Rapid 7500 136 Installation, operation & service manual - Warning
7500-S
ERIES
I
NSTALLATION
, O
PERATION
AND
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
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SECTION 3: CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3.1 Re
q
uired Clearances to Combustibles
Clearances are the req
u
ired distances that
com
bu
sti
b
le o
b
jects m
u
st
b
e a
w
ay from the air
t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit to pre
v
ent fire hazards. Com
bu
sti
b
les
are materials that may catch on fire and incl
u
de
common items s
u
ch as
w
ood, paper, r
ubb
er, fa
b
ric,
etc.
Maintain clearances to combustibles at all
times for safety.
Check the clearances on each air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit
b
eing
installed to make s
u
re the prod
u
ct is s
u
ita
b
le for yo
u
r
application and the clearances are maintained.
Minim
u
m clearances for all models are as follo
w
s:
• 18" (45.7 cm) A
b
o
v
e the top of the eq
u
ipment
• 18" (45.7 cm) Along the sides of the eq
u
ipment
• 36" (91.4 cm) Aro
u
nd the fl
u
e pipe
• 36" (91.4 cm) Aro
u
nd the sight port
Read and follo
w
the safety g
u
idelines
b
elo
w
:
• Locate the air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit so that the air intakes
are not too close to any exha
u
st fan o
u
tlets,
gasoline storage, propane tanks or other
contaminants that co
u
ld potentially ca
u
se
dangero
u
s sit
u
ations.
• Keep gasolines or other com
bu
sti
b
le materials
incl
u
ding flamma
b
le o
b
jects, liq
u
ids, d
u
st or
v
apors a
w
ay from this air t
u
rno
v
er
u
nit or any
other appliance.
• Maintain clearances from heat sensiti
v
e material,
eq
u
ipment and
w
orkstations.
Clearances to com
bu
sti
b
les do not denote
clearances for accessi
b
ility. Minim
u
m clearance for
access is 48" (122 cm). Minim
u
m clearance for
accessi
b
ility applies to the control enclos
u
re, and
inlet plen
u
m access panel.
The stated clearances to com
bu
sti
b
les represent a
s
u
rface temperat
u
re of 90° F (32° C) a
b
o
v
e room
temperat
u
re. B
u
ilding materials
w
ith a lo
w
heat
tolerance (i.e. plastics,
v
inyl siding, can
v
as, tri-ply,
etc.) may
b
e s
ub
ject to degradation at lo
w
er
temperat
u
res. It is the installer’s responsi
b
ility to
ass
u
re that adjacent materials are protected from
degradation. Maintain clearances from heat sensiti
v
e
material, eq
u
ipment and
w
orkstations.
3.2 Hardware
Unless other
w
ise specified, all hard
w
are m
u
st
b
e
torq
u
ed to settings from
Table 1: Recommended Tor
q
ue Settin
g
s
WARNING
Fire Hazard
Keep all flammable objects, liquids and
vapors the minimum required clearances to
combustibles away from equipment.
Some objects will catch fire or explode when
placed close to equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions can result
in death, injury or property damage.
Bolt Head
Grade Markin
g
Nut Grade
Markin
g
Bolt Size
Grade 2
Grade 5
10-24
27 in•L
b
42 in•L
b
1/4-20
65 in•L
b
101 in•L
b
5/16-18
11 ft•L
b
17 ft•L
b
3/8-16
19 ft•L
b
30 ft•L
b