Rheem Air Sourced 270 Ambiheat Sidevent - Warranty Impact of Water Chemistry

WATER SUPPLIES
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SUMMARY OF WATER CHEMISTRY ADVICE AFFECTING WARRANTY
The water heater is not suitable for certain water chemistries. Those chemistries are listed below. If the water
heater is connected at any time to a water supply with the following water chemistry, the Rheem warranty will
not cover any resultant faults:
Water Chemistry
Component
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) > 2500 mg/L
water heater cylinder
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) not suitable for anode type
water heater cylinder
Saturation Index (SI) < -1.0
copper sheathed heating unit
Saturation Index (SI) > +0.4
(if expansion control valve is not fitted)
water heater cylinder
temperature pressure relief valve
Saturation Index (SI) > +0.8
standard watts density heating unit
+0.4 +0.80-1.0
no warranty applies
to a:
temperature pressure relief valve or
a water heater cylinder unless an
expansion control valve is fitted.
no warranty applies
to a:
-copper sheathed heating unit
SATURATION INDEX (SI)
ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
WITHIN WARRANTY
SPECIFICATION
SATURATION INDEX
(calculated @ 80°C water temperature)
no warranty applies
to a:
-standard watts density heating unit
very corrosive very scaling
scaling
corrosive