GeneralAire AC500 Owner's manual

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2.4 Installing the unit
Installation
GUIDE
T
ools required
•Phillips #2 or Robertson #1
screwdriver
•3/32” drill bit
• Tin snips or metal shear
• Power Drill
Location
Return
side connections is t
o be installed
after the last branch on the return air
plenum
and
minimum 2
linear f
t
distance
from furnace.
A 5-ft power cord is supplied with the
unit. If n ot available a 120VAC outlet
needs to be supplied.
Note:
Refer to the Owner’s O peration G uide
(p.9) for details on how to remove the
unit’
s door and filters
Step by
step I nstallation
Steps involved in t
he p
reparation of t he p lenum mount system a
re
as followed:
figure 2.2b
-One cut permits the clean
removal of the insulation piece.
Step
2:
Preparing ducting flairs
Remove the door and filters and proceed to
cut the insulation as illustrated below
.
figure
2.2a -
Cut the insulation along t he i nside
edge of both inlet and outlet ports to remove
the insulation from the port openings.
Step
1:
Preparing return air plenum
Find a location that satisfies both service and
maintenance requirements and proceed to cut
holes as illustrated below
.
figure
2.1a -
T
ape template to return air
plenum. Cut opening with metal shears and
predrill for the securing screws.
figure
2.1b - Remove template.
figure
2.2c -The unit should look like this
when the foam piece is removed.