JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199 15
Condensate(IndoorModels)
Condensateformaoncanoccurinhighefficiency
directventappliances.Withoutproperdrainage
condensatewilldamagetheheatexchanger.
Topreventcondensatedamagefollowthese
instrucons.
DONOT
• Donotallowcondensatetoenterthewater
heater.
• DonotusePVC,CPVC,ABSorgalvanizedmaterial
toventthisappliance.
• Donotconnectthecon densatedrainpipedirectly
totherainsewer.
• Donotconnectthecon densatedrainlinewithan
aircondioningevaporatorcoildrain.
MUSTDO
• Useonlyventthatisapprovedandidenfiedas
acceptableforyourparcularmodel.
• Forvercalterminaons,installacondensatedrain
andtrapascloseaspossibletotheappliance.
• Slopethevenngtowardtheapplianceaccording
totheventmanufacturersinstallaoninstrucons.
• Allcondensatemustdrainandbedisposedof
accordingtolocalcodes.
• UseonlyPVCorCPVCpipeforthecondensate
drainline.
• Thecondensate drainpipe(alongitsenrelength)
mustbeatleastthesamediameterasthedrain
line,(5/8inchNPT).
• Theendofthecondensatedrainpipeshouldbe
opentotheatmosphere.Theendshouldnotbe
underwaterorothersubstances.
• Tominimizef reezingofthecondensate,runthe
condensatedrainlinethroughaninteriorwallor
betweeninsulaonandaninteriorwall.
• Thecondensate collectorshouldbeusedforall
hydronicheangapplicaons.
ChecklistforVenngand
Condensate(Indoormodels)
□Verifyproperclearancesar oundtheventsandair
intakes.
□Ensureyouhaveusedthecorrectvenng
productsforthemodelinstalledandthatyou
havecompletelyfollowedthevenng
manufacturer’sinstallaoninstruconsandthese
installaoninstrucons.
□Verifythattheventpipehasadownwardslopeor
gradetotheoutsideof1/4inchperfoot(1.2°)
ORiftheventpipeisslopedtowardthewater
heater(assomelocalcodesrequire),thata
condensatecollectorisinstalledtoallow
condensaontodrainawayfrom
thewater
heatertoaproperdrainsource.
□Verifythatcondensatewillnotbeallowedto
drainbackintothewaterheater.
□Verifythattheventsystemdoesnotexceedthe
maximumlengthforthenumberofelbowsused.
INFORMATION
• Acondensate trapisavailable,J‐SV016.
• Regionsofcoldclimatewillcreatemore
condensateintheventsystem.Thecondensate
collectorshouldbeusedincoldclimates.
• Thecondensate drainpipeshouldbeasshortas
possibleandhaveadownwardpitch.