Owner manual

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ThecondensatetrapmaybeprimedbyllingtheCONDENSATE
U-ASSEMBLYwithtapwaterusingthesuppliedhosewhilethewater
heaterisnotoperating.Thesystemisfullyprimedwhenthehoseis
loweredbelowthehoseclamponthesideofthewaterheaterand
waterbeginstoowoutofthehose.Inmostinstallationsthewater
heaterwillself-primethecondensatetrapduringtherstfullheat-up
cycle.Ifasoundofairbubblingthroughwater(gurgling)isheard
whiletheblowerisoperatingaftertherstheat-upcycle,thenturn
theunitoffandcontactyourplumberorservicerepresentative.
Iftheseinstructionsarenotfollowed,thecondensatebuild-upwill
blocktheexhaustoutlet,whichwillcauseimproperoperation.
CONDENSATE SYSTEM - FIGURE 16
Condensateislikelytoformintheventingsystemattachedtothis
waterheater.Theventpipeshouldbeslopeddownwardawayfrom
theblowerassembly(notlessthan1/8”(3.2mm)norgreaterthan
1/2”(12.7 mm) perfoot (30cm) maximum).If the ventpiping is
ventedlevelorsloped upwardsawayfromtheblower assembly,
thenadequatemeansfordraininganddisposingofthecondensate
needstobemadebytheinstaller.Ineithercase,a3/8”drainhose
shouldbeconnectedtothebuilt-indrainport.Priortooperatingthe
waterheater,makesuretheremovablecapisinstalledonthesecond
drainport,seeFigure17.
BLOWER ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION
1. Thispowerventedwaterheatercomeswithblowerassemblyinstalled.
2. Aftertheunitissetinplace,makesuretheblowerassemblyisstill
mountedsecurelyandmakesurethereisnodamagetoblower.
3. Condensatedrainsfromaminimumoftwolocations,onebeing
thebottom ofthe blowerhousingmust beused asshown in
gure17.Acapmustbeinstalledontherubberbootdrainport
if not used forthe third condensate line.A condensate hose
must be secured to form a “trap” as shown in gure 17 for
thesecondensatedrainconnections.Thesetwohosesmaybe
connectedtogether.Thehose(s)shouldberoutedtoasuitable
drain.Attingthatmaybeusedtojointhetwohosesfromthe
blowerassemblyisincludedinasuppliedkit.
FIGURE 17.
4. Makesurethereisnopackingmaterialintheinletordischarge
oftheblower.
5. Makesurethattheplastictubingisstillattachedfromtheair
pressureswitchtotheportontheblowerhousing.Makesure
theplastictubingisnotfoldedanywherebetweenthepressure
switchandtheblowerhousing.
6. MakesuretheON/OFFswitchisintheOFFpositionandthat
theouterharnessisconnectedfromtheblowercontrolboxto
theconnectoronthebottomsideofthegasvalve.
7. Iftheouterharnessisnotfactoryinstalled,makesuretheON/
OFFswitchisintheOFFpositionandthenconnecttheouter
harnessfrom the blowercontrol boxto the connectoron the
bottomsideofthegasvalve.
8. Donotpluginpowercorduntilventsystemiscompletelyinstalled.
ThePowerVentoperateson110-120Vac.thereforeagrounded
outletmustbewithinreachofthe6foot(1.8m)exiblepowercord
suppliedwiththevent(SeeFigure1).Thepowercordsupplied
maybeusedonaunitonlywherelocalcodespermit.Iflocal
codesdonotpermituseofexiblepowersupplycord:
 A.Makesuretheunitisunpluggedfromthewalloutlet.Remove
theplastictopcap.Removescrewsandopenpanelonthe
frontofthecontrolboxontheblower.
 B. Cuttheexiblepowercord,leavingenoughtobeabletomake
connections.Removethestrainreliefttingfromthebox.
 C. Installasuitableconduitttinginsidetheenclosure.
 D. Spliceeldwiringintoexistingwiringusingcodeauthorized
method(wirenuts,etc).
 E. Becertainthatneutralandlineconnectionsarenotreversed
whenmakingtheseconnections.
 F. Groundheaterproperly.Thiswaterheatermustbegrounded
inaccordancewiththeCanadianElectricalCodeC22.1and/
orlocalcodes.Thesemustbefollowedinallcases.
  Thewaterheatermustbeconnectedtoagroundedmetal,
permanent wiring system; or an equipment grounding
conductor must be run with the circuit conductors and
connectedtotheequipmentgroundingterminalorleadon
thewaterheater,seeFigure19.
 G. Closethepanelonthecontrolbox.Makesurethattheaccess
panelissecuredshut.
9. The blower discharge boot is made to accept only straight
sectionsof2” pipe.Tostartoffwithanelbow,ashortsection
ofthefurnishedpipe,aminimumof2inches(5.1cm),mustbe
cutandgluedintotheendoftheelbowthatwillmountonthe
dischargeboot.
INSTALLATION OF VENT SYSTEM
Beforebeginninginstallationofpipingsystemthoroughlyreadthe
sectionofthismanualVENTPIPEPREPARATION.
Ifyouareinstallingyoursystemsothatitventsthroughroof,pleaserefer
tosectiontitledINSTALLATIONOFVERTICALVENTSYSTEM.
VENT TERMINAL INSTALLATION, SIDEWALL
1. Installtheventterminalbyusingthecoverplateasatemplateto
marktheholefortheventpipetopassthroughthewall.BEWARE
OF CONCEALED WIRING AND PIPING INSIDE THE WALL.