Install Instructions

6 • Residenal Electric Water Heater Use and Care Guide
GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
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Review all of the instrucons
before you begin work.
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 Improper installaon can
damage the water heater, your home
and other property, and can present
risks of serious injury or death.
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Check with your local and
state authories for any local
or state codes that apply to
your area. In the absence of local and
state codes, follow Naonal Fire
Protecon Associaon (NFPA-70) and
the current edions of the Naonal
Electric Code (NEC) and the Interna-
onal Plumbing Code (IPC). The
instrucons in this manual comply with
naonal codes, but the installer is
responsible for complying with local
codes.
Massachuses code requires this wa-
ter heater to be installed in accordance
with Massachuses 248-CMR 2.00 and
248-CMR 5.00: State Plumbing Code.
Other local and state authories may
have similar requirements or other
codes applicable to the installaon of
this water heater.
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Before you start, be sure you
have, and know how to use, the
following tools and supplies:
• Plumbing tools and supplies appropriate
for the type of water pipes in your home
• Threaded connectors (gure 1) for
the cold and hot water pipes
• For homes plumbed with plasc
pipe, use threaded connectors
suitable for the specic type of
plasc pipe used: CPVC and PEX
(cross-linked polyethylene). Do
not use PVC pipe.
• For homes with copper pipes,
you may purchase connector kits
with compression ngs that
don’t require soldering (gure 1).
Compression ngs are easier
to install than soldering copper
pipes.
• Thread sealant tape or pipe joint
compound approved for potable
water
• Tools to make the electrical connec-
ons (for example, screwdrivers, wire
strippers)
• Non-Contact circuit tester to check
for power (gure 2)
• Water Pressure Gauge (see next
page, gure 4)
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• Suitable drain pan (see page 8, gure 6)
• Automac leak detecon and shut-
o device
• Pressure Reducing Valve (gure 3)
• Thermal Expansion Tank (see next
page, gure 5)
• Point-of-use Thermostac Mixing
Valves (see page 8, gure 7) ■
Figure 1 - Flexible connectors use compression
ngs and do not require soldering.
Figure 2 - Use a non-contact circuit tester to
insure that the power is o before you work on
a circuit.
Figure 3 - Install a Pressure Reducing Valve set to
50 to 60 PSI.