MODELS SOF 85 220 G SOF 85 260 G SOF 85 300 G SOF 75 390 G SOF 75 470 G SOF 70 700 G INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS USERS MANUAL UNITED KINGDOM / IRELAND WATER HEATERS...
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An accredited installer must install the heater and commission it according to the locally valid requirements. The heater may only be installed in an area that meets the required ventilation regulations. STATE WATER HEATERS CANNOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUARANTEE, SERVICE AND/OR PRODUCT LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES, PRODUCT MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS.
Conditions for installation and use ....................19 Exclusions ............................. 19 Range of guard ..........................19 Claims ............................19 No other guarantee or warranty either expressed or implied is made on behalf of STATE WATER HEATERS ....................... 19 APPENDIX Electrical diagram SOF ......................... 20...
1. GENERAL Description of the heater Construction of the heater is in accordance with the European standards for water heaters for sanitary use (EN 89). The heaters therefore comply with the European Guidelines for Water Heaters and are permitted to carry the CE mark.
1.3.2 Burners The water heaters are suitable for oil-fired burners. The water heaters have been examined and tested with the following front-mounted burners from Riello: The burners for the SOF 70 700 heaters must be fitted OIL-FIRED BURNER HEATER MODEL TYPE SOF 85 220 RG 2...
1.3.3 Technical data The data below only apply to front-mounted burners from Riello Oil: fuel oil, max. viscosity at 20°C: 6 mm DESCRIPTION Unit SOF 85 SOF 85 SOF 85 SOF 75 SOF 75 SOF 70 OIL DATA Burner model RG 2 RG 2 RG 3...
1.3.4 Setting the burner head The burner head is set as a function of the water heater’s required flow rate. During the commissioning of the water heater, the position of the burner head must be set to the value stated in the table below. Please also refer to the burner’s instruction manual.
2. FOR THE INSTALLER 2.1.2 Water connections ‘STATE WATER HEATERS’ water heaters are suitable for If possible, use a trolley or fork-lift truck to transport the connection to vented, unvented and pumped pressurised heater. The heater must be vertical at all times during systems.
2.1.2.1 Vented systems If the water heater is to be connected to a cold feed tank or cistern the hot water supply pipe must include an open vent which discharges over the cold feed cistern. The cold feed cistern must have an actual capacity of greater volume than the hourly recovery rate of the water heater(s) which it supplies.The minimum actual capacity is 50 gallons or 227 litres (see figure 3).
2.1.2.2 Unvented systems To install an STATE WATER HEATERS water heater on an unvented cold water supply system a kit of valves and fittings listed by the water research centre and complying with part G3 of the current building regulations and BS 7206 should be used.
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STATE WATER HEATERS water heaters are tested to a maximum pressure of 12 bar and a maximum working pressure of 8 bar. Dead legs on a hot water installation are undesireable. Where possible they should be avoided. Where the inclusion on the system of a dead leg is unavoidable the following restrictions should be applied: For pipes not exceeding 19 mm.
The electrical diagrams of all connections in the control 2.1.3 Flue gas exhaust box are shown in the appendix, (see figure 9: Electrical For the SOF 85 220 and 70 700 the adapter ring supplied diagram). must be fitted prior to connecting the flue gas exhaust. For the other models (SOF 85 260, 85 300, 75 390 and Commissioning 75 470) the flue gas exhaust can be connected direct to...
Maintenance The heater must be checked and cleaned regularly (at least once a year) by an accredited installer, so that correct operation is guaranteed. The bar burners, control and safety valves, the glow igniter and anodes must also be checked Anode The life of the anode is determined by the quality and quantity of the water flowing through the heater.
3. FOR THE USER Shutting down Instructions for use For brief periods: 1. Turn the temperature control knob fully clockwise and 3.1.1 Lighting the heater set the ‘I/0’ switch to ‘0’. WARNING: An accredited installer must install the heater and For longer periods: commission it.
4. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FAILURE General If faults occur, check the following points: • Overheat thermostat The water heaters are equipped with an overheating cut-out, which, in the case of a too high water temperature, interrupts the current supply to the burner, as a result of which oil supply is cut off.
With respect to the water heater in question further Conditions for installation and use STATE WATER HEATERS does not guarantee this water heater as suitable for purpose except within the terms of The guarantee applies to the heater only while it remains warranty detailed above.
6. APPENDIX 6.1 Electrical diagram sof = brown = blue = yellow/green = black = Earth = Neutral = Live = ‘I/0’-switch = Overheating cut-out = High-limit thermostat = Control thermostat = Male 7-pole connector H1 = Running time counter SB = Fault alarm Note: If, in the case of a Riello front-mounted burner, a running...