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Plumbing
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
WaterSupply(cont.)
Relief Valve
Anewpressure-reliefvalve,complyingwiththe
StandardforReliefValvesandAutomaticGasShut-Off
DevicesforHotWaterSupplySystems,ANSIZ21.22/
CSA4.4,mustbeinstalledattheHOTwateroutlet
connectionofthewaterheaterduringinstallation.
Localcodesshallgoverntheinstallationofany
reliefvalvesorplaceofpurchaseforavailabilityand
installationinformation.
NOTICES:
•Thefollowingdrawingillustratesapressure-only
reliefvalve.Iflocalcodesrequireacombination
temperatureandpressure-reliefvalve,youmayneed
toinstallanextensionpiecetoensurethatthevalve
probeisnotdirectlyintheflowpathofthewater.
•Apressurereliefvalvesuppliedwiththiswaterheater
mustbeinstalledasshownbelow.
•Manualoperationofreliefvalvesshouldbe
performedatleastonceayear.
•Ifthereliefvalveonthesystemdischarges
periodically,aproblemexists.Turnoffthewater
heater,unplugtheunit,andcallforservice.
Oneendofthereliefvalvedischargelineconnectsto
theHOTwateroutletpipeasshownabove.Theother
endofthepipeshouldberoutedtoasuitabledrainto
eliminatepotentialwaterdamage.
Forsafeoperationofthewaterheater,besurethat:
•Thepressureratingofthereliefvalvemustnot
exceed150psi(1,034kPa)orthemaximumworking
pressureofthewaterheater.(Seetheratingplateon
thewaterheater.)
•TheBTUHratingofthereliefvalvemustequalor
exceedtheBTUHinputofthewaterheater.(Seethe
ratingplateonthewaterheater.)
•Novalveofanytypeshouldbeinstalledbetweenthe
reliefvalveandthewaterheater.
•Dischargefromthereliefvalveshouldbepipedto
asuitabledrain.Pipingusedshouldbeofatype
approvedforthedistributionofhotwater.
•HOTandCOLDwaterlinesshouldbeinsulatedupto
thewaterheater.Seepage51.
•ThedischargelinemustbeNOSMALLERthanthe
outletofthereliefvalve.Thedrainlinemustpitch
downwardtoallowforcompletedrainageoftheline
andthevalve.
•Theendofthedischargelineshouldnotbethreaded
orconcealedandshouldbeprotectedfromfreezing.
Novalveofanytype,restriction,orreducercoupling
shouldbeinstalledinthedischargeline.
Relief
Valve
Union
Union
Cold Water Supply
Shut-Off Valve
Cold Water
Supply Inlet
Hot Water
Supply Outlet
Relief Valve
Discharge Line