Installation Manual
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Recommendations by GIFAM
Recommendations approved by GIFAM (the Interprofessional Group of Domestic Appliance Manufacturers) on
the correct installation and use of the product.
1. Mechanical risks
Handling
The appliance must be handled and installed in a way suited to the weight and size of the appliance.
Location
The appliance should be sheltered from the weather and protected from frost.
Positioning
The appliance should be positioned as recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Electrical risks
Connections
• Connect the appliance according to the manufacturer’s diagrams and instructions.Take particular care not to
neutralise the thermostat; direct connection is forbidden.
• To avoid the supply cable overheating, use the type and section of cable recommended in the installation
manual. In any event, comply with the regulations in force.
• Make sure that there is an electrical protection between the mains and the appliance and user (for example
in France, a 30 mA differential circuit-breaker).
• Check the connections are tight.
• The appliance must be connected to a good earth connection.
• Ensure that live parts remain inaccessible. Covers must be present in their original condition and openings
for cables of a suitable diameter.
• Before removing the cover, make sure the power is turned off.
3. Hydraulic risks
Pressure
The appliances must be used within the range of pressures for which they were designed.
Connection, drains
• The installation of a hydraulic safety unit, including at least a pressure valve, is compulsory. It must be moun-
ted directly on the cold water inlet.
• Do not block the drain opening of the valve. Connect the drain opening of the valve to a waste water outlet.
• If there is excessive pressure, the flow must not be slowed down in any way.
Connect the safety unit to a drain pipe, kept in the open air, in a frost-free area and on a continuous downward
slope to drain any expanded heated water or to drain the water heater.
This means that the drain pipe’s diameter must be adapted to the flow.
• Take care not to reverse the hot water and cold water connections.
• Check for leaks.
