Abstract: In one embodiment, an HVAC system includes an indoor unit having an indoor blower, an outdoor unit having a compressor and a condenser, an isolation valve coupled to the outdoor unit, and a sensor to detect a refrigerant leak. The HVAC system further includes one or more controllers operable to generate an alarm in response to the sensor detecting the refrigerant leak, operate the indoor blower in response to generating the alarm, close the isolation valve in response to generating the alarm, and operate the compressor to pump down the refrigerant to the condenser in response to generating the alarm.

Abstract: A burner box assembly for a combustion air furnace includes a back wall, opposed side walls and top and bottom walls defining an interior space for one or more burner nozzles. A combustion air inlet opening is formed in the top wall and is covered by a generally rectangular inverted channel-shaped airflow guide and baffle member. A second generally rectangular box-shaped louvered airflow guide and baffle member is mounted on the interior side of the top wall over the combustion air inlet opening for distributing the flow of combustion air into the burner box assembly and to reduce acoustic emissions from the burner box assembly through the combustion air inlet opening. The combination of the louvered baffle member and the exterior mounted baffle member provides reduced acoustic emissions from the burner box assembly as well as more evenly distributed combustion airflow into and through the burner box assembly.