Electrical Connections - Pentair Pool Products MiniMax NT Series Operation & Installation Manual

Section III. Installation

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

Electrical Rating
This heater is designed to operate at 120 or 240 VAC. It is not recommended to be connected to OR operate on a 208 VAC.
• The MiniMax NT heater is prewired for 240 volt AC connection using the "RED/BROWN" female connector and the "WHITE"
common male connector; see below,
"RED/BROWN" female connector from the "WHITE" common connector; now locate the "BLUE" female connector and plug it
into the "WHITE" common connector.
• When connecting the home wiring to the "Line Terminal Block" inside the junction box, follow the polarity as shown below.
Connecting to 120 VAC, make sure that you connect the positive wire to the positive terminal (L), the neutral wire is connected
to the neutral terminal (N) and the ground is connected to the ground terminal (GND); see below,
• If any of the original wiring supplied with this heater must be replaced, installer must supply (No. 18 AWG, 600V, 105° C.
U.L. approved AWM low energy stranded) copper wire or it's equivalent. Thermal fuse wiring must be replaced with 18 AWG,
600V, 150° C. temp. rating.
The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 and/or CSA B149.1, Natural Gas and Propane Installation Codes. If an external electrical
source is utilized, the heater, when installed, must be electrically grounded and bonded in accordance with local
codes or, in the absence of local codes, in the USA, with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 7; in Canada, with
Canadian Electric Code, CSA C22.1.
Always use crimp type connectors when connecting two wires.
P/N • Réf. 472090
60 Hz 120 / 240 Volts AC, single phase
Figure 16. If you require the heater to be connected to 120 volts AC, remove the
WHITE
COMMON MALE
CONNECTOR
BLUE
FM CONNECTOR
FOR USE WITH
120 VAC
LINE TERMINAL BLOCK
GREEN WIRE
INTERNAL
WHITE WIRE
FACTORY WIRES
BLACK WIRE
CAUTION
NOTE
CAUTION
GROUND
CONNECTION
NEUTRAL / WHITE 120 VAC
LINE #1 FOR 240 VAC
HOT / BLACK 120 VAC
LINE #2 FOR 240 VAC
Figure 17.
RED/BROWN
FM CONNECTOR
FOR USE WITH
240 VAC
TERMINAL BLOCK
FOR AC INPUT
120 / 240 VOLT SINGLE
PHASE "See Below"
You might need to open
the right door then remove
Figure 16. the control panel cover for
servicing the Line Terminal
Block as shown in Figures
16 & 17, (see item 40 in the
exploded view on
Figure 17.
Rev. G • Rév. G 5-27-04
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