Hydro-Smart 115 - Maintenance and Unit Draining; Maintenance and Service Checks

NormalOperation
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Turnofftheelectricalpowersupplyandclosethemanualgasshutoffvalve
andthemanualwatercontrolvalvebeforeservicing.
MAINTENANCEANDSERVICE
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 Besurethatallopeningsforcombustionandventilationairarenotblocked.
 Theventingsystemshouldbecheckedannuallyforanyleaks,corrosion,blockagesordamage.
 Theburnershouldbecheckedannuallyfordust,lint,greaseordirt.
 Keep the area around the water
 heater clear. Remove any combustible materials, gasoline  or any
flammablevaporsandliquids.
 Inaccordancewithalllocalcodesandcommo nsafetypractices,Waterdischargedfromthepressure
reliefvalecancausesevereburnsinstantlyfromscalding.DONOTtouchthepressurereliefvalve.
 Ifthereliefvalve
dischargesperiodically,itmaybeduetothermalexpansioninaclosedwatersupply
system.Contactthewatersupplierorlocalplumbinginspectoronhowtocorrectthissituation.
 Visualcheckofburnerflames(seebelow)throughtheburnerwindowintheburnerassemblylocated
atthemiddleofthe
waterheater.
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Hydro‐Smartrecommendshavingtheunitcheckedonceayearorasnecessarybyalicensedtechnician.
Ifrepairsareneeded,anyrepairsshouldbedonebyalicensedtechnician.
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UNITDRAINING
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1. Closethemanualgasshutoffvalve.
2. Turn off power to the unit and wait a couple of
seconds.Turnonagain.
3. Wait30seconds,andthenturnoffpowertotheunit,
yetagain.
4. Closethewatershutoffvalve.
5. Open all hot water
taps in the house. When the
residual water flow has ceased, close all hot water
taps.
6. Have a bucket or pan to catch the water from the
unit’sdrainplugs.Unscrew
thetwodrainplugs(Large
andsmall)todrainallthewateroutoftheunit.
7. Wait a few minutes to ensure all water has
completelydrainedfromunit.
8. Securelyscrewthedrainplugsbackintoplace.Hand‐
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tightenonly.
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WARNING
DrainPlug
(Large)
WaterValve
DrainPlug
(Small)
GasValve
Unsatisfactory
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Blueflame
RedorYellow
flame
Flame
blowingup