Connections - Plumbing - Rheem 850 Series Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

CONNECTIONS – PLUMBING
All plumbing work must be carried out by a qualified person and in compliance
with the Standard AS/NZS 3500.4 and all local codes and regulatory authority
requirements.
All gas work must be carried out by a qualified person and in compliance with
the Standard AS/NZS 5601.1, all local codes and regulatory authority
requirements.
CONNECTION SIZES
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Hot water outlet connection:
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50°C limited outlet connection:
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Cold water inlet connection:
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Relief valve connection:
•
Gas inlet:
WATER INLET AND OUTLET
All pipe work must be cleared of foreign matter before connection and purged
before attempting to operate the water heater. All olive compression fittings must
use brass or copper olives. Use an approved thread sealant such as Teflon tape
on all sealing threads.
An isolation valve and non-return
valve must be installed on the
cold water line to the water
heater. An
arrangement is shown in the
diagram.
"Hot Water Delivery"
Refer also to
on page 31 and to
Supply"
on page 29.
A disconnection union must always be provided at the cold water inlet and hot
water outlet on the water heater to allow for disconnection of the water heater.
Warning: To prevent malfunction of the temperature limiting valve,
connecting pipe work must not be inserted deeper than 15 mm into the outlet
connection of a RheemPlus 854 series water heater.
acceptable
"Mains Water
Rheemglas
Rp 3/4
-
Rp 3/4
Rp 1/2
Rp 1/2
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RheemPlus
-
G 3/4 B
G 3/4 B
Rp 1/2
Rp 1/2