Rapid 7500 136 Installation, operation & service manual - page 13
SECTION 1: A
IR
T
URNOVER
U
NIT
S
AFETY
1 of 143
SECTION 1: AIR TURNOVER UNIT SAFETY
Yo
u
r Safety is Important to Us!
This sym
b
ol is
u
sed thro
u
gho
u
t
the man
u
al to notify yo
u
of
possi
b
le fire, electrical or
bu
rn
hazards. Please pay special
attention
w
hen reading and
follo
w
ing the
w
arnings in these
sections.
Installation, ser
v
ice and, at a minim
u
m, ann
u
al
inspection of air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit m
u
st
b
e done
b
y a
contractor q
u
alified in the installation and ser
v
ice of
gas-fired and/or oil-fired heating eq
u
ipment.
Read this man
u
al caref
u
lly
b
efore installation,
operation or ser
v
ice of this eq
u
ipment.
This air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit is designed for heating non-
residential indoor spaces. Do not install in residential
spaces. These instr
u
ctions, the layo
u
t dra
w
ing, local
codes and ordinances and applica
b
le standards that
apply to f
u
el piping, electrical
w
iring,
v
entilation, etc.
m
u
st
b
e thoro
u
ghly
u
nderstood
b
efore proceeding
w
ith the installation.
Protecti
v
e gear is to
b
e
w
orn d
u
ring installation,
operation and ser
v
ice. Thin sheet metal parts ha
v
e
sharp edges. To pre
v
ent inj
u
ry, the
u
se of
w
ork
glo
v
es is recommended.
Before installation, check that the local distri
bu
tion
conditions, nat
u
re of f
u
el and press
u
re and
adj
u
stment of the appliance are compati
b
le.
This eq
u
ipment m
u
st
b
e applied and operated
u
nder
the general concepts of reasona
b
le
u
se and installed
u
sing
b
est
bu
ilding practices.
This appliance is not intended for
u
se
b
y persons
(incl
u
ding children)
w
ith red
u
ced physical, sensory or
mental capa
b
ilities, or lack of experience and
kno
w
ledge,
u
nless they ha
v
e
b
een gi
v
en s
u
per
v
ision
or instr
u
ction concerning
u
se of the appliance
b
y a
person responsi
b
le for their safety.
Children sho
u
ld
b
e s
u
per
v
ised to ens
u
re that they do
not play
w
ith the appliance.
For additional copies of the Installation, Operation
and Ser
v
ice Man
u
al, please contact Rapid
Engineering LLC.
Gas and oil-fired appliances are not designed for
u
se
in atmospheres containing flamma
b
le
v
apors,
flamma
b
le d
u
st or chlorinated or halogenated
hydrocar
b
ons. Recirc
u
lated room air may
b
e
hazardo
u
s if containing flamma
b
le solids, liq
u
ids,
and gases; explosi
v
e materials; and/or s
ub
stances
w
hich may
b
ecome toxic
w
hen exposed to heat (i.e.
refrigerants, aerosols, etc.).
1.1 Description of Operation
This air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit is an indirect, gas and/or oil-
fired, appliance. It is designed for indoor installation.
The air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit is factory-tested to fire either
w
ith nat
u
ral gas, LPG and/or f
u
el oil (check the air
t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit's rating plate for information on the
appropriate f
u
el). The
bu
rner
w
ill operate to maintain
discharge air temperat
u
re, room/space air
temperat
u
re, or ret
u
rn air temperat
u
re depending on
the selected controls.
The air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit may
b
e pro
v
ided
w
ith se
v
eral
different controls and options to meet
v
ario
u
s
application req
u
irements. Be s
u
re to read this entire
man
u
al
b
efore installation and start-
u
p.
1.2 Inspection and Setup
The air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit is shipped in m
u
ltiple sections
b
ased on the config
u
ration selected. The air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit
w
as inspected and operated prior to shipment.
Immediately
u
pon receipt of the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit,
check the f
u
el and electrical characteristics of the air
t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit and
v
erify that they match the f
u
el and
electrical s
u
pply a
v
aila
b
le. Verify that the
specifications on the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit rating plate
match yo
u
r order. Check the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit for any
damage that may ha
v
e occ
u
rred d
u
ring shipment. If
any damage is fo
u
nd, file a claim
w
ith the
transporting agency. Do not ref
u
se shipment. Check
the installation location to ens
u
re proper clearances
to com
bu
sti
b
les.
.
Any small options
w
hich do not come attached to the
air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit (i.e. remote panel or disconnect)
w
ill
b
e fo
u
nd inside the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit.
Larger accessories (i.e. extensions) may either ship
w
ith the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit or separately on another
tr
u
ck. Check the
b
ill of lading for information.
If the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit m
u
st
b
e temporarily stored (i.e.
jo
b
site is not ready for installation of the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit), the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit sho
u
ld
b
e set on 4" x 4" (10
cm x 10 cm) pieces of tim
b
er on the gro
u
nd in a
protected area. The air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit sho
u
ld
b
e
co
v
ered to
b
e protected from the en
v
ironment.
1.3 Safety Labels and Their Placement
Prod
u
ct safety signs or la
b
els sho
u
ld
b
e replaced
b
y
prod
u
ct
u
ser
w
hen they are no longer legi
b
le. Please
contact Rapid Engineering LLC or yo
u
r RAPID
®
independent distri
bu
tor to o
b
tain replacement signs
or la
b
els.
.