Bard Furnace 2100-287 - Manual (Page 7)

4.B POSSIBLE EMERGENCIES AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A WARNING
If gas or electricity is off due to an
emergency, only a qualified installer, service
agency or gas supplier should turn it back on.
Doing it yourself could result in damage, Injury
or death.
1. Possible Emergency: Smelling gas or other
unfamiliar smell; or not knowing what may be wrong
or that to do about it.
ACTION: For your safety -
a. Leave your house or building immediately.
b. Go to a neighbor’s or another building.
c. Use their telephone.
d. Call your gas supplier. Tell them you smell gas
and give them your name and address.
e. If you cannot reach gas supplier, call fire
department.
A
WARNING
Three important things not to do -
1. Don’t try to light any gas appliances.
2. Don’t touch any electrical switches
3. Don’t use the telephone in your house or
building.
Any of the above may cause a spark which
could cause a fire or explosion resulting in
damage, personal injury or death.
2. Possible Emergency: Your therTnostat is set below
room temperature; yet even though the blower is on,
the air coming from your room registers continually
gets hotter.
ACTION:
a. Turn room thermostat to its lowest or OFF
setting,
b. If you can do so safely, turn gas off. Use manual
shutoff valve at gas meter or on propane (LP) gas
lank. You may need a wrench or tools. If you
can safely turn off electricity at the main circuit
circuit panel, do so. If you cannot do these things
safely, leave your home or building immediately.
Call your gas supplier or fire department from a
neighbor’s phone for help.
c. Your furnace should now be off. If it is. call your
service technician or gas supplier,
d. If your furnace continuers to run, leave your
home or building immediately. Call your gas
supplier or fire department from a neighbor's
phone for help.
3. Possible Emergency : Your thermostat is set above
room temperature. The blower is on but the air
coming from your room registers is hot, then cold,
then hot, then cold in a continuing cycle. This
condition indicates lack of airflow through furnace.
ACTION:
a. Make sure air filter is clean and installed
correctly.
b. Check that registers and return air grilles are
open and unobstructed.
c. If condition continues, call your local qualified
service technician or gas supplier.
4. Possible Emergency: While furnace is operating,
you smell unfamiliar odors that go away when
furnace is off.
A
WARNING
Unfamiliar odors may mean gas or aldehydes
are present which could result in damage, injury
or death.
ACTION:
a. Tlim thennostat to its lowest or OFF setting.
b. Move gas valve control level to OFF.
c. If blower is not operating, immediately turn of
electricity to furnace using shutoff device near
furnace or at main circuit panel.
d. If blower is operating, wait five minutes for
furnace to cool down and then turn off electricity
to furnace using shutoff device near furnace or at
main circuit panel.
e. Call your local qualified service technician or gas
supplier,
5. Possible Emergency: Main electrical circuit breaker
for furnace cannot be reset without tripping again or
new fuses continue to blow.
ACTION:
a. Move gas valve control level to OFF.
b. Call your local qualified service technician or gas
supplier.
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