VCSeriesManual 41
Water Heater
Pressure Relief Valve
3/4" Ball Valve
3/4" Union
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Pressure Regulator
Circulating Pump
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Rinnai
AnLC0~LC9or“00”diagnosƟccodeindicatestheunitisbeginningtolimeupandmustbeflushed.Failureto
flushtheappliancewillcausedamage totheheatexchanger.DamagecausedbylimebuildͲupisnotcoveredby
theunit’swarranty.Rinnaistronglyre commendsinstallaƟonof
isolaƟonvalvestoallowforflushingoftheheat
exchanger.
1. Disconnectelectricalpowertothewaterheater.
2. Closetheshutoīvalvesonboththehotwaterand
coldwaterlines(V3andV4).
3. Connectpumpoutlethose(H1)tothecoldwater
lineatservicevalve
(V2).
4. Connectdrainhose(H3)toservicevalve(V1).
5. Pour4gallonsofundilutedvirgin,foodgrade,white
vinegarintopail.
6. Placethedrainhose(H3)andthehose(H2)tothe
pumpinletintothecleaningsoluƟon.
7. Openbothservicevalves(V1andV2)
onthehot
waterandcoldwaterlines.
8. Operatethepumpandallowthevinegartocirculate
throughthewaterheaterforatleast1houratarate
of4gallonsperminute(15.1litersperminute).
9. Turnoīthepump.
10. Rinsethevinegarfromthewater
heaterasfollows:
a. Removethefreeendofthedrainhose(H3)from
thepail.Placeinsinkoroutsidetodrain.
b. Closeservicevalve,(V2),andopenshutoīvalve,
(V4).Donotopenshutoīvalve,(V3).
c. Allowwatertoflowthroughthewaterheaterfor
5
minutes.
d. Closeshutoīvalve(V4).Whenunithasfinished
drainingremovetheinͲlinefilteratthecoldwater
inletandcleanoutanyresidue.Place filterback
intounitandopenvalve(V4).
e. Closeservicevalve,(V1),andopenshutoīvalve,
(V3).
Flushingtheheatexchanger
11. Disconnectallhoses.
12. Restoreelectricalpowertothe
waterheater.
Followingflushprocedurecall
technicalassistance(1Ͳ800Ͳ621Ͳ
9419
) forPCBresetinformaƟon.