34 VCSeriesManual
HowtoSettheTemperature
Whileanyhotwaterisbeingprovided,
thetemperatureseƫngcanonlybe
adjustedbetween98°Fand110°F.
NO TICE
Checklocalcodesforthemaximumwa ter
temperatureseƫngallowedwhenused
innursinghomes,schools,daycare
centers,andallotherpublicapplicaƟons.
NO TICE
Ifanewlyinstalledunitwithacontroller
hasnotbeenpoweredforatleast6hours
thenthetemperaturewillreturntothe
defaultseƫngof104°F(40°C)ifpoweris
interrupted.
NO TICE
TheremaybeavariaƟonbetweenthe
temperaturedisplayedonthe
temperaturecontrollerandthe
temperatureatthetapduetoweather
condiƟonsorthelengthofpipetothe
waterheater.
NO TICE
1. Ifthewaterheaterisoī,press
thePowerbuƩontoturnon.
2. IfthePrioritylightisoī,then
pressthe“PrioritybuƩon”onthe
temperaturecontroller.The
greenPrioritylightwillglow
indicaƟngthatthiscontrolleris
controllingthetemperatureand
that
thewaterheaterisreadyto
supplyhotwater.(Thepriority
canonlybechangedwhilenohot
waterisrunning.)
3. PresstheupordownbuƩonsto
obtainthedesiredtemperature
seƫng.
Allhotwatersourcesareableto
providewateratthistemperature
seƫng
unƟlitischangedagainat
thisoranothertemperature
controller.
DANGER
Hotwatercanbedangerous,especiallyforinfantsorchildren,theelderly,
orinfirm.ThereishotwaterscaldpotenƟalifthethermostatissettoohigh.
Watertemperaturesover125°F(52°C)cancausesevereburnsorscalding
resulƟngindeath.
Hotwatercancausefi
rstdegreeburnswithexposureforasliƩleas:
3secondsat140°F(60°C)
20secondsat130°F(54°C)
8minutesat120°F(49°C)
Testthetemperatureofthewaterbeforeplacingachildinthebathor
shower.
Donotleave
achildoraninfirmpersoninthebathunsupervised.
Thiswaterheaterrequiresaminimumflowratetooperate.ThisratecanbefoundonthespecificaƟonpagein
thismanual.Insomecaseswhenyouarenotgeƫnghotwaterorifthewateralternatesbetweenhotandcold,
itisduetothewater
flowbeingbeloworclosetotheminimumflowrate.Increasingtheflowrateshould
resolvetheseproblemsinthesecases.
Ifyouareexperiencingissueswithhighertemperatureseƫngs,thenreducethetemperatureseƫng.SelecƟnga
temperatureclosertothatwhichisactuallyusedat
thefaucetwillincreasetheamountofhotwaterbeing
deliveredtothefaucet,duetolesscoldwatermixingatthefixture.