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Technical Specifications Installation & Maintenance Manual SMART 30 - 40 - 50 - 60 - 80 - 100 - 120 Indirect Fired Water Heater NOTICE • When receiving the SMART unit, any claims for damage or shortage in shipment must be filed immediately against the transportation company by the consignee.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT AND SAFETY INFORMATION ................. VII CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION ..................1 1.1. Codes Compliance .......................... 1 1.2. Codes Restrictions .......................... 1 1.3. Operating Restrictions ........................1 1.4. Locating Water Heater ........................2 1.5. Recommended Clearances ......................2 CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION - PIPING ................3 2.1.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 5 - WATER HEATER MAINTENANCE ...............23 5.1. Maintenance Schedule ........................ 23 5.1.1 Annual service by qualified service technician should include the following: ....23 5.1.2 Homeowner monthly maintenance to include: ..............23 5.2. Filling Water Heater ........................23 5.3.
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Fig. 12 - SMART System Piping with Zone Circulators ................12 Fig. 13 - Multiple SMART Series Water Heater System Boiler Piping Reverse Return Balanced Flow ..13 Fig. 14 - Multiple SMART Series Water Heater System Boiler Piping - Manifold ......... 13 Fig.
PRODUCT AND SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR DANGER THE HOMEOWNER AND THE INSTALLER Hot Water Can Scald! This manual contains important information with respect to the • Water temperatures over 125ºF can cause severe installation, starting up and maintenance of the appliance. burns instantly or death from scalding.
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Check for an updated version of this manual at www.triangletube.com. – Relieve primary system pressure below 15 psig prior to draining inner tank.
45 psig. NOTICE • Water quality limitations (based on E.P.A National SMART Series water heaters will absorb less Secondary Drinking Water Regulations): than 200,000 BTU/hr when domestic wa- – Chloride, less than 150 ppm or mg/l ter outlet temperature is 210ºF and boil- –...
12” minimum. placed under the water heater. • Refer to boiler manual for boiler clearances. • The SMART Series Water Heaters are designed for vertical installation only. Wall 12” Minimum Water Heater Fig. 1 - SMART Clearances - View from the Top...
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION - PIPING 2.1. Temperature & Pressure (T&P) Relief 2.1.1 Standard Installation Valve • Install T&P relief valve in the Auxiliary connection located behind the air vent on the top of the water CAUTION heater (Refer to Fig. 2 on page 7). To reduce risk of excessive pressures and temperatures in the water heater, install tem- •...
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION - PIPING 2.2. Drain Valve 2.5. Water Hammer Drain valve and fittings are supplied by others. Dishwashers, clothes washers and fast-closing positive shut-off valves incorporated in the system all contrib- 2.2.1 Standard Installation ute to creating water shock. Install a water hammer ar- rester to prevent damage to pipes and appliances.
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION - PIPING 2.10. Recirculation Piping. • If copper pipe is used for domestic water connections, first solder pipe to a threaded adapter and then screw • T&P relief valve must be installed in run (straight adapter into cold water inlet on top of water heater. through leg) of tee located at domestic hot water Inlet connection contains an internal plastic dip tube outlet of water heater.
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION - PIPING 2.12. Boiler Piping • If antifreeze is used in the boiler system, local codes • If plastic pipe is used for boiler water piping, it must may require a backflow preventer on cold water have a maximum oxygen diffusion rate of 0.1 mg/ supply line.
• Each tank should be piped with a drain as shown in Fig. 2 on page 7 Fig. 11 - Multiple SMART Series Water Heater System Domestic Piping - Parallel • Recommended for applications in which there is a large water consump- tion in short period of time.
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION - WIRING 3.1. Wiring Requirements 3.3. Zone Valves WARNING Transformer must be sized for maximum load of all zone valves. Electrical shock hazard can cause substantial property damage, serious injury, or death. 3.4. Snap Set Connection Disconnect power before installing and/or servicing.
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION - WIRING V.A.C. High Voltage Transformer V.A.C. High Voltage (Power) Transformer (Power) V.A.C. V.A.C. Water Heater Thermostat Water Heater Zone Valve Snap-Set Thermostat Water Zone Valve Snap-Set Heater Water Zone Heater Zone Priority Priority Relay Relay Room Room Zone Valve...
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION - WIRING V.A.C. High Voltage Transformer (Power) V.A.C. High Voltage V.A.C. Transformer (Power) Water Heater Thermostat V.A.C. Zone Valve Snap-Set Water Water Heater Heater Thermostat Zone Zone Valve Snap-Set Water Heater Zone Room Zone Valve Thermostat Zone 1 Room Zone Valve...
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION - WIRING Thermostat Honeywell zone 1 Thermostat R845A Honeywell zone 1 Relay R845A Relay Circulator Circulator Zone 1 Zone 1 Thermostat zone 2 Thermostat zone 2 Circulator Circulator Zone 2 Zone 2 Water Heater Water Heater Thermostat Thermostat Snap-Set...
CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLATION - WIRING Thermostat Honeywell zone 1 R845A Circulator Relay Note: Maximum of 4 total circulator zone when wiring 1 zone for priority Circulator Zone 1 Thermostat zone 2 Low Voltage High Voltage Priority Zone Circulator CIRC Circulator Zone 2 Water Heater...
CHAPTER 4 - WATER HEATER START-UP DANGER 4.1. Filling the Inner (Domestic Water) Tank HOT WATER CAN SCALD! CAUTION Water temperature over 125ºF can cause se- • Never use water heater unless inner and vere burns instantly or death from scalds. outer tanks are completely filled with water.
Recheck water temperature at fau- cet after adjustment. • When adjusting thermostat, be sure boiler limit control is set a minimum of 20ºF higher. Temperature Temperature down Fig. 23 - SMART Series Temperature Knob...
CHAPTER 5 - WATER HEATER MAINTENANCE 5.1. Maintenance Schedule 5.1.2 Homeowner monthly maintenance to in- clude: 5.1.1 Annual service by qualified service tech- ¨ Check for air. nician should include the following: • Manual air vent-open and close briefly to re- lease any air.
CHAPTER 5 - WATER HEATER MAINTENANCE 4. When draining is complete, close the hot water fau- WARNING cet and the domestic drain valve. Draining Inner Tank - Option 2 Water from opened drain valves, unions and other connections may be extremely hot. To 1.
CHAPTER 7 - WATER HEATER SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCES Auxiliary Connection Hot Water Outlet Boiler Return Boiler Supply Fig. 26 - SMART Dimensions - Side View...
CHAPTER 7 - WATER HEATER SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCES Auxiliary Connection Cold Water Inlet Thermostat and Cover Plate Hot Water Outlet Air Vent Fig. 27 - SMART Dimensions - Top View Table 2 - SMART Water Heater Specifications SMART Model Capacity Gal.
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CHAPTER 7 - WATER HEATER SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCES Table 3 - SMART Water Heater Performance at 200°F boiler water supply (140°F DHW outlet) Boiler Heating Continuous Peak Flow 1st Hour Flow Circulator Model Capacity Flow Gal./10 min. Gal./Hour Min. GPM Gal./Hour SMART 30 SMART 40...
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