Section 6
APPLIANCES
Water Heater
CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE WATER HEATER MANUFACTURERS DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE CORRECT OPERATION OF YOUR WATER HEATER.
FAILURE TO DO SO COULD VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
Water heaters require very little care. However, the most common cause of problems with your water
heater is initiating operation before the tank is filled with water. Even running it for a brief period of time
without water will damage the electric heating element, which may cause your GFCI to trip continually.
Prior to operating your Aviator water heater for the first time, be sure there is water in the water heater
tank. Be sure that the water heater by-pass valve, is open, to allow water flow into the tank. Next, connect
your Aviator to a water source or turn on the onboard water pump. Open a hot-water tap and wait until
water is flowing, with no air in the line. When water is flowing from the tap, the water heater tank is full,
and it is safe to operate the water heater.
Note: Suburban manufacturing states that starting with Water Heater Serial # 122203675 new style
Heating Elements are installed that should prevent dry firing. See the Water Heater manual that is
on this SD card or that was preloaded on your tablet for more information.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER
COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS OR LIQUIDS NEAR OR ADJACENT TO THE WATER HEATER OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE.
Water Heater Automatic Shut Off
The water heater is equipped with a high temperature limit switch, which will shut down the water heater
if the temperature reaches above 1800. If the limit switch should fail, the water heater is equipped with a
pressure relief valve which is designed to open, if the temperature of the water reaches 210 degrees F, or
if excessive pressure builds up .The valve will close automatically once the pressure falls below 50 PSI.
Until the pressure falls below 50 PSI, dripping may occur. This normal and indicates the pressure relief
valve is functioning properly by releasing pressure, causing temporary dripping.
Water Heater Odor
Odor from the water is not a warranty or service issue. Many water supplies contain enough sulphur to
produce a ‘rotten egg’ odor. It is not harmful, only unpleasant. The solution is to chlorinate the water.
You may add about 6 ounces of common household liquid bleach per 10 gallons of water in the tank.
Run the chlorinated water throughout the system, opening each faucet one at a time until you smell the
chlorine. Do not operate the water system for a couple hours, allowing the chlorine to take care of the
problem. However, then you must remove the chlorine by flushing the system with fresh water. You may
need to do this more than once. If this process does not remove the smell from the water, you may need to
replace the anode rod. You may also consider adding a filtering system as a preventive measure.
‘WARNING’ INDICATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH, IF NOT AVOIDED, COULD
RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
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