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Setting Equipment
 WARNING
Do not install the furnace on its front or its back. Do not 
connect the return air ducts to the back of the furnace. 
Doing so will adversely affect the operation of the 
safety control devices, which could result in personal 
injury or death.
The EL180UHE gas furnace can be installed as shipped 
in either the upow position or the horizontal position. Se-
lect a location that allows for the required clearances that 
are listed on the unit nameplate. Also consider gas supply 
connections, electrical supply, vent connection, and instal-
lation and service clearances [24 inches (610 mm) at unit 
front]. The unit must be level.
NOTE - Units  with  1/2  or  3/4  hp  blower  motors  are 
equipped  with  three  exible  legs  and  one  rigid  leg.  See 
Figure 6. The rigid leg is equipped with a shipping bolt and 
a at white plastic washer (rather than the rubber mount-
ing grommet used with a exible mounting leg). The bolt 
and washer must be removed before the furnace is placed 
into  operation. After  the  bolt  and  washer  have  been  re-
moved, the rigid leg will not touch the blower housing.
RIGID LEG
remove shipping bolt and washe
Units with 1/2 or 3/4 HP Blower Motor
Figure 6 
Upow Applications
Allow for clearances to combustible materials as indicated 
on the unit nameplate. Minimum clearances for closet or 
alcove installations are shown in gure 7.
Upflow Application Installation Clearances
Top
Bottom
Left Side
Right Side
AIR FLOW
Type of Vent
Connector
Type C Type B1
Top 1 in. (25 mm) 1 in. (25 mm)
*Front 2-1/4 in. (57 mm)** 2-1/4 in. (57 mm)
Back 0 0
Sides 0† 0
Vent 6 in. (152 mm) 1 in. (25 mm)
Floor 0‡ 0‡
*Front clearance in alcove installation must be 24 in. (610 mm).
Maintain a minimum of 24 in. (610 mm) for front service access.
** 3-1/4 in. if single wall vent pipe is used.
‡For installation on a combustible floor, do not install the furnace
directly on  carpeting, tile  or other combustible materials other
than wood flooring.
†Left side requires 3 inches if a single wall vent is used on 14-1/2
inch 
nets.
Figure 7