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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Location
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Combustion and Ventilation Air Supply . . . . 4
Requirements for Unconfined Spaces . . . . . 4
Requirements for Confined Spaces . . . . . . . 4
Louvers and Grilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Corrosive Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Venting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Through-the-Wall Venting Installation . . . . . 8
Through-the-Roof Venting Installation . . . . . 8
Condensation in the Venting System . . . . . . 8
Water Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Temperature & Pressure-Relief Valve . . . . . 8
Pressure Build-up in a Water System . . . . 10
Filling the Water Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gas Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation Instructions for Water Heaters
Approved for Combination Space
Heating and Potable Water Heating . . . . 11
Wiring
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating Instructions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lighting the Water Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lighting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Water Temperature Regulation . . . . . . . . . . 15
Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Maintenance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Housekeeping
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Condensation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Burner Ignitor Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Water Heater Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Temperature and Pressure-Relief Valve . . . 16
Venting System Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Draining the Water Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vacation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting Service for your Water Heater . . . . 18
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warranty
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SAFETY INFORMATION
Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important during the installation, operation,
and servicing of this water heater. Many safety-related messages have been provided in this
manual and on your water heater. Always read and obey all safety messages. These mes-
sages will point out the potential hazard, tell you how to reduce the risk of injury, and tell you
what will happen if the instructions are not followed.
This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards
that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety
alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING”.
Serious injury or death can occur if you do not follow
the instructions immediately.
Serious injury or death can occur if you do not follow
the instructions.
WARNING
DANGER
WARNING
DANGER
WARNING
DANGER
DO NOT
use this water heater if any part has been under water. Immediately call a
qualified service technician to inspect the water heater and to replace any part of the
control system and any gas control which has been under water. Failure to follow this
instruction can result in property damage, personal injury, or death.