Water Supplies - Rheem Solar Hiline Water Heater Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

-1.0
very corrosive
SUMMARY OF WATER CHEMISTRY ADVICE AFFECTING WARRANTY
The water heater, solar collectors and their components are not suitable for certain water chemistries. Those
chemistries are listed below. If the water heater is connected at any time to a water supply with the following
water chemistry, the Rheem warranty will not cover any resultant faults on the components listed below:
Water Chemistry
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) > 2500 mg/L
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) not suitable for anode type
Saturation Index (SI) < -1.0
Saturation Index (SI) > +0.4
(if an expansion control valve is not fitted)
Saturation Index (SI) > +0.8
SATURATION INDEX (SI)
SOLAR WATER HEATERS - ELECTRIC BOOST
WITHIN WARRANTY
SPECIFICATION
0
SATURATION INDEX
(calculated @ 80°C water temperature)
corrosive
15
+0.4
scaling
very scaling
Component
water heater cylinder
water heater cylinder
solar collector
copper sheathed heating unit
water heater cylinder
temperature pressure relief valve
solar collector
standard watts density heating unit

WATER SUPPLIES

+0.8