Hardy H3, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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HARDY MANUFACTURING CO., INC (MODEL H3, H5, & H6) PAGE 12
Section II 2-8 Filling the Heater with Water
When you are ready to replace the cover, the hull can slide down over the heater. Make
sure that the condenser tank and smoke stack opening come through the outside cover.
The space between the smoke stack opening and outside cover will need a bead of silicon
applied to fill any openings. The condenser tank will also need to be sealed in this manner.
The application of silicon to these openings is illustrated by the picture below and diagrams
on the next page.
Inside the firebox and should be a rectangular piece of insulation and stainless steel. The
insulation fits between the firebox and ash doors. The stainless steel slides between the
two doors to protect the insulation.
After these steps, you can install the smoke stack which is three foot section of pipe. The
trim should be slid down the smokestack until it sits on the outside cover.
The condenser stack must also be installed in the condenser stack opening. The trim
should be slid down the smokestack until it sits on the outside cover.
The condenser stack must also be installed in the condenser stack opening. The trim must
also sit snugly upon the outside cover.
DO NOT SEAL THE CONDENSER TANK TO THE CONDENSER TANK
LID. THIS IS THE WATER TANK VENT AND MUST NOT BE SEALED.
There are certain parts of the country that have high enough levels of chloride in the water
to be harmful to stainless steel tanks. Even though the USDA allows up to 250 parts per
million of chloride (salt) in the water as acceptable for drinking, experience has shown that
chloride levels as low as 45 parts per million will eventually cause stress corrosion
cracking in stainless steel tanks when water is heated. It is therefore required to use rain
water or bottled water with chloride content of less than 15 parts per million or test the
water supply for chloride to assure that the water supply does not exceed 45 parts per
million. Call you Hardy dealer to get a chloride test on your water supply.
Fill your heater with water through the condenser stack opening. If the chloride content of
your local water supply exceeds the specifications mentioned above and necessitates the
use of bottled or rain water, please do so to maintain the warranty of you heater.