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238-44219-00J REV 6/09 A Spanish language version of these instructions is available by contacting the company listed on the rating plate. La version espanola de estas instrucciones se puede obtener al escribirle a la fabrica cuyo nombre aparece en la placa de especificaciones. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS x Do not try to light any appliance. x Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building. x Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier's instructions. x If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department. Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier. For your family’s comfort, safety and convenience, we recommend this water heater be installed and serviced by a plumbing professional. GAS-FIRED WATER HEATER INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTION MANUAL For Flammable Vapor Ignition Resistant System Equipped Water Heater WARNING: If the information in these instructions is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable, combustible, or corrosive vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTION MANUAL For …€¦ · This gas-fired water heater is design certified by CSA International under the applicable American National Standard, Z21.10.1

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238-

4421

9-00

J R

EV

6/0

9

A

Spa

nish

lang

uage

ver

sion

of t

hese

inst

ruct

ions

is a

vaila

ble

by c

onta

ctin

g th

e co

mpa

ny li

sted

on

the

ratin

g pl

ate.

La

ver

sion

esp

anol

a de

est

as in

stru

ccio

nes

se p

uede

obt

ener

al e

scrib

irle

a la

fabr

ica

cuyo

nom

bre

apar

ece

en la

pla

ca d

e es

peci

ficac

ione

s.

WH

AT

TO D

O IF

YO

U S

MEL

L G

AS

D

o no

t try

to li

ght a

ny a

pplia

nce.

Do

not t

ouch

any

ele

ctric

al s

witc

h; d

o no

t use

any

ph

one

in y

our b

uild

ing.

Imm

edia

tely

cal

l you

r gas

sup

plie

r fro

m a

nei

ghbo

r’s

phon

e. F

ollo

w th

e ga

s su

pplie

r's in

stru

ctio

ns.

If

you

cann

ot re

ach

your

gas

sup

plie

r, ca

ll th

e fir

e

depa

rtm

ent.

Inst

alla

tion

and

serv

ice

mus

t be

perf

orm

ed b

y a

qual

ified

in

stal

ler,

serv

ice

agen

cy o

r the

gas

sup

plie

r. Fo

r you

r fam

ily’s

com

fort

, saf

ety

and

conv

enie

nce,

we

reco

mm

end

this

wat

er h

eate

r be

inst

alle

d an

d se

rvic

ed b

y a

plum

bing

pro

fess

iona

l.

GA

S-FI

RED

WA

TER

HEA

TER

INS

TA

LL

AT

ION

& O

PE

RA

TIN

G IN

ST

RU

CT

ION

M

AN

UA

L F

or

Fla

mm

ab

le V

ap

or

Ign

itio

n R

esi

sta

nt

Sys

tem

Eq

uip

pe

d W

ate

r H

ea

ter

WA

RN

ING

: If

the

info

rmat

ion

in th

ese

inst

ruct

ions

is n

ot

follo

wed

exa

ctly

, a fi

re o

r exp

losi

on m

ay re

sult

caus

ing

prop

erty

dam

age,

per

sona

l inj

ury

or d

eath

.

FOR

YO

UR

SA

FETY

Do

not s

tore

or u

se g

asol

ine

or o

ther

flam

mab

le,

com

bust

ible

, or c

orro

sive

vap

ors

and

liqui

ds in

the

vic

inity

of t

his

or a

ny o

ther

app

lianc

e.

2

CO

NG

RA

TULA

TIO

NS!

Yo

u ha

ve ju

st p

urch

ased

one

of t

he fi

nest

wat

er h

eate

rs o

n th

e m

arke

t to

day!

Th

is in

stal

latio

n, o

pera

tion

and

inst

ruct

ion

man

ual w

ill e

xpla

in in

det

ail

the

inst

alla

tion

and

mai

nten

ance

of y

our n

ew F

lam

mab

le V

apor

Igni

tion

Res

ista

nt G

as W

ater

Hea

ter.

We

stro

ngly

reco

mm

end

that

you

con

tact

a

plum

bing

pro

fess

iona

l for

the

inst

alla

tion

of th

is w

ater

hea

ter.

We

requ

ire th

at y

ou c

aref

ully

read

this

man

ual,

as w

ell a

s th

e en

clos

ed

war

rant

y, a

nd re

fer t

o it

whe

n qu

estio

ns a

rise.

If y

ou h

ave

any

spec

ific

ques

tions

con

cern

ing

your

war

rant

y, p

leas

e co

nsul

t the

plu

mbi

ng

prof

essi

onal

from

who

m y

our w

ater

hea

ter w

as p

urch

ased

. Fo

r you

r re

cord

s w

e re

com

men

d th

at y

ou w

rite

the

mod

el, s

eria

l num

ber a

nd

inst

alla

tion

date

of y

our w

ater

hea

ter i

n th

e m

aint

enan

ce s

ectio

n in

the

back

of t

his

man

ual.

This

man

ual s

houl

d be

kep

t with

the

wat

er h

eate

r.

Spec

ial F

lam

mab

le V

apor

Igni

tion

Res

ista

nt S

yste

m:

This

wat

er h

eate

r is

equi

pped

with

a F

lam

mab

le V

apor

Igni

tion

Res

ista

nt S

yste

m.

In th

e ev

ent o

f im

prop

er u

sage

or s

tora

ge o

f gas

olin

e or

oth

er fl

amm

able

mat

eria

ls

in th

e lo

catio

n w

here

the

wat

er h

eate

r is

inst

alle

d, th

e te

chno

logy

will

resi

st ig

nitio

n of

the

flam

mab

le v

apor

s ou

tsid

e th

e co

nfin

es o

f the

wat

er h

eate

r. Th

e Fl

amm

able

Vap

or Ig

nitio

n R

esis

tant

Sys

tem

feat

ures

:

Adv

ance

d Fl

ame

Arr

esto

r Des

ign.

Re-

setta

ble

Ther

mal

Sw

itch

to p

reve

nt b

urne

r/pilo

t ope

ratio

n w

ith

rest

ricte

d ai

rflow

.

Pie

zo Ig

nite

r

Sig

ht W

indo

w to

obs

erve

ope

ratio

n of

pilo

t and

bur

ner.

FOR

YO

UR

SA

FETY

: Act

ivat

ion

of th

e Fl

amm

able

Vap

or Ig

nitio

n R

esis

tant

S

yste

m o

ccur

s w

hen

flam

mab

le v

apor

s ar

e dr

awn

into

the

wat

er h

eate

r and

are

co

mbu

sted

. If

flam

mab

le v

apor

s ar

e de

tect

ed:

D

o no

t try

to li

ght a

ny a

pplia

nce.

Do

not t

ouch

any

ele

ctric

al s

witc

h; D

o no

t use

any

pho

ne in

you

r bui

ldin

g.

Le

ave

the

prem

ises

and

imm

edia

tely

cal

l the

fire

dep

artm

ent f

rom

a

neig

hbor

’s p

hone

. Fo

llow

the

fire

depa

rtmen

t’s in

stru

ctio

ns.

Onc

e th

e fla

mm

able

vap

or h

as b

een

evac

uate

d, c

onta

ct y

our p

lum

bing

pr

ofes

sion

al o

r the

man

ufac

ture

r for

furth

er in

stru

ctio

ns.

Rep

lace

men

t of a

Fl

amm

able

Vap

or Ig

nitio

n R

esis

tant

Sys

tem

equ

ippe

d w

ater

hea

ter d

ue to

a

flam

mab

le v

apor

shu

tdow

n is

not

cov

ered

und

er th

e te

rms

of th

e lim

ited

war

rant

y.

3

TAB

LE O

F C

ON

TEN

TS

pag

e G

ENER

AL

INFO

RM

ATI

ON

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

4

INST

ALL

ATI

ON

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

6

Loca

ting

The

Wat

er H

eate

r....

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

6

Min

imum

Cle

aran

ces.

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

. 9

Vent

ing.

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

10

Com

bust

ion

Air

Supp

ly...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

. 1

1

W

ater

Con

nect

ions

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

13

Gas

Con

nect

ions

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.. 1

6 G

ENER

AL

OPE

RA

TIO

N...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

. 1

7 Li

ghtin

g an

d Sh

utdo

wn

Inst

ruct

ions

......

......

......

......

......

......

18

Ther

mos

tat A

djus

tmen

t....

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

20

Bur

ner F

lam

e C

heck

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

...

22

MA

INTE

NA

NC

E...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.. 2

3 TR

OU

BLE

SHO

OTI

NG

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

. 26

IN

STA

LLA

TIO

N D

RA

WIN

G F

OR

PO

TAB

LE W

ATE

R...

......

......

...

28

PAR

TS L

IST

DR

AW

ING

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

29

PAR

TS L

IST.

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

....

30

INST

ALL

ATI

ON

INST

RU

CTI

ON

S FO

R P

OTA

BLE

WA

TER

AN

D

SPA

CE

HEA

TIN

G...

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

.....

31

NO

TES

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

......

. 32

4

GEN

ERA

L IN

FOR

MA

TIO

N

This

gas

-fire

d w

ater

hea

ter i

s de

sign

cer

tifie

d by

CS

A In

tern

atio

nal u

nder

the

appl

icab

le A

mer

ican

Nat

iona

l Sta

ndar

d, Z

21.1

0.1

or C

SA

4.1

-(as

indi

cate

d on

th

e ra

ting

plat

e), a

vaila

ble

from

CS

A In

tern

atio

nal,

8501

Eas

t Ple

asan

t Val

ley

Roa

d, C

leve

land

, OH

U.S

.A.

441

31-5

575.

Th

is w

ater

hea

ter m

ust b

e in

stal

led

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith lo

cal c

odes

. In

the

abse

nce

of lo

cal c

odes

, it m

ust b

e in

stal

led

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith th

e N

atio

nal

Fuel

Gas

Cod

e (A

NS

I Z22

3.1-

Late

st E

ditio

n), o

r in

Can

ada

CA

N/C

GA

B14

9.1

Nat

ural

Gas

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e (L

ates

t Edi

tion)

or C

AN

/CG

A B

149.

2 P

ropa

ne

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e (L

ates

t Edi

tion)

. Th

e w

arra

nty

for t

his

wat

er h

eate

r is

in

effe

ct o

nly

whe

n th

e w

ater

hea

ter i

s in

stal

led,

adj

uste

d, a

nd o

pera

ted

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

ese

Inst

alla

tion

and

Ope

ratin

g In

stru

ctio

ns.

The

man

ufac

ture

r will

not

be

liabl

e fo

r any

dam

age

resu

lting

from

alte

ratio

n an

d/or

fa

ilure

to c

ompl

y w

ith th

ese

inst

ruct

ions

. Th

is w

ater

hea

ter i

s no

t des

ign

certi

fied

for i

nsta

llatio

n in

a m

obile

hom

e.

Suc

h an

inst

alla

tion

may

cre

ate

a ha

zard

ous

cond

ition

and

will

nul

lify

the

war

rant

y.

This

wat

er h

eate

r has

bee

n de

sign

ed a

nd c

ertif

ied

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f hea

ting

pota

ble

wat

er.

The

inst

alla

tion

and

use

of th

is w

ater

hea

ter f

or a

ny p

urpo

se

othe

r tha

n th

e he

atin

g of

pot

able

wat

er m

ay c

ause

dam

age

to th

e w

ater

he

ater

, cre

ate

a ha

zard

ous

cond

ition

, and

nul

lify

the

war

rant

y.

Do

not u

se th

is a

pplia

nce

if an

y pa

rt ha

s be

en s

ubm

erge

d in

wat

er.

Imm

edia

tely

cal

l a q

ualif

ied

serv

ice

tech

nici

an to

insp

ect t

he a

pplia

nce

and

to

repl

ace

any

part

of th

e co

ntro

l sys

tem

and

any

gas

con

trol,

whi

ch h

as b

een

unde

r wat

er. D

epen

ding

upo

n th

e in

divi

dual

circ

umst

ance

s, it

may

be

nece

ssar

y to

repl

ace

the

entir

e w

ater

hea

ter.

Do

not s

tore

or u

se g

asol

ine

or o

ther

flam

mab

le, c

ombu

stib

le, o

r co

rros

ive

vapo

rs a

nd li

quid

s in

the

vici

nity

of t

his

or a

ny o

ther

ap

plia

nce.

C

AU

TIO

N

Inco

rrec

t ope

ratio

n of

this

app

lianc

e m

ay c

reat

e a

haza

rd to

life

and

pr

oper

ty a

nd w

ill n

ullif

y th

e w

arra

nty.

DA

NG

ER

5

Gen

eral

Info

rmat

ion

cont

inue

d-

This

wat

er h

eate

r has

bee

n m

anuf

actu

red

for o

pera

tion

at a

ltitu

des

from

sea

le

vel t

o 20

00 fe

et (6

10m

) (un

less

oth

erw

ise

spec

ified

on

the

wat

er h

eate

r ra

ting

plat

e).

For u

se o

f thi

s ap

plia

nce

at a

n el

evat

ion

grea

ter t

han

2000

feet

(6

10m

), co

ntac

t the

dea

ler o

r man

ufac

ture

r lis

ted

on th

e ra

ting

plat

e fo

r in

form

atio

n on

any

nec

essa

ry m

odifi

catio

n. U

ncor

rect

ed o

pera

tion

of th

is

appl

ianc

e m

ay c

reat

e a

haza

rd to

life

and

pro

perty

. M

ake

sure

that

you

che

ck th

e ra

ting

plat

e an

d co

mbi

natio

n ga

s co

ntro

l on

the

wat

er h

eate

r to

be c

erta

in th

at th

e ty

pe o

f gas

bei

ng s

uppl

ied

corr

espo

nds

with

the

mar

king

on

the

ratin

g pl

ate

and

com

bina

tion

gas

cont

rol.

A s

acrif

icia

l ano

de is

use

d to

ext

end

tank

life

. The

rem

oval

of t

his

anod

e, fo

r an

y re

ason

, will

nullif

y th

e w

arra

nty.

In a

reas

whe

re w

ater

is u

nusu

ally

act

ive,

an

odo

r may

occ

ur a

t the

hot

wat

er fa

ucet

due

to a

reac

tion

betw

een

the

sacr

ifici

al a

node

and

the

impu

ritie

s in

the

wat

er. I

f thi

s sh

ould

hap

pen,

an

alte

rnat

ive

anod

e m

ay b

e pu

rcha

sed

from

the

supp

lier t

hat i

nsta

lled

this

wat

er

heat

er. T

his

will

min

imiz

e th

e od

or w

hile

pro

tect

ing

the

tank

. Add

ition

ally

, the

w

ater

hea

ter s

houl

d be

flus

hed

with

app

ropr

iate

dis

solv

ers

to e

limin

ate

any

bact

eria

.

IMPO

RTA

NT

Bef

ore

proc

eedi

ng, p

leas

e in

spec

t the

wat

er h

eate

r and

com

pone

nts

for

poss

ible

dam

age.

DO

NO

T in

stal

l any

dam

aged

com

pone

nts.

If d

amag

e is

evi

dent

then

ple

ase

cont

act t

he s

uppl

ier w

here

the

wat

er h

eate

r was

pu

rcha

sed

or th

e m

anuf

actu

rer l

iste

d on

the

ratin

g pl

ate

for r

epla

cem

ent

parts

.

6

INST

ALL

ATI

ON

LO

CA

TIN

G T

HE

WA

TER

HEA

TER

Th

is w

ater

hea

ter M

UST

NO

T be

inst

alle

d in

any

loca

tion

whe

re g

asol

ine

or fl

amm

able

vap

ors

are

likel

y to

be

pres

ent,

unle

ss th

e in

stal

latio

n is

su

ch to

elim

inat

e th

e pr

obab

le ig

nitio

n of

gas

olin

e or

flam

mab

le v

apor

s.

Wat

er h

eate

rs in

resi

dent

ial g

arag

es m

ust b

e in

stal

led

and

loca

ted,

or

prot

ecte

d, to

avo

id p

hysi

cal d

amag

e. F

or o

ther

inst

alla

tions

refe

r to

loca

l cod

es.

In th

e ab

senc

e of

loca

l cod

es, t

he w

ater

hea

ter m

ust b

e in

stal

led

in c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith th

e N

atio

nal F

uel G

as C

ode,

(AN

SI Z

223.

1-

Late

st E

ditio

n), o

r in

Can

ada

CA

N/C

GA

B14

9.1

Nat

ural

Gas

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e (L

ates

t Edi

tion)

or C

AN

/CG

A B

149.

2 Pr

opan

e In

stal

latio

n C

ode

(Lat

est E

ditio

n).

The

loca

tion

of th

is w

ater

hea

ter i

s of

the

utm

ost i

mpo

rtanc

e. B

efor

e in

stal

ling

this

wat

er h

eate

r rea

d th

e In

stal

latio

n se

ctio

n of

thes

e in

stru

ctio

ns. A

fter

read

ing

thes

e In

stal

latio

n an

d O

pera

ting

Inst

ruct

ions

, sel

ect a

loca

tion

for t

he

wat

er h

eate

r whe

re th

e flo

or is

leve

l and

is e

asily

acc

essi

ble

to g

as a

nd w

ater

su

pply

line

s. D

O N

OT

loca

te th

e w

ater

hea

ter w

here

wat

er li

nes

coul

d be

su

bjec

ted

to fr

eezi

ng te

mpe

ratu

res.

Mak

e su

re th

e co

ld w

ater

pip

es a

re

not l

ocat

ed d

irect

ly a

bove

the

gas

cont

rol s

o th

at c

onde

nsat

e du

ring

hum

id w

eath

er d

oes

not d

rip o

n th

e co

ntro

ls.

This

wat

er h

eate

r MU

ST b

e in

stal

led

indo

ors

out o

f the

win

d an

d w

eath

er.

To c

ompl

y w

ith N

SF

requ

irem

ents

this

wat

er h

eate

r is

to b

e:

a)

Sea

led

to th

e flo

or w

ith s

eala

nt, i

n a

smoo

th a

nd e

asily

cle

anab

le

way

, or

b)

Inst

alle

d w

ith a

n op

tiona

l leg

kit

that

incl

udes

legs

and

/or e

xten

sion

s th

at p

rovi

de a

min

imum

cle

aran

ce o

f 6” b

enea

th th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

W

AR

NIN

G

Wat

er h

eate

rs a

re h

eat p

rodu

cing

app

lianc

es. T

o av

oid

dam

age

or in

jury

th

ere

shal

l be

no m

ater

ials

sto

red

agai

nst t

he w

ater

hea

ter o

r ven

t-air

inta

ke s

yste

m a

nd p

rope

r car

e sh

all b

e ta

ken

to a

void

unn

eces

sary

con

tact

(e

spec

ially

by

child

ren)

with

the

wat

er h

eate

r and

ven

t-air

inta

ke

com

pone

nts.

UN

DER

NO

CIR

CU

MST

AN

CES

SH

ALL

FLA

MM

AB

LE

MA

TER

IALS

, SU

CH

AS

GA

SOLI

NE

OR

PA

INT

THIN

NER

BE

USE

D O

R

STO

RED

IN T

HE

VIC

INIT

Y O

F TH

IS W

ATE

R H

EATE

R, V

ENT-

AIR

IN

TAK

E SY

STEM

OR

IN A

NY

LOC

ATI

ON

FR

OM

WH

ICH

FU

MES

C

OU

LD R

EAC

H T

HE

WA

TER

HEA

TER

OR

VEN

T-A

IR IN

TAK

E SY

STEM

.

7

Inst

alla

tion

(Loc

atin

g Th

e W

ater

Hea

ter)

con

tinue

d-

Not

e: F

or C

alifo

rnia

inst

alla

tion

this

wat

er h

eate

r mus

t be

brac

ed,

anch

ored

, or s

trap

ped

to a

void

falli

ng o

r mov

ing

durin

g an

ear

thqu

ake.

Se

e in

stru

ctio

ns fo

r cor

rect

inst

alla

tion

proc

edur

es.

Inst

ruct

ions

may

be

obta

ined

from

DSA

Hea

dqua

rter

s O

ffice

, 110

2 Q

Str

eet,

Suite

510

0,

Sacr

amen

to, C

A 9

5811

. W

ater

hea

ter c

orro

sion

and

com

pone

nt fa

ilure

can

be

caus

ed b

y th

e he

atin

g an

d br

eakd

own

of a

irbor

ne c

hem

ical

vap

ors.

Exa

mpl

es o

f som

e ty

pica

l co

mpo

unds

that

are

pot

entia

lly c

orro

sive

are

: spr

ay c

an p

rope

llant

s, c

lean

ing

solv

ents

, ref

riger

ator

and

air

cond

ition

ing

refri

gera

nts,

sw

imm

ing

pool

ch

emic

als,

cal

cium

and

sod

ium

chl

orid

e, w

axes

and

pro

cess

che

mic

als.

Th

ese

mat

eria

ls a

re c

orro

sive

at v

ery

low

con

cent

ratio

n le

vels

with

littl

e or

no

odor

to re

veal

thei

r pre

senc

e. N

OTE

: DA

MA

GE

TO T

HE

WA

TER

HEA

TER

C

AU

SED

BY

EXPO

SUR

E TO

CO

RR

OSI

VE V

APO

RS

IS N

OT

CO

VER

ED

BY

THE

WA

RR

AN

TY.

DO

NO

T O

PER

ATE

TH

E W

ATE

R H

EATE

R IF

EX

POSU

RE

HA

S O

R W

ILL

OC

CU

R.

DO

NO

T ST

OR

E A

NY

POTE

NTI

ALL

Y C

OR

RO

SIVE

CO

MPO

UN

DS

IN T

HE

VIC

INIT

Y O

F TH

E W

ATE

R H

EATE

R.

W

AR

NIN

G

Liqu

efie

d pe

trole

um g

ases

/pro

pane

gas

are

hea

vier

than

air

and

will

re

mai

n at

floo

r lev

el if

ther

e is

a le

ak.

Bas

emen

ts, c

raw

l spa

ces,

clo

sets

an

d ar

eas

belo

w g

roun

d le

vel w

ill s

erve

as

pock

ets

for a

ccum

ulat

ion

of

leak

ing

gas.

Bef

ore

light

ing,

sm

ell a

ll ar

ound

the

appl

ianc

e ar

ea fo

r gas

. B

e su

re to

sm

ell n

ext t

o th

e flo

or.

IF Y

OU

SM

ELL

GA

S:

D

o no

t try

to li

ght a

ny a

pplia

nce.

Do

not t

ouch

any

ele

ctric

sw

itch;

do

not u

se a

ny te

leph

one

in y

our

build

ing.

Imm

edia

tely

cal

l you

r gas

sup

plie

r fro

m a

nei

ghbo

r’s te

leph

one.

Fol

low

th

e ga

s su

pplie

r’s in

stru

ctio

ns.

If

you

cann

ot re

ach

your

gas

sup

plie

r, ca

ll th

e fir

e de

partm

ent.

DO

NO

T O

PER

ATE

APP

LIA

NC

E U

NTI

L LE

AK

AG

E IS

CO

RR

ECTE

D!

8

Inst

alla

tion

(Loc

atin

g Th

e W

ater

Hea

ter)

con

tinue

d-

Pro

per v

entin

g pr

actic

es m

ust b

e co

nsid

ered

whe

n se

lect

ing

a lo

catio

n fo

r thi

s w

ater

hea

ter.

For

exa

ct v

entin

g sp

ecifi

catio

ns, p

leas

e co

nsul

t the

Ven

ting

sect

ion

of th

ese

Inst

alla

tion

and

Ope

ratin

g In

stru

ctio

ns.

This

wat

er h

eate

r mus

t be

loca

ted

in a

n ar

ea w

here

leak

age

of th

e ta

nk, w

ater

lin

e co

nnec

tions

, or t

he c

ombi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve w

ill

not r

esul

t in

dam

age

to th

e ar

ea a

djac

ent t

o th

e w

ater

hea

ter o

r to

low

er fl

oors

of

the

stru

ctur

e. W

hen

such

loca

tions

can

not b

e av

oide

d, a

sui

tabl

e dr

ain

pan

mus

t be

inst

alle

d un

der t

he w

ater

hea

ter.

The

dra

in p

an m

ust h

ave

a m

inim

um le

ngth

and

wid

th o

f at l

east

4 in

. (10

.2 c

m) g

reat

er th

an th

e di

amet

er

of th

e w

ater

hea

ter a

nd m

ust n

ot re

stric

t pro

per c

ombu

stio

n ai

r flo

w to

the

wat

er h

eate

r. T

he d

rain

pan

, as

desc

ribed

abo

ve, c

an b

e pu

rcha

sed

from

yo

ur p

lum

bing

pro

fess

iona

l. T

he d

rain

pan

mus

t be

pipe

d to

an

adeq

uate

dr

ain.

The

pip

ing

mus

t be

at le

ast 3

/4 in

ch (1

.9 c

m) i

n di

amet

er a

nd p

itche

d fo

r pro

per d

rain

age.

It

is re

com

men

ded

that

a m

inim

um c

lear

ance

of f

our (

4) in

ches

(10.

2 cm

) be

prov

ided

on

the

side

of t

he w

ater

hea

ter f

or s

ervi

cing

and

mai

nten

ance

of t

he

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

.

WA

RN

ING

D

O N

OT

ATT

EMPT

TO

LIG

HT

AN

Y G

AS

APP

LIA

NC

E IF

YO

U A

RE

NO

T C

ERTA

IN O

F TH

E FO

LLO

WIN

G:

Li

quef

ied

petro

leum

gas

es/p

ropa

ne g

as a

nd n

atur

al g

as h

ave

an

odor

ant a

dded

by

the

gas

supp

lier t

hat a

ids

in d

etec

tion

of th

e ga

s.

M

ost p

eopl

e re

cogn

ize

this

odo

r as

a “s

ulfu

r” o

r “ro

tten

egg”

sm

ell.

O

ther

con

ditio

ns, s

uch

as “o

dora

nt fa

de” c

an c

ause

the

odor

ant t

o di

min

ish

in in

tens

ity, o

r “fa

de”,

and

not b

e as

read

ily d

etec

tabl

e.

If

you

have

a d

imin

ishe

d se

nse

of s

mel

l, or

are

in a

ny w

ay u

nsur

e of

th

e pr

esen

ce o

f gas

, im

med

iate

ly c

onta

ct y

our g

as s

uppl

ier f

rom

a

neig

hbor

’s te

leph

one.

Gas

det

ecto

rs a

re a

vaila

ble.

Con

tact

you

r gas

sup

plie

r or p

lum

bing

pr

ofes

sion

al fo

r mor

e in

form

atio

n.

9

MIN

IMU

M C

LEA

RA

NC

ES

W

AR

NIN

G

Failu

re to

adh

ere

to th

ese

inst

alla

tion

and

oper

atin

g in

stru

ctio

ns m

ay

crea

te a

haz

ard

to li

fe a

nd p

rope

rty

and

will

nul

lify

the

war

rant

y.

This

inst

alla

tion

shal

l allo

w a

cces

s to

the

front

of t

he w

ater

hea

ter a

nd

adeq

uate

cle

aran

ce s

hall

be p

rovi

ded

for s

ervi

cing

and

ope

ratin

g th

is w

ater

he

ater

. The

wat

er h

eate

r may

be

inst

alle

d on

eith

er a

com

bust

ible

or n

on-

com

bust

ible

floo

r. If

the

wat

er h

eate

r is

to b

e in

stal

led

dire

ctly

on

carp

etin

g, it

sh

all b

e in

stal

led

on to

p of

a m

etal

or w

ood

pane

l (or

equ

ival

ent)

exte

ndin

g be

yond

the

full

wid

th a

nd d

epth

of t

he a

pplia

nce

by a

t lea

st th

ree

(3) i

nche

s (7

.6 c

m) i

n an

y di

rect

ion

or, i

f the

app

lianc

e is

to b

e in

stal

led

in a

n al

cove

or

clos

et, t

he e

ntire

floo

r sha

ll be

cov

ered

by

the

pane

l. If

the

ratin

g pl

ate

or

the

labe

l on

the

fron

t of t

he h

eate

r spe

cifie

s m

inim

um c

lear

ance

s le

ss

than

thos

e lis

ted

in th

e be

low

tabl

e, th

e w

ater

hea

ter m

ay b

e in

stal

led

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e m

inim

um c

lear

ance

s lis

ted

on th

e ra

ting

plat

e or

th

e la

bel o

n th

e fr

ont o

f the

hea

ter.

If it

is n

eces

sary

to in

stal

l thi

s w

ater

hea

ter i

n an

alc

ove,

use

the

clea

ranc

es

liste

d in

Fig

ure

1.

Fi

gure

1

10

VEN

TIN

G

This

wat

er h

eate

r has

bee

n sh

ippe

d w

ith a

dra

ft di

verte

r for

whi

ch it

was

de

sign

ed w

ith re

fere

nce

to th

e ho

rizon

tal a

nd v

ertic

al p

lane

s. I

f rem

oved

, the

dr

aft d

iver

ter m

ust b

e re

plac

ed in

the

sam

e po

sitio

n an

d se

cure

d to

the

jack

et

top

by th

e sc

rew

s w

ith w

hich

it w

as in

stal

led.

W

AR

NIN

G

The

vent

ing

syst

em m

ust b

e in

stal

led

prop

erly

follo

win

g al

l loc

al c

odes

or

in

the

abse

nce

of lo

cal c

odes

, the

late

st e

ditio

n of

the

Nat

iona

l Fue

l Gas

Cod

e (A

NS

I Z2

23.1

- la

test

edi

tion)

, or

in C

anad

a, T

he N

atur

al G

as a

nd P

ropa

ne

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e (B

149.

1-00

lat

est

editi

on).

Fai

lure

to

prop

erly

ins

tall

the

vent

ing

syst

em c

ould

resu

lt in

pro

perty

dam

age,

per

sona

l inj

ury,

or d

eath

.

WA

RN

ING

C

aref

ully

insp

ect t

he v

entin

g sy

stem

of a

repl

acem

ent w

ater

hea

ter

inst

alla

tion

befo

re c

onne

ctin

g to

the

vent

ing

syst

em.

All

join

ts in

the

vent

co

nnec

tor m

ust b

e se

cure

ly fa

sten

ed w

ith s

crew

s an

d fit

tigh

tly to

geth

er.

Insp

ect t

he v

entin

g sy

stem

for s

igns

of d

eter

iora

tion

(rus

t and

per

fora

tion)

an

d re

plac

e an

y se

ctio

ns th

at a

re n

ot in

goo

d co

nditi

on.

The

chim

ney

mus

t be

lined

and

in g

ood

cond

ition

. C

heck

to m

ake

sure

the

vent

ing

syst

em is

pro

perly

siz

ed fo

r the

wat

er h

eate

r. If

the

vent

ing

syst

em

was

pre

viou

sly

size

d fo

r ano

ther

gas

app

lianc

e th

at h

as b

een

rem

oved

, the

ve

ntin

g sy

stem

may

now

be

too

larg

e. R

efer

to th

e la

test

edi

tion

of th

e N

atio

nal F

uel G

as C

ode

(AN

SI Z

223.

1-la

test

edi

tion)

, or i

n C

anad

a, th

e N

atur

al G

as a

nd P

ropa

ne In

stal

latio

n C

ode

(B14

9.1-

00 la

test

edi

tion)

for t

he

corr

ect s

izin

g of

ven

ting

syst

ems

and

com

mon

ven

ting

with

ano

ther

gas

ap

plia

nce.

D

o no

t ven

t thi

s w

ater

hea

ter i

nto

the

vent

ing

syst

em o

f ano

ther

gas

ap

plia

nce

desi

gned

to v

ent u

nder

pos

itive

pre

ssur

e.

The

wat

er h

eate

r sho

uld

be in

stal

led

as c

lose

as

prac

tical

to th

e ve

ntin

g sy

stem

to m

inim

ize

the

vent

con

nect

or le

ngth

requ

ired.

Ref

er to

loca

l cod

es

for t

he d

ista

nce

limita

tions

on

vent

con

nect

or le

ngth

s.

At t

he c

ompl

etio

n of

the

wat

er h

eate

r ins

talla

tion,

the

burn

er a

nd v

entin

g sy

stem

mus

t be

chec

ked

for p

rope

r ope

ratio

n w

ith a

ll ot

her c

omm

only

ve

nted

app

lianc

es in

ope

ratio

n. C

heck

for s

pilla

ge o

f flu

e pr

oduc

ts a

roun

d th

e ou

tsid

e re

lief o

peni

ng o

f the

dra

fthoo

d af

ter s

ever

al m

inut

es o

f op

erat

ion.

The

flam

e fro

m a

mat

ch s

houl

d be

dra

wn

into

the

draf

thoo

d. D

o no

t use

the

wat

er h

eate

r or c

onne

cted

equ

ipm

ent i

f spi

llage

is d

etec

ted

until

th

e pr

oble

m is

cor

rect

ed.

Ref

er to

the

late

st e

ditio

n of

the

Nat

iona

l Fue

l Gas

C

ode,

or i

n C

anad

a, th

e N

atur

al G

as a

nd P

ropa

ne In

stal

latio

n C

ode

for

com

plet

e de

tails

on

the

“Pro

cedu

re to

Be

Follo

wed

to P

lace

Equ

ipm

ent i

n O

pera

tion”

.

11

Vent

ing

cont

inue

d-

This

wat

er h

eate

r mus

t be

conn

ecte

d to

a li

ned

mas

onry

chi

mne

y or

ven

ting

syst

em a

ppro

ved

by lo

cal c

odes

or o

rdin

ance

s. T

he v

ent c

onne

ctor

use

d to

at

tach

the

draf

t div

erte

r out

let t

o th

e ch

imne

y or

app

rove

d ve

nt m

ust b

e of

the

sam

e di

amet

er a

s th

e dr

aft d

iver

ter o

utle

t or l

arge

r. F

or p

rope

r ven

ting

in

certa

in in

stal

latio

ns, a

larg

er v

ent c

onne

ctor

may

be

need

ed.

Con

sult

vent

ing

tabl

es in

AN

SI s

tand

ard

(Z22

3.1-

or la

test

edi

tion)

, Nat

iona

l Fue

l Gas

Cod

e an

d C

AN

/CG

A (B

149.

1 or

B14

9.2-

late

st e

ditio

ns) N

atur

al G

as a

nd P

ropa

ne

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e, o

r loc

al c

ode

offic

ials

for p

rope

r app

licat

ion

for y

our a

rea.

C

ombu

stio

n A

ir Su

pply

Pro

vide

ade

quat

e ai

r for

com

bust

ion

and

vent

ilatio

n. A

n in

suffi

cien

t sup

ply

of

air w

ill c

ause

reci

rcul

atio

n of

com

bust

ion

prod

ucts

resu

lting

in a

ir co

ntam

inat

ion

that

may

be

haza

rdou

s to

life

. S

uch

a co

nditi

on o

ften

will

resu

lt in

a y

ello

w, l

umin

ous

burn

er fl

ame,

cau

sing

car

boni

ng o

r soo

ting

of th

e co

mbu

stio

n ch

ambe

r, bu

rner

s an

d flu

e tu

bes

with

pos

sibl

e da

mag

e to

the

wat

er h

eate

r. W

hen

an e

xhau

st fa

n is

inst

alle

d in

the

sam

e ro

om w

ith a

hea

ter,

suffi

cien

t op

enin

gs fo

r air

mus

t be

prov

ided

in th

e w

alls

. U

nder

size

d op

enin

gs w

ill

caus

e ai

r to

be d

raw

n in

to th

e ro

om th

roug

h th

e ch

imne

y, c

ausi

ng

reci

rcul

atio

n of

com

bust

ion

prod

ucts

.

WA

RN

ING

Li

quef

ied

petro

leum

gas

es/p

ropa

ne g

as a

re h

eavi

er th

an a

ir an

d w

ill

rem

ain

at fl

oor l

evel

if th

ere

is a

leak

. B

asem

ents

, cra

wl s

pace

s, c

lose

ts

and

area

s be

low

gro

und

leve

l will

ser

ve a

s po

cket

s fo

r acc

umul

atio

n of

le

akin

g ga

s. B

efor

e lig

htin

g, s

mel

l all

arou

nd th

e ap

plia

nce

area

for g

as.

Be

sure

to s

mel

l nex

t to

the

floor

. IF

YO

U S

ME

LL G

AS

:

Do

not t

ry to

ligh

t any

app

lianc

e.

D

o no

t tou

ch a

ny e

lect

ric s

witc

h; d

o no

t use

any

tele

phon

e in

you

r bu

ildin

g.

Im

med

iate

ly c

all y

our g

as s

uppl

ier f

rom

a n

eigh

bor’s

tele

phon

e.

Follo

w th

e ga

s su

pplie

r’s in

stru

ctio

ns.

If

you

cann

ot re

ach

your

gas

sup

plie

r, ca

ll th

e fir

e de

partm

ent.

DO

NO

T O

PER

ATE

APP

LIA

NC

E U

NTI

L LE

AK

AG

E IS

CO

RR

ECTE

D!

IMPO

RTA

NT

The

flow

of c

ombu

stio

n an

d ve

ntila

ting

air m

ust n

ot b

e ob

stru

cted

.

Do

not b

lock

or i

n an

y w

ay re

stric

t jac

ket a

ir in

let s

lots

loca

ted

at th

e bo

ttom

fron

t of t

he w

ater

hea

ter.

12

Com

bust

ion

Air

Supp

ly c

ontin

ued-

C

onfin

ed S

pace

s C

onfin

ed s

pace

s ar

e sp

aces

def

ined

as

havi

ng le

ss th

an 5

0 ft.

3 of s

pace

per

1,

000

BTU

(1.4

1m3 /.2

9kw

) per

hou

r of i

nput

. U

ncon

fined

Spa

ces

In u

ncon

fined

spa

ces

in b

uild

ings

, inf

iltra

tion

may

be

adeq

uate

to p

rovi

de a

ir fo

r com

bust

ion,

ven

tilat

ion

and

dilu

tion

of fl

ue g

ases

. H

owev

er, i

n bu

ildin

gs o

f tig

ht c

onst

ruct

ion

(for e

xam

ple,

wea

ther

stri

ppin

g, h

eavi

ly in

sula

ted,

cau

lked

, va

por b

arrie

r, et

c.),

addi

tiona

l air

may

nee

d to

be

prov

ided

usi

ng th

e m

etho

ds

desc

ribed

abo

ve u

nder

CO

NFI

NE

D S

PA

CE

S:

All

Air

From

Out

door

s or

S

PE

CIA

LLY

EN

GIN

EE

RE

D IN

STA

LLA

TIO

NS

. A

ll A

ir Fr

om In

side

the

Bui

ldin

g: T

he c

onfin

ed s

pace

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d w

ith

two

perm

anen

t ope

ning

s co

mm

unic

atin

g di

rect

ly w

ith a

n ad

ditio

nal r

oom

(s) o

f su

ffici

ent v

olum

e so

that

the

com

bine

d vo

lum

e of

all

spac

es m

eets

the

crite

ria

for a

n un

conf

ined

spa

ce.

The

tota

l inp

ut o

f all

gas

utiliz

atio

n eq

uipm

ent

inst

alle

d in

the

com

bine

d sp

ace

shal

l be

cons

ider

ed in

mak

ing

this

de

term

inat

ion.

Eac

h op

enin

g sh

all h

ave

a m

inim

um fr

ee a

rea

of 1

squ

are

inch

pe

r 100

0 B

TU (6

.45c

m2 /.2

9kw

) per

hou

r of t

he to

tal i

nput

ratin

g of

all

gas

utili

zatio

n eq

uipm

ent i

n th

e co

nfin

ed s

pace

, but

not

less

than

100

squ

are

inch

es (6

45cm

2 ). O

ne o

peni

ng s

hall

be w

ithin

12

inch

es (3

1cm

) of t

he to

p an

d on

e w

ithin

12

inch

es (3

1cm

) of t

he b

otto

m o

f the

enc

losu

re.

All

Air

From

Out

door

s: T

he c

onfin

ed s

pace

sha

ll be

pro

vide

d w

ith tw

o pe

rman

ent o

peni

ngs,

one

com

men

cing

with

in 1

2 in

ches

(31c

m) o

f the

top

and

one

com

men

cing

with

in 1

2 in

ches

(31c

m) f

rom

the

botto

m o

f the

enc

losu

re.

The

open

ings

sha

ll co

mm

unic

ate

dire

ctly

, or b

y du

cts,

with

the

outd

oors

or

spac

es (c

raw

l or a

ttic)

that

free

ly c

omm

unic

ate

with

the

outd

oors

. 1.

W

hen

dire

ctly

com

mun

icat

ing

with

the

outd

oors

, eac

h op

enin

g sh

all h

ave

a m

inim

um fr

ee a

rea

of 1

squ

are

inch

per

400

0 B

TU (6

.45c

m2 /1

.2kw

) per

ho

ur o

f tot

al in

put r

atin

g of

all

equi

pmen

t in

the

encl

osur

e.

2.

Whe

n co

mm

unic

atin

g w

ith th

e ou

tdoo

rs th

roug

h ve

rtica

l duc

ts, e

ach

open

ing

shal

l hav

e a

min

imum

free

are

a of

1 s

quar

e in

ch p

er 4

000

BTU

(6

.45c

m2 /1

.2kw

) per

hou

r of t

otal

inpu

t rat

ing

of a

ll eq

uipm

ent i

n th

e en

clos

ure.

3.

W

hen

com

mun

icat

ing

with

the

outd

oors

thro

ugh

horiz

onta

l duc

ts, e

ach

open

ing

shal

l hav

e a

min

imum

free

are

a of

1 s

quar

e in

ch p

er 2

000

BTU

(6

.45c

m2 /.6

kw) p

er h

our o

f tot

al in

put r

atin

g of

all

equi

pmen

t in

the

encl

osur

e.

4.

Whe

n du

cts

are

used

, the

y sh

all b

e of

the

sam

e cr

oss-

sect

iona

l are

a as

th

e fre

e ar

ea o

f the

ope

ning

s to

whi

ch th

ey c

onne

ct.

The

min

imum

di

men

sion

of r

ecta

ngul

ar a

ir du

cts

shal

l be

not l

ess

than

3 in

ches

(7.5

cm)

Spec

ially

Eng

inee

red

Inst

alla

tions

Th

e re

quire

men

ts n

oted

und

er C

ON

FIN

ED

SP

AC

ES

abo

ve s

hall

not

nece

ssar

ily g

over

n w

hen

spec

ial e

ngin

eerin

g, a

ppro

ved

by th

e au

thor

ity

havi

ng ju

risdi

ctio

n, p

rovi

des

an a

dequ

ate

supp

ly o

f air

for c

ombu

stio

n,

vent

ilatio

n, a

nd d

ilutio

n of

flue

gas

es.

13

WA

TER

CO

NN

ECTI

ON

S N

ote:

BE

FOR

E P

RO

CE

ED

ING

WIT

H T

HE

INS

TALL

ATI

ON

, CLO

SE

TH

E

MA

IN W

ATE

R S

UP

PLY

VA

LVE

. A

fter s

hutti

ng o

ff th

e m

ain

wat

er s

uppl

y, o

pen

a fa

ucet

to re

lieve

the

wat

er li

ne

pres

sure

to p

reve

nt a

ny w

ater

from

leak

ing

out o

f the

pip

es w

hile

mak

ing

the

wat

er c

onne

ctio

ns to

the

wat

er h

eate

r. A

fter t

he p

ress

ure

has

been

relie

ved,

cl

ose

the

fauc

et.

The

CO

LD w

ater

inle

t and

HO

T w

ater

out

let a

re id

entif

ied

on

the

top

of th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

The

fitti

ngs

at th

e co

ld w

ater

inle

t and

hot

wat

er

outle

t are

die

lect

ric w

ater

way

fitti

ngs

with

3/4

” NP

T m

ale

thre

ad.

Mak

e th

e pr

oper

plu

mbi

ng c

onne

ctio

ns b

etw

een

the

wat

er h

eate

r and

the

plum

bing

sy

stem

to th

e ho

use.

Ins

tall

a sh

ut-o

ff va

lve

in th

e co

ld w

ater

sup

ply

line.

If th

is w

ater

hea

ter i

s in

stal

led

in a

clo

sed

wat

er s

uppl

y sy

stem

, suc

h as

the

one

havi

ng a

bac

k-flo

w p

reve

nter

in th

e co

ld w

ater

sup

ply,

pro

visi

ons

shal

l be

mad

e to

con

trol t

herm

al e

xpan

sion

. D

O N

OT

oper

ate

this

wat

er h

eate

r in

a cl

osed

sys

tem

with

out p

rovi

sion

s fo

r con

trolli

ng th

erm

al e

xpan

sion

. Y

our

wat

er s

uppl

ier o

r loc

al p

lum

bing

insp

ecto

r sho

uld

be c

onta

cted

on

how

to

cont

rol t

his

situ

atio

n A

fter i

nsta

llatio

n of

the

wat

er li

nes,

ope

n th

e m

ain

wat

er s

uppl

y va

lve

and

fill

the

wat

er h

eate

r. W

hile

the

wat

er h

eate

r is

fillin

g, o

pen

seve

ral h

ot w

ater

fa

ucet

s to

allo

w a

ir to

esc

ape

from

the

wat

er s

yste

m.

Whe

n a

stea

dy s

tream

of

wat

er fl

ows

thro

ugh

the

fauc

ets,

clo

se th

em a

nd c

heck

all

wat

er

conn

ectio

ns fo

r pos

sibl

e le

aks.

NEV

ER O

PER

ATE

TH

E W

ATE

R H

EATE

R

WIT

HO

UT

FIR

ST B

EIN

G C

ERTA

IN IT

IS F

ILLE

D W

ITH

WA

TER

.

W

AR

NIN

G

FAIL

UR

E TO

INST

ALL

AN

D M

AIN

TAIN

A N

EW, L

ISTE

D 3

/4”

X 3/

4”

TEM

PER

ATU

RE

AN

D P

RES

SUR

E R

ELIE

F VA

LVE

WIL

L R

ELEA

SE T

HE

MA

NU

FAC

TUR

ER F

RO

M A

NY

CLA

IM, W

HIC

H M

IGH

T R

ESU

LT F

RO

M

EXC

ESSI

VE T

EMPE

RA

TUR

E A

ND

PR

ESSU

RES

.

C

AU

TIO

N

If sw

eat f

ittin

gs a

re to

be

use,

DO

NO

T ap

ply

heat

to th

e ni

pple

s on

top

of

the

wat

er h

eate

r. S

wea

t the

tubi

ng to

the

adap

ter b

efor

e fit

ting

the

adap

ter

to th

e w

ater

con

nect

ions

. It

is im

pera

tive

that

hea

t is

not a

pplie

d to

the

nipp

les

cont

aini

ng a

pla

stic

line

r.

14

Inst

alla

tion

(Wat

er C

onne

ctio

ns) c

ontin

ued-

WA

RN

ING

Fo

r pro

tect

ion

agai

nst e

xces

sive

tem

pera

ture

s an

d pr

essu

re, i

nsta

ll te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

prot

ectiv

e eq

uipm

ent r

equi

red

by lo

cal c

odes

, bu

t not

less

than

a c

ombi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve

certi

fied

by a

nat

iona

lly re

cogn

ized

test

ing

labo

rato

ry th

at m

aint

ains

pe

riodi

c in

spec

tion

of p

rodu

ctio

n of

list

ed e

quip

men

t or m

ater

ials

as

mee

ting

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

he S

tand

ard

for R

elie

f Val

ves

and

Aut

omat

ic

Gas

Shu

toff

Dev

ices

for H

ot W

ater

Sup

ply

Sys

tem

s, A

NS

I Z21

.22

or th

e S

tand

ard

CA

N1-

4.4.

Tem

pera

ture

and

Pre

ssur

e an

d th

e S

tand

ard

CA

N1-

4.4,

Tem

pera

ture

, Pre

ssur

e, T

empe

ratu

re a

nd P

ress

ure

Rel

ief V

alve

s an

d V

acuu

m R

elie

f Val

ves.

The

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief

valv

e sh

all b

e m

arke

d w

ith a

max

imum

set

pre

ssur

e no

t to

exce

ed th

e m

axim

um w

orki

ng p

ress

ure

of th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

The

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

sha

ll al

so h

ave

an h

ourly

rate

d te

mpe

ratu

re s

team

BTU

dis

char

ge c

apac

ity n

ot le

ss th

an th

e ho

urly

ratin

g of

the

wat

er h

eate

r.

Inst

all t

he c

ombi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve in

to th

e op

enin

g pr

ovid

ed a

nd m

arke

d fo

r thi

s pu

rpos

e on

the

wat

er h

eate

r.

Not

e: S

ome

mod

els

may

alre

ady

be e

quip

ped

or s

uppl

ied

with

a

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

. V

erify

that

the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

com

plie

s w

ith lo

cal

code

s. I

f the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

doe

s no

t co

mpl

y w

ith lo

cal c

odes

, rep

lace

it w

ith o

ne th

at d

oes.

Fol

low

the

inst

alla

tion

inst

ruct

ions

abo

ve o

n th

is p

age.

Inst

all a

dis

char

ge li

ne s

o th

at w

ater

dis

char

ged

from

the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

will

exi

t with

in s

ix (6

) inc

hes

(15.

2 cm

) abo

ve, o

r any

dis

tanc

e be

low

the

stru

ctur

al fl

oor a

nd c

anno

t con

tact

an

y liv

e el

ectri

cal p

art.

The

disc

harg

e lin

e is

to b

e in

stal

led

to a

llow

for

com

plet

e dr

aina

ge o

f bot

h th

e co

mbi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve a

nd th

e di

scha

rge

line.

The

dis

char

ge o

peni

ng m

ust n

ot b

e su

bjec

ted

to b

lock

age

or fr

eezi

ng.

DO

NO

T th

read

, plu

g or

cap

the

disc

harg

e lin

e. I

t is

reco

mm

ende

d th

at a

min

imum

cle

aran

ce o

f fou

r (4)

in

ches

(10.

2 cm

) be

prov

ided

on

the

side

of t

he w

ater

hea

ter f

or s

ervi

cing

an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief

valv

e.

D

o no

t pla

ce a

val

ve b

etw

een

the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

and

the

tank

.

15

Inst

alla

tion

(Wat

er C

onne

ctio

ns) c

ontin

ued-

This

wat

er h

eate

r can

del

iver

sca

ldin

g te

mpe

ratu

re w

ater

at a

ny fa

ucet

in th

e sy

stem

. B

e ca

refu

l whe

neve

r usi

ng h

ot w

ater

to a

void

sca

ldin

g in

jury

. C

erta

in

appl

ianc

es s

uch

as d

ishw

ashe

rs a

nd a

utom

atic

clo

thes

was

hers

may

requ

ire

incr

ease

d te

mpe

ratu

re w

ater

. B

y se

tting

the

ther

mos

tat o

n th

is w

ater

hea

ter

to o

btai

n th

e in

crea

sed

tem

pera

ture

wat

er re

quire

d by

thes

e ap

plia

nces

, the

po

tent

ial f

or s

cald

inju

ry in

crea

ses.

To

prot

ect a

gain

st in

jury

, you

sho

uld

inst

all a

n A

SS

E a

ppro

ved

mix

ing

valv

e in

the

wat

er s

yste

m.

This

val

ve w

ill re

duce

poi

nt o

f dis

char

ge te

mpe

ratu

re b

y m

ixin

g co

ld a

nd h

ot w

ater

in b

ranc

h su

pply

line

s. S

uch

valv

es a

re a

vaila

ble

from

the

man

ufac

ture

r of t

his

wat

er

heat

er o

r a lo

cal p

lum

bing

sup

plie

r. P

leas

e co

nsul

t with

a p

lum

bing

pr

ofes

sion

al.

APP

RO

XIM

ATE

TIM

E/TE

MPE

RA

TUR

E R

ELA

TIO

NSH

IPS

IN S

CA

LDS

120°

F (4

9°C

) M

ore

than

5 m

inut

es

125°

F (5

2°C

) 1½

to 2

min

utes

13

0°F

(54°

C)

Abo

ut 3

0 se

cond

s 13

5°F

(57°

C)

Abo

ut 1

0 se

cond

s 14

0°F

(60°

C)

Less

than

5 s

econ

ds

145°

F (6

3°C

) Le

ss th

an 3

sec

onds

15

0°F

(66°

C)

Abo

ut 1

½ s

econ

ds

155°

F (6

8°C

) A

bout

1 s

econ

d

W

AR

NIN

G

Hyd

roge

n ga

s ca

n be

pro

duce

d in

an

oper

atin

g w

ater

hea

ter t

hat h

as

not h

ad w

ater

dra

wn

from

the

tank

for a

long

per

iod

of ti

me

(gen

eral

ly

two

wee

ks o

r mor

e).

Hyd

roge

n ga

s is

ext

rem

ely

flam

mab

le.

To

prev

ent t

he p

ossi

bilit

y of

inju

ry u

nder

thes

e co

nditi

ons,

we

reco

mm

end

the

hot w

ater

fauc

et to

be

open

for s

ever

al m

inut

es a

t the

ki

tche

n si

nk b

efor

e yo

u us

e an

y el

ectr

ical

app

lianc

e, w

hich

is

conn

ecte

d to

the

hot w

ater

sys

tem

. If

hydr

ogen

is p

rese

nt, t

here

will

be

an

unus

ual s

ound

suc

h as

air

esca

ping

thro

ugh

the

pipe

s as

hot

w

ater

beg

ins

to fl

ow.

Do

not s

mok

e or

hav

e op

en fl

ame

near

the

fauc

et a

t the

tim

e it

is o

pen.

16

Gas

Con

nect

ions

Th

e ga

s su

pply

line

s m

ust m

eet a

ll re

quire

men

ts o

f the

Nat

iona

l Fue

l Gas

Cod

e (A

NS

I Z2

23.1

-Lat

est E

ditio

n), o

r in

Can

ada

CA

N/C

GA

B14

9.1

Nat

ural

Gas

Inst

alla

tion

Cod

e (L

ates

t Edi

tion)

or C

AN

/CG

A B

149.

2 P

ropa

ne In

stal

latio

n C

ode

(Lat

est E

ditio

n).

The

min

imum

per

mis

sibl

e ga

s su

pply

pre

ssur

e fo

r the

pur

pose

of i

nput

adj

ustm

ent i

s on

e (1

.0) i

nch

(0.2

5 kP

a) w

ater

col

umn

abov

e th

e op

erat

ing

man

ifold

pre

ssur

e. S

ee

the

ratin

g pl

ate

and

gas

valv

e fo

r the

man

ifold

pre

ssur

e an

d ga

s ty

pe.

The

max

imum

pe

rmis

sibl

e ga

s su

pply

pre

ssur

e is

four

teen

(14.

0) in

ches

(3.5

kP

a) w

ater

col

umn

for

natu

ral g

as a

nd li

quef

ied

petro

leum

gas

es/p

ropa

ne g

as.

1.

Con

nect

this

wat

er h

eate

r onl

y to

the

type

of g

as (N

atur

al o

r Pro

pane

gas

) as

show

n on

the

ratin

g pl

ate.

Use

cle

an b

lack

iron

pip

e or

equ

ival

ent m

ater

ial

appr

oved

by

loca

l cod

es a

nd o

rdin

ance

s. (D

irt a

nd s

cale

from

the

pipe

can

ent

er

the

gas

valv

e an

d ca

use

it to

mal

func

tion)

. Th

e in

let g

as li

ne m

ust h

ave

a m

inim

um le

ngth

of t

hree

(3) i

nche

s (7

.6 c

m) d

rip le

g (s

edim

ent t

rap)

inst

alle

d as

cl

ose

to th

e w

ater

hea

ter’s

gas

val

ve a

s po

ssib

le.

A g

roun

d jo

int u

nion

mus

t be

inst

alle

d as

clo

se to

the

wat

er h

eate

r as

poss

ible

in th

e ga

s su

pply

line

feed

ing

the

wat

er h

eate

r to

perm

it se

rvic

ing

of th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

Com

poun

ds u

sed

on th

e th

read

ed jo

ints

of t

he g

as p

ipin

g m

ust b

e re

sist

ant t

o th

e ac

tion

of li

quef

ied

petro

leum

gas

es/p

ropa

ne g

as.

DO

NO

T ap

ply

pipe

dop

e to

the

gas

valv

e in

let a

nd

mak

e ce

rtain

that

no

pipe

dop

e ha

s be

com

e lo

dged

in th

e in

let s

cree

n of

the

gas

valv

e. E

xtre

me

care

mus

t be

take

n to

ens

ure

no p

ipe

dope

ent

ers

the

gas

valv

e.

Avo

id e

xces

sive

torq

ue w

hen

tight

enin

g th

e ga

s su

pply

line

to th

e ga

s va

lve.

E

xces

sive

torq

ue m

ay re

sult

in c

rack

ing

of th

e ga

s va

lve

hous

ing

and

coul

d cr

eate

a

gas

leak

. W

hen

tight

enin

g ga

s su

pply

line

to L

.P. c

ontro

l, it

is re

com

men

ded

to

hold

the

inle

t bod

y of

the

cont

rol s

ecur

ely

with

an

adeq

uate

wre

nch.

The

su

gges

ted

max

imum

torq

ue is

31.

5 ft.

lbs.

(4.4

kg-

m).

2.

This

wat

er h

eate

r and

its

gas

conn

ectio

n m

ust b

e le

ak te

sted

bef

ore

plac

ing

the

wat

er h

eate

r in

oper

atio

n. C

heck

for g

as le

aks

with

a s

oap

and

wat

er s

olut

ion

and

a br

ush

or a

com

mer

cial

leak

det

ecto

r flu

id. N

EVER

USE

A M

ATC

H O

R O

PEN

FL

AME

FOR

TES

TIN

G!

3.

Whi

le c

heck

ing

for l

eaks

car

e m

ust b

e ta

ken

to p

reve

nt s

olut

ion

from

co

ntac

ting

the

elec

trica

l con

nect

ions

at t

he c

ontro

l. If

elec

trica

l con

nect

ions

at t

he

cont

rol b

ecom

e w

et, t

hey

mus

t be

thor

ough

ly d

ried

befo

re a

ttem

ptin

g to

ope

rate

th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

W

AR

NIN

G

The

man

ufac

ture

r of t

his

wat

er h

eate

r will

not b

e lia

ble

for a

ny d

amag

e or

inju

ry

caus

ed a

s a

resu

lt of

a c

rack

ed g

as in

let a

s a

resu

lt of

exc

essi

ve to

rque

.

C

AU

TIO

N

The

wat

er h

eate

r and

indi

vidu

al s

huto

ff va

lve

mus

t be

disc

onne

cted

from

the

gas

supp

ly p

ipin

g sy

stem

dur

ing

any

pres

sure

test

ing

of th

e sy

stem

at t

est p

ress

ures

in

exce

ss o

f 1/2

psi

(3.5

kP

a).

The

wat

er h

eate

r mus

t be

isol

ated

from

the

gas

supp

ly

pipi

ng s

yste

m b

y cl

osin

g its

man

ual s

huto

ff va

lve

durin

g an

y pr

essu

re te

stin

g of

the

gas

supp

ly s

yste

m a

t tes

t pre

ssur

es e

qual

to o

r les

s th

an 1

/2 p

si (3

.5 k

Pa)

. Th

e su

pply

line

mus

t be

capp

ed w

hen

not c

onne

cted

to th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

17

GEN

ERA

L O

PER

ATI

ON

TO F

ILL

THE

WA

TER

HE

ATE

R

1.

Clo

se th

e w

ater

hea

ter d

rain

val

ve b

y tu

rnin

g th

e kn

ob c

lock

wis

e

. 2.

O

pen

the

cold

wat

er s

uppl

y sh

ut-o

ff va

lve.

3.

O

pen

seve

ral h

ot w

ater

fauc

ets

to a

llow

air

to e

scap

e fro

m th

e sy

stem

. 4.

W

hen

a st

eady

stre

am o

f wat

er fl

ows

from

the

fauc

ets,

the

wat

er h

eate

r is

fille

d. C

lose

the

fauc

ets

and

chec

k fo

r wat

er le

aks

at th

e w

ater

hea

ter

drai

n va

lve,

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

and

the

hot a

nd c

old

wat

er c

onne

ctio

ns.

TO D

RA

IN T

HE

WA

TER

HE

ATE

R

Sho

uld

it be

com

e ne

cess

ary

to c

ompl

etel

y dr

ain

the

wat

er h

eate

r, m

ake

sure

yo

u fo

llow

the

step

s be

low

: 1.

R

otat

e th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l clo

ckw

ise

to th

e lo

wes

t pos

sibl

e po

sitio

n.

2.

Rot

ate

and

parti

ally

dep

ress

gas

con

trol k

nob

cloc

kwis

e

to th

e “O

FF”

posi

tion.

3.

S

hut o

ff th

e ga

s su

pply

to th

e w

ater

hea

ter.

4.

Clo

se th

e co

ld w

ater

sup

ply

shut

-off

valv

e.

5.

Ope

n th

e dr

ain

valv

e on

the

wat

er h

eate

r by

turn

ing

the

knob

cou

nter

-cl

ockw

ise

. Th

e dr

ain

valv

e ha

s th

read

s on

the

end

that

will

allo

w

the

conn

ectio

n of

a s

tand

ard

hose

cou

plin

g.

6.

Ope

n a

hot w

ater

fauc

et to

allo

w a

ir to

ent

er th

e sy

stem

. To

refil

l the

wat

er h

eate

r, re

fer t

o “T

o Fi

ll th

e W

ater

Hea

ter.”

W

ater

hea

ters

are

hea

t pro

duci

ng a

pplia

nces

. To

avo

id d

amag

e or

inju

ry

ther

e sh

all b

e no

mat

eria

ls s

tore

d ag

ains

t the

wat

er h

eate

r or v

ent-a

ir in

take

sy

stem

, and

pro

per c

are

shal

l be

take

n to

avo

id u

nnec

essa

ry c

onta

ct

(esp

ecia

lly b

y ch

ildre

n) w

ith th

e w

ater

hea

ter a

nd v

ent-a

ir in

take

sys

tem

. U

ND

ER N

O C

IRC

UM

STA

NC

ES S

HA

LL F

LAM

MA

BLE

MA

TER

IALS

, SU

CH

AS

GA

SOLI

NE

OR

PA

INT

THIN

NER

BE

USE

D O

R S

TOR

ED IN

TH

E VI

CIN

ITY

OF

THIS

WA

TER

HEA

TER

, VEN

T-A

IR IN

TAK

E SY

STEM

O

R IN

AN

Y LO

CA

TIO

N F

RO

M W

HIC

H F

UM

ES C

OU

LD R

EAC

H T

HE

WA

TER

HEA

TER

OR

VEN

T-A

IR IN

TAK

E SY

STEM

.

18

Ligh

ting

and

Shut

dow

n In

stru

ctio

ns-W

hite

Rod

gers

and

Rob

erts

haw

gas

co

ntro

l.

19

Ligh

ting

and

Shut

dow

n In

stru

ctio

ns-H

oney

wel

l gas

con

trol

.

20

THER

MO

STA

T A

DJU

STM

ENT

- Whi

te R

odge

rs g

as c

ontr

ol.

160°

F C

ontro

l

1

80°F

Con

trol

Figu

re 2

Th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l is

set t

o its

low

est t

empe

ratu

re s

ettin

g w

hen

ship

ped

from

the

fact

ory.

R

emem

ber t

hat l

ower

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

are

mor

e en

ergy

effi

cien

t. A

djus

t the

te

mpe

ratu

re b

y tu

rnin

g th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l. It

is s

ugge

sted

that

the

star

ting

poin

t set

ting

not b

e gr

eate

r tha

n th

e “

” or “

mar

k on

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial (

appr

oxim

atel

y 12

0°F

[48.

9°C

]) as

indi

cate

d ab

ove.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

lock

wis

e

to d

ecre

ase

the

tem

pera

ture

setti

ng.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

ount

er-c

lock

wis

e

to in

crea

se th

e te

mpe

ratu

re

setti

ng.

Adj

ust t

he d

ial u

ntil

the

min

imum

acc

epta

ble

tem

pera

ture

is a

chie

ved

(See

figu

re 2

ab

ove

for a

ppro

xim

ate

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

). R

ober

tsha

w g

as c

ontr

ol.

16

0°F

Con

trol

180

°F C

ontro

l

Figu

re 3

Th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l is

set t

o its

low

est t

empe

ratu

re s

ettin

g w

hen

ship

ped

from

the

fact

ory.

R

emem

ber t

hat l

ower

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

are

mor

e en

ergy

effi

cien

t. A

djus

t the

te

mpe

ratu

re b

y tu

rnin

g th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l. It

is s

ugge

sted

that

the

star

ting

poin

t set

ting

not b

e

grea

ter t

han

the

” mar

k on

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial (

appr

oxim

atel

y 12

0°F

[48.

9°C

]) as

indi

cate

d ab

ove.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

ount

er-c

lock

wis

e

to d

ecre

ase

the

tem

pera

ture

se

tting

. R

otat

e th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l clo

ckw

ise

to in

crea

se th

e te

mpe

ratu

re s

ettin

g.

Adj

ust t

he d

ial u

ntil

the

min

imum

acc

epta

ble

tem

pera

ture

is a

chie

ved

(See

figu

re 3

abo

ve fo

r ap

prox

imat

e te

mpe

ratu

re s

ettin

gs).

21

THER

MO

STA

T A

DJU

STM

ENT

- Hon

eyw

ell g

as c

ontr

ol.

160°

F (7

1.1°

C) C

ontro

l

Figu

re 4

Th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l is

set t

o its

low

est t

empe

ratu

re s

ettin

g w

hen

ship

ped

from

the

fact

ory.

R

emem

ber t

hat l

ower

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

are

mor

e en

ergy

effi

cien

t. A

djus

t the

te

mpe

ratu

re b

y tu

rnin

g th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l. It

is s

ugge

sted

that

the

star

ting

poin

t set

ting

not b

e gr

eate

r tha

n th

e “H

OT”

mar

k on

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial (

appr

oxim

atel

y 12

0°F

[48.

9°C

]) as

indi

cate

d ab

ove.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

ount

er-c

lock

wis

e

to

decr

ease

the

tem

pera

ture

set

ting.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

lock

wis

e

to in

crea

se th

e te

mpe

ratu

re s

ettin

g. A

djus

t the

dia

l unt

il th

e m

inim

um a

ccep

tabl

e te

mpe

ratu

re is

ach

ieve

d (S

ee fi

gure

4 a

bove

for a

ppro

xim

ate

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

).

Figu

re 5

Th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l is

set t

o its

low

est t

empe

ratu

re s

ettin

g w

hen

ship

ped

from

the

fact

ory.

R

emem

ber t

hat l

ower

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

are

mor

e en

ergy

effi

cien

t. A

djus

t the

te

mpe

ratu

re b

y tu

rnin

g th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l. It

is s

ugge

sted

that

the

star

ting

poin

t set

ting

not b

e gr

eate

r tha

n th

e “H

OT”

mar

k on

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial (

appr

oxim

atel

y 12

0°F

[48.

9°C

]) as

in

dica

ted

abov

e. R

otat

e th

e th

erm

osta

t dia

l cou

nter

-clo

ckw

ise

to d

ecre

ase

the

tem

pera

ture

set

ting.

Rot

ate

the

ther

mos

tat d

ial c

lock

wis

e

to in

crea

se th

e te

mpe

ratu

re s

ettin

g. A

djus

t the

dia

l unt

il th

e m

inim

um a

ccep

tabl

e te

mpe

ratu

re is

ach

ieve

d (S

ee fi

gure

5 a

bove

for a

ppro

xim

ate

tem

pera

ture

set

tings

).

22

Gen

eral

Ope

ratio

n co

ntin

ued-

Hot

ter w

ater

incr

ease

s th

e ris

k of

sca

ld in

jury

. S

cald

ing

may

occ

ur w

ithin

five

(5)

seco

nds

at a

tem

pera

ture

set

ting

of 1

40F

(60

C).

To

prot

ect a

gain

st h

ot w

ater

in

jury

, ins

tall

an A

SS

E a

ppro

ved

mix

ing

valv

e in

the

wat

er s

yste

m.

This

val

ve w

ill

redu

ce p

oint

of d

isch

arge

tem

pera

ture

by

mix

ing

cold

and

hot

wat

er in

bra

nch

wat

er li

nes.

A li

cens

ed p

lum

bing

pro

fess

iona

l or l

ocal

plu

mbi

ng a

utho

rity

shou

ld

be c

onsu

lted.

N

ote:

Thi

s w

ater

hea

ter i

s eq

uipp

ed w

ith a

n en

ergy

cut

out

dev

ice

to p

reve

nt

over

heat

ing.

Sho

uld

over

heat

ing

occu

r or t

he g

as s

uppl

y fa

il to

shu

t off,

turn

of

f the

man

ual g

as c

ontro

l val

ve to

the

appl

ianc

e an

d ca

ll a

qual

ified

ser

vice

te

chni

cian

. N

ote:

Whe

neve

r the

wat

er h

eate

r is

fille

d w

ith c

old

wat

er, c

onde

nsat

e w

ill

form

on

the

cool

tank

sur

face

and

dro

ps o

f wat

er w

ill fa

ll on

the

hot b

urne

r an

d co

mbu

stio

n ch

ambe

r sur

face

s pr

oduc

ing

a “s

izzl

ing”

noi

se.

Con

dens

atio

n is

nor

mal

and

doe

s no

t ind

icat

e a

leak

. It

will

dis

appe

ar w

hen

the

tank

bec

omes

hea

ted.

B

UR

NER

FLA

ME

CH

ECK

S St

eel B

urne

r: T

hese

mod

els

are

equi

pped

with

sel

f adj

ustin

g ai

r mix

ture

and

do

not

hav

e an

adj

usta

ble

air s

hutte

r (S

ee F

igur

e 6)

. A

t per

iodi

c in

terv

als,

a

visu

al c

heck

of

the

mai

n bu

rner

and

pilo

t fla

mes

sho

uld

be m

ade

to d

eter

min

e

if th

ey a

re b

urni

ng p

rope

rly.

The

mai

n bu

rner

flam

e sh

ould

ligh

t sm

ooth

ly

from

the

pilo

t.

DA

NG

ER

Figu

re 6

23

MA

INTE

NA

NC

E

The

follo

win

g m

aint

enan

ce s

houl

d be

per

form

ed b

y a

qual

ified

ser

vice

te

chni

cian

at t

he m

inim

um p

erio

dic

inte

rval

s su

gges

ted

belo

w.

In s

ome

inst

alla

tions

, the

mai

nten

ance

inte

rval

may

be

mor

e fre

quen

t dep

endi

ng o

n th

e am

ount

of u

se a

nd th

e op

erat

ing

cond

ition

s of

the

wat

er h

eate

r. R

egul

ar

insp

ectio

n an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f the

wat

er h

eate

r and

ven

t-air

inta

ke s

yste

m

will

hel

p to

insu

re s

afe

and

relia

ble

oper

atio

n.

1.

Ann

ually

che

ck th

e op

erat

ion

of th

e th

erm

osta

t.

2.

The

flow

of c

ombu

stio

n an

d ve

ntila

tion

air M

US

T N

OT

be re

stric

ted.

M

ake

sure

slo

ts in

jack

et a

re o

pen

and

unob

stru

cted

. C

lear

jack

et s

lot

open

ings

of a

ny d

irt, d

ust,

or o

ther

rest

rictio

ns. W

AR

NIN

G! T

he v

entil

atio

n ai

r sys

tem

may

be

HO

T.

3.

At a

ll tim

es k

eep

the

wat

er h

eate

r are

a cl

ear a

nd fr

ee fr

om c

ombu

stib

le

mat

eria

ls, g

asol

ine

and

othe

r fla

mm

able

vap

ors

and

liqui

ds.

4.

Bi-a

nnua

lly c

ondu

ct a

vis

ual c

heck

of t

he m

ain

and

pilo

t bur

ner f

lam

es to

de

term

ine

that

they

are

bur

ning

pro

perly

. S

ee B

urne

r Fla

me

Che

ck

sect

ion

of th

is in

stal

latio

n an

d op

erat

ion

man

ual.

If s

ootin

g or

oth

er

burn

er a

nom

alie

s ar

e ev

iden

t, sh

ut d

own

the

wat

er h

eate

r by

turn

ing

off

the

gas

per t

he in

stru

ctio

ns li

sted

in th

is m

anua

l or a

s lis

ted

on th

e w

ater

he

ater

.

5.

Ann

ually

rem

ove

the

inne

r doo

r and

mai

n bu

rner

ass

embl

y to

cle

an

orifi

ces

and

rela

ted

parts

of a

ny d

irt o

r oth

er fo

reig

n m

ater

ial.

Insp

ect t

he

burn

er p

orts

for o

bstru

ctio

ns o

r deb

ris a

nd c

lean

with

a w

ire b

rush

as

need

ed.

Wire

bru

sh a

nd/o

r vac

uum

cle

an th

e co

mbu

stio

n ch

ambe

r as

need

ed to

rem

ove

scal

e de

posi

ts a

nd d

ebris

. N

OTE

: It

is im

pera

tive

for

prop

er o

pera

tion

of th

e w

ater

hea

ter t

hat t

he in

ner d

oor b

e re

plac

ed in

the

orig

inal

loca

tion,

mak

ing

certa

in th

e re

seta

ble

ther

mal

sw

itch

is p

rope

rly

conn

ecte

d to

the

gas

cont

rol w

ire le

ads

prov

ided

.

IMPO

RTA

NT

The

wat

er h

eate

r sho

uld

be in

spec

ted

at a

min

imum

ann

ually

by

a qu

alifi

ed s

ervi

ce te

chni

cian

for d

amag

ed c

ompo

nent

s an

d/or

join

ts n

ot

seal

ed.

DO

NO

T op

erat

e th

is w

ater

hea

ter i

f any

par

t is

foun

d da

mag

ed

or if

any

join

t is

foun

d no

t sea

led.

W

AR

NIN

G

Wat

er h

eate

rs a

re h

eat p

rodu

cing

app

lianc

es.

To a

void

dam

age

or in

jury

th

ere

shal

l be

no m

ater

ials

sto

red

agai

nst t

he w

ater

hea

ter o

r ven

t-air

inta

ke

syst

em, a

nd p

rope

r car

e sh

all b

e ta

ken

to a

void

unn

eces

sary

con

tact

(e

spec

ially

by

child

ren)

with

the

wat

er h

eate

r and

ven

t-air

inta

ke s

yste

m.

UN

DER

NO

CIR

CU

MST

AN

CES

SH

ALL

FLA

MM

AB

LE M

ATE

RIA

LS, S

UC

H

AS

GA

SOLI

NE

OR

PA

INT

THIN

NER

BE

USE

D O

R S

TOR

ED IN

TH

E VI

CIN

ITY

OF

THIS

WA

TER

HEA

TER

, VEN

T-A

IR IN

TAK

E SY

STEM

OR

IN

AN

Y LO

CA

TIO

N F

RO

M W

HIC

H F

UM

ES C

OU

LD R

EAC

H T

HE

WA

TER

H

EATE

R O

R V

ENT-

AIR

INTA

KE

SYST

EM.

24

Mai

nten

ance

con

tinue

d-

6.

At l

east

onc

e a

year

, che

ck th

e co

mbi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve to

insu

re th

at th

e va

lve

has

not b

ecom

e en

crus

ted

with

lim

e.

Lift

the

leve

r at t

he to

p of

the

valv

e se

vera

l tim

es u

ntil

the

valv

e se

ats

prop

erly

with

out l

eaki

ng a

nd o

pera

tes

freel

y.

7.

Mon

thly

dra

in o

ff a

gallo

n of

wat

er to

rem

ove

silt

and

sedi

men

t.

8.

If

the

com

bina

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

pre

ssur

e re

lief v

alve

on

the

appl

ianc

e di

scha

rges

per

iodi

cally

, thi

s m

ay b

e du

e to

ther

mal

exp

ansi

on in

a c

lose

d w

ater

sup

ply

syst

em.

Con

tact

the

wat

er s

uppl

ier o

r loc

al p

lum

bing

in

spec

tor o

n ho

w to

cor

rect

this

situ

atio

n. D

o no

t plu

g th

e co

mbi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f val

ve o

utle

t.

9.

A c

ombi

natio

n sa

crifi

cial

ano

de ro

d/ho

t wat

er o

utle

t nip

ple

has

been

in

stal

led

to e

xten

d ta

nk li

fe.

The

anod

e ro

d sh

ould

be

insp

ecte

d pe

riodi

cally

(eve

ry 2

yea

rs) a

nd re

plac

ed w

hen

nece

ssar

y to

pro

long

tank

lif

e. W

ater

con

ditio

ns in

you

r are

a w

ill in

fluen

ce th

e tim

e in

terv

al fo

r in

spec

tion

and

repl

acem

ent o

f the

ano

de ro

d. C

onta

ct th

e pl

umbi

ng

prof

essi

onal

who

inst

alle

d th

e w

ater

hea

ter o

r the

man

ufac

ture

r lis

ted

on

the

ratin

g pl

ate

for a

node

repl

acem

ent i

nfor

mat

ion.

The

use

of a

wat

er

softe

ner m

ay in

crea

se th

e sp

eed

of a

node

con

sum

ptio

n. M

ore

frequ

ent

insp

ectio

n of

the

anod

e is

nee

ded

whe

n us

ing

softe

ned

(or p

hosp

hate

tre

ated

) wat

er.

10

. Th

e ve

nt s

yste

m m

ust b

e in

spec

ted

at le

ast o

nce

a ye

ar to

ens

ure

agai

nst

leak

age

of e

xhau

st p

rodu

cts.

W

AR

NIN

G

D

o no

t ope

rate

wat

er h

eate

r with

jum

pere

d, a

ltere

d, lo

osel

y tig

hten

ed o

r abs

ent c

ontr

ols

and/

or c

ompo

nent

s.

D

o no

t ope

rate

wat

er h

eate

r with

repl

acem

ent c

ontr

ols

and/

or

com

pone

nts,

whi

ch a

re n

ot e

xact

dup

licat

es o

r orig

inal

equ

ipm

ent.

Th

orou

ghly

insp

ect a

nd re

plac

e, (a

s ne

eded

) bur

ner i

nner

doo

r ga

sket

and

/or s

ight

win

dow

gas

ket a

ny ti

me

burn

er in

ner d

oor i

s re

mov

ed o

r dis

turb

ed.

R

epla

ce w

ater

hea

ter i

f inv

olve

d in

flam

mab

le v

apor

s in

cide

nt.

W

AR

NIN

G

Whe

n lif

ting

leve

r of t

he c

ombi

natio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd p

ress

ure

relie

f va

lve,

hot

wat

er w

ill b

e re

leas

ed u

nder

pre

ssur

e. B

e ca

refu

l tha

t any

re

leas

ed w

ater

doe

s no

t res

ult i

n bo

dily

inju

ry o

r pro

pert

y da

mag

e.

WA

RN

ING

! TH

IS W

ATE

R M

AY

BE

HO

T.

25

Mai

nten

ance

con

tinue

d-

Con

tact

you

r sup

plie

r or p

lum

bing

pro

fess

iona

l for

repl

acem

ent p

arts

or

cont

act t

he c

ompa

ny a

t the

add

ress

giv

en o

n th

e ra

ting

plat

e of

the

wat

er

heat

er.

Pro

vide

the

part

nam

e, m

odel

and

ser

ial n

umbe

rs o

f the

wat

er h

eate

r whe

n or

derin

g pa

rts.

REA

D T

HE

WA

RR

AN

TY F

OR

A F

ULL

EXP

LAN

ATI

ON

OF

THE

LEN

GTH

O

F TI

ME

THA

T PA

RTS

AN

D T

HE

WA

TER

HEA

TER

AR

E W

AR

RA

NTE

D.

Com

plet

e th

e fo

llow

ing

info

rmat

ion

and

reta

in fo

r fut

ure

refe

renc

e:

Mod

el N

o:

S

eria

l No:

Ser

vice

Pho

ne

Day

s:__

____

____

____

____

Nig

hts:

Add

ress

:___

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

__

Sup

plie

r:

S

uppl

ier P

hone

No:

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

____

CA

UTI

ON

FO

R Y

OU

R S

AFE

TY, D

O N

OT

ATT

EM

PT

RE

PA

IR O

F C

OM

BIN

ATI

ON

G

AS

CO

NTR

OL,

BU

RN

ER

S O

R G

AS

PIP

ING

. R

EFE

R R

EP

AIR

S T

O A

Q

UA

LIFI

ED

SE

RV

ICE

TE

CH

NIC

IAN

.

Man

ufac

ture

d un

der o

ne o

r mor

e of

the

follo

win

g U

.S. P

aten

ts: R

E.3

4,53

4;

B1

5,34

1,77

0; 4

,416

,222

; 4,6

28,1

84; 4

,669

,448

; 4,6

72,9

19; 4

,808

,356

; 4,8

29,9

83;

4,86

1,96

8; 4

,904

,428

; 5,0

00,8

93; 5

,023

,031

; 5,0

52,3

46; 5

,081

,696

; 5,0

92,5

19;

5,11

5,76

7; 5

,199

,385

; 5,2

77,1

71; 5

,372

,185

; 5,4

85,8

79; 5

,574

,822

; 5,5

96,9

52;

5,66

0,16

5; 5

,682

,666

; 5,7

61,3

79; 5

,943

,984

; 5,9

54,4

92; 5

,988

,117

; 6,1

42,2

16;

6,39

5,28

0; 6

,684

,821

; 7,0

63,1

32; 7

,007

,748

O

ther

U.S

. and

For

eign

pat

ent a

pplic

atio

ns p

endi

ng.

Cur

rent

Can

adia

n P

aten

ts:

1,27

2,91

4; 1

,280

,043

; 1,2

89,8

32; 2

,045

,862

; 2,0

92,1

05; 2

,107

,012

; 2,1

08,1

86;

2,11

2,51

5

26

TRO

UB

LESH

OO

TIN

G C

HA

RT

LE

D S

tatu

s C

ontr

ol S

tatu

s Pr

obab

le C

ause

Non

e (L

ED

not

on

or

flash

ing)

M

illivo

lt po

wer

is n

ot

pres

ent.

Ligh

t pilo

t.

1.

Gas

val

ve is

func

tioni

ng

norm

ally

2.

G

as v

alve

is n

ot p

ower

ed.

Ligh

t pilo

t

One

flas

h an

d th

ree

seco

nd p

ause

.

If se

t poi

nt k

nob

is in

"P

ILO

T" p

ositi

on th

en p

ilot

flam

e is

det

ecte

d. (n

o fa

ults

).

Gas

val

ve is

pow

ered

and

wai

ting

for t

he s

et p

oint

kno

b to

be

turn

ed

to a

wat

er te

mpe

ratu

re s

ettin

g. If

th

e se

t poi

nt k

nob

is a

t des

ired

setti

ng th

e th

erm

osta

t is

satis

fied.

LE

D s

trobe

(tw

o qu

ick

flash

es) a

nd th

ree

seco

nd

paus

e

Ther

mos

tat c

allin

g fo

r hea

t (n

o fa

ults

) W

ater

hea

ter o

pera

ting

norm

ally

.

LED

on

cont

inuo

usly

. S

et p

oint

kno

b ha

s be

en

rece

ntly

turn

ed to

the

"OFF

" pos

ition

.

Set

poi

nt k

nob

was

rece

ntly

turn

ed

to "O

FF" p

ositi

on.

Wai

t unt

il LE

D

goes

out

bef

ore

atte

mpt

ing

to

relig

ht

Two

flash

es a

nd th

ree

seco

nd p

ause

.

Wea

k pi

lot f

lam

e de

tect

ed.

Sys

tem

will

rese

t whe

n pi

lot f

lam

e is

suf

ficie

nt.

1.

Uns

tabl

e pi

lot.

2.

P

ilot t

ube

bloc

ked

or

rest

ricte

d.

Thre

e fla

shes

and

thre

e se

cond

pau

se.

Insu

ffici

ent w

ater

hea

ting.

S

yste

m w

ill re

set.

1.

Tem

pera

ture

sen

sor o

ut o

f ca

libra

tion.

2.

P

ossi

ble

shor

t.

Four

flas

hes

and

thre

e se

cond

pau

se.

Exc

essi

ve ta

nk

tem

pera

ture

. Sys

tem

mus

t be

rese

t.

1.

Tem

pera

ture

sen

sor o

ut o

f ca

libra

tion.

2.

Fa

ulty

gas

val

ve.

Five

flas

hes

and

thre

e se

cond

pau

se.

Tem

pera

ture

Sen

sor f

ault.

1.

Dam

age

to th

e te

mpe

ratu

re

wire

. 2.

Te

mpe

ratu

re s

enso

r re

sist

ance

out

of r

ange

. 3.

R

epla

ce te

mpe

ratu

re s

enso

r.

4.

If te

mpe

ratu

re s

enso

r re

plac

emen

t doe

s no

t cor

rect

th

e pr

oble

m; V

erify

con

trol i

s no

t wet

or p

hysi

cally

dam

aged

5.

Tu

rn s

et p

oint

kno

b to

"OFF

" po

sitio

n. T

urn

set p

oint

kno

b to

"PIL

OT"

pos

ition

and

ligh

t pi

lot.

6.

Rep

lace

gas

val

ve if

five

flas

h er

ror p

ersi

sts.

27

TRO

UB

LESH

OO

TIN

G C

HA

RT

(CO

NTI

NU

ED)

LE

D S

tatu

s C

ontr

ol S

tatu

s Pr

obab

le C

ause

Six

flash

es a

nd th

ree

seco

nd p

ause

.

Wat

er le

ak d

etec

ted

by

acce

ssor

y m

odul

e (s

ome

mod

els)

.

Exc

essi

ve a

mou

nt o

f wat

er in

dra

in

pan/

wat

er d

am.

Seve

n fla

shes

and

thre

e se

cond

pau

se.

Gas

val

ve e

lect

roni

c fa

ult

dete

cted

.

1.

Ver

ify c

ontro

l is

not w

et o

r ph

ysic

ally

dam

aged

. 2.

Tu

rn s

et p

oint

kno

b to

"OFF

" po

sitio

n. T

urn

set p

oint

kno

b to

"PIL

OT"

pos

ition

and

ligh

t pi

lot.

3.

Rep

lace

gas

val

ve if

sev

en

flash

erro

r per

sist

s.

Eig

ht fl

ashe

s an

d th

ree

seco

nd p

ause

Fa

lse

pilo

t fla

me

pres

ent.

1.

Pilo

t val

ve s

tuck

in o

pen

posi

tion

2.

Tu

rn s

et p

oint

kno

b to

"OFF

" po

sitio

n. T

urn

set p

oint

kno

b to

"P

ILO

T" p

ositi

on a

nd li

ght p

ilot.

3.

Rep

lace

gas

val

ve if

eig

ht fl

ash

erro

r per

sist

s.

28

INST

ALL

ATI

ON

FO

R P

OTA

BLE

WA

TER

Fi

gure

7

29

PAR

TS L

IST

DR

AW

ING

30

PAR

TS L

IST

PA

RT

NA

ME

AN

D D

ESC

RIP

TIO

N

1. D

raft

Div

erte

r 14

. Dra

in V

alve

2. J

acke

t Hea

d P

an

15. P

iezo

Igni

ter

3. J

acke

t 16

. Gas

Val

ve

4. O

uter

Doo

r 17

. Ste

el B

urne

r

5. M

agne

sium

Ano

de–H

ot W

ater

Out

let

18. O

rific

e

6. F

lue

Baf

fle A

ssem

bly

19. G

as F

eedl

ine

to B

urne

r

7. D

ip T

ube–

Col

d W

ater

Inle

t 20

. Gas

Fee

dlin

e to

Pilo

t

8. T

empe

ratu

re a

nd P

ress

ure

Rel

ief V

alve

21

. The

rmoc

oupl

e Le

ad

9. G

lass

Lin

ed T

ank

22. P

iezo

Igni

ter L

ead

10. C

ombu

stio

n C

ham

ber A

ssem

bly

23. P

ilot A

ssem

bly

11. J

acke

t Bas

e P

an

12. I

nner

Doo

r Gas

ket

13. I

nner

Doo

r Ass

embl

y

13A

. Hig

h te

mpe

ratu

re li

mit

switc

h

31

THE

FOLL

OW

ING

INST

RU

CTI

ON

S A

RE

FOR

INST

ALL

ATI

ON

OF:

G

AS

WA

TER

HEA

TER

S SU

ITA

BLE

FO

R W

ATE

R (P

OTA

BLE

) HEA

TIN

G A

ND

SPA

CE

HEA

TIN

G

1.

All

pipi

ng c

ompo

nent

s co

nnec

ted

to th

is w

ater

hea

ter f

or s

pace

hea

ting

appl

icat

ions

mus

t be

suita

ble

for u

se w

ith p

otab

le w

ater

. In

M

assa

chus

etts

, spa

ce h

eatin

g pi

ping

leng

th m

ust n

ot e

xcee

d 50

feet

. 2.

To

xic

chem

ical

s, s

uch

as th

ose

used

for b

oile

r tre

atm

ent,

mus

t not

be

intro

duce

d in

to p

otab

le w

ater

use

d fo

r spa

ce h

eatin

g.

3.

This

wat

er h

eate

r mus

t not

be

conn

ecte

d to

an

exis

ting

heat

ing

syst

em

or c

ompo

nent

(s) p

revi

ousl

y us

ed w

ith a

non

-pot

able

wat

er h

eatin

g ap

plia

nce.

4.

W

hen

the

syst

em re

quire

s w

ater

for s

pace

hea

ting

at te

mpe

ratu

res

high

er

than

requ

ired

for o

ther

mea

ns, s

uch

as a

n A

SS

E a

ppro

ved

mix

ing

valv

e m

ust b

e in

stal

led

to te

mpe

r the

wat

er fo

r tho

se u

ses

in o

rder

to re

duce

the

scal

d ha

zard

pot

entia

l. P

leas

e re

fer t

o fig

ure

8 an

d fig

ure

9 fo

r sug

gest

ed p

ipin

g ar

rang

emen

ts.

Figu

re 8

Fi

gure

9

32

NO

TES