This water heater must be installed and serviced by a qualified person.
Please leave this guide with the householder.
Owner’s Guide
and
Installation Instructions
Air Sourced 270 Ambiheat Sidevent
Heat Pump Water Heater
Page 1: ...er heater must be installed and serviced by a qualified person Please leave this guide with the householder Owner s Guide and Installation Instructions Air Sourced 270 Ambiheat Sidevent Heat Pump Wate...
Page 2: ...d by one or more patents or registered designs in the name of Rheem Australia Pty Ltd TRADE MARKS Registered trademark of Rheem Australia Pty Ltd Trademark of Rheem Australia Pty Ltd Note Every care h...
Page 3: ...he installer but may be of interest Warranty 4 Safety Warnings Installation Notes 7 About Your Water Heater 10 Display Panel 14 Maintenance Requirements 29 Water Supplies 30 Save A Service Call 33 Ins...
Page 4: ...paired or replaced by Rheem that service will be at your cost 2 3 Where a failed component or cylinder is replaced under this warranty the balance of the original warranty period will remain effective...
Page 5: ...tees set out in the Consumers Guarantees Act 1993 New Zealand to the extent that the goods are acquired for the purpose of resupply in trade consumption in the course of a process of production or man...
Page 6: ...rdance with this warranty 5 2 Any expenses incurred in the making of a claim under this warranty will be borne by you 6 THE AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW 6 1 Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be ex...
Page 7: ...be serviced by a qualified person The heat pump will operate until a water temperature of 60 C is reached If the ambient air temperature is outside of the heat pump s operating range and heating of w...
Page 8: ...freezing the relief valve drain line must be insulated and not exceed 300 mm in length before discharging into a tundish through an air gap Operate the easing lever on the temperature pressure relief...
Page 9: ...e power supply wires insulation must suit this application or the wiring protected by insulating sleeving with an appropriate temperature rating if it can make contact with the internal storage cylind...
Page 10: ...he electric heating unit will operate when the ambient air temperature falls below 5 C or rises above 43 C if heating is required The efficiency of the water heater increases as the surrounding ambien...
Page 11: ...ect certain settings such as Timer Control Vacation Mode and Manual Electric Heating Refer to Display Panel on page 14 TIMER CONTROL A timer function on the Display Panel allows the hours of operation...
Page 12: ...less If the ambient air temperature is below 5 C or above 43 C and the system calls for heating the heat pump will not operate and the electric heating unit will operate instead When the heat pump is...
Page 13: ...Refer to Water Supplies on page 30 If you are in a known harsh water area or you are not sure of your water chemistry have your water checked against the conditions described on pages 30 to 32 HOW LON...
Page 14: ...ge 15 for an overview of the icons displayed when the electricity supply is switched on to the water heater DISPLAY PANEL COVER The Display Panel has a cover to provide protection to the face of the D...
Page 15: ...eriod of time This is the electronic expansion valve operating This is normal and not a fault with the heat pump When the electricity supply is switched on to the water heater at the water heater isol...
Page 16: ...tions and operational status of the water heater illuminate blue in the upper part of the Display Panel The Selection Key icons displaying the current operation and in use illuminate red The Selection...
Page 17: ...acation period is set either ON or OFF or both Time Date Display Area illuminates blue and displays the time or date or water temperature in the lower part of the water heater depending upon the opera...
Page 18: ...t the hour digits Press the Clock key to save the hour digits The minute digits commence to flash Press the Up key or Down key to select the minute digits Press the Clock key to save the minute digits...
Page 19: ...Timer 1 or Timer 2 set period At the commencement of the next Timer period the heat pump will automatically turn On at the Display Panel During normal day to day operation of the water heater it is no...
Page 20: ...lay on the Display Panel when the heat pump is On at the Display Panel Press the On Off key to illuminate the Display Panel If OFF is displayed in the Main Display Area press and hold the On Off key f...
Page 21: ...g will over ride the scheduled power ON setting The heat pump will remain Off at the Display Panel If there is no action for 10 seconds during the setting of the Timer period the programmed Timer sett...
Page 22: ...its for the Timer 1 setting commence to flash in the Time Date Display Area To set the Timer 1 OFF setting While or the previously set OFF hour digits are flashing press the Up key or Down key to sele...
Page 23: ...the Time Date Display Area To set the Timer 2 period independently of the Timer 1 period Press and hold the Clock key until the Timer 1 icon commences to flash This will take 2 seconds The Timer ON ic...
Page 24: ...he finish date to be set for the Vacation period This date i e the expected return date is the day the heat pump will automatically turn back On at the Display Panel and recommence heating of the wate...
Page 25: ...i e 01 to 31 Press the Up key or Down key to select the day of the Vacation start period Press the Vacation key to save the day digits The month and day digits are replaced by four digits representin...
Page 26: ...to flash Press the Up key or Down key to select the year of the Vacation finish period Press the Vacation key to save the year digits The Vacation finish date of the Vacation Mode is now set The heat...
Page 27: ...w or Down Arrow key whilst a fault code is displayed The additional fault code s will display in the Main Display Area An E01 fault may be able to be reset Press and hold the On Off key for 10 seconds...
Page 28: ...k On at the Display Panel The heat pump only needs to be turned back On at the Display Panel after the service call has been made to rectify the fault and the heat pump is in working order To turn on...
Page 29: ...anode and relief valve s are not included in the Rheem warranty A charge will be made for this work Only genuine replacement parts should be used on this water heater The major service includes Replac...
Page 30: ...to apply ANODE The vitreous enamel lined cylinder of the water heater is only covered by the Rheem warranty when the total dissolved solids TDS content in the water is less than 2500 mg L and when the...
Page 31: ...he water to flow There should be no smoking or naked flame near the tap whilst it is turned on Any hydrogen gas will be dissipated This is indicated by an unusual spurting of the water from the tap On...
Page 32: ...r cylinder Saturation Index SI 1 0 copper sheathed heating unit Saturation Index SI 0 4 if expansion control valve is not fitted water heater cylinder temperature pressure relief valve Saturation Inde...
Page 33: ...nstalled an energy saving appliance energy saving should also be practised in the home Adjust your water usage pattern to take advantage of maximum energy gains Have your plumber install a flow contro...
Page 34: ...uired The boost capacity by the electric heating unit is 195 litres Refer to Fault Codes on page 27 and Manual Electric Heating Mode on page 28 Take note of the fault code and phone Rheem Service or t...
Page 35: ...34 Is one outlet especially the shower using more hot water than you think Refer to Not Enough Hot Water on page 33 Is there a leaking hot water pipe dripping hot water tap etc Even a small leak will...
Page 36: ...is may shorten its life If this water heater is to be used where an uninterrupted hot water supply is necessary for the application or business then there should be back up redundancy within the hot w...
Page 37: ...l or obstruction for service access Refer to the dimensions diagram on page 41 You must be able to read the information on the rating plate If possible leave headroom of one water heater height so the...
Page 38: ...y when the total dissolved solids TDS content in the water is less than 2500 mg L and when the correct colour coded anode is used If an incorrect colour coded anode is used in the water heater any res...
Page 39: ...fied minimum temperature differential between the hot water inlet and the tempered water outlet of no greater than 10 C Refer to the manufacturer s specifications of the temperature limiting device If...
Page 40: ...INSTALLATION 40 TYPICAL INSTALLATON OUTDOOR LOCATION...
Page 41: ...nk Model Number 2 4 kW 55127005 Rated heat pump power input 985 watts Storage capacity litres 270 Electric element rating 2400 watts Boost capacity litres 195 Refrigerant type R134a Weight system cart...
Page 42: ...heater to allow for disconnection of the water heater This water heater has either a plastic dip tube or fitting liner in the inlet and outlet fittings see diagram These must be in place for the wate...
Page 43: ...nsion control valve ECV in the cold water line to the water heater In other areas an ECV is required if the saturation index is greater than 0 4 refer to Water Supplies on page 30 The expansion contro...
Page 44: ...ngth and are to discharge into a tundish through an air gap of between 75 mm and 150 mm If a drain line discharges into a tundish the drain line from the tundish must be not less than DN20 The drain l...
Page 45: ...witching of the supplies will cause the water heater to enter a three 3 minute start delay mode Repeated switching will reduce the available heating time for the water heater The water heater must be...
Page 46: ...ain hours such as during the peak period when connected to a Time of Use electricity supply due to a more expensive tariff rate applying A timer will affect the operating times of both the heat pump c...
Page 47: ...e water heater isolating switch on the switchboard and at the isolating switch at the water heater The Display icons and Selection Keys will illuminate blue and red on the Display Panel Refer to Displ...
Page 48: ...his guide with the householder or a responsible officer TO TURN OFF THE WATER HEATER If it is necessary to turn off the water heater on completion of the installation such as on a building site or whe...
Page 49: ...relief valve lever do not let the lever snap back or you will damage the valve seat It is very important the lever is raised and lowered gently Operating the lever will release the pressure in the wa...
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