base kit
1 - Horizontal suspension kit
1 - High altitude pressure switch
Safety Information
CAUTION
As with any mechanical equipment, personal injury can result from contact with sharp sheet metal edges. Be careful when you handle this equipment.
DANGER
Danger of explosion.
There are circumstances in which odorant used with LP/propane gas can lose its scent. In case of a leak, LP/propane gas will settle close to the floor and may be difficult to smell. An LP/propane leak detector should be installed in all LP applications.
Use only the type of gas approved for use with this furnace. Refer to unit nameplate.
EL296UHE units are CSA International certified to ANSI Z21.47 and CSA 2.3 standards.
Building Codes
In the USA, installation of gas furnaces must conform with lo cal building codes. In the absence of local codes, units must be installed according to the current National Fuel Gas Code (ANSI‐Z223.1/NFPA 54). The National Fuel Gas Code is available from the following address:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
In Canada, installation must conform with current National Standard of Canada CSA‐B149 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Codes, local plumbing or waste water codes and other applicable local codes.
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