SAHP BMTB 130 - SECTION 4 PLUMBING INSTALLATION; Installation Base and Access; Water Supply Requirements

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V1 Mar 2019US - SD667052
4.1 The BMTB must be installed on a stable base which must be capable
of supporting the weight when the cylinder is full of water.
4.2 Access for maintenance of all equipment should be considered when
positioning the vented / unvented cylinder. Care should be taken
that the immersion heater can be withdrawn for servicing if required
these are 15” long. Relevant local and national standards should
always be followed when installing discharge pipe work from the
safety valves.
4.3 We recommend that the hot and cold water requirements of the
property and user are ascertained before the installation of the BMTB
either unvented type or vented type.
4.4 The minimum incoming cold water mains inlet requirements for the
 BMTBis20psioperatingpressureand5USgalperminuteowrate.
4.5 Adjustable pressure reducing valve factory set at 43.5 psi is supplied
 withtheBMTBwhichmustbettedintheincomingcoldwatersupply
to the cylinder. The pressure reducing valve will deliver maximum of
13 US gal per minute.
4.6 Inhardwaterareaswerecommendthatawatertreatmentunitistted
to eliminate the formation of limescale in the system.
4.7 Do not install the equipment in the following places as they will lead
to a malfunction of the equipment: areas with corrosive gases,
 factorieswheretheelectricalvoltageexperienceswideuctuations,
 placeswithstrongelectromagneticwaves,placeswithinammable
materials or gases, other special environments.
PLUMBING
INSTALLATION
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SECTION 4