Owner’s Manual – Dux Electric Boosted Solar
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H3161 025248 Rev. D
Installation Requirements
This water heater must be installed
by a licensed tradesperson, and in
accordance with:
• AS/NZS3500.4 “National Plumbing
and Drainage Code Hot Water
Supply Systems – Acceptable
Solutions”.
• Clause G12 of the New Zealand
building code.
• Local authority regulations.
• Outside Australia and New Zealand,
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 certicate,
showing that the work complies with
all the relevant Standards and only a
licensed person will have insurance
protecting their workmanship for 6
years.
Water Supply Pressure
This water heater is designed for direct
connection to water supply pressures of
no greater than:
All Models – 800kPa
Where the mains pressure can exceed
or uctuate beyond the pressure shown
above, a pressure limiting device
(complying with AS1357) must be tted
in the cold water inlet supply. This device
must be installed after the isolating
valve and set below the pressure shown
above. Note during periods of lower
demand water pressure may increase.
Pool Heating
This water heater must not be used for
pool heating.
Pressure & Temperature Relief
Valve
The Pressure & Temperature Relief Valve
is supplied loose with the water heater.
The valve rating is:
All Models – 1000kPa
The PTR valve must be installed directly
into the top socket marked “RELIEF
VALVE”. The drain line from this valve
must run in a continuously downward
direction in a frost-free ambient position
with the discharge end left open to
atmosphere permanently.
The PTR Valve is not intended to enable
connection of the water heater to
supplementary energy sources such as
solar panels or slow combustion stoves
(refer AS/NZS 3500.4 for guidance on
these types of installations).
Open the PTR Valve for approximately
10 seconds by lifting the lever on the
valve to ensure water is relieved to waste
through the relief drain pipe. Lower lever
gently and check that it closes correctly.
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