All furnaces are equipped with an air conditioner blower and is A/C or Heat Pump ready. Holding strap furnished on top rear of furnace. This furnace is designed for downflow application; how-ever, it may be converted to an upflow application. (See Page 6 for upflow conversion instruction.) 11. This furnace must not be operated without. Before paying for a furnace or boiler or air conditioner manual, see if it is Henry Furnaces (Moncrief Furnaces), purchased by Luxaire, purchased by York 1 Jul 2019 A gas furnace’s standing pilot (in which the flame is lit at all times) is inside the furnace door cover or in the furnace’s instruction manual.1 Mar 2018 HVAC Manufacturers. Moncrief model-L-105E Series 3 Thanks for any info you may be able to provide! Input per hr.- 105,000 BTU Bonnet cap. 84,000 BTU Was unable to locate serial number. Moncrief Furnace Year Made. Metzger - 'Thermoflo' furnaces with model number 1401 first appear in 1967 and run through 1981. Model numbers that end with 'S' run from 1978 through 1981. A forum determined that Model # 1204-E13 (not ending in “S” Serial# 12776 was made between 1978 and 1982 Moncrief –.
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- JANDY LAARS HEATERS - see TELEDYNE LAARS MANUALS - also see
- LAARS BOILERS - also see TELEDYNE LAARS MANUALS
- JOHNSON FURNACE Co. (AIR EASE) (Bellevue Ohio)
- JOHNSON CONTROLS: HVAC controls, HVAC systems, Security systems, other products, Heating & Cooling, Garage Heaters
- Johnstone, see Goodman & Janitrol
- Jones & Atwood Domestikatum Boiler - small home heating boilers, U.K. advertisement shown above.
- Kalamazoo Furnaces [1948 Kalamazoo heater advertisement shown above] The company also produced electric, gas, coal, and wood-fueled ranges (cook-stoves) and also refrigerators.
- Kenmore, Sears Kenmore: see Goodman & Janitrol
- Kenore Boilers, Keston Boilers
- LAARS BOILERS - see TELEDYNE LAARS MANUALS
- LENNOX HVAC MANUALS & PARTS GUIDES Lennox Industries Air Conditioners, Furnaces, Heat Pumps , Manuals, Guides
- LUXAIRE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING - also see UNITARY PRODUCTS HVAC - also see also parent Daikin Industries DAIKIN GLOBAL
- MAGIC CHEF Appliances & Manuals, also support for Ewave, Norpole, Sunbeam & Oster
- MAGICPAK HVAC MANUALS & PARTS GUIDES Packaged heating & cooling systems
- MASTERCRAFT Automatic Heat
- Mayflower Furnaces, St. Paul MN, until 1962
- Mclair Boilers
- McQuay, division of Snyder General, purchased by Hong Leong Group Malaysia. Also see AAF International. - see SNYDER GENERAL also see DAIKIN GLOBAL
- MILLER International Furnace Company Also see NORDYNE & Intertherm.
- MIRAGE® ductless mini split air conditioner manuals
- Mitchell HVAC produced equpment to 1958
- MITSUBISHI HVAC including Split Systems
- MONCRIEF furnaces, Also see HENRY FURNACES Moncrief HVAC is a division of YORK International. Also see Luxaire.
- Mueller Climatrol became Climatrol Div. of Worthington Air Conditioning in 1964, later purchased by Fedders.
- MUNCHKIN BOILER MANUALS (discontinued ?) - also see HTP WATER HEATER AGE, MANUALS - HTP - Munchkin equipment includes HTP water heaters
- Myson Boilers
- National Furnaces, Quincy IL, had offices in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, St. Paul Minnesota, and Paris Texas and produced the Excelsior stove shown here.
- NORDYNE Furnaces - also see MILLER
- NORTEK GLOBAL HVAC Manuals
- NORTON ELECTRIC FURNACES - see BROAN / NORTON HVAC
- ÖkoFEN Boilers
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Janitrol Heating & Air Conditioning
Janitrol, as a division of Surface Combustion Corporation, purchased by Midlan-Ross in 1960, Tappan in 1977, later sold to Goodman Manufacturing in 1982.
HVAC Equipment sold under brands: Goodman, Hamilton, Johnstone, Sears Kenmore Brand.
- JANITROL GMT GDT Gas Furnace Warranty Info [PDF]
- Website: www.janitrol.com [OBSOLETE] See GOODMAN HVAC MANUALS & ERROR CODES
John Wood Co. Heating Boilers, Anthes, GSW
John Wood Corporation Ltd., produced water heaters marketed also as GSW and
also ANTHES BOILERS FURNACES
- See John Wood heater manuals and the John Wood heater age decoding guide
at JOHN-WOOD WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS - Anthes heater information is given at ANTHES BOILERS FURNACES
- Contact information for John Wood Co. boilers is given at GSW
King Electrical Mfg. Co.
- KING ELECTRIC BASEBOARD INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] CB series electric baseboard heater installation guide (2009), King Electrical Mfg. Co., 9131 10th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98108 USA, Tel: 206-762-0400 Website: https://www.king-electric.com/
- KING ELECTRIC BASEBOARD INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL [PDF] K & CB Series
Excerpt:
This heater is designed to provide years of effi cient, trouble free operation as a primary or supplementary heat source for comfortheating in residential and commercial applications. Baseboard heaters must be thermostatically controlled for effi cient, safeoperation.
A thermostat is not provided with this heater. However, a single or double pole thermostat accessory is available forinstallation into this heater at your place of purchase, or the heater may be connected to any suitable wall mounted thermostatthat will meet the electrical load requirements.
Installation or use of this product in any manner not described herein will voidthe warranty and could result in injury, damage to property, or permanent damage to heater - KING KB Series UNIT HEATER IO MANUAL [PDF] (2008)
- Other King electric heating equipment manuals are found at the company's website: https://www.king-electric.com/information-installation-instructions.php
Kongskilde Furnaces & Oil Burners
- KONGSKILDE OIL FURNACE OIL BURNER MANUAL [PDF] , (1999) retrieved 2018/03/14, Kongskilde Industries A/S, DK 4180 Soro, Denmark Website: Kongskilde Industries A/SSkaelskoervej 64DK-4180 SoroeDenmarkTel.: +45 3368 3500mail@kongskilde-industries.comwww.kongskilde-industries.com
Note: Includes an excellent oil burner troubleshooting flowchart.
LG HVAC Systems
- Contact Information for LG Electronics, Company Website: http://www.lg.com , Singapore & World Wide
- Contact an LG Support Representative at 1 800-822-822 (National call Rate), or in Singapore: Call an LG Support Representative at 6512 0555,
- LG HVAC Installation & Service Manuals
- LG H2UC186FA0 Service & Intallation Manual (2007)
- LG H3UC216FA0 Service Manual
- LG H3UC246FA0 Service Manual
- LG AIR CONDITIONER FAULT CODES [PDF] (2017) includes Cxx codes, Po, Lo, and numeric codes 01-10, HL, CL, Po.
Excerpt:
C1 or CH1: A fault with the indoor temperature sensor, open or closed circuit
C2 or CH2 2: A fault with the indoor temperature sensor, open or closed circuit
C4 or CH4 4: There’s an issue with the heat sink temperature sensor, open or closed circuit
C5 or CH5 5: The issue is with the communication between indoor and outdoor units
C6 or CH6 6: The inverter DC power circuit is experiencing excessive voltage(can be indoor pipe outlet sensor, or outdoor condenser sensor on some models)
C7 or CH7 7: There’s excessive compressor current present
C8 or CH8 8: The indoor fan has stopped rotating
C9 or CH9 9: The outdoor fan has stopped rotating
CA 10: The discharge temperature has exceeded 130 degrees or there is a fault with the discharge thermistor
CC 2 + 1: EEPROM error
CD 3 + 1: The inverter module has encountered an error
Po: System in Power Mode – this is not a fault
Lo: System in test mode – this is not a fault
Lochinvar Boilers & Water Heaters
- Lochinvar EFFICIENCY + BOILER USER MANUAL [PDF] all models
- Lochinvar FIRE TUBE BOILER & MODBUS AND BACNETCOMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] Models: Knight 81 - 286, Knight XL 400 - 801, Armor 151 - 801, Outdoor Knight 151 - 286, Outdoor Knight XL 400 - 801, Outdoor Armor 151 - 801,AQUAS 400 - 801, FTXL 400 - 850, Wall Mount 51 - 211, Wall Hung 55 - 399, Wall Mount Armor 125 - 200, and Shield125 - 500
- Lochinvar Knight HEATING BOILER MANUAL [PDF] Models 80-500
- LOCHINVAR Hyronic Heating Boilers & Domestic Water Heaters CF-CH(E) & ECO I&O MANUAL [PDF] (2010), 399,999 - 2,070,000 Btu/hr Models, retrieved 2017/08/17, original source: http://www.lochinvar.com/_linefiles/CF-CH(E)-I-S-10.pdf
- LOCHINVAR CHF2 BOILER / WATER HEATER INSTALLATION & SERVICE MANUAL [PDF]
Excerpt:
The sidewall fan/powered vent cap MUST be interlocked with the units control system to start the fan on a call for heat and prove fan operation before the boiler fires. - LOCHINVAR CFC-CHX INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL [PDF] Models 402-2702
- LOCHINVAR RB/RW BOILER/WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF]
- Also see BRADFORD WHITE water heaters
- Contact Lochinvar Corporation -UK: Lochnivar Ltd. (United Kingdom) 7 Lombard Way The MXL Centre Banbury, Oxon, ON16 4TJ UK General Inquiries: (01295)-269-981 Fax: (01295)-271-640
- Contact Lochinvar Corporation-US: Lochinvar LLC, 300 Maddox Simpson Pkwy, Lebanon TN 37090 USA, Website: http://www.lochinvar.com/ for parts, training,servivce, and product catalogs Technical support: 800-722-2101
Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment
Luxaire was a Westinghouse division, purchased by York and marketed along with Fraser-Johnson, Home-Air, Moncrief, now under Unitary under Daikin global.
- Luxaire® Unitary Products5005 York DriveNorman, OK 73069United States877.874.7378 Website: http://www.luxaire.com/
- also see UNITARY PRODUCTS HVAC
- also see also parent Daikin Industries DAIKIN GLOBAL
On 2014-11-09 by Chris Halstead - Luxaire, model: GCH140MF NXCPE, sn:15170383 0052.
Could someone assist me is determining how old my furnace is? It is a Luxaire, model: GCH140MF NXCPE, sn:15170383 0052.
Thanks
Magic Chef Appliance Manuals & Contact Information
- Contact Information for Magic Chef Company: Magic Chef, MCA Corporation, 940 N. Central Ave. Wood Dale, IL 60191-2802, USA, offices also in Korea: 619-2, Bojung-Dong, Giheoung-Ku, Yongin-Si, Kyunggi-Do, 441-913 South Korea, and in China: #1401 Huarong Tower, No. 178 Mintian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China, Website: https://mcappliance.com/magic-chef, Cstomer Service Tel: 1-888-775-0202
- Customer Service Telephone: Magic Chef®, Ewave™ 1-888-775-0202
- Customer Service Telephone: Norpole™ 1-866-789-0202
- Customer Service Telephone: Sunbeam®, Oster® 1-877-856-0202
Magic Chef purchased by Maytag in 1986, air conditioning division sold to Lennox in 1988, renamed Armstrong Air. Also see Johnston HVAC.
MagicPak Packaged Heating & Cooling Systems
Magic-Pak, a brand of Allied Air Enterprises Llc, A Lennox International Inc. Company - now found
at MAGICPAK HVAC MANUALS & PARTS GUIDES
Maritime Geothermal HVAC
- Contact: Maritime Geothermal Ltd. P.O. Box 2555 Petitcodiac, N.B. E4Z 6H4 Canada, Tel. (506) 756-8135 Email: info@nordicghp.com Web: www.nordicghp.com
- MARITIME GEOTHERMAL AHW SERIES HYDRONIC AIR HANDLER INSTALLATION & SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] - Model Size 65 Fan Coil Unit, Maritime Geothermal Ltd. P.O. Box 2555 Petitcodiac, N.B. E4Z 6H4 Canada, Tel. (506) 756-8135 Email: info@nordicghp.com Web: www.nordicghp.com
Mastercraft Automatic Heat Furnaces
- MASTER KRAFT FURNACE CATALOG 1950 [PDF]
Maytag Appliances
- Contact Maytag: U.S. Maytag Customer Service , 553 Benson Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022 USA, Tel: 1-800-344-1274
Canada: Customer Experience Centre, Whirlpool Canada LP 200-6750 Century Ave Mississauga ON L5N 0B7 Canada, Tel: 1-800-688-2002
Website: https://www.maytag.com
McDonnell & Miller Controls for Heating Equipment, Boilers, Steam Boilers
- ITT McDonnell & Miller Low Water Cutoff LWCO Probe Type Series PS-801 Steam Boiler LWCO & Series PS-851 GuardDog Hot Water Boiler LWCOInstallation & Maintenance Manual [PDF], (2007) ITT, 8200 N. Austin Ave., Morton Grove IL 60053, Tel: 847-966-3700, Website: www.mcdonnellmiller.com
- McDonnell-Miller PS-801 & PS-802 Low Water Cutoffs [PDF] order sheet provided by StateSupply.com product specifications sheet (this is not an instruction manual)
- A complete list of free online LWCO Manuals (Low Water Cutoff Control Manuals) is at LOW WATER CUTOFF CONTROL MANUALS
- See also: LOW WATER CUTOFF VALVE
Miller Furnaces
Miller Furnaces, founded 1916, has been purchased by NORDYNE - Nortek HVAC. Also see Intertherm. The Miller Furnace company produces electric furnaces, gas furnaces, oil furnaces.
- Contact Miller Furnace Company: Miller Heating and Cooling Customer Service 8000 Phoenix Parkway O'Fallon, MO 63368 USA http://millerac.com/Products/Furnaces/OilFurnaces.aspx
- Also see NORDYNE Furnaces and Nortek HVAC at that entry.
- MILLER NORDYN FURNACE SERVICE MANUAL CMF Series Models PO & PG [PDF] St. Louis MO, (1998)
- MILLER-NORDYNE FURNACE MANUAL Series M1B, M1G, M1M, M1S [PDF] used in manufactured homes, RVs, park models, manufactured buildings, modular homes and buildings, #708074C (2002)
- See also INTERTHERM ELECTRIC FURNACE BLOWER CONTROL BOX INSTALLATION MANUAL for a control that works with Nordyne/Miller/Intertherm E1EH, E2EH, FEHB, FEBB Electric Furnaces
Mirage mini split air conditioning system Manuals & Contact Information
- Contact information for Mirage ductless mini split air conditioners in North America: Products include the Mirage Magnum 13, Magnum 15, Magnum 18, Magnum 20. Downloads include exploded views or parts lists, error code charts, brochures, users and installation manuals, warranty information, AHRI certifications, submittal sheets.
- Address: secret: not given at the company's website (December 2015)
- Email: sales@mirageappliances.us
- Telephone: 619-426-0033
- Website: http://www.mirageappliances.us/
Mitsubishi HVAC Systems, Manuals, Contact information
Without spending considerable time poking around it can be difficult to to find installation or operation manuals for Mitsubishi HVAC systems but you should be able to obtain the specific guide for your equipment either from the list of MItsubishi IO manuals below, or directly from your supplier or from the company itself.
- Contact: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, U.S.A., for Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps:
Atlanta-area Office (Cooling & Heating)
1340 Satellite Blvd., Suwanee, Georgia 30024, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (678) 376-2900 Fax: +1 (678) 376-2890
URL: www.mehvac.com - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan,
Contact by product and country: http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/contact/index.html
Corporate addresses world wide: http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/company/about/locations/index.html
Schedule a Consultation with Mitsubishi Electric at MitsubishiPro - https://www.mitsubishipro.com/controls-solutions-group - MHI Mitshbishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems Headquarters, 16-5, 2-chome, Kounan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8215, Japan
- Mitsubishi New Zealand will provide technical, service manuals, and all City Multi manuals if you log in and set up a customer service system for resellers of Mitsubishi electric products in that country. http://www.mitsubishi-electric.co.nz/
- RAMSOND SPLIT SYSTEM INSTRUCTION & OPERATION MANUAL [PDF]
- MItsubishi Wall Mounted systems Manuals such as the company's MSY, MSZ, series and PKA series split systems are at http://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/tools/operations-manuals
- MITSUBISHI MULTI-SPLIT SYSTEM ROOM AIR CONDITIONER TECHNICAL MANUAL [PDF] Manual No. '07 SCM-T-066 for Outdoor Units SCM-series and Indoor Units SKM-series.
Includes wiring diagrams, specifications, troubleshooting guides. 144 pages. - MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] R410-A Models: DLC4(A/H)-Outdoor & DLF4(A/H) Indoor sizes 9K, 12K, 18K, 24K, 30K, and 36K
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] Units: MSZ-A09NAMSZ-A12NAMSZ-A15NAMSZ-A17NA
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] INDOOR UNITMSZ-A18YVMSZ-A24YVMSZ-A26YVMSZ-A30YV
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM INDOOR UNIT SERVICE MANUAL No. OBH732 [PDF] Indoor Units MSZ-GL06NA - U1MSZ-GL09NA - U1MSZ-GL12NA - U1MSZ-GL15NA - U1MSZ-GL18NA - U1MSZ-GL24NA - MSY-GL09NA - U1MSY-GL12NA - U1MSY-GL15NA - U1MSY-GL18NA - U1MSY-GL24NA, also see Outdoor unit service manualMUZ-GL•NA, MUY-GL•NA Series (OBH733)MXZ-C•NA, MXZ-C•NAHZ Series (OCH573)
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM INDOOR UNIT SERVICE MANUAL No. OBH732 [PDF] for Indoor Units MSZ-GL06NA - U1MSZ-GL09NA - U1MSZ-GL12NA - U1MSZ-GL15NA - U1MSZ-GL18NA - U1MSZ-GL24NA MSY-GL09NA - U1MSY-GL12NA - U1MSY-GL15NA - U1MSY-GL18NA - U1MSY-GL24NA - also see Outdoor unit service manualMUZ-GL•NA, MUY-GL•NA Series (OBH733)MXZ-C•NA, MXZ-C•NAHZ Series (OCH573)
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM INDOOR UNIT SERVICE MANUAL OBH746 [PDF] for Indoor Units MSZ-HM09NA - U1MSZ-HM12NA - U1MSZ-HM15NA - U1MSZ-HM18NA - U1MSZ-HM24NA, also see Outdoor unit service manual MUZ-HM•NA Series (OBH747)
- MITSUBISHI SPLIT SYSTEM OUTDOOR UNIT SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] Outoor Unit Models: MUZ-FH09NAMUZ-FH12NAMUZ-FH15NA MUZ-FH09NAHMUZ-FH12NAHMUZ-FH15NAH, also see Indoor unit service manual MSZ-FH•NA Series (OBH683)
Moncrief Furnaces
- MONCRIEF FURNACE CATALOG 1950 [PDF]
- Also see HENRY FURNACES Moncrief HVAC is a division of YORK International. Also see Luxaire.
Question: how to determine the age of a Moncrief furnace made by Henry Furnace Company
I am trying to determine the age of a Moncrief furnace made by the Henry Furnace Company Model L-95 Series 4. There is no serial #. It is maroon with chrome trim - Matt Falk Aire Serv - 3/29/2013
Reply: Henry Furnaces & the Moncrief furnace name
Matt,
The Henry Furnace Company who made Monrief furnaces was a Medina Ohio company. IF data tags were legible you'd find a 3-digit series number (perhaps like 622) equivalent to a model, or an actual Model Number (L150) and a serial number sometimes in the format A-620-22-4-B.
With no data we can't know the age of yours, though sometimes there will be a clue of the 'at least' age by noting data on the equipment service tag or on a date written on the original instructions stuffed up in the framing overhead.
Without any information you can stil bet the Moncrief is more than 20 years old, more likely from the 1950's. The 'safe' advice is to declare a 50-year old heating furnace obsolete, and past due for replacement. A more thorough assessment by someone wanting to put off buying a new furnace would be a thorough cleaning, inspection for damage or heat exchanger leaks, tune-up, and efficiency measurement if the system was found safe and operable.
Be sure that any efficiency assessment is done after cleaning and tuning and a safety inspection.
See MONCRIEF furnaces that may be helpful. That catalogs 1950's era Moncrief heating equipment.
See HENRY FURNACES & Moncrief furnaces for historical details and the chain of owners and marketers of both Henry furnaces and Moncrief furnaces.
Question:
(Oct 19, 2019) Chris said:
I have a moncrief furnace model 36c84 can you tell me how old it is n what its worth
Reply:
Chris
You will need the serial number for your heater to decode is age. The brand and model number are the starting point but they're not enough.
Above on this page you will see a link to Manuel's arranged alphabetically and there you would pick the clink that includes the letter M and there you could find your furnace brand.
I've done that for you and you could leap directly to this link
MONCRIEF furnaces
There you will see that more information is provided also linking to the heater equipment company name HENRY FURNACES
If you'll be kind enough to attach a photo of the data tag for your furnace I'll be glad to look at it directly myself.
Mortex Electric Furnaces
- MORTEX ELECTRIC FURNACE INSTALLATION MANUAL Models WEFC WEFX Series [PDF] (2009) Winchester by Mortex Products, Inc.
- Mortex Products, Inc., Fort Worth TX 76106 Website: http://mortx.com/ Tel: 1-800-444-6354 produces heating and air conditioning and refrigeratin products.
Montgomery Ward
On 2014-11-06 by Mark Cassiday - Montgomery Ward Franklin Woodstove
I purchased a used montgomery ward franklin wood burning stove. I would like to install it in my family room. The problem is, my township inspector said it had to have a U.L. tag on it to be approved or I could not install it. How do I obtain one for this model (VMT-2105 R)? I have E-mailed U.L. and also called them to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.My E-mail address is markcass@newpaths.org.
On 2014-11-06 by (mod) -
Mark,
Regrettably, if the particular wood burner that you purchased is NOT UL-listed, you would not find it practical and probably not even feasible to 'obtain a UL Listing' - since doing so requires submitting a product (or perhaps several of them) to an appropriate Underwriters Laboratory for testing and certification or 'listing'.
If the model originally had a UL Listing it should have a metal tag on the device indicating that status.
Now that I've arm-waved and speculated about all the bad news, here's what you want to do:
Go to the Underwriters Laboratories website database
http://database.ul.com
and search for your woodstove by manufacturer and model. UL will tell you if that product ever was listed.
If it was, you could print that information and give it to your astute building inspector.
I tried a search of the UL database for 'Wards' + 'VMT-2105 R' and got no hits. You might try some other variations.
Daniel
MULTIAQUA A/C, Chillers, Fan Coil Units
Multiaqua produces air conditioning systems based on chillers and water fan coil units.
- Contact: Multiaqua, Inc. 306 Hagood Street, Easley South Carolina 29640 Phone: (864) 850-8990 Fax: (864) 850-8995 Email: Eastcoastsales@Multiaqua.com Westcoastsales@Multiaqua.com Internationalsales@multiaqua.com
- Multiaqua CEILING CASSETTE FAN COIL UNIT Operation and Installation Manual MHCFC4W-04, 08, 12, 16 [PDF]
Munchkin Boilers, Manuals, Information, Status
Munchkin gas fired 'hot water' boilers information now found at MUNCHKIN BOILER MANUALS
National U.S. Radiator Corporation HVAC
Above: an antique (today) coal-fired hot water boiler from National Radiator.
Notice the temperature control sensor on the left hand hot water outlet at the boiler top. This sensor could switch the combustion air blower (lower left) on or off.
The lower coal supply door is ajar; that wood-paneled partition wall at right in the photo was typically the location of a coal bin filled through a scuttle in the foundation wall.
The blue arrows mark the return of cooler heating water from radiators and the red arrows at the boiler top mark the two hot water outputs from this heater.
National U.S. Radiator HVAC, also doing business as Capitolaire, was acquired by Crane Industries in 1960.
See CRANE INDUSTRIES HVAC
Nesbitt HVAC
Nesbitt Corporation was acquired by ITT in 1963. ITT divested Nesbitt in 1979 and the company filed for bankrupcy the next year, in 1980. Nesbitt is currently an un-related tradename used by Mechanical Specialties, Inc. [Citations needed]
Niagra HVAC
NIAGRA hvac was acquired by RYBOLT HVAC in 1961.
Norton Electric Furnaces
- See BROAN / NORTON HVAC
Nordyne Furnaces & HVAC Systems, Nortek Global HVAC
- NORDYNE ELECTRIC FURNACE INSTALLATION MANUAL Series E1 E2 EH [PDF] 2-wire Models E2E(H,B) Series and 4-7 Wire Models E(1,2) EH Series
- NORDYNE ELECTRIC FURNACE SERVICE MANUAL E2-Series [PDF] (1997), Nordyne, St. Louis MO. 359A-1097
- NORDYNE ELECTRIC FURNACE IO MANUAL E3-Series [PDF] (2006)
- NORTEK iQDrive INSTALLATION MANUAL [PDF] for the iQDrive variable speed Ultra-High SEER Split System air conditioner unit.
Excerpt:
These outdoor air conditioning units are designed for use exclusively with select NORDYNE G6 gas furnaces and select NORDYNE B5 air handlers equipped with dedicated matched indoor coils. - Nortek Global HVAC, 8000 Phoenix Parkway, O’Fallon, MO 63368 USA, Tel: 1-800-422-4328 Email: customerservice@nortek.com Website: https://www.nortekhvac.com
Nortek Global operates the following Commercial brands: Mammoth, Renzor, Servercool, and these Residential brands: Frigidaire, Intertherm, Maytag, Miller ,Gibson, Westinghouse in Europe and in North America.
Moncrief Furnace Manual Serial Number Diagram
Nortek produces the iQ Drive heating and air conditioning system series asserting very low noise levels.
- See also furnace manuals listed at MILLER International Furnace Company and see see Intertherm.
- See also INTERTHERM ELECTRIC FURNACE BLOWER CONTROL BOX INSTALLATION MANUAL for a control that works with Nordyne/Miller/Intertherm E1EH, E2EH, FEHB, FEBB Electric Furnaces
Olsen Airco HVAC Systems
Olsen / Airco Heating & Cooling Product Manuals and contact information are now found
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Henry Furnace Co. v. Kappelman, 108 N.E.2d 839 (Ohio Ct. App. 1952)
Ohio Court of Appeals
Moncrief Furnace Manual
This case has been appealed to this court on questions of law from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County granting to plaintiff an injunction permanently enjoining the defendants, *Page 452 Kappelman and The Moncrief Furnace Company of Cleveland, Inc., from carrying on business in the corporate name of the latter defendant.
The facts established by the pleadings and the evidence may be briefly noted. Plaintiff, The Henry Furnace Company, since 1943, has engaged in the Cleveland area in the manufacture of furnaces bearing the trade name and label of 'Moncrief Furnaces.' Some of the Moncrief furnaces are operated by gas, others by oil, and there are various models in different price ranges. Plaintiff has been the only manufacturer of Moncrief furnaces in this area since 1943, when it acquired by purchase the plant, patents and all other rights of The Henry Furnace Foundry Company, which latter company together with its various predecessors, Henry Scheible Company, The T. E. Henry Furnace Company and Henry Miller Foundry Company, had manufactured at least since 1905 a furnace similarly known in the trade as a Moncrief furnace. The Henry Furnace Foundry Company, and its immediate predecessor, The T. E. Henry Furnace Company, prior to the acquisition of its plant and assets by plaintiff, had sold its product, the Moncrief furnace, throughout the United States, with the exception of the states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. Under a consent decree entered into on September 30, 1914, The T. E. Henry Furnace Company and one S. P. Moncrief, in a law suit in a Georgia court, had provided that S. P. Moncrief and his associates should be entitled to the exclusive use of the trade name, 'Moncrief,' in the four states mentioned; that in the states of Alabama and Mississippi the said Moncrief and The T. E. Henry Furnace Company should be entitled to use the trade name, 'Moncrief,' in common; and that The T. E. Henry Furnace Company, its successors and assigns should be entitled to *Page 453 the exclusive use of the trade name, 'Moncrief,' on furnaces sold in all other states of the United States and in foreign countries. (Plaintiff's exhibit 26.) It should be added that there is testimony in the record that in Dallas, Texas, a company under the name of Moncrief Furnace Manufacturing Company at the present time is engaged in selling a furnace known as the M.F.C. DeLuxe but its field appears definitely limited to that state.
The petition of The Henry Furnace Company alleged that its business and that of its predecessors has been conducted in Cuyahoga county through several distributors and approximately 60 dealers. The testimony disclosed that since 1943 and up to August 1951 plaintiff spent $353,820 in advertising its Moncrief furnaces and accessories. Of this amount $73,879.99 was spent in Cuyahoga county. Total sales were more than $24,000,000 during the same period, of which $6,511,635 constituted sales in Cuyahoga county.
Plaintiff's petition asserted that at no time prior to March 18, 1951, had anyone except plaintiff, its authorized dealers and distributors manufactured or sold furnaces under the name, 'Moncrief,' in Cuyahoga county, Ohio, such name having theretofore been exclusively employed in this territory by plaintiff and its predecessors. The testimony bears out these claims. Plaintiff, in its petition, further alleged that by its action and that of its predecessors, distributors and dealers in advertising, selling and servicing furnaces under the name, 'Moncrief,' a valuable goodwill had become attached to plaintiff's product.
The petition alleged that on March 18, 1951, defendant Kappelman filed articles of incorporation of The Moncrief Furnace Company of Cleveland, Inc., defendant corporation, with the Secretary of State of Ohio and that the purpose of the organization by defendant *Page 454 Kappelman of the defendant corporation was to sell plaintiff's and other furnaces as Moncrief furnaces, with the deliberate intent and purpose of deceiving the public and of leading the public to believe that the defendant corporation was the manufacturer of plaintiff's furnaces. Plaintiff alleged further that, immediately after the filing of articles of incorporation of the defendant company, the defendants advertised Moncrief furnaces and offered them for sale. The petition asserted that the acts of the defendants constituted unfair competition and that the business and goodwill of plaintiffs, its distributors and dealers and products would be gravely damaged if such acts on the part of defendants were permitted to continue. Plaintiff asked that defendants be enjoined from doing business under the name of The Moncrief Furnace Company of Cleveland, Inc., and from advertising or otherwise representing themselves to be the manufacturers of Moncrief furnaces.
The answer of defendants admitted they were in the business of selling furnaces and that defendant corporation was incorporated under date of March 18, 1951, without notice or consent of plaintiff. The answer denied each and every allegation of plaintiff's petition not admitted therein.
At the trial, plaintiff introduced testimony of company officials establishing its exclusive use in Cuyahoga county of the trade name of Moncrief Furnaces as well as data as to its extensive sales and advertising. Plaintiff's 121 exhibits consisted primarily of examples of catalogue and trade advertising and also weekly newspaper advertising conducted by plaintiff in Cuyahoga county newspapers. A sample of such latter advertising is plaintiff's exhibit 33, a scrapbook consisting of actual advertisements which appeared in 17 newspapers published in Cuyahoga county during the period February 11, 1945, through July 13, 1945. *Page 455 This revealed advertising each week by The Henry Furnace Company of its Moncrief furnaces in four English language newspapers (Catholic Universe Bulletin, Cleveland News, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Cleveland Press) and advertisements appearing in foreign language newspapers listed, comprising one Italian, Rumanian, Bohemian, Lithuanian and Hungarian, and two Slovenian, Yiddish, Polish, and German publications. Other exhibits of plaintiff similarly showed newspaper advertising during other years between 1943 and 1951.
In addition to its detailed breakdown of testimony relating to advertising, plaintiff called the defendant Kappelman as if under cross-examination. The latter admitted that there is no individual connected with the defendant corporation bearing the name of Moncrief and that the corporate name of defendant was selected with knowledge of plaintiff's business.
At the close of plaintiff's case, defendants moved that plaintiff's petition be dismissed and for a judgment in their favor. This motion was overruled by the trial court and defendants thereupon rested their case without the introduction of testimony, merely renewing their motion to dismiss. The trial court thereafter granted judgment for plaintiff and permanently enjoined defendants from doing business in Cuyahoga county in the name of the defendant corporation. Defendants are the appellants in this court. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.
Two grounds of error are urged by defendants in this court: First, that the judgment of the trial court was erroneous since the evidence failed to reveal that the defendant corporation was in actual competition with plaintiff, and, second, that lack of exclusive use of the trademark, 'Moncrief,' should have caused a denial of equitable relief to plaintiff.
With respect to the first assignment of error, defendants *Page 456 contend that the trial court improperly enjoined them from doing business in their present corporate name since, they claim, there was no actual competition indicated between the plaintiff and the defendants. Defendants point out that plaintiff is a manufacturer while defendant corporation is a retailer. They urge that since plaintiff sells to dealers and to distributors and not to the public or to ultimate consumers, there is no actual competition between them. They assert that courts of equity grant relief in unfair competition cases only where the competition is actual, that is, only where the defendant 'deals in competitive goods or services or is engaged in a competitive business.'
Although pointing out that the cases are not in agreement, counsel for defendants refer to the view expressed in 52 American Jurisprudence, 573, Section 93, that there cannot be unfair competition unless there is, in fact, competition. The value of the reference to that page of the text, however, is weakened if one examines page 576 and following of the same authority, stating that the more recent cases recognize the right to equitable relief in many circumstances even where the competition is not for the same market. Counsel for defendants further point out that no Ohio cases are cited in support of the proposition stated in 39 Ohio Jurisprudence, 394, Section 51, that the doctrine of unfair competition is not confined to cases of actual market competition between similar products.
While we grant that the cases in Ohio upon this precise point are few, and apparently none in Ohio had been decided at the time of the statement in Ohio Jurisprudence, we find a subsequent Ohio case decided in 1937, Hugo Stein Cloak Co. v.S. B. Stein Son, Inc.,
'Under the overwhelming weight of authority the appellant is entitled to protection against the use, by another, of its established trade name and trade-mark in such manner as to mislead the trade and the public to believe that when they are dealing with one they are dealing with the other, or in such manner that such use results, or may result, in appropriation of the goodwill, a property right of the other — in the first case a fraud upon the public; in the second, an infringement of a property right.'
In the Stein Cloak Company case, it will be seen that relief was granted the plaintiff even though defendant was selling jewelry and plaintiff was selling clothes. Such relief was therefore not granted on the basis that the parties were vying for the same market, but on the score that plaintiff was entitled to be protected from confusion with the defendant and from consequent loss of investment and goodwill. While courts in the early unfair-competition cases enjoined a defendant who was passing off his goods as those of plaintiff, the Ohio case referred to, and other soundly based decisions, have enjoined acts of a defendant confusing *Page 459 or tending to deceive the public, as well as acts indicating an effort to obtain a 'free ride' based on plaintiff's investment in his business and reputation.
For one of the best statements on the development of the law of trade-marks and their protection, see 38 Harvard Law Review, 370, and the tabulation of cases in an annotation in 148 A.L.R., 12, entitled 'Actual Competition as Necessary Element of Trade Mark Infringement or Unfair Competition,' particularly the cases cited at page 22 and following, under the subheading, 'Modern View.'
One of the cases relied on in the opinion in the Stein CloakCompany case, and a leading case in the federal courts, isVogue Co. v. Thompson-Hudson Co., 300 F., 509 (certiorari denied
The cases similarly holding that equity may act regardless of the showing of actual competition are numerous in recent years. As stated in the note in 38 Harvard Law Review, 370, 372, previously cited:
'Courts of equity in these unfair competition cases are seeking to protect the good-will and reputation of *Page 460 the plaintiff. Insistence by the courts upon the presence of competition between the parties can only be justified upon a theory that good-will and reputation can only be damaged by competitors. But such a theory is untenable, in the light of human experience. If the defendant's conduct is likely to cause confusion of the traders, so that the public believes or is likely to believe that the goods of the defendant are the goods of the plaintiff or that the plaintiff is in some way connected with or is a sponsor for the defendant, then a sufficient case is made out for injunctive relief. The result of a contrary rule would make the good-will and reputation of the plaintiff depend not only upon the conduct of the plaintiff but also upon the acts of the defendant and the excellence, or, what is more likely, the inferiority, of his products.'
One of the well reasoned cases is Lady Esther, Ltd., v.Lady Esther Corset Shoppe, Inc. (1943),
'In the instant case we think it clear that the public might be deceived into thinking there was some connection between the defendant and the plaintiff companies. And the good-will of plaintiff, which it had built up at great expense over a period of years, would be whittled away. Courts of equity ought not to be so feeble as to be unable to prevent this. And the fact that defendant received a charter to use the name `Lady Esther Corset Shoppe, Inc.,' does not protect it.'
For further cases of similar import see annotation *Page 461 in 148A.L. R., 12, at page 22; 1 Nims Unfair Competition and Trade-Marks (4 Ed.), 274, Section 91; Mantle Lamp Co. ofAmerica v. Aladdin Mfg. Co. (C.C.A. 7, 1935),
On the general subject, see, also, Oldham's 'Trade-mark Law and Practice' 1948, Section 1, which declares as follows:
'The common use of the expression `unfair competition' is misleading. It carries the implication of a rule that no longer prevails, namely, that a cause of action for `unfair competition' presupposes the existence of competition between the parties.'
The author then states:
'It is rapidly becoming the established rule in most courts, however, that relief will be granted to restrain unfairpractices regardless of the element of comtition.'
It would appear that whatever reasons may have been given by early chancellors to explain their willingness to act in unfair competition cases, the fact is that the conscience of the courts has responded, and properly responded, to the quickening complexities and needs apparent in modern business and to the widening recognition of its individual and public responsibilities. *Page 462 The law of the jungle has long since given way to more orderly processes of law, so far as individual relationships are concerned, and this is similarly true in the field of trade. Courts today are readier to protect the individual in his business relationships and to insist that unfair commercial practices be restrained. In this connection, it is not competition, in and of itself, which concerns the court but unfair and unscrupulous business tactics.
We are not persuaded that the parties herein are not in competition merely because plaintiff is a wholesaler and the defendant company is a retailer, for they sell the same product — furnaces. It seems immaterial that plaintiff's product finds its way to the public through the medium of distributors. 3 Restatement of the Law of Torts, 608, Section 734. Sales are the measure of the business in either instance. Defendant admitted that it had purchased from plaintiff's distributors and sold at least a few of plaintiff's Moncrief furnaces. Plaintiff's exhibit 7 is a newspaper advertisement which defendants inserted in the Cleveland News under date of March 27, 1951, only a few days after incorporation, advertising and picturing for sale at $369 a furnace labelled 'A Moncrief steel gravity gas furnace.' Very possibly the Moncrief furnaces purchased by defendants from plaintiff's distributors and then resold were acquired to satisfy the demands of certain of defendants' customers, who would take nothing other than a Moncrief furnace. Can the defendant corporation with any sincerity urge that it will not again sell a Moncrief furnace and that it will thus eliminate direct and unfair competition with plaintiff? Surely not, for the more furnaces sold by defendant of a different type than Moncrief, the more competition there will be, and the greater impairment to plaintiff's trade. This would not be of vital importance, since competition in and of itself is *Page 463 not a matter calling for protection, were it not that, in conjunction with it, use by defendants of the name, 'Moncrief,' is a practice certain to divert plaintiff's customers to defendants' door. Under such circumstances it is unlikely that they will ordinarily depart without being sold a substitute, if it be furnaces they seek. If they receive better furnaces than plaintiff's, they will not suffer as much as plaintiff, but if the furnaces are of an inferior grade, plaintiff will suffer and the customers likewise will be injured and deceived.
We do not have here a case where defendant is being deprived of the use of his own surname by being enjoined from use of the name, Moncrief. (Even in such circumstances relief has been granted by Ohio courts. Stern Furniture Co. v. Stern,83N.E.2d804, a decision by this court in 1948. See, also, on general proposition, Cloverleaf Restaurants, Inc., v. Lenihan,
We believe the evidence makes out a case of actual competition between plaintiff and defendants, although it is likewise our opinion that proof of actual and direct competition was not required in order to entitle plaintiff to an injunction. The use of another's reputation may be as disastrous as the outright taking of his trade. Modern courts give standing to a name and protect it as a property right.
Holding the views indicated, we find no error in the action of the trial court so far as the first assignment of error is concerned. *Page 464
With respect to the second assignment of error, plaintiff's evidence established exclusive prior use of the trade name within the area where the injunction was sought and this is all that is required. Aultz v. Zucht (Texas, 1919),
The judgment of the Common Pleas Court is affirmed.
Moncrief Furnace Troubleshooting
Judgment affirmed.
Moncrief Furnace Company
SKEEL, P. J., and HURD, J., concur.