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facts to consIder aBout the locatIon
Carefully choose an indoor location for the new water heater, because
theplacementisaveryimportantconsiderationforthesafetyofthe
occupantsinthebuilding andforthemost economicaluseofthe
appliance.this water heater is not for use in manufactured
(mobile) homes or outdoor installation.
Whetherreplacinganoldwaterheaterorputtingthewaterheaterin
anewlocation,thefollowingcriticalpointsmustbeobserved:
1.Selectalocationindoorsascloseaspracticaltotheventterminalor
locationtowhichthewaterheaterventpipingisgoingtobeconnected,
andascentralizedwiththewaterpipingsystemaspossible.
2.Selectedlocationmustprovideadequateclearancesforservicing
andproperoperationofthewaterheater.
Installationofthewaterheatermustbeaccomplishedinsuchamanner
thatifthetankoranyconnectionsshouldleak,theowwillnotcause
damagetothestructure.Forthisreason,itisnotadvisabletoinstall
thewaterheaterinanatticorupperoor.Whensuchlocationscannot
beavoided,asuitablemetaldrainpanshouldbeinstalledunderthe
waterheater.Drainpansareavailableatyourlocalhardwarestore.
Suchadrainpan musthavea clearanceofat least1.0”(2.5cm)
greaterthananypointonthewaterheater’souterjacketandmust
bepipedtoanadequatedrain.Thepanmustnotrestrictcombustion
airow.Forexample,ifacircularpanisused,itmustbeaminimum
of27”(69cm)indiameter.SeeFigure1.
Waterheaterlifedependsuponwaterquality,water pressureand
theenvironmentinwhichthewaterheaterisinstalled.Waterheaters
aresometimesinstalledin locationswhereleakage mayresultin
propertydamage,evenwiththeuseofadrainpanpipedtoadrain.
However,unanticipateddamagecanbe reducedorprevented by
aleakdetectororwatershut-offdeviceusedin conjunctionwitha
pipeddrainpan.Thesedevicesareavailablefromsomeplumbing
supplywholesalersandretailers,and detectandreacttoleakage
in various ways:
•Sensorsmountedinthedrainpanthattriggeranalarmorturnoffthe
incomingwatertothewaterheaterwhenleakageisdetected.
•Sensorsmountedinthedrainpanthatturnoffthewatersupplyto
theentirebuildingwhenwaterisdetectedinthedrainpan.
•Watersupply shut-offdevices that activatebased on the water
pressuredifferentialbetweenthecoldwaterandhotwaterpipes
connected to the water heater.
•Devicesthatwillturnoffthegassupplytoagaswaterheaterwhile
atthesametimeshuttingoffitswatersupply.
INSTALLATIONS IN AREAS WHERE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
(VAPO RS) A RE L IKE LY TO B E PR ESE NT O R ST ORE D
(GARAGES,STORAGEANDUTILITYAREAS,ETC.):Flammable
liquids(suchasgasoline,solvents,propane(LPorbutane,etc.)and
othersubstances(suchasadhesives,etc.)emitammablevapors
whichcanbeignitedbyagaswaterheater’shotsurfaceigniteror
mainburner.Theresultingashback andrecan causedeathor
serious burns to anyone in the area.
Also,thewaterheatermustbelocatedand/orprotectedsoitisnot
subjecttophysicaldamagebyamovingvehicle.
Thiswaterheater must not be installed directly on carpeting.
Carpetingmustbeprotectedbymetal orwoodpanelbeneaththe
applianceextendingbeyondthefullwidthanddepthoftheappliance
byatleast3”(7.6cm)inanydirection,oriftheapplianceisinstalled