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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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)  ARE  LIK ELY TO  BE P RES ENT  OR S TOR ED
(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