Installation
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Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer (for
example,alicensedplumberorgasfitter),otherwisethewarrantybyHydro‐
Smartwillbevoid.
Theinstaller(licen sedprofessional)isresponsibleforthecorrectinstallation
of the water heater and for compliance with all national, state/provincial,
andlocalcodes.
Hydro‐Smart does not recommend installing the water heater in a pit or
locationwheregasandwatercanaccumulate.
Donothavetheventterminalpointingtowardanyoperatingwindow,door,or
openingintoabuilding.
Do not install next to any source of airborne debris, such as a clothes dryer,
that can cause debris to be trapped inside the combustion chamber, unless
thesystemisdirect‐vented.
Hydro‐Smartdoesnotrecommendinstallingthewaterheaterinanatticdue
tosafetyissues.Ifyouinstallthewaterheaterinanattic:
Makesuretheunitwillhaveenoughcombustionairandproperventilation.
Keep the area around the water heater clean. When dust collects on the
flamesensor,thewaterheaterwillshutdownonanerrorcode.
If the above conditions cannot be met, use the direct vent conversion kit
PartNo.9007667005(TK‐TV10).
Placetheunitforeasyaccessforserviceandmaintenance.
A drain pan, or other means of protection against water damage, is
re
uiredtobeinstalledunderthewaterheaterincaseofleaks.
Thewarrantywillnotcoverdamagecausedbywaterquality.
Onlypotablewaterorpotablewater/glycolmixturescanbeusedwiththis
water heater.Do not introduce pool or spa water, or any chemically
treatedwaterintothewaterheater.
Water hardness levels must not exceed 7 grains per gallon (120 ppm) for
single family domestic applications or more than 4 grains per gallon (70
ppm) for all other types of applications.Water hardness leads to scale
formation and may affect/damage the water heater.Hard water scaling
mustbeavoidedor
controlledbyproperwatertreatment.
WaterpHlevelsmustbebetween6.5and8.5
Wellwatermustbetreated.
Donotinstalltheunitwherewater,debris,orflammablevaporsmaygetinto
theflueterminal.
Hydro‐Smartrecommendsusingthedirectventkitwhenthewaterheateris
installedinabeautysalon.Somechemicalsusedinabeautysalonmayaffect
theflamesensor.Waterheatermaynotworkproperly.
Althoughthewaterheaterisdesignedtooperatewithminimalsound ,Hydro‐
Smart does not recommend installing the unit on a wall adjacent to a
bedroom,oraroomthatisintendedforquietstudyormeditation,etc.
Locate yourheaterclosetoadrainwherewater leakagewill notdodamageto
surrounding areas.As with any water heating appliance, the potential for
leakage at some time in the life of the product doesexist.Hydro‐Smart will
notberesponsibleforanywaterdamagethatmayoccur.
Ifyouinstalladrain
panundertheunit,ensurethatitwillnotrestrictthecombustionairflow.
CAUTION
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