General safety information, Warning, Inspection – Heatcraft Refrigeration Products H-IM-FL1A User Manual
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© 2004, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
General Safety Information
1. Installation and maintenance to be performed only by
qualified personnel who are familiar with this type of
equipment.
2. Some units are pressurized with dry air or inert gas. All units
must be evacuated before charging the system with refrigerant.
3. Make sure that all field wiring conforms to the requirements
of the equipment and all applicable national and local codes.
4. Avoid contact with sharp edges and coil surfaces. They are
a potential injury hazard.
5. Make sure all power sources are disconnected before any
service work is done on units.
WARNING:
Refrigerant can be harmful if it is inhaled. Refrigerant must be used and recovered
responsibly. Failure to follow this warning may result in personal injury or death.
Inspection
Responsibility should be assigned to a dependable individual at
the job site to receive material. Each shipment should be carefully
checked against the bill of lading. The shipping receipt should
not be signed until all items listed on the bill of lading have been
accounted. Check carefully for concealed damage. Any shortage
or damages should be reported to the delivering carrier. Damaged
material becomes the delivering carrierʼs responsibility, and should
not be returned to the manufacturer unless prior approval is
given to do so. When uncrating, care should be taken to prevent
damage. Heavy equipment should be left on its shipping base
until it has been moved to the final location. Check the serial tag
information with invoice. Report any discrepancies to your Heatcraft
Refrigeration Products Sales Representative.
Warranty Statement
S
eller warrants to its direct purchasers that products, including
Service Parts, manufactured by SELLER shall be of a merchantable
quality, free of defects in material or workmanship, under normal
use and service for a period of one (1) year from date of original
installation, or eighteen (18) months from date of shipment by
SELLER, whichever first occurs. Any product covered by this order
found to Sellerʼs satisfaction to be defective upon examination at
Sellerʼs factory will at SELLERʼs option, be repaired or replaced
and returned to Buyer via lowest common carrier, or SELLER
may at its option grant Buyer a credit for the purchase price of the
defective article. Upon return of a defective product to SELLERʼs
plant, freight prepaid, by Buyer, correction of such defect by repair
or replacement, and return freight via lowest common carrier, shall
constitute full performance by SELLER of its obligations hereunder.
SELLER shall have no liability for expenses incurred for repairs
made by Buyer except by prior, written authorization. Every claim
on account of breach of warranty shall be made to SELLER in
writing within the warranty period specified above – otherwise
such claim shall be deemed waived. Seller shall have no warranty
obligation whatsoever if its products have been subjected to
alteration, misuse, negligence, free chemicals in system, corrosive
atmosphere, accident, or if operation is contrary to SELLERʼs or
manufacturerʼs recommendations, or if the serial number has been
altered, defaced, or removed.
MOTOR COMPRESSORS:
Motor compressors furnished by SELLER are subject to the
standard warranty terms set forth above, except that motor
compressor replacements or exchanges shall be made through
the nearest authorized wholesaler of the motor compressor
manufacturer (not at SELLERʼs factory) and no freight shall be
allowed for transportation of the motor compressor to and from the
wholesaler. The replacement motor compressor shall be identical
to the model of the motor compressor being replaced. Additional
charges which may be incurred throughout the substitution of
other than identical replacements are not covered by this warranty.
An optional, nonassignable, four (4) year extended compressor
warranty may be purchased within the boundaries of the United
Sates of America, its territories and possessions, and Canada. With
this extended compressor warranty, replacements are administered
by an authorized compressor distributor only. Replacements within
the first year of the warranty area available through the distributor;
the second through fifth years, the purchaser must submit a proof-
of-purchase of a compressor and supply it to Heatcraft Refrigeration
Products Warranty Claims for reimbursement.
Seller makes no express warranties except as noted above.
All implied warranties are limited to the duration of the Express
Warranty. Liability for incidental and consequential damages is
excluded.
The forgoing is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied,
notwithstanding the provisions of the uniform commercial code, the
Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement
Act, or any other statutory or common law, federal or state.
SELLER makes no warranty, express or implied, of fitness for
any particular purpose, or of any nature whatsoever, with respect
to products manufactures or sold by seller hereunder, except as
specifically set forth above and on the face hereof. It is expressly
understood and agreed that SELLER shall not be liable to buyer,
or any customer of buyer, for direct or indirect, special, incidental,
consequential or penal damages, or for any expenses incurred
by reason of the use or misuse by buyer or third parties of said
products. To the extent said products may be considered "consumer
products," As defined in Sec. 101 of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty
- Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, SELLER makes no
warranty of any kind, express or implied, to "consumers," except as
specifically set forth above and on the face hereof.
The following conditions should be adhered to when installing this
unit to maintain the manufacturers warranty:
(a) System piping must be in accordance with good
refrigeration practices.
(b) Inert gas must be charged into the piping during
brazing.
(c)
The power supply to the unit must meet the
following conditions:
A. Three phase voltages must be +/-
10% of nameplate ratings. Single
phase must be within +10% or
-5% of nameplate ratings.
B. Phase imbalance cannot exceed 2%.
(d) All control and safety switch circuits must be
properly connected according to the wiring diagram.
(e) The factory installed wiring must not be changed
without written factory approval.
(f)
All equipment is installed in accordance with
Heatcraft specified minimum clearances.