Filling and draining
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4.2
Filling the water
heater
4.2.1
Filling unvented installations
To fill the water heater, proceed as follows.
1. Open the stop valve
i
in the hot water pipe and, if present, the stop
valves
d
for the circulation pump.
2. Shut drain valve
g
.
3. Open the nearest hot water draw-off point
m
.
4. Open the supply valve
i
on the cold water side
a
so that cold water flows
into the water heater.
5. Completely fill the water heater (when cold water flows at normal pressure
from the nearest hot water draw-off point, the water heater is full).
6. Vent the entire installation of air, for example by opening all hot water draw-
off points.
7. The water heater is now under water supply pressure. There should be no
water coming out of the expansion valve
nor the T&P-valve
c
. If this does
happen, the cause might be:
-
The water supply pressure is greater than the specified 3.5bar.
Check the correct pressure.
-
The expansion valve in the protected cold supply setup is defective or
incorrectly fitted.
4.2.2
Filling vented installations
To fill the water heater, proceed as follows.
1. Open the stop valve
i
in the hot water pipe and, if present, the stop
valves
d
for the circulation pump.
2. Shut drain valve
g
.
3. Open the nearest hot water draw-off point
m
.
4. Open the supply valve
i
on the cold water side
a
so that cold water flows
into the water heater.
5. Completely fill the water heater (when cold water flows at normal pressure
from the nearest hot water draw-off point, the water heater is full).
6. Vent the entire installation of air, for example by opening all hot water draw-
off points.
7. The water heater is now under water supply pressure. There should be no
water coming out of the T&P-valve
c
a. If this does happen, the safety valve
might be defective or incorrectly fitted.
4.3
Draining the water
heater
4.3.1
Draining unvented installations
Some service activities require the water heater to be drained. The procedure is
as follows:
1. Shut the water heater down by putting the On/Off switch to
position 0
.
2. Disconnect the water heater by putting switching the mains isolator off.
3. Shut off the gas supply
h
.
4. Close the stop valve
i
in the hot water pipe.
5. Close the supply valve in the cold water supply
a
.
6. Open the drain valve
g
.
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