Water Heater User Manual
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High rate of flow beyond 
design conditions. 
Consult factory. Excessive vibration. 
Under sized piping to the 
unit. 
Re-pipe lines to unit using proper 
sized lines. 
Defective steam trap.  Repair or replace per separate O&M. 
Undersized condensate lines.  Re-pipe condensate line using proper 
sized lines. 
Water hammer. 
Insufficient slope on 
condensate lines causing 
backup. 
Increase slope on condensate lines. 
* Red symptom indicates that equipment should be shut down immediately and cause of malfunction 
corrected before unit is re-started or serious damage may result. 










