VCSeriesManual 11
FreezeProtecƟon
Makesurethatincaseoffreezingweatherthatthe
waterheateranditswaterlinesareprotecte dto
preventfreezing.Damageduetofreezingisnot
coveredbythewarranty.
LossoffreezeprotecƟonmayresultinwaterdamage
fromaburstheatexchangerorwaterlines.
Withelectrical
powersupplied,thewaterheaterwill
notfreezewhentheoutsideairtemperatureisascold
as–22°F(Ͳ30°C)forindoormodelsorisascoldas–4°F
(Ͳ20°C)foroutdoormodels,whenprotectedfrom
directwindexposure.Becauseofthe“windͲchill”
eīect,anywindorcirculaƟonoftheairontheunit
willreduceitsabilitytofreezeprotect.
Theunitmaybedrainedmanually.However,itis
highlyrecommendedthat:
x draindownsolenoidvalvesareinstalledthatwill
automaƟcallydraintheunitifpowerislost.
Theseareavailableinakit,104000059.(The
condensatetrapdrainplugandwaterdrainplug
arenotaīectedbytheautodraindownsolenoid
valvesandwillhavetobemanuallyopened.)
x asurgeprotectorwithterminalsisinstalledwhich
allowsthesolenoidvalvestooperateiftheunitis
disabledduetoadiagnosƟccode.Thisis
availableas104000057.
InaddiƟon,thesolenoidvalvesshouldbeconnected
electricallytoasurgeprotectorwithterminals.This
allowsthesolenoidvalves
tooperateifthewater
heaterisdisabledduetoadiagnosƟccode.
ThefreezeprotecƟonfeatureswillnotpreventthe
externalpipingfromfreezing.Itisrecommended that
hotandcoldwaterpipesareinsulated.Pipecover
enclosuresmaybepackedwithinsula Ɵonforadded
freeze
protecƟon.
Intheeventofapowerfailureattemperaturesbelow
freezingthewaterheatershouldbedrainedofall
watertopreventfreezingdamage.InaddiƟon,drain
thecondensatetrapanddrainline.
Maximumventlength
(indoormodelsonly)
1. Determinethenumberof90degreeelbowsin
theventsystem.(Two45degreeelbowscountas
one90degreeelbow.)
2. Refertothetabletofindthemaximumvent
lengthbasedonthenumberofelbows.
3. AdjustswitchNo.1intheSW1DIPswitch(tan
switches)ifrequiredbytheapplicablenote.
MIfthelengthisgreaterthan21Ō(6.4m)then
moveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.
NIfthelengthisgreaterthan15Ō(4.6m)then
moveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.
OIfthelengthisgreaterthan9Ō(2.7m)thenmove
switchNo.1(SW1)
toOFF.
PMoveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.
Example: Ifyouhaveoneelbowthenyourmaximum
ventlengthis35feet(10.7m).Ifyour
actuallengthisgreaterthan15Ō(4.6m)
thenmoveswitchno.1(SW1)toOFF.
Numberof
90°Elbows
Maximumventlength
0 41Ō(12.5m)M
1 35Ō(10.7m)N
2 29Ō(8.8m)O
3 23Ō(7.0m)P
4 17Ō(5.2m)P
5 11Ō(3.4m)P
6 5Ō(1.5m)P
Ifyouhavealongerventlength(seeabove),switch
No.1isrequiredtobeintheOFFposiƟon.This
ensuresthewaterheaterwillrunproperly.Blocked
fluediagnosƟccodesandshutdownsmayresultif
switchNo.1isnotinthecorrectposiƟon.
NOTICE