Owner’s Manual – Proflo Electric Storage Water Heaters
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H0421 0421 Rev. K
Installation Details
Installation Requirements
This water heater must be installed
by a licensed tradesperson, and in
accordance with:
• AS/NZS 3500.4 Plumbing and
Drainage – Heated Water Services.
• AS/NZS 3000.
• Local authority regulations.
• Outside Australia, please refer to
local plumbing and building codes
and regulations.
• Notice to Victorian customers from
the Victorian Plumbing Industry
Commission – this water heater
must be installed by a licensed
person as required by the
Victorian
Building Act
(1993). Only a licensed
person will give you a compliance
certificate, showing that the work
complies with all the relevant
Standards. Only a licensed person
will have insurance protecting their
workmanship for 6 years. Make sure
you use a licensed person to install
this water heater and ask for your
Compliance Certificate.
Water Supply Pressure
This water heater is designed for direct
connection to water supply pressures of:
80, 125 and 160 litre models:
- 1,120 kPa
250, 315 and 400 litre models:
- 800 kPa
Where the mains pressure can exceed
or fluctuate beyond the pressure
shown above, a pressure limiting
device (complying with AS 1357)
must be fitted in the cold water inlet
supply. This device must be installed
after the isolating valve and set below
the pressure shown above. Note that
during periods of lower demand, water
pressure may increase.
Caution:
This water heater delivers
hot water at temperatures exceeding
50
°
C. Refer to AS/NZS 3500 and
local regulations regarding the need
for additional hot water delivery
temperature control.
Pool Heating
This water heater must
not
be used for
pool heating.
