Installation & Operation Manual

6 System piping

Scalding

This water heater can deliver scalding temperature water at any faucet in the system. Be careful whenever using hot water to avoid scalding injury. Certain appliances such as dishwashers and automatic clothes washers may require increased temperature water. By setting the thermostat on this water heater to obtain the increased temperature water required by these appliances, you may create the potential for scald injury. To protect against injury, you should install a mixing valve in the water system. This valve will reduce point of discharge temperature by mixing cold and hot water in branch supply lines. Such valves are available from the local plumbing supplier.

Figure 6-3Scald Warning Label Located on the Appliance

Water with a hardness of less than 5 grains per gallon will usually have a pH which can be aggressive and corrosive causing non-warrantable damage to the pump, and associated piping. Corrosion due to water chemistry generally shows up first in the hot water system because heated water increases the rate of corrosive chemical reactions.

Piping components

Water heater system piping:

Water heater system piping MUST be sized per the pipe requirements listed in Table 6C. Reducing the pipe size can restrict the flow rate through the water heater, causing inadvertent high limit shutdowns and poor system performance.

Check valves:

Field supplied. Check valves are recommended for installation as shown in FIG.’s 6-4 thru 6-8.

Water heater isolation valves:

Field supplied. Full port ball valves are required. Failure to use full port ball valves could result in a restricted flow rate through the water heater.

Anti-scald mixing valve:

The following chart (Table 6B) details the relationship of water

Field

supplied. An

anti-scald

mixing valve

is recommended

temperature and time with regard to scald injury and may be

when storing domestic hot water above 115°F.

 

 

 

used as a guide in determining the safest water temperature for

 

 

 

Unions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

your applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field supplied. Recommended for unit serviceability.

 

Table 6B Approximate Time / Temperature Scald Chart

 

Temperature and pressure relief valve:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROXIMATE TIME / TEMPERATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIPS IN SCALDS

 

 

 

 

Factory supplied on water heaters. The temperature and pressure

120°F

 

 

More than 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

relief valve is sized to ASME specifications. Storage tanks may

125°F

 

 

1 1/2 to 2 minutes

 

 

 

 

require additional valves depending on local codes.

 

130°F

 

 

About 30 seconds

 

 

 

 

Tank sensor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

135°F

 

 

About 10 seconds

 

 

 

 

Lochinvar supplies a tank sensor. The tank

sensor must be

140°F

 

 

Less than 5 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

installed in the tapping provided in the lower 25% of the storage

145°F

 

 

Less than 3 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tank to achieve proper operation. As shipped from the factory,

150°F

 

 

About 1 1/2 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tank sensor is in the literature package shipped with the unit.

155°F

 

 

About 1 second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placing the sensor in the tapping provided on the storage tank

Water chemistry

 

 

 

 

 

will improve temperature response and prevent short cycles of

 

 

Water temperature rise and maximum

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flow data is based on heating potable

 

Table

6C Water Heater Pump Applications / Recommended

 

 

water with a hardness of 5 to 25 grains

 

Temperature Rise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per gallon and total dissolved solids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water Heater Pump Applications

 

 

 

 

 

not exceeding 350 ppm.

 

Model

*Pipe

Armstrong

 

Grundfos

Flow Rate

Loss

 

Temp.

The required temperature rise and the standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size

 

 

 

 

(GPM)

(FT/HD)

 

Rise

circulating pump are sized based on the heating of

 

151

1-1/4"

 

E8

 

--

16

 

16.6

 

18°F

 

200

1-1/4"

 

E8

 

--

21

 

11.8

 

18°F

potable water with a hardness of 5 to 25 grains per gallon

 

 

 

 

 

 

286

2"

 

E17

 

--

30

 

17.1

 

18°F

and a total dissolved solids

not exceeding 350 ppm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

2"

 

E24

 

--

39

 

21

 

18°F

Consult the manufacturer when heating potable water

 

501

2"

 

E22

 

--

53

 

26

 

18°F

exceeding these specifications.

 

 

 

601

2"

 

E22

 

--

53

 

26

 

22°F

 

 

 

701

2"

--

 

TP 40-160

63

 

32

 

22°F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heating of high hardness and/or high total dissolved

 

801

2"

--

 

TP 40-160

67

 

31

 

24°F

solids water may require a larger circulating pump, and a

 

 

 

 

 

Pump sizing and flow requirements are based on 45 feet of

 

 

NOTICE

 

revised temperature rise specification based on the water

 

 

 

piping, 4 - 90° elbows, and 2 - fully ported ball valves.

chemistry of the water to be heated.

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Lochinvar 151 operation manual Scalding, Piping components, Water chemistry

151 specifications

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