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• The gas water heater should be kept away
from combustible materials with the dis-
tance shown in Figure 5.4 at least.
Combustible materials
450
Figure 5.4
• When the installation area contains com-
bustible material then a non combustible
heat resistant mounting plate that exceeds
the size of the water heater frame by at least
10 mm in all directions should be used (Fig-
ure 5.5).
Combustible wall
Frame-proof board
Figure 5.5
• The electric wires and electric equipment
are not allowed to be placed on the top of
the gas water heater. The horizontal distance
INSTALLATION
between the gas water heater and other
electric equipment should be more than
400 mm.
• The power socket must have a reliable earth
wire to improve safety. It is recommend-
ed that a neon fused switch socket is used.
Whenever the water heater is not in use,
50
50
please switch it off at the fuse spur. The pow-
er supply socket should not be installed in
wet or damp areas.
• The socket should be installed at the side of
the product, and never be installed below
the machine or a place that is susceptible to
splashes, near a heat source, in exposure to
sun and rain, or the place where it is not easy
to control.
• The installation of the spur should be in line
with the current requirements of the IEE wir-
ing regulations.
5.3 Installation method
Installation of gas water heater
• Drill holes in the wall according to Figure 5.6,
Figure 5.7 and Figure 5.8, it is strongly rec-
ommended that strong fixings are used in
the top and bottom securing holes.
Figure 5.6
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