Important Safety Information - Rinnai REU-VCM2837FFC-GEN Operation And Installation Manual

1.2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Meaning of the symbols used in the manual for important safety information:
Indicates a situation of potential serious danger with the risk of serious damage and/or risk of death.
IMPORTANT
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may in moderate or minor injury or property
damage.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in or minor injury or death or serious
injury.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which may cause personal problems or damage of moderate or minor
entity; or suggesting the correct use of the product.
NOTE
Indicates a condition which must be complied.
Indicates a condition which should be avoided.
Indicates a ground connection for the prevention of an electric shock.
Warns of a risk of fire. Keep the area clean and free from flammable materials.
Warns of a risk of injury or property damage when contacting.
The appliance should be installed by qualified personnel only, in outdoor, always open air and well
aerated areas. Use the appliance only for water heating.
IMPORTANT
Do not modify this appliance. Do not attempt to repair, replace or open sealed parts or disassemble the appliance: improper
adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance could significantly affect the safety of the product. Contact the Rinnai service if you
detect any unusual condition.
Use original parts to repair the appliance.
In case of unusual noise, vibration or smell, stop the appliance and contact the Rinnai
service for further information.
If you smell gas:
isolate the main gas supply;
open doors and windows;
call your gas engineer;
use a telephone outside the building.
In case of earthquake, fire, gas leak, unusual noise or smell, isolate the gas and power
supply and open doors and windows.
Excessively hot water is dangerous, especially for the infirm, the elderly and young
children. The appliance allows you to control the temperature of your hot water to
safe levels and for all kinds of use.
Water temperature over 50°C can cause severe burns instantly or even death from
scalding. Hot water at 60°C can severely burn a child in less than a second. At 50°C it
takes five minutes.
Always test the temperature of the water before bathing or showering.
Do consider setting your hot water production at a maximum temperature of 50°C.
HOT
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