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INSTALLATION – SYSTEM
INSTALLATION STANDARDS
The water heater must be installed:
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by a qualified person, and
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in accordance with the installation instructions, and
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in compliance with the Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA), Standards AS/NZS 3500.4, AS/NZS 5601.1
and AS/NZS 3000, and local codes and regulatory authority requirements.
Warning: This water heater may deliver water at high temperature. Refer to the Plumbing Code of
Australia, local requirements and these installation instructions to determine if additional delivery temperature
control is required. Refer to
Warning: Temperature controllers or an EZiSET kit must not be fitted to an in-series gas booster as part
of a solar water heater system because water at a temperature much higher than the controller or EZiSET
setting can be delivered.
Victorian Installers
Notice to Victorian Installers from the Victorian Building Authority if this solar water heater is installed in a new
Class 1 dwelling in the State of Victoria. The system model number is to be recorded on the Certificate of
Compliance.
It is also a requirement to provide the householder with permanent documentation recording the system model
number exactly as it is shown in the 'VEET Product Register' published by the Essential Services Commission
in Victoria. See www.veu-registry.vic.gov.au/Public/ProductRegistrySearch.aspx. This documentation may be
in the form of an indelible label adhered to the solar storage tank, or other suitable form placed in an accessible
location, such as the meter box, for later inspection.
FREEZE PROTECTION
The water heater has a freeze protection system. The water heater, including the in-series gas booster, is not
suitable for installation in areas where the ambient temperature falls below -20°C (including wind chill factor).
The closed circuit fluid is an anti-freeze agent which, when mixed to the correct specification, can withstand
temperatures of -20°C before it may freeze.
Solar Circuit
To offer protection against freeze damage, the solar circuit must be installed with a continuous fall of a
minimum 5° (1 in 10 grade) in the pipe work from the solar collectors to the solar storage tank, with the full
length of the solar hot and solar cold pipes insulated and the system charged with correctly mixed closed circuit
fluid.
The system has NO WARRANTY for freeze damage if there is not a continuous fall in the solar hot and solar
cold pipes or they are not insulated in accordance with the installation instructions or the closed circuit fluid
has been incorrectly mixed (refer to
Aware"
on page 39).
The anti-freeze control of the solar circuit is designed so there is no closed circuit fluid in the solar collectors
or solar hot and solar cold pipes when the pump is off. The solar circuit only contains closed circuit fluid when
the pump is operating during periods of solar gain when heating is required. When the solar pump stops
operating, the closed circuit fluid drains back into the storage tank heat exchanger.
Gas Booster Water Heater
The in-series gas booster has a frost protection system. The frost protection system will protect the in-series
gas booster from damage by preventing ice forming in its waterways, in the event of freezing conditions
occurring. The frost protection system will be rendered inoperable if electrical power is not available at the in-
series gas booster.
Pipe work to and from the in-series gas booster must be adequately insulated to prevent freezing. Refer to
AS/NZS 3500.4 for precautions to be taken for installations in frost prone areas.
Damage to the in-series gas booster caused by either the unavailability of power at the gas booster or freezing
of the pipe work to or from the gas booster is not covered under the Rheem warranty. Refer to
Rheem Warranty"
on page 4.
"Hot Water Delivery"
on page 30.
"Terms of the Rheem Warranty"
on page 4 and to
26
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