Typical Installation - GE AP12169-5 Use & Care Manual

Typical Installation

Recommended
heat trap
6" minimum
Hot water outlet
to fixtures
Temperature &
pressure relief
valve
To cold water
supply
Shut-off valve
Relief
valve
discharge
line to
suitable
Drain valve
open
(not supplied)
drain
6" air gap
Auxiliary catch pan
drain line
A new combination temperature and pressure relief valve, complying with the Standard for Relief Valves
and Automatic Gas Shut-Off Devices for Hot Water Supply Systems, ANSI Z21.22, is supplied and must
remain installed in the opening provided and marked for the purpose on the water heater. No valve of any
type should be installed between the relief valve and the tank. Local codes shall govern the installation of
relief valves.
WARNING: The pressure
rating of the relief valve
must not exceed 150 PSI,
the maximum working
pressure of the water
heater as marked on
the rating plate.
Union
Anode
Water
Heater
Jacket
Jacket
access
panel
Opening
for 1/2"
or 3/4"
electrical
fitting
(use only copper
conductors)
Auxiliary catch pan
Suitable open drain
Vacuum Relief Valve
(Not Supplied)
If required, install per local codes
and valve manufacturer's
Relief Valve
The Btuh rating of the relief valve must
not be less than the input rating of the
water heater as indicated on the rating
label located on the front of the heater
(1 watt=3.412 Btuh).
Connect the outlet of the relief valve to a
suitable open drain so that the discharge
water cannot contact live electrical parts
or persons and to eliminate potential
water damage.
Shut-off valve
Cold water supply
Relief
valve
discharge
line
6"
Suitable open drain
*The drain valve is located below and to the right of jacket access panel and is
not visible in this view.
instructions.
Piping used should be of a type approved
for hot water distribution. The discharge
line must be no smaller than the outlet
of the valve and must pitch downward
from the valve to allow complete drainage
(by gravity) of the relief valve and discharge
line. The end of the discharge line should
not be threaded or concealed and should
be protected from freezing. No valve of
any type, restriction or reducer coupling
should be installed in the discharge line.
Unions
Temperature &
pressure relief
valve
Power supply
cord 2
models only
Drain valve*
Jacket access
panel
Water
Heater
Auxiliary
Jacket
catch pan
Auxiliary catch
pan drain line Hot water
outlet
(to fixtures)
1 / gal.
2
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