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SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Read these Safety Considerations for Operations carefully
before installing air conditioning equipment. After completing
the installation, make sure that the unit operates properly
during the startup operation. Instruct the customer on how to
operate and maintain the unit.
Inform customers that they should store this Operation Manual
with the Installation Manual for future reference.
Meanings of DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, and NOTE
symbols:
DANGER...........Indicates an imminently hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
WARNING.........Indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
CAUTION..........Indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion which, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury. It may also be
used to alert against unsafe practices.
NOTE ................Indicates situations that may result in
equipment or property-damage acci-
dents only.
DANGER
• Donotinstalltheunitinanareawhereammable
materialsarepresentduetoriskofexplosionresulting
inseriousinjuryordeath.
• Anyabnormalitiesintheoperationoftheaircondition-
erorheatpumpsuchassmokeorrecouldresultin
severeinjuryordeath.Turnoffthepowerandcontact
yourdealerimmediately.
• Refrigerantgasmayproducetoxicgasifitcomesin
contactwithre,suchasfromafan,heater,stove,or
cookingdevice.Exposuretothisgascouldcause
severeinjuryordeath.
• Forrefrigerantleakage,consultyourdealer.
Refrigerantgasisheavierthanairandreplacesoxy-
gen.
Amassiveleakcouldleadtooxygendepletion,espe-
ciallyinbasements,andanasphyxiationhazardcould
occurleadingtoseriousinjuryordeath.
• Ifequipmentutilizingaburnerisusedinthesame
roomastheairconditionerorheatpump,thereisthe
dangerofoxygendeciencywhichcouldleadtoan
asphyxiationhazardresultinginseriousinjuryor
death.Besuretoventilatetheroomsufcientlyto
avoidthishazard.
• Safelydisposeofthepackingmaterials.Packingmate-
rials,suchasnailsandothermetalorwoodenparts,
maycausestabsorotherinjuries.
• Tearapartandthrowawayplasticpackagingbagsso
thatchildrencannotplaywiththem.
Childrenplayingwithplasticbagsfacethedangerof
deathbysuffocation.
WARNING
• Contactyourdealerforrepairandmaintenance.Im-
properrepairandmaintenancemayresultinwater
leakage,electricshock,andre.Onlyuseaccessories
madebyDaikinthatarespecicallydesignedforuse
withtheequipmentandhavetheminstalledbyapro-
fessional.
• Contactyourdealertomoveandreinstalltheaircondi-
tionerorheatpump.Incompleteinstallationmayresult
inwaterleakage,electricshock,andre.
• Neverlettheindoorunitortheremotecontrollerget
wet.Watercancauseanelectricshockorare.
• Neveruseammablespraysuchashairspray,lacquer,
orpaintneartheunit.Flammablespraymaycausea
re.
• Whenafuseblowsout,neverreplaceitwithoneof
incorrectampereratingsordifferentwires.
• Neverinspectorservicetheunitbyyourself.Contacta
qualiedservicepersontoperformthiswork.
• Turnoffallelectricalpowerbeforedoinganymainte-
nancetoavoidtheriskofseriouselectricshock;never
sprinkleorspillwaterorliquidsontheunit.Donot
touchtheswitchwithwetngers.
Touchingaswitchwithwetngerscancauseelectric
shock.
• Donotallowchildrentoplayonoraroundtheunitto
preventinjury.
• Theheatexchangernsaresharpenoughtocut.To
avoidinjurywearglovesorcoverthenswhilework-
ingaroundthem.
• Donotputangerorotherobjectsintotheairinletor
airoutlet.Thefanisrotatingathighspeedandmay
causeinjury.
• Checktheunitfoundationfordamageonacontinuous
basis,especiallyifithasbeeninuseforalongtime.If
leftinadamagedconditiontheunitmayfallandcause
injury.
• Placingaowervaseorothercontainerswithwateror
otherliquidsontheunitcouldcauseashockorreifa
spilloccurs.
• Nevertouchtheinternalpartsofthecontroller.Donot
removethecontrolboxlidbecausesomepartsinside
aredangeroustotouch.Tocheckandadjustinternal
parts,contactyourdealer.
• Besuretogroundtheunit.
Donotgroundtheunittoanutilitypipe,arrester,or
telephoneground.Incompletegroundingmaycause
electricshock,orre.Ahighsurgecurrentfromlight-
ningorothersourcesmaycausedamagetotheair
conditionerorheatpump.
• ThisequipmentcanbeinstalledwithaGround-Fault
CircuitBreaker(GFCI).Althoughthisisarecognized
measureforadditionalprotection,withtheearthing
systeminNorthAmerica,adedicatedGFCIisnot
necessary.
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