About Your Water Heater - Rheem Water Star Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

ABOUT YOUR WATER HEATER

MODEL TYPE
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The Rheem Water Star water heater you have chosen can be installed indoor
or outdoor. The Water Star has been designed to be installed with a continuous
flow gas water heater.
Where the water heater is installed with a continuous flow gas water heater and
a hot tap is turned on, the Water Star commences to deliver hot water
immediately from its outlet. This continues until hot water from the continuous
flow water heater reaches the transfer valve in the Water Star water heater. At
this point the transfer valve commences to redirect and the hot water supplied
by the continuous flow water heater is diverted to the hot tap. This conserves
water as usable hot water is delivered to the tap faster.
The Water Star water heater must not be installed with a continuous flow
water heater that is rated to deliver temperatures not exceeding 50°C in
accordance with AS 3498.
Warning: Temperature controllers must not be fitted to a continuous flow
water heater when a Water Star water heater is installed because water at a
temperature much higher than the controller setting can be delivered.
Water is stored in a copper 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.
MAINS PRESSURE
The water heater is designed to operate at
mains pressure by connecting directly to the
mains water supply. If the mains supply
pressure in your area exceeds that shown
on page 16, a pressure limiting valve must
be fitted. The supply pressure should be
greater than 350 kPa for true mains
pressure operation to be achieved.
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