A.O. Smith BL-100 User Manual

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usedinthesameroomorareacontainingagaswaterheaterorother
openameorsparkproducingappliance.NOTE:Flammablevaporsmay
bedrawnbyaircurrentsfromotherareasofthestructuretotheappliance.
Also,thewaterheater must be located and/orprotectedsoit is not
subjecttophysicaldamagebyamovingvehicle.
Thiswaterheatermustnotbeinstalleddirectlyoncarpeting.Carpeting
mustbeprotectedbymetalorwoodpanelbeneaththewaterheater
extendingbeyondthefullwidthanddepthofthewaterheaterbyatleast
3”(76.2mm)inanydirection,orifthewaterheaterisinstalledinan
alcoveorcloset,theentireoormustbecoveredbythepanel.Failure
toheedthiswarningmayresultinarehazard.
HIGH ALTITUDE
Waterheaterscoveredinthismanualhavebeentestedandapproved
forinstallation at elevations up to7,700 feet (2,347 m) abovesea
level.Forinstallationabove7,700feet(2,347m),thewaterheater’s
Btuinputshouldbereducedattherateof4percentforeach1,000
feet(305m)abovesealevelwhichrequiresreplacementoftheburner
oriceinaccordancewiththeNationalFuelGasCodeANSIZ223.1/
NFPA54ortheNaturalGasandPropaneInstallationCode CAN/
CSAB149.1.Contactyourlocalgassupplierforfurtherinformation.
Failuretoreplacethestandardoricewiththeproperhighaltitude
orice when installed at elevations above 7,700 feet (2,347 m)
couldresultinimproperandinefcientoperationofthewaterheater,
producingcarbonmonoxidegasinexcessofthesafelimits.This
couldresultinseriousinjuryordeath.Contactyourlocalgassupplier
foranyspecicchangesthatmayberequiredinyourarea.
CLEARANCES
Minimum clearances between the water heater and combustible
constructionare0inchatthesidesandrear,4”(102mm)forBL-
100and5”(127mm)forBL-80atthefront,and6”(153mm)from
theventpipe.Clearancefromthetopofthejacketis12”(305mm).
FIGURE 2.
A gas water heater cannot operate properly without the correct
amount of air for combustion. Do not install in a conned area
suchasacloset,unlessyouprovideairasshownintheFactsto
ConsiderAbout The Location section. Never obstruct the ow of
ventilationair.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsorquestionsatall,callyour
gassupplier.Failuretoprovidetheproperamountofcombustion
aircanresultinareorexplosionandcausedeath,seriousbodily
injury,orpropertydamage.
FIGURE 3.
Ifthiswaterheaterwillbeusedinbeautyshops,barbershops,
cleaning establishments, or self-servicelaundries with dry
cleaning equipment, it is imperative that the water heater or
water heaters beinstalledso thatcombustion and ventilation
airbetakenfromoutsidetheseareas.
Propellantsofaerosolspraysandvolatilecompounds,(cleaners,
chlorinebasedchemicals,refrigerants,etc.)inadditiontobeing
highlyammableinmanycases,willalsochangetocorrosive
hydrochloricacidwhenexposedtothecombustionproductsof
thewaterheater.Theresultscanbehazardous,andalsocause
productfailure.

A.O. Smith BL-100 Specifications

General

Brand	A.O. Smith
Model	BL-100
Category	Water Heater
Language	English