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ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS
With or Without Optional Heat Exchanger
INSTALLATION and MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
1700 Series Models
WARNING: Raritan Engineering Company, Inc. recommends that a qualified person or electrician install
this product. Equipment damage, injury to personnel or death could result from improper
installation. Raritan Engineering Company, Inc. accepts no responsibility or liability for
damage to equipment, injury to personnel or death that may result from imp
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Incorporate this inspection into commissioning 8. Screw ring terminals of white and black wires on procedure in spring and winterizing procedure in fall. lower side of thermostat to studs of the element. A removable magnesium Anode is integral with the 9. Reinstall personal protector panel. hot water discharge fitting. The Anode should be NOTE: Check for leaks before proceeding. checked at least once a year by removing it from the 10. Replace access panel. water heater. If the Anode diameter
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MOUNTING THE HEATER 6. Close drain valve or reconnect plumbing to cold 1. Select an area where the heater will not be water supply for the water heater. subjected to water spray (especially salt water). 7. See "Start Up" procedure before turning on NOTE: Accessway or hatch must be large enough power. for future servicing and/or replacement. WINTERIZING 2. Position heater so that electrical cover plates, plumbing nipples and heat exchanger fittings are Before beginning winterizing, be sure the p
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2. Install a “tee” in the cold water supply line. WIRING 3. From the “tee” run a line to the heater, this line WARNING: Before working on unit, be sure that MUST have a vacuum relief valve (such as the circuit breaker is off. Watts Model N36) installed to prevent back 1. Remove access panel. siphoning which could cause the tank to empty 2. Strip outer insulation off the cable (long enough and element to burn out (see Fig. #1). The for green ground wire to reach Grounding Screw) vacuum break
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START - UP WARNING: Be sure power to water heater is not be in contact with water. All the air may not off during start-up. be expelled after purge, however over a period of time (two weeks) the remaining air in the tank 1. After all plumbing lines have been properly will be absorbed by the water. installed and secured, open the hot water taps 3. Check for leaks. and turn on the water pressure system. 2. Allow water to run a few minutes to expel air 4. Replace electrical access cover and turn
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Fig. #3a SUPPORT BRACKET OPTION FOR 12 and 20 GALLON WATER HEATER Materials: 1" (2.5cm) full cut wood for (4) sides of frame; top is made of 3/4" (1.9cm) marine plywood. All parts are screwed together. 3/4" 10 UNC STUD, NUT AND FLAT WASHER SEE FIG. #3b 20 3/4" 20 3/4" (52.7cm) (52.7cm) 3/4"(1.9cm) Marine Plywood 13/16" (22mm) HOLE IN CENTER 24" (61cm) 1" (2.5cm) 18 3/4" (47.6cm) Full 1" 8" (2.5cm) 18 3/4" (20.3cm) Full (47.6cm) 1" (2.5cm) 9" Full 1" (2.5cm) (22.9 cm) Full 1" (2.5cm)
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Fig. #4 HEAT EXCHANGER The following information is only a general guideline and any installation is made at the risk of the installer. No responsibility to Raritan Engineering Company, Inc. is to be presumed or implied from these general instructions. To determine the proper setting of the gate valve Two 3/4" NPT female threads are provided in the (4), the engine should be operated at full throttle heat exchanger for connection to hoses or piping with the gate valve wide open. When the engine
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LIMITED WARRANTY Raritan Engineering Company warrants to the original purchaser that this product is free of defects in materials or workmanship from the product’s date of purchase and should this product prove defective by reason of improper workmanship and/or materials, Raritan shall, at its sole option, repair or replace the product. For a period of five years from the date of purchase, Raritan warrants the inner tank against leaks provided the anode in the hot water outlet is checked annual
