Installation Guide
38 Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Installaon and Operaon Manual
Roof Terminaon
6 in. (152 mm) Maximum
• Combuson air must not be supplied from occupied
spaces of the manufactured home. Access panels,
doors or opening of any kind are not permied
between the installaon enclosure and the inside of
the manufactured home.
• The installaon enclosure must include an exterior
access door incorporang a single opening posioned
a maximum of 6 in. (152 mm) above the lower edge of
the door. The opening in the access door must be
metal with no less than 1/4 in. (6.4 mm) mesh.
• The water heater is to be secured to the wall of the
manufactured home using the integrated mounng
brackets on the back side of the water heater.
Installaon Enclosure with Louvered Door for
Manufactured Home Applicaons
Use the following chart to idenfy the minimum required
size of the opening in the access door.
Model Input Btu/h
Minimum
Required Area
Example Opening
Size (LxH)
RU199i 199,000
200 in
2
(0.129 m
2
)
20 in. x 10 in.
(508 mm x 254 mm)
RU180i 180,000
180 in
2
(0.116 m
2
)
18 in. x 10 in.
(457 mm x 254 mm)
RU160i 160,000
160 in
2
(0.103 m
2
)
16 in. x 10 in.
(406 mm x 254 mm)
RU130i 130,000
130 in
2
(0.0839 m
2
)
13 in. x 10 in.
(330 mm x 254 mm)
Roof Flashing
Top and Boom
Mounng Brackets
Door
Louvered Opening
PVC Elbow with
Vent Screen
Hot Water Outlet
Cold Water Inlet
Pressure Relief Valve
To Suitable Drain
Gas Supply
Condensate Drain
Manufactured (Mobile) Home
For Installaon in a Manufactured Home (Mobile Home)
Non-Direct Vent (Room Air)
2
Pipe Connecons on
Boom of Water Heater