Owner manual
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PLANNING THE VENT SYSTEM
Plantherouteoftheventsystemfromtheexhaust elbow to the
plannedlocationoftheventterminal.
1. Layouttotalventsystemtouseaminimumofventpipeandelbows.
2. Thiswaterheateriscapableofventinguegasesequivalentto
25’(7.6m)of2”pipe,65’(19.8m)of3”pipe,or128’(39.0m)of
4”pipeaslistedinTable1.
TABLE 1
Number of 2” Maximum 3” Maximum 4” Maximum
90° Elbows Pipe - ft. (m) Pipe - ft. (m) Pipe - ft. (m)
1 20(6.1) 60(18.3) 120(36.6)
2 15(4.6) 55(16.8) 112(34.1)
3 10(3.0) 50(15.2) 104(31.7)
4 -- 45(13.7) 96(29.3)
5 -- 40(12.2) 88(26.8)
6 -- 35(10.7) 80(24.3)
Theminimumventlengthsforeachofthepipesizesisone90°plus
2’(61cm)ofstraightpipeandtheappropriatetermination.
NOTE:Theequivalentfeet(m)ofpipelistedaboveareexclusive
of the termination. That is, the termination, withan installed
screen,isassumedtobeinthesystemandtheremainderofthe
systemmustnotexceedthelengthsdiscussedabove.
3. Theexhaustelbowassemblyisdesignedtoacceptonlystraight
sectionsof2”pipe.Tostart,aminimumof2”(5.1cm)of2”pipe
mustbeinserted and glued to the exhaustelbow assembly if
utilizing3”or4”ventpipe.Usethesamemethodwiththeblower
inletifadirectventcongurationisutilized.
If using 2” inch vent pipe:
Aminimumof2”(5.1cm)diameterventpipemustbeattached
totheexhaustelbowassembly.Thetotalsystemcannotexceed
thelengths discussed above,whereeachelbow is equal to5
equivalentfeet(1.5m)ofstraightpipe.
If using 3” or 4” inch vent pipe:
Twoinches(5.1cm)of2”pipemustbeattachedtotheexhaust
elbowassemblybeforeaddingareducertoacquirethedesired
pipediameter.Anappropriatelysized45degreeelbow(supplied
locally-aschedule40DWV)ventterminalmustbeobtainedwith
anequivalentscreen(suppliedinventkit).Thetotalsystemcannot
exceedtheequivalentpipelengthsdiscussedabovewhereeach
elbowisequalto5feet(1.5m)ofstraightpipe(3”ventpipe)or8
feet(2.4m)ofstraightpipe(4”ventpipe).
U.S. INSTALLATIONS:
NOTE: ThisunitcanbeventedwithPVCpipematerials(CellularCore
ASTM-F891;DWVASTM-D2665orCSAB181.2;Schedule40,80,
120ASTM-D1785orCSAB137.3;orSDRSeriesASTM-D2241or
CSAB137.3),CPVCpipematerials(CPVC41ASTM-D2846orCSA
B137.6;Schedule40,80ASTM-F441orCSAB137.6;orSDRSeries
ASTM-F442),ABSpipematerials(Schedule40DWVASTM-D2661
orCSAB181.1orSchedule40DWVCellularCoreASTM-F628).The
ttings,otherthanthe TERMINATION should be equivalent to PVC-
DWVttingsmeetingASTMD-2665(UseCPVCttings,ASTMF-438
forCPVCpipeandABSttings,ASTMD-2661/3311forABSpipe).
IfCPVCorABSpipeandttingsareused,thenpropercementmust
beusedforalljoints,includingjoiningthepipetoTermination(PVC
Material).IflocalcodesdonotallowtheuseofthePVCtermination
whenamaterialotherthanPVCisusedforventing,thenanequivalent
ttingofthatmaterialmaybesubstitutedifthe screeninthePVC
terminalisremovedandinsertedintothenewtting.
Canadian Installation of this water heater must comply with CAN/
CSA B149.1 - Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code which
requires the vent system components be certied to ULC S636.
ThiswaterheaterhasbeendesigncertiedtobeventedwithPVC
pipecertiedandmarkedascomplyingwithULCS636.Thiswater
heaterissuppliedwitha2inch22.5degreeterminationelbowthatisa
specialttingthatmustbeusedwiththeappliance.Anyoutletpiping,
ttingsandglueusedtoventthisappliancethatisnotsuppliedbythe
manufacturermustcomplywiththeULCS636requirements.
PVCMaterialsshoulduseASTMD-2564GradeCement;CPVC
Materials should useASTM F-493 Grade Cement andABS
MaterialsshoulduseASTMD-2235GradeCement.
Ifthewaterheaterisbeinginstalledasareplacementforanexisting
powerventedheaterinpre-existingventing,athoroughinspection
ofexistingventingsystemmustbeperformedpriortoanyinstallation
work.Verifythatcorrectmaterialasdetailedabovehasbeenused,
andthattheminimumormaximumventlengthsandterminallocation
asdetailedinthismanualhavebeenmet.Carefullyinspecttheentire
ventingsystemforanysignsofcracksorfractures,particularlyat
jointsbetweenelbowsandotherttingsandstraightrunsofvent
pipe.Checksystemforsignsofsaggingorotherstressesinjointsas
aresultofmisalignmentofanycomponentsinthesystem.Ifanyof
theseconditionsarefound,theymustbecorrectedinaccordancewith
theventinginstructionsinthismanualbeforecompletinginstallation
andputtingthewaterheaterintoservice.
NOTE: A. For water heaters in locations with high ambient
temperatures(above 100°F)itis recommended thatCPVCor
ABSpipeandttingsbeused.B.A22.5degreeelbow(2”vent
pipe)ora45degreeelbow(3”and4”ventpipe)withaninstalled
screen VENT TERMINAL must be used in all cases.
4. Therewillbesomeinstallationswherecondensatewillbeformed
inthehorizontalrunsoftheventsystem. This condensate will
runintothecondensateelbow.Thewaterheaterisshippedwith
a condensate hose that attaches to the condensate elbow. No
otherteeorttingisrequired.
CONDENSATE
Thiswaterheaterisacondensingunitandrequiresadraintobelocatedin
closeproximitytoallowthecondensatetodrainsafely.Thecondensate
drainsfromtheunitattheexhaustteelocatedatthebottomoftheunit
(seegure16).Condensatefromthiswaterheaterismildlyacidic.
Pleasenotethatsomelocalcodesrequirethatcondensateistreated
byusingapHneutralizinglterpriortodisposal.
Cautionmustbeusedtoensurethatthedrainisfreeandclearofdebris
andwillnotallowbackowthroughthecondensatehose.Consideration
must be given to avoid freezing of the condensate lines which could
result in excessive build up of condensate inside the water heater.
Waterproof heat tape may be required to prevent freezing of the condensate
lines. Please ensure that the outlet of the condensate drain does
notcreateaslipperyconditionwhichcouldleadtopersonalinjury.
CONDENSATION WARNING: THIS WATER HEATER IS A CONDENSING
UNIT AND REQUIRES A DRAIN TO BE LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY
TO ALLOW CONDENSATE TO DRAIN SAFELY. THE CONDENSATE
DRAINS FROM UNIT AT THE EXHAUST ELBOW LOCATED AT
BOTTOM OF UNIT. NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CONDENSATE
HOSE NOT BE ELEVATED ABOVE THE EXHAUST ELBOW, SEE
FIGURE 16. CONDENSATE BUILD-UP WILL BLOCK THE EXHAUST
OUTLET, WHICH WILL CAUSE IMPROPER OPERATION.
FIGURE 16.