A.O. Smith 104 Series, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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INTRODUCTION
Thank You for pur F hasing this water heater Properly installed
and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free servi F e
ABBREVIATIONS USED
Abbreviations found in this Instru F tion Manual in F lude
‡ ANSI - Ameri F an National Standards Institute
‡ ASME - Ameri F an So F iety of Me F hani F al Engineers
‡ AHRI - Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
‡ NEC - National Ele F tri F al Code
‡ NFPA - National Fire Prote F tion Asso F iation
‡ UL - Underwriters Laboratory
‡ CSA - Canadian Standards Asso F iation
QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFIED INSTALLER OR SERVICE AGENCY
Installation and servi F e of this water heater requires ability
equivalent to that of a Quali ¿ ed Agen F y as de ¿ ned by ANSI
below in the ¿ eld involved Installation skills su F h as plumbing,
air supply, venting, gas supply and ele F tri F al supply are required
in addition to ele F tri F al testing skills when performing servi F e
ANSI Z223.1 2006 Sec. 3.3.83: ³ Quali ¿ ed Agen F y ´ - ³ Any
individual, ¿ rm, F orporation or F ompany that either in person or
through a representative is engaged in and is responsible for (a)
the installation, testing or repla
F ement of gas piping or (b) the
F onne F tion, installation, testing, repair or servi F ing of applian F es
and equipment that is experien F ed in su F h work that is familiar
with all pre F autions required and that has F omplied with all the
requirements of the authority having jurisdi F tion ´
If you are not quali ¿ ed (as de ¿ ned by ANSI above) and li F ensed
or F erti ¿ ed as required by the authority having jurisdi F tion
to perform a given task do not attempt to perform any of the
pro
F edures des F ribed in this manual If you do not understand
the instru F tions given in this manual do not attempt to perform
any pro F edures outlined in this manual
START UP REQUIREMENTS
This produ F t requires a formal Start-Up by an authorized
servi F e/
start-up provider that has been approved by the manufa F turer
for this spe F i ¿F produ F t Call 1-800-527-1953 to lo F ate the
nearest authorized start-up provider and arrange a fa F tory
start-up Please provide as mu F h noti F e as possible, preferably
2 weeks Please have the model and serial number ready when
you F all
This start-up is required to a F tivate the warranty and ensure
safe, ef ¿F ient operation
Warranty on this produ F t is limited and F ould be void in the
event the unit is not installed per the instru F tions in this manual
and/or not started up by an authorized fa F tory trained servi F e/
start-up provider
PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION
1 Read the ³ General Safety ´ se F tion, page 4-5 of this manual
first and then the entire manual F arefully If you don ¶ t follow
the safety rules, the water heater will not operate properly
It F ould F ause DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND/OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE
This manual F ontains instru F tions for the installation, operation,
and maintenan F e of the gas- ¿ red water heater It also F ontains
warnings throughout the manual that you must read and be
aware of
All warnings and all instru F tions are essential to the
proper operation of the water heater and your safety Sin F e we
F annot put everything on the ¿ rst few pages, READ THE ENTIRE
MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR OPERATE
THE WATER HEATER
2 The installation must F onform with these instru F tions and the
lo F al F ode authority having jurisdi F tion In the absen F e of lo F al
F odes, the installation must F omply with the F urrent editions
of the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI = 223 1/NFPA 54 or CAN/
CSA-B149 1 the Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code
All do F uments are available from the Canadian Standards
Asso F iation, 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road, Cleveland, OH
44131 NFPA do F uments are also available from the National
Fire Prote F tion Asso F iation, 1 Batterymar F h Park, Quin F y, MA
02269
3 If after reading this manual you have any questions or do
not understand any portion of the instru F tions, F all the lo F al
gas utility or the manufa F turer whose name appears on the
rating plate
4 Carefully plan the pla F e where you are going to put the
water heater Corre F t F ombustion, vent a F tion, and vent pipe
installation are very important in preventing death from possible
F arbon monoxide poisoning and ¿ res
Examine the lo F ation to ensure the water heater F omplies with
the ³ Lo F ating the New Water Heater ´ se F tion in this manual
5 For California installation this water heater must be bra F ed,
an F hored, or strapped to avoid falling or moving during
an earthquake See instru F tions for F orre F t installation
pro F edures Instru F tions may be obtained from California
Offi F e of the State Ar F hite F t, 400 P Street, Sa F ramento,
CA 95814
6 Massa F husetts Code requires this water heater to be installed in
a FF ordan F e with Massa F husetts 248-CMR 2 00 State Plumbing
Code and 248-CMR 5 00