Front Sid
e
Size: 420 mm (W
) x 297 mm (H)
Red Line
Mark are
for
Foldin
g.
Not to be Pr
inted
7
11
12
13
14
8
9
10
Plumbing instruc
tions
Figur
e 10 Installa
tion Diag
ram
Hot Wa
ter
Tap
Cold Wa
ter
Tap
*Flexible
Hose
*Flexible
Hose
Red Cap
Teflon
tape
**Multi-function
Safety va
lve
Discharge
Outlet
Red Cap
1
3
2
Teflon
tape
*Fle
xible Hoses to be pr
ocured b
y the customer
, not part of standar
d produc
t.
**Multi-func
tion Saf
ety v
alve (MFSV
) comes included with the
Wat
er Heater
.
1.
Remo
ve MFSV fr
om the inlet pipe by r
otating it in an
ti-clock
wise direc
tion.
2.
Wrap the
Teflon tape ar
ound the inlet and outlet connec
tions of the W
ater Hea
ter t
o
prev
ent leak
age.
3.
Connec
t MFSV to the inlet pipe b
y hand tightening it in clock
wise direc
tion.
4.
Make nec
essary plumbing with r
efer
ence t
o the Installa
tion Diagram. (R
efer
“Installa
tion Diagram
”
)
5.
Connec
t the cold w
ater pipe t
o the inlet [Blue Cap
].
6.
Connec
t the hot wa
ter pipe t
o the outlet [Red C
ap].
No
te:
•
Make sur
e to c
onnect M
ulti-function S
afet
y valv
e to the
Wat
er Heater bef
ore
connec
ting inlet to the c
old wa
ter tap
.
•
A. O. Smith r
ecommends N
ylon/ Stainless S
teel (SS) br
aided hoses (Fle
xible Hoses)
having a minimum pr
essure r
ating of 8 Bar and hoses should be c
ompatible f
or hot
wa
ter applica
tions.
•
The M
ulti-function S
afet
y valv
e may dr
ip during the usage of the hea
ter
. As the w
ater
is heated
, it expands and tr
ies to flo
w back through the inlet pipe
, but is prev
ented
by the pr
esence of the non-r
eturn v
alve (an e
xter
nal valv
e pro
vided befor
e cold
wa
ter tap
). Hence w
ater ma
y drip fr
om the Multi-func
tion Saf
ety v
alve
. Ther
efor
e,
Discharge outlet is pr
ovided t
o discharge w
ater fr
om the W
ater Hea
ter
. To a
void
dripping
, it is rec
ommended to install non-r
eturn v
alve a
t a distance of a
t least 40
feet a
way fr
om the inlet of the W
ater Hea
ter
.
CAUTION
•
The M
ulti-function S
afet
y valv
e should never be r
emoved or blocked b
y any
means to pr
even
t it from dr
ipping or releasing the e
xcess pr
essure inside the
heater
. Failur
e to do so ma
y result in damage t
o the W
ater Hea
ter and injur
ies to
the user. T
his will also make the war
ran
ty null and v
oid.
•
Discharge outlet is pr
ovided t
o release the dischar
ge from the
Wat
er
Heater(thr
ough the Multi-func
tion Saf
ety v
alve) in case e
xcessiv
e pressur
e is
developed
. The c
onten
ts of the discharge fr
om the Multi-func
tion Saf
ety v
alve
may be hot and ma
y cause burns t
o the users and damage nearb
y objects
,
theref
ore it is r
ecommended t
o take pre
-cautions while dischar
ging w
ater fr
om
the Wat
er Hea
ter
.
•
It is r
ecommended t
o opera
te the Dischar
ge lever in the M
ulti-function S
afet
y
valv
e on a regular basis t
o ensure tha
t there ar
e no blockages and also t
o remo
ve
any lime deposits tha
t would ha
ve been f
ormed inside the
Wat
er Heater
.
•
Ensure tha
t the W
ater Hea
ter is in po
wer OFF c
ondition when the Discharge L
ever
is being opera
ted
. Ensure tha
t the wa
ter is filled c
ompletely in the
Wat
er Heater
befor
e switching it ON.
•
Make sur
e a suitable Teflon tape is used f
or all plumbing connec
tions to pr
even
t
leakage
.
•
Use only N
ylon/ Stainless S
teel (SS) br
aided hoses (Fle
xible Hoses) having a
minimum pressur
e ra
ting of 8 Bar and hoses should be compa
tible for hot w
ater
applications
.
•
Failur
e to f
ollow this instruc
tion can result in pr
operty damage
.
Oper
ation
Filling the
Wat
er Heater
Tank
Figur
e 11
1.
Open a nearb
y hot wa
ter fauc
et to
permit air t
o escape.
2.
Open the cold w
ater inlet v
alve fully
,
filling the W
ater Hea
ter and the
piping.
3.
Close hot wa
ter fauc
et when wa
ter
flo
ws.
4.
Check all the connec
tions to see
if there is an
y leakage
. In case of a
leakage
, drain the w
ater c
ompletely
,
repair the leak
ing joint and then r
efill
the Wat
er Hea
ter
.
CAUTION
•
This
Wat
er Heater should not be oper
ated with insufficien
t amount of w
ater
.
Failur
e to do so ma
y result in damage t
o the W
ater Hea
ter and injur
ies to the user
.
This will also make the w
arran
ty null and v
oid.
•
Once the M
ounting
, Multi-func
tion Saf
ety v
alve
, Plumbing and
Wat
er filling is
complet
ed, then only the po
wer supply should be swit
ched ON.
•
Do not splash w
ater dir
ectly or clean with benz
ene, pesticides
, thinner, alc
ohol,
etc., but use a sof
t, dr
y cloth to clean the
Wat
er Heater
.
Connec
ting to Elec
trical Supply
Figur
e 12
The po
wer c
ord and plug ar
e connec
ted
with this W
ater Hea
ter
. Find a separ
ate
socket for po
wer plug and make sur
e
the socket is in firm c
ontac
t with the
plug. Ensur
e that r
eliable earthing has
been done.
CAUTION
•
Connec
t the W
ater Hea
ter using independen
t sockets, do not use an
y adapters
.
Use multimet
er to check whether the liv
e line and neutral line ar
e not rev
erse, t
o
ensure c
omplete saf
ety.
•
Bef
ore installing the
Wat
er Heater
, confir
m that the po
wer of
Wat
er Heater
matches elec
tric met
er capacity and supply wir
e.
•
The
Wat
er Heater should be ear
thed reliably
. It is pr
ohibited t
o connec
t the earth
wire t
o neutral wir
e or faucet w
ater pipe
.
Temper
atur
e Con
trol K
nob
Figur
e 13
Heating
indicator
lamp
Powe
r
indicator
lamp
Swit
ch on the W
ater Hea
ter
’s po
wer supply
. The P
ow
er indicator lamp glo
ws.
Temper
atur
e Setting
Tur
n the Temper
atur
e con
trol k
nob clockwise f
or the device t
o commenc
e heating
and change the set temper
atur
e. T
he Heating indica
tor lamp will glo
w. [
The set
temper
atur
e increases if the
Temper
atur
e con
trol k
nob is turned clock
wise].
Temper
atur
e can be adjusted fr
om 25°C to maximum 75°C. R
ecommended t
o keep
Temper
atur
e con
trol k
nob notch position alw
ays in medium or abo
ve lev
el.
Modes
Ther
e are t
wo t
ypes of modes depending on the actual w
ater t
empera
ture inside the
inner tank of the W
ater Hea
ter
:
He
atin
g m
od
e
Stan
dby
mo
de
When the ac
tual temper
atur
e of the
wa
ter is less than the set t
empera
ture
, it
enters in
to Hea
ting mode. T
he Heating
indicator lamp glo
ws as sho
wn in
“Figur
e
14”
.
Figur
e 14
Aft
er the W
ater Hea
ter r
eaches set
temper
atur
e, it will en
ter in
to the
Standb
y mode due the thermosta
t cut-
off and the Po
wer indica
tor lamp glo
ws
and Heating indica
tor lamp swit
ch off as
shown in
“Figur
e 15”
.
Figur
e 15
When the t
empera
ture of the w
ater dr
ops by 5°C fr
om the set temper
atur
e due to
usage of wa
ter
, the W
ater Hea
ter again en
ters in
to the Hea
ting mode.
Draining the
Wat
er Heater
Tank
Whenev
er the W
ater Hea
ter is not used f
or an ex
tended per
iod or if the produc
t is
below fr
eezing temper
atur
e, y
ou will need to unplug the unit and dr
ain it.
Figur
e 16
Discharge Outlet
Discharge Lever
1.
Swit
ch OFF the electr
ic supply to the
Wat
er Heater
.
2.
Open the hot wa
ter fauc
et until the
wa
ter runs c
ool.
3.
Close cold w
ater supply
.
4.
Drain the w
ater b
y lifting the
Discharge L
ever of the M
ulti-function
Saf
ety v
alve up
war
ds. (R
efer
“Figur
e
16”
)
CAUTION
Please tur
n off the pow
er supply to the
Wat
er Heater pr
ior to dr
aining the W
ater
Heater
.
A. O. Smith C
olour Ma
tch S
yst
em®
Colours
shown
are
only indica
tive
and ma
y v
ary
from ac
tual colours a
vailable
.
A. O. Smith C
olour Ma
tch S
yst
em® allow
s your
Wat
er Heater t
o match the c
olours of your
bathr
oom. The pr
oduct of y
our choice c
omes with either white or iv
ory body c
olours,
along with the colour
ed fron
t panels as in the follo
wing table.
Mo
de
ls
SAS
SDS*
SG
S*
Dec
ora
tive fr
ont panel
(Ser
vice C
over)
Whit
e or ivor
y
Blue or Red
Red
Body C
olour
Whit
e or ivor
y
Whit
e or ivor
y
Whit
e or ivor
y
You ha
ve the option of chang
ing this panel to ma
tch y
our bathr
oom decor a
t a nominal
cost (f
or SAS models).
* You ha
ve the option of chang
ing this panel to ma
tch y
our bathr
oom decor a
t a no
cost
. This option is a
vailable only one time af
ter pur
chase (for SDS and SGS models).
Call the A. O
. Smith Cust
omer Car
e Cen
tre
[18
00
-10
3-2
46
8/18
60
-5
00
-2
46
8]
or visit
ww
w.ao
smithin
dia
.co
m
to r
egist
er your pr
oduct within 60 da
ys of pur
chase and ask
for one of the D
ecor
ativ
e Fron
t Panel c
olour options.
Chang
ing the Decor
ativ
e Fron
t Panel
Please f
ollow the instruc
tions as shown in
“Figur
e 17”
.
Figur
e 17
1.
Pull out the K
nob.
2.
Unscrew the scr
ew on
the Dec
ora
tive F
ron
t
Panel
.
3.
Remo
ve the D
ecor
ativ
e
Fron
t Panel t
o change.
CAUTION
•
Please ensur
e to swit
ch off the pow
er supply while changing the D
ecor
ativ
e Fron
t
Panel and pull out the po
wer plug fr
om the socket.
•
An insula
tion layer is pr
ovided belo
w the fron
t panel which should not be
replac
ed.
•
While chang
ing the fron
t panel ensure tha
t, none of the in
ter
nal componen
ts are
damaged or remo
ved
.
DANGER
HOT
Scalding
Hot wa
ter is danger
ous, especially f
or the young childr
en,
aged or the disabled. T
he W
ater Hea
ter allo
ws y
ou
to c
ontr
ol the temper
atur
e of your hot w
ater
. W
ater
temper
atur
es over 52°C can cause sev
ere bur
ns instantly or
death fr
om scalds. D
o not leave a child or an infir
m person
in the bath unsuper
vised.
Troubleshooting
The
Wat
er Heater ma
y not opera
te as desir
ed if used incor
rec
tly or there is a minor
cause, ev
en though the produc
t has no fault. I
n these cases, check the f
ollowing issues
to solv
e simple problems without the help fr
om the Cust
omer Car
e Cen
tre
. If the
problem does not solv
e after check
ing the follo
wing issues, call C
ustomer C
are C
entr
e.
Prob
lem
s
Po
ssib
le
Ca
use
(s)
So
lu
tio
n
Po
wer indica
tor lamp and
Heating indica
tor lamp
does not glow
.
No pow
er supply to the
Wat
er Heater
.
Check pow
er supply
and switch ON elec
trical
switch.
Ther
mal Cut
-out has
tripped or pr
oblem in
inter
nal wiring
.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
.
Po
wer indica
tor lamp and
Heating indica
tor lamp
glow but no hot w
ater
.
Heating Elemen
t
breakdo
wn or inter
nal
wiring er
ror
.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
.
Wat
er temper
atur
e is too
high.
Impr
oper thermosta
t
opera
tion.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
.
Ther
mal Cut
-out not
opera
ting.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
.
Wat
er heats slo
wly.
Lo
w voltage a
t supply
mains.
Check voltage a
t supply
mains.
Scale deposition.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
.
Piping c
onnection leaks
.
Connec
tion not sealed.
Re
-connec
t piping, using
Teflon tape
.
Wat
er leakage fr
om
produc
t.
Leak
age in tank or other
parts
.
Swit
ch OFF pow
er
immediately and C
all
Cust
omer Car
e Cen
tre
.
Wat
er dripping fr
om
Multi-func
tion Saf
ety
valv
e during hea
ting.
Non-retur
n valv
e is
installed close to the inlet
of the W
ater Hea
ter
.
Install Non-r
eturn v
alve
at a distanc
e of at least 40
feet fr
om the inlet of the
Wat
er Heater (R
efer
page
8
), if problem still persists
call Cust
omer Car
e Cen
tre
.
Prob
lem
s
Po
ssib
le
Ca
use
(s)
So
lu
tio
n
Foul smell fr
om hot wa
ter
.
Presenc
e of organic
matt
er in input wa
ter
.
Pro
vide trea
ted w
ater a
t
the input.
No usage of hot wa
ter f
or
a long time period
If the
Wat
er Heater is not
used for an e
xtended
period of time
, drain the
wa
ter fr
om the W
ater
Heater
. Ensure w
ater is
filled back befor
e use of
Wat
er Heater
.
High elec
trical
conduc
tivity of w
ater
due to dissolv
ed solids in
input wa
ter
.
Call C
ustomer C
are
Cen
tre
. Anode options
available f
or highly
conduc
tive w
ater
.
No
te:
Call C
ustomer C
are No
. 1800-103-2468/1860-500-2468.
Cir
cuit Diag
ram
Figur
e 18
Heating
Element
L
PE
N
Black
Thermostat
Green/Yellow
Black
Tank
Blue
Blue
White
White
Thermal cutout
Brown
Red
Red
Red light
Green light
