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Water#Supply#Connections#_#Top#of#Storage#Tank
Refer(to(the(illustration(on(next(page(
for(suggested(typical(installation.(
The(installation(of(unions(or(flexible(
copper(connectors(is(recommended(
on(the(hot(and(cold(water(connections(
so(that(the(storage(tank(may(be(
easily(disconnected(for(servicing(if(
necessary.(The(HOT(and(COLD(water(
connections(are(clearly(marked(and(
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shutYoff(valve(in(the(cold(water(line(
near(the(storage(tank.
The(cold(water(connection,(hot(water(
connection,(and(the(temperature(
and(pressure(relief(valve(may(be(
temporarily(disconnected(from(the(unit(
to(ease(installation(by(loosening(the(
union(hex(nuts(connecting(the(fittings(
to(the(storage(tank.((The(connection(of(
these(parts(to(the(unit(use(seal(rings( to(
form(a(water(tight(connection.((ReYuse(
the(rubber(seal(rings(that(are(provided(
with(the(heater(when(reYinstalling(
the(components.((Do(NOT(use(pipe(
sealant(on(this(joint.((Do(NOT(torque(
the(union(hex(nuts(to(over(35(ftYlbs(
when(reinstalling(the(components.((
Failure(to(properly(reconnect(the(
fittings(provided(with(the(storage(tank(
will(void(the(manufacturer’s(warranty.
SOLDER(WITH(CARE!!!((If(sweat(
connections(are(used,(do(NOT(apply(
heat(directly(to(any(component(
directly(connected(to(the(storage(
tank.((This(includes(the(cold(water(
connection,(hot(water(connection,(
temperature(and(pressure(relief(valve(
and(the(drain(valve.((Doing(so(will(
damage(the(storage(tank(beyond(repair(
and(void(the(manufacturer’s(warranty.(
NOTICE:##Do#not#
attempt#to#turn#any#
fitting#connected#
to#the#storage#tank#
union#hex#nuts#that#
are#tightened.##Doing#
so#will#damage#the#
storage#tank#and#void#
the#manufacturer’s#
warranty.
To#Fill#the#Storage#tank
Make(certain(the(drain(valve(is(
completely(closed.(
Open(the(shutYoff(valve(in(the(cold(
water(supply(line.
Open(each(hot(water(faucet(slowly(to(
allow(the(air(to(vent(from(the(storage(
tank((and(piping.(
A(steady(flow(of(water(from(the(hot(
water(faucet(s)(indicates(a(full(storage(
tank.
Water#Connection#Ports#–#On#Sidewall#of#Unit
Two(water(connection(ports(are(
located(on(the(sidewall(of(the(tank.((
These(ports(have(1Y1/4”(female(NPT(
fittings.((tapered(pipe(thread).
Teflon(pipe(tape(or(“dope”(are(
recommended(for(these(two(
connections.
Fittings(must(be(held(securely((and(not(
turn)(during(tightening(/(installation(/(
removal.((Failure(to(do(so(may(result(
in(catastrophic(damage(to(the(storage(
tank.((
It(is(recommended(that(a(threaded(
union(be(installed(near(the(tank.
Maximum(flow(rate(through(ports(is(
20(GPM.