About Your Water Heater - Rheem Electric Domestic Water Heater Installation And Owner's Manual

ABOUT YOUR WATER HEATER

WATER HEATER APPLICATION
This water heater is designed for use in a single family domestic dwelling for
the purpose of heating potable water. Its use in an application other than this
may shorten its life.
MODEL TYPE
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The Rheem water heater you have chosen will be either a Rheemglas
Optima™ or RheemPlus™ model. The Optima model has a temperature
adjusting knob on the lower front of the water heater.
Rheemglas and Optima models are available with either a single heating unit or
with twin heating units and the RheemPlus models are available with a single
heating unit only (refer to
Model"
on page 7). A water heater with a supply cord and plug is suitable for
indoor installation only. All other water heaters can be installed indoor or
outdoor. Optima models have an extended manufacturer‟s warranty
the Rheem warranty on page
Water is stored in a vitreous enamel lined steel cylinder and heated by the
electric immersion heating unit. The thermostat controls the temperature.
Automatic safety controls are fitted to the water heater to provide safe and
efficient operation.
HOW HOT SHOULD THE WATER BE?
The water heater
adjustable thermostat, which allows
you to choose the most suitable
temperature for your hot water needs.
"Temperature Adjustment"
Refer to
page 5.
A RheemPlus
temperature limited to deliver water not
exceeding 50°C.
To meet the requirements of the
National Plumbing
temperature of the stored water must
not be below 60°C.
If this water heater is installed as part
of a solar water heating system, we
recommend the thermostat is set at
60°C to maximise solar contribution.
"Single Element Model"
41).
features an
on
water heater
Standard the
on page 7 and
is
4
"Twin Element
(refer to
maximum thermostat setting
Optima and M50 models
maximum thermostat setting
Rheemglas and RheemPlus
(025, 080 to 400 models)
minimum thermostat setting
and minimum recommended
stored water temperature.
top heating unit thermostat
setting on a twin element
model (not adjustable)
RheemPlus maximum
delivery temperature.
maximum recommended
supply temperature to
bathrooms and ensuites
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