24 VCSeriesManual
FinalChecklist
ප Thewaterheaterisnotsubjecttocorrosive
compoundsintheair.
ප Thewatersupplydoesnotcontainchemicalsor
exceedstotalhardnessthatwilldamagetheheat
exchanger.
ප Clearancesfromthewaterheaterunitaremet.
ප ClearancesfromtheventterminaƟon/airintake
aremet.
ප Forindoormodels,ensureyouhaveusedthe
correctvenƟngproductsforthemodelinstalled
andthatyouhavecompletelyfollowedthe
venƟngmanufacturer’sinstallaƟoninstrucƟons
andtheseinstallaƟoninstrucƟons.
ප Forindoormodels,verifythattheventsystem
doesnotexceedthemaximumlengthforthe
numberofelbowsused.
ප ForindoormodelsverifythatswitchNo.1inthe
SW1DIPswitch(tanswitches)hasbeenadjusted
forventlengthifnecessary.RefertothesecƟon
onMaximumVentLength.
ප Forindoormodels,verifythattheventpipehasa
downwardslopeorgradetotheoutsideof1/4
inchperfoot(1.2° )ORiftheventpipeissloped
towardthewaterheater(assomelocalcodes
require),thatacondensatecollectorisinstalled
toallowcondensaƟonto
drainawayfromthe
waterheatertoaproperdrainsource.
ප Forindoormodels,verifythatcondensatewillnot
beallowedtodrainbackintothewaterheater.
ප Purgethewaterlineofalldebrisandairby
closingthehotisolaƟonvalveandopeningthe
coldisolaƟonvalveanditsdrain.Debriswill
damagethewaterheater.Useabucketorhose
ifnecessary.
ප Ensurethathotandcoldwaterlinesarenot
crossedtotheunitandareleakfree.
ප Cleantheinletwaterfilterbyclosing thecoldand
hotwaterinletisolaƟon(shutͲoī)valves.Puta
bucketunderthefilterattheboƩomofthewater
heatertocatchanywaterthatiscontainedinside
theunit.Unscrewthewaterfilter.Rinsethe
filtertoremoveanydebris.Installthefilterand
opentheisolaƟonvalves.
ප Ensurethatapressurereliefvalveisinstalledwith
araƟngthatexceedstheBTUinputofthewater
heatermodel.RefertotheraƟngplateonthe
sideofthewaterheaterforBTUinput.
ප Amanualgascontrolvalvehasbeenplacedinthe
gaslinetothewaterheater.
ප CheckthegaslinesandconnecƟonsforleaks.
ප Confirmthatthegasinletpressureiswithin
limits.
ප Confirmthatthewaterheaterisratedforthegas
typesupplied.
ප Confirmthattheelectricityissuppliedfroma120
VAC,60Hzpowersource,isinaproperly
groundedcircuit,andturnedon.
ප VerifythetemperaturecontrollerisfuncƟoning
properly.
ප VerifythatswitchesNo.2andNo.3intheSW1
DIPswitch(tanswitches)issetcorrectlyforyour
alƟtude.
ප Verifythesystem is funcƟoningcorrectlyby
connecƟngyourmanometertothegaspressure
testportonthewaterheater.Operateallgas
appliancesinthehomeorfacilityathighfire.The
inletgaspressureatthewaterheatermustnot
dropbelowthatlistedonthe
raƟngplate.
ප Ifthewaterheaterisnotneededforimmediate
use,thendrainthewaterfromtheheat
exchanger.
ප Installthefrontpanel.
ප Explaintothecustomertheimportanceofnot
blockingtheventterminaƟonorairintake.
ප ExplaintothecustomertheoperaƟonofthe
waterheater,safetyguidelines,maintenance,and
warranty.
ප TheinstallaƟonmustconformwithlocalcodesor,
intheabsenceoflocalcodes,withtheNaƟonal
Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54,orthe
Natural Gas and Propane InstallaƟon Code, CSA
B149.1.Ifinstalledinamanufacturedhome,the
installaƟonmustconformwiththeManufactured
Home ConstrucƟon and Safety Standard, Title 24
CFR, Part 3280and/orCAN/SCA Z240 MH Series,
Mobile Homes.
ප InformtheconsumeriftheisolaƟonvalvesare
notinstalledorifawatersoŌeningsystemisnot
installed.
ප LeavetheenƟremanualtapedtothewater
heater(indoormodels),temperaturecontroller
(outdoormodels),orgivetheenƟremanual
directlytotheconsumer.