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Page 1: Index & Notes - American Water
Page 2: Index & Notes - American Water

2

Ind

ex &

No

tes

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Page 3: Index & Notes - American Water

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ater

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ters

201

0. A

ll ri

ghts

rese

rved

.

Sym

bo

l Leg

end

Th

erm

om

eter

Un

ion

Sh

uto

ff V

alve

Ch

eck

Val

ve(A

rro

w in

dic

ates

dir

ecti

on

of f

low

)

Mix

ing

Val

ve

An

ti-s

iph

on

Val

veW

ater

Ham

mer

Arr

este

rP

ress

ure

Red

uci

ng

Val

veLi

ne

Tem

per

atu

reC

on

tro

l

Plu

g C

ock

Exp

ansi

on

Tan

kB

ron

zeC

ircu

lati

ng

Pu

mp

Pip

ing

Dia

gra

m N

ote

s:

1.

If w

ater

ab

ove

120

°F is

su

pp

lied

for

do

mes

tic

use

(han

dw

ash

ing

, sh

ow

erin

g, e

tc.)

a

te

mp

erin

g v

alve

sh

ou

ld b

e in

stal

led

in t

he

ho

t w

ater

lin

e to

do

mes

tic

fixt

ure

s.

2.

If a

ch

eck

valv

e o

r a

no

n-b

ypas

s p

ress

ure

-red

uci

ng

val

ve is

inst

alle

d in

th

e co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly

line,

an

exp

ansi

on

tan

k m

ust

be

inst

alle

d b

etw

een

th

e ch

eck

valv

e an

d t

he

wat

er h

eate

r's

cold

wat

er in

let.

3.

Wh

en u

sin

g a

sto

rag

e ta

nk

wit

h a

wat

er h

eate

r, u

se t

he

plu

g c

ock

to

ad

just

th

e fl

ow

of t

he

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e b

etw

een

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k an

d t

he

wat

er h

eate

r to

5 g

allo

ns

per

min

ute

.

4.

If r

ecir

cula

tin

g li

nes

are

use

d in

th

e b

uild

ing

, th

e fl

ow

rat

e sh

ou

ld b

e d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e

d

esig

n e

ng

inee

r an

d a

dju

sted

acc

ord

ing

ly.

5.

Wh

en r

equ

ired

, vac

uu

m r

elie

f val

ves

sho

uld

be

inst

alle

d p

er lo

cal c

od

e.

6.

Pip

e al

l T&

P v

alve

s to

an

op

en d

rain

in a

cco

rdan

ce w

ith

loca

l co

de

req

uir

emen

ts.

7.

Cir

cula

tin

g p

um

ps

sho

uld

be

bro

nze

an

d a

pp

rove

d fo

r p

ota

ble

wat

er.

8.

Prim

ary

hea

ter

tem

per

atu

re s

ho

uld

be

set

to a

t le

ast

130°

F.

9.

Pip

e si

ze fo

r al

l man

ifold

s sh

ou

ld b

e d

eter

min

ed b

y th

e p

roje

ct's

plu

mb

ing

des

ign

en

gin

eer.

10.

Do

no

t in

stal

l wit

h ir

on

pip

ing

. U

se o

nly

new

pip

ing

th

at is

su

itab

le fo

r p

ota

ble

(dri

nki

ng

)w

ater

. D

o n

ot

use

pip

ing

th

at h

as b

een

tre

ated

wit

h c

hro

mat

es, b

oile

r se

al o

r o

ther

ch

emic

als.

Wat

er C

on

nec

tio

ns:

H C T

HR

TR B

BR

=

Ho

t Wat

er O

utl

et

=

Co

ld W

ater

Inle

t

=

Tem

per

ed W

ater

Ou

tlet

=

Ho

t Wat

er R

ecir

cula

tin

g L

ine

=

Tem

per

ed W

ater

Rec

ircu

lati

ng

Lin

e

=

Hig

h T

emp

erat

ure

Bo

ost

er H

eate

r O

utl

et

=

Hig

h T

emp

erat

ure

Bo

ost

er W

ater

R

ecir

cula

tin

g L

ine

Ret

urn

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ater

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.

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on

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Des

crip

tio

ns

An

ti-s

iph

on

Val

ve -

Saf

ety

valv

e th

at p

reve

nts

wat

er fr

om

si

ph

on

ing

bac

k in

to t

he

po

tab

le w

ater

su

pp

ly.

Ch

eck

Val

ve -

A d

evic

e th

at p

erm

its

wat

er t

o fl

ow

in o

nly

on

e d

irec

tio

n.

Cir

cula

tin

g P

um

p -

An

all-

bro

nze

pu

mp

th

at c

ircu

late

s p

ota

ble

w

ater

th

rou

gh

th

e w

ater

hea

tin

g s

yste

m.

A t

her

mo

stat

sw

itch

es

the

pu

mp

on

wh

en w

ater

dro

ps

bel

ow

a s

et t

emp

erat

ure

in t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

or

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne.

Pu

mp

s ca

n b

e u

sed

to

kee

p

wat

er in

a s

tora

ge

tan

k at

a d

esir

ed t

emp

erat

ure

, or

to c

ircu

late

h

ot

wat

er t

hro

ug

h p

ipin

g, m

akin

g h

ot

wat

er im

med

iate

ly

avai

lab

le a

t ev

ery

fixt

ure

.

Exp

ansi

on

Tan

k -

A t

ank

inst

alle

d o

n t

he

inco

min

g w

ater

lin

e th

at a

bso

rbs

exp

and

ing

wat

er a

nd

pre

ven

ts p

ress

ure

bu

ildu

p

insi

de

the

wat

er h

eate

r ta

nk.

Exp

ansi

on

tan

ks a

re n

eces

sary

in

clo

sed

wat

er s

yste

ms.

A c

lose

d w

ater

sys

tem

is u

sual

ly c

ause

d

by

a b

ackf

low

pre

ven

tio

n d

evic

e, s

uch

as

a ch

eck

valv

e o

r w

ater

m

eter

, th

at p

reve

nts

hea

ted

wat

er fr

om

exp

and

ing

into

th

e co

ld

wat

er s

up

ply

lin

e.

Lin

e T

em

pe

ratu

re C

on

tro

l - T

her

mo

stat

th

at c

on

tro

ls a

ci

rcu

lati

ng

pu

mp

inst

alle

d in

th

e h

ot

wat

er c

ircu

lati

ng

loo

p

(pip

ing

), as

suri

ng

th

at t

he

wat

er d

eliv

ered

is t

he

des

ired

te

mp

erat

ure

.

Mix

ing

Val

ve -

(Tem

per

ing

Val

ve) D

evic

e th

at m

ixes

co

ld w

ater

w

ith

ho

t w

ater

to

a d

esir

ed t

emp

erat

ure

for

a p

arti

cula

r ap

plic

atio

n.

For

exam

ple

, so

me

nu

rsin

g h

om

es r

equ

ire

a m

axim

um

wat

er t

emp

erat

ure

of

10

5°F

at

sho

wer

s an

d o

ther

d

om

esti

c w

ater

fixt

ure

s. In

co

mm

erci

al k

itch

ens,

po

t si

nks

may

re

qu

ire

140°

F w

ater

. M

ixin

g v

alve

s ca

n b

e in

stal

led

to

insu

re

the

pro

per

tem

per

atu

re fo

r ea

ch a

pp

licat

ion

.

Plu

g C

ock

- V

alve

th

at is

man

ual

ly a

dju

sted

to

reg

ula

te w

ater

flo

w

thro

ug

h c

ircu

lati

ng

lin

es a

nd

bal

ance

wat

er f

low

th

rou

gh

mu

ltip

le

hea

ters

th

at a

re m

anifo

lded

to

get

her

. B

alan

cin

g t

he

flo

w a

ssu

res

that

al

l sys

tem

co

mp

on

ents

are

do

ing

an

eq

ual

am

ou

nt

of w

ork

an

d t

hat

ex

cess

ive

wat

er v

elo

citi

es a

re a

void

ed in

th

e sy

stem

's p

ipin

g.

Pre

ssu

re R

edu

cin

g V

alve

- Va

lve

that

co

ntr

ols

su

pp

lied

wat

er p

ress

ure

, p

reve

nti

ng

dam

age

to p

lum

bin

g s

yste

ms

that

can

be

cau

sed

by

exce

ssiv

e p

ress

ure

.

Sh

uto

ff V

alv

e -

Val

ve t

hat

sto

ps

the

flo

w o

f wat

er, a

llow

ing

a s

yste

m

com

po

nen

t to

be

iso

late

d fo

r re

pai

r o

r se

rvic

e w

ith

ou

t sh

utt

ing

do

wn

th

e en

tire

sys

tem

.

Th

erm

om

eter

- Te

mp

erat

ure

mea

suri

ng

dev

ice

inst

alle

d in

or

nea

r th

e h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et o

n a

wat

er h

eate

r o

r st

ora

ge

tan

k to

ver

ify

that

th

e fl

ow

bet

wee

n s

yste

m c

om

po

nen

ts is

bal

ance

d.

Ther

mo

met

ers

are

use

d t

o in

dic

ate

faile

d w

ater

hea

ters

, im

pro

per

ly o

per

atin

g s

tora

ge

tan

ks, a

nd

to

ver

ify

that

all

man

ifo

lded

wat

er h

eate

rs a

re d

oin

g a

n

equ

al a

mo

un

t o

f w

ork

. If

th

e o

utg

oin

g w

ater

tem

per

atu

res

are

the

sam

e an

d r

ise

and

fall

at t

he

sam

e ra

te, h

ot

wat

er fl

ow

is b

alan

ced

. If

o

utg

oin

g t

emp

erat

ure

s ar

e d

iffe

ren

t, o

r if

th

ey r

ise

and

fall

at d

iffe

ren

t ra

tes,

th

e p

lug

co

ck c

an b

e u

sed

to

reg

ula

te fl

ow

th

rou

gh

eac

h w

ater

h

eate

r o

r st

ora

ge

tan

k u

nti

l th

e sy

stem

is in

bal

ance

.

Un

ion

- T

hre

e-p

iece

fitt

ing

use

d fo

r jo

inin

g s

ecti

on

s o

f pip

e. U

nio

ns

per

mit

co

mp

on

ents

to b

e d

isco

nn

ecte

d e

asily

for r

epai

r or r

epla

cem

ent.

Wat

er H

amm

er A

rres

ter

- Air

cyl

ind

er in

stal

led

nea

r a

fixtu

re t

o a

bso

rb

the

sho

ck w

ave

cau

sed

wh

en t

hat

fixt

ure

clo

ses

qu

ickl

y, r

esu

ltin

g in

a

reve

rse

surg

e in

wat

er p

ress

ure

in t

he

pip

ing

du

e to

ab

rup

tly

sto

pp

ing

th

e fl

ow

of h

igh

vel

oci

ty w

ater

. W

ater

ham

mer

is n

oti

ceab

le a

s a

lou

d

ban

gin

g n

ois

e in

th

e p

ipes

an

d c

an c

ause

dam

age

to t

he

plu

mb

ing

sy

stem

.

Page 5: Index & Notes - American Water

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ight

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mer

ican

® W

ater

Hea

ters

201

0. A

ll ri

ghts

rese

rved

.

34

an

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0-G

allo

n P

ola

ris®

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er H

eate

rC

om

mer

cial

Inst

alla

tio

n D

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Page 6: Index & Notes - American Water

6

Sym

bol

lege

nd a

nd in

stal

lati

on n

otes

- p

age

3. C

omp

onen

t des

crip

tion

s - p

age

4. F

or s

eque

nce

of o

per

atio

n se

e p

ages

19-

20. F

or re

circ

ulat

ion

loop

info

rmat

ion

see

pag

e 18

.

Cop

yrig

ht ©

Am

eric

an®

Wat

er H

eate

rs 2

010.

All

righ

ts re

serv

ed.

Sin

gle

Po

lari

s® W

ater

Hea

ter

Inst

alla

tio

nO

ne

or T

wo

Tem

per

atu

reW

ith

or W

ith

ou

t Re

circ

ula

tio

n

Op

tio

nal

Two

Tem

per

atu

reIn

stal

lati

on

C

HR

TR

T

Mix

ing

Val

ve

H

For r

ecirc

ulat

ion

loop

info

rmat

ion

see

pag

e 18

.

Page 7: Index & Notes - American Water

7

Sym

bol

lege

nd a

nd in

stal

lati

on n

otes

- p

age

3. C

omp

onen

t des

crip

tion

s - p

age

4. F

or s

eque

nce

of o

per

atio

n se

e p

ages

19-

20. F

or re

circ

ulat

ion

loop

info

rmat

ion

see

pag

e 18

.

Cop

yrig

ht ©

Am

eric

an®

Wat

er H

eate

rs 2

010.

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sh

ow

n.

All

wat

er

hea

ters

mu

st b

e ex

actl

y th

e sa

me.

Th

erm

om

eter

s o

n h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et li

nes

ind

icat

e

ap

pro

xim

atel

y th

e sa

me

tem

per

atu

re a

t al

l tim

es

if

the

syst

em is

bal

ance

d a

nd

pro

vid

es a

mea

ns

to v

erify

th

at t

he

wat

er p

rovi

ded

is a

t th

e co

rrec

t

te

mp

erat

ure

for t

he

app

licat

ion

.

In t

wo

tem

per

atu

re s

yste

ms,

the

mix

ing

(tem

per

ing

) va

lve

com

bin

es c

old

wat

er fr

om

th

e co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly

line

wit

h h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e p

rim

ary

ho

t w

ater

ou

tlet

to

pro

vid

e a

seco

nd

ho

t w

ater

ou

tlet

tem

per

atu

re

acco

rdin

g to

th

e m

ixin

g v

alve

’s se

ttin

g. T

he

mix

ing

va

lve

sho

uld

be

set

for t

he

des

ired

tem

per

atu

re

acco

rdin

g to

th

e ap

plic

atio

n’s

ho

t w

ater

req

uir

emen

t.

For e

xam

ple

, nu

rsin

g h

om

es m

ay re

qu

ire

a m

axim

um

w

ater

tem

per

atu

re o

f 105

°F a

t sh

ow

ers

and

oth

er

do

mes

tic

wat

er fi

xtu

res.

In c

om

mer

cial

kit

chen

s, p

ot

sin

ks m

ay re

qu

ire

140°

F w

ater

.

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.

Po

lari

s® W

ater

Hea

ter(

s) w

ith

Sto

rag

e Ta

nk(

s)Se

qu

ence

of O

per

atio

ns

Tan

kTe

mp

erat

ure

Co

ntr

ol

(170

°F M

ax)

STO

RA

GE

TAN

K

STO

RA

GE

TAN

K

TR

T

Mix

ing

Val

ve

H

C

HR

1

4

3

5

2

B6 C

D

E

A

6

B

B

B

C

C

CC

D

D

DD

D

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ater

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.

th

e m

ixin

g o

f ho

tter

an

d c

oo

ler w

ater

. So

me

ch

eck

valv

es c

an o

nly

be

inst

alle

d h

ori

zon

tally

.

Refe

r to

th

e ch

eck

valv

e m

anu

fact

ure

r’s

in

stal

lati

on

inst

ruct

ion

s.

Ea

ch w

ater

hea

ter a

nd

sto

rag

e ta

nk

sho

uld

be

in

stal

led

wit

h s

hu

toff

val

ves

and

un

ion

s in

co

ld

w

ater

inle

t an

d h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et li

nes

to a

llow

is

ola

tio

n a

nd

rep

lace

men

t o

f fai

led

hea

ters

wit

ho

ut

shu

ttin

g o

ff t

he

wat

er s

up

ply

. Wh

en

mu

ltip

le w

ater

hea

ters

an

d s

tora

ge

tan

ks a

re

inst

alle

d, fu

nct

ion

ing

un

its

can

rem

ain

in s

ervi

ce

w

hile

th

e fa

iled

un

it is

rep

lace

d.

A

sh

uto

ff v

alve

on

th

e in

com

ing

co

ld w

ater

sup

ply

lin

e al

low

s th

e sy

stem

to b

e sh

ut

do

wn

in

the

even

t o

f an

em

erg

ency

, or w

hen

nec

essa

ry

for s

ervi

ce.

cycl

es, p

rovi

des

th

e m

axim

um

am

ou

nt

of h

ot

wat

er

avai

lab

le fr

om

sto

red

wat

er, a

nd

has

ap

pro

xim

atel

y th

e sa

me

life

span

. Re

vers

e re

turn

pip

ing

is s

ho

wn

. A

ll w

ater

hea

ters

man

ifold

ed to

get

her

, or s

tora

ge

tan

ks

man

ifold

ed to

get

her

, mu

st b

e ex

actl

y th

e sa

me.

Th

erm

om

eter

s o

n h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et li

nes

ind

icat

e

ap

pro

xim

atel

y th

e sa

me

tem

per

atu

re a

t al

l tim

es

if

the

syst

em is

bal

ance

d a

nd

pro

vid

es a

mea

ns

to v

erify

th

at t

he

wat

er p

rovi

ded

is a

t th

e co

rrec

t

tem

per

atu

re fo

r th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

In t

wo

tem

per

atu

re s

yste

ms,

the

mix

ing

/tem

per

ing

va

lve

com

bin

es c

old

wat

er fr

om

th

e co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly

line

wit

h h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e sy

stem

’s p

rim

ary

ho

t w

ater

ou

tlet

to p

rovi

de

a se

con

d h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et

tem

per

atu

re a

cco

rdin

g to

th

e m

ixin

g v

alve

’s se

ttin

g.

The

mix

ing

val

ve s

ho

uld

be

set

for t

he

des

ired

te

mp

erat

ure

acc

ord

ing

to t

he

app

licat

ion’

s h

ot

wat

er

req

uir

emen

t. F

or e

xam

ple

, nu

rsin

g h

om

es m

ay re

qu

ire

a m

axim

um

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

of 1

05°F

at

sho

wer

s an

d o

ther

do

mes

tic

wat

er fi

xtu

res.

In c

om

mer

cial

ki

tch

ens,

po

t si

nks

may

req

uir

e 14

0°F

wat

er.

Ho

t an

d te

mp

ered

wat

er o

utl

ets

can

be

pro

vid

ed

wit

h o

r wit

ho

ut

a re

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne.

Wh

en lo

ng

run

s o

f pip

e ar

e re

qu

ired

bet

wee

n t

he

wat

er h

eate

r(s)

an

d

the

fixtu

res,

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es a

re u

sed

to e

limin

ate

was

ted

wat

er a

nd

tim

e d

elay

s w

hile

th

e u

ser i

s w

aiti

ng

fo

r usa

ble

ho

t w

ater

at

each

fixt

ure

. Re

circ

ula

tin

g li

nes

fe

ed h

ot

or t

emp

ered

wat

er to

fixt

ure

s an

d re

turn

u

nu

sed

wat

er b

ack

fro

m t

he

furt

hes

t fix

ture

to t

he

wat

er h

eate

r(s)

for r

ehea

tin

g. W

ater

flo

w t

hro

ug

h

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es is

co

ntr

olle

d b

y a

line

tem

per

atu

re

con

tro

l (th

erm

ost

at) t

hat

op

erat

es a

bro

nze

cir

cula

tin

g

pu

mp

. Wh

en w

ater

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e re

circ

ula

tin

g

line

dro

ps

bel

ow

th

e lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol’s

set

p

oin

t, th

e co

ntr

ol t

urn

s o

n t

he

pu

mp

cau

sin

g h

ot

or

tem

per

ed w

ater

to c

ircu

late

th

rou

gh

th

e lin

e. F

low

ra

te in

th

e ci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

ad

just

ed u

sin

g a

flo

w

reg

ula

tin

g p

lug

co

ck.

C

hec

k va

lves

inst

alle

d o

n t

he

lines

insu

re t

hat

w

ater

flo

ws

in o

ne

dir

ecti

on

on

ly. T

his

pre

ven

ts

1

65

432

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s, co

ld w

ater

en

ters

ea

ch w

ater

hea

ter n

ear t

he

bo

tto

m, l

ow

erin

g t

he

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

bel

ow

th

e th

erm

ost

at’s

set

po

int.

Th

e th

erm

ost

at a

ctiv

ates

th

e g

as b

urn

er. T

he

bu

rner

co

nti

nu

es h

eati

ng

wat

er u

nti

l th

e te

mp

erat

ure

of t

he

wat

er a

t th

e th

erm

ost

at re

ach

es t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

sh

uts

do

wn

th

e b

urn

er. T

he

hea

tin

g c

ycle

rep

eats

itse

lf as

oft

en a

s re

qu

ired

.

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s, h

ot

wat

er is

d

raw

n in

eq

ual

am

ou

nts

fro

m e

ach

wat

er h

eate

r in

to

the

bo

tto

m o

f eac

h s

tora

ge

tan

k. W

hen

th

e w

ater

te

mp

erat

ure

in t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

dro

ps

bel

ow

th

e ta

nk

tem

per

atu

re c

on

tro

l’s s

et p

oin

t, th

e ci

rcu

lati

ng

pu

mp

is

act

ivat

ed. T

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk’

s te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol

set

po

int

sho

uld

be

5-10

°F lo

wer

th

an t

he

wat

er

hea

ter’s

th

erm

ost

at s

etti

ng.

The

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p d

raw

s co

ol w

ater

fro

m t

he

bo

tto

m o

f eac

h s

tora

ge

tan

k re

turn

ing

it to

th

e co

ld

wat

er in

let

on

eac

h w

ater

hea

ter f

or r

ehea

tin

g. A

s co

ol

wat

er is

dra

wn

fro

m e

ach

sto

rag

e ta

nk

it is

rep

lace

d

by

ho

t w

ater

fro

m t

he

wat

er h

eate

r. H

eate

d w

ater

en

ters

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k b

elo

w t

he

tan

k te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol.

Hea

ted

wat

er ri

ses

in t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

forc

ing

co

ol w

ater

to t

he

bo

tto

m o

f th

e ta

nk

wh

ere

it is

dra

wn

o

ut

by

the

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p. W

hen

th

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol o

n t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

is s

atis

fied,

it s

hu

ts d

ow

n

the

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p. T

he

wat

er h

eate

r co

nti

nu

es

hea

tin

g u

nti

l its

th

erm

ost

at is

sat

isfie

d.

Th

e p

lug

co

ck is

use

d to

ad

just

th

e flo

w o

f

wat

er to

3-5

gal

lon

s p

er m

inu

te, w

hic

h re

du

ces

co

nd

ensa

tio

n a

nd

incr

ease

s th

e am

ou

nt

of h

ot

w

ater

ava

ilab

le b

y lim

itin

g t

urb

ule

nce

in t

he

ta

nk.

Wh

en m

ult

iple

wat

er h

eate

rs a

nd

mu

ltip

le s

tora

ge

tan

ks a

re m

anifo

lded

tog

eth

er, r

ever

se re

turn

or

equ

ally

yo

ked

pip

ing

insu

res

that

wat

er is

dra

wn

fr

om

an

d e

nte

rs in

to e

ach

of t

he

wat

er h

eate

rs a

nd

st

ora

ge

tan

ks a

t an

eq

ual

(bal

ance

d) fl

ow

rate

. Th

is

insu

res

that

eac

h w

ater

hea

ter a

nd

sto

rag

e ta

nk

per

form

s th

e sa

me

amo

un

t o

f wo

rk d

uri

ng

hea

tin

g

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ater

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rved

.

Po

lari

s® W

ater

Hea

ter(

s) w

ith

Bo

ost

er H

eate

r(s)

Seq

uen

ce o

f Op

erat

ion

s

BO

OST

ERH

EATE

R

PR

IMA

RY

HEA

TER

PR

IMA

RY

HEA

TER

B

BR

Hig

hTe

mp

erat

ure

Exp

ansi

on

Tan

k

C

HR

H

B

2

C

1

A

4

E

D

F

3

1

4

A

A

D

E

EE

E

E

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ater

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ghts

rese

rved

.

Re

fer t

o t

he

chec

k va

lve

man

ufa

ctu

rer’s

in

stal

lati

on

inst

ruct

ion

s.

Ea

ch p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r an

d b

oo

ster

hea

ter

sh

ou

ld b

e in

stal

led

wit

h s

hu

toff

val

ves

and

u

nio

ns

in w

ater

inle

t an

d o

utl

et li

nes

to a

llow

is

ola

tio

n a

nd

rep

lace

men

t o

f fai

led

hea

ters

w

ith

ou

t sh

utt

ing

off

th

e w

ater

su

pp

ly. W

hen

m

ult

iple

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ters

an

d/o

r bo

ost

er

hea

ters

are

inst

alle

d, fu

nct

ion

ing

un

its

can

re

mai

n in

ser

vice

wh

ile t

he

faile

d u

nit

is re

pai

red

o

r rep

lace

d.

A

sh

uto

ff v

alve

on

th

e in

com

ing

co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly li

ne

allo

ws

the

syst

em to

be

shu

t d

ow

n in

th

e ev

ent

of a

n e

mer

gen

cy, o

r wh

en n

eces

sary

fo

r ser

vice

.

te

mp

erat

ure

bo

ost

er h

eate

r wat

er fr

om

reac

hin

g

fixtu

res

no

t co

nn

ecte

d to

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et.

Som

e ch

eck

valv

es c

an o

nly

b

e in

stal

led

ho

rizo

nta

lly.

Refe

r to

th

e ch

eck

valv

e

man

ufa

ctu

rer’s

inst

alla

tio

n in

stru

ctio

ns.

W

ater

exp

and

s as

it is

hea

ted

an

d c

ann

ot

be

co

mp

ress

ed.

A c

hec

k va

lve

in t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

su

pp

ly c

reat

es a

clo

sed

sys

tem

,

pre

ven

tin

g t

he

wat

er fr

om

exp

and

ing

bac

k

thro

ug

h t

he

line.

An

exp

ansi

on

tan

k is

req

uir

ed

to a

bso

rb t

he

exp

and

ing

wat

er, p

reve

nti

ng

p

ress

ure

bu

ildu

p in

sid

e th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter o

r

wat

er li

nes

.

Ho

t w

ater

fro

m p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

rs a

nd

/or b

oo

ster

h

eate

rs c

an b

e p

rovi

ded

wit

h o

r wit

ho

ut

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es. W

hen

ava

ilab

ility

of h

ot

wat

er is

imm

edia

tely

re

qu

ired

for t

he

app

licat

ion

an

d/o

r wh

en lo

ng

run

s o

f pip

e ar

e re

qu

ired

bet

wee

n t

he

bo

ost

er w

ater

h

eate

r(s)

an

d/o

r th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r(s)

an

d t

he

fixtu

res,

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es c

an b

e u

sed

to e

limin

ate

was

ted

wat

er a

nd

tim

e d

elay

s. R

ecir

cula

tin

g li

nes

fe

ed h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter o

r ho

t w

ater

fr

om

th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r to

fixt

ure

s an

d re

turn

u

nu

sed

wat

er fr

om

th

e fu

rth

est

fixtu

re to

th

e w

ater

h

eate

r(s)

for r

ehea

tin

g. W

ater

flo

w t

hro

ug

h e

ach

re

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne

is c

on

tro

lled

by

a lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol (

ther

mo

stat

) th

at o

per

ates

a b

ron

ze c

ircu

lati

ng

p

um

p. W

hen

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

in t

he

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e d

rop

s b

elo

w t

he

line

tem

per

atu

re c

on

tro

l’s s

et

po

int,

the

con

tro

l tu

rns

on

th

e p

um

p c

ausi

ng

ho

t o

r te

mp

ered

wat

er to

cir

cula

te t

hro

ug

h t

he

line.

Flo

w

rate

in t

he

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne

is a

dju

sted

usi

ng

a fl

ow

re

gu

lati

ng

plu

g c

ock

. H

ot

wat

er fr

om

eac

h b

oo

ster

h

eate

r’s re

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne

is re

turn

ed to

th

e b

oo

ster

h

eate

r’s in

let.

Ho

t w

ater

fro

m e

ach

pri

mar

y w

ater

h

eate

r’s re

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne

is re

turn

ed to

th

e p

rim

ary

hea

ter’s

inle

t.

C

hec

k va

lves

inst

alle

d o

n t

he

lines

insu

re t

hat

w

ater

flo

ws

in o

ne

dir

ecti

on

on

ly. T

his

pre

ven

ts

the

mix

ing

of h

ott

er a

nd

co

ole

r wat

er.

Som

e

chec

k va

lves

can

on

ly b

e in

stal

led

ho

rizo

nta

lly.

1

4

32

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s, co

ld w

ater

en

ters

ea

ch p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r nea

r th

e b

ott

om

, lo

wer

ing

th

e w

ater

tem

per

atu

re b

elo

w t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

act

ivat

es t

he

gas

bu

rner

. Th

e b

urn

er c

on

tin

ues

hea

tin

g w

ater

un

til t

he

tem

per

atu

re

of t

he

wat

er a

t th

e th

erm

ost

at re

ach

es t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

sh

uts

do

wn

th

e g

as b

urn

er. T

he

hea

tin

g c

ycle

rep

eats

itse

lf as

oft

en a

s re

qu

ired

.

Th

erm

om

eter

s o

n h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et li

nes

ind

icat

e

ap

pro

xim

atel

y th

e sa

me

tem

per

atu

re a

t al

l tim

es

if

the

syst

em is

bal

ance

d a

nd

pro

vid

es a

mea

ns

to v

erify

th

at t

he

wat

er p

rovi

ded

is t

he

corr

ect

te

mp

erat

ure

for t

he

app

licat

ion

.

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s se

rved

by

each

b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

ho

t w

ater

ou

tlet

, ho

t w

ater

fro

m

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ters

is d

raw

n in

to t

he

bo

tto

m o

f ea

ch b

oo

ster

hea

ter.

Wh

en t

he

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

in

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

tan

k d

rop

s b

elo

w t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t, th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

gas

bu

rner

is

en

erg

ized

. Th

e b

urn

er s

tays

on

un

til t

he

wat

er

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter r

each

es t

he

set

po

int

of t

he

bo

ost

er h

eate

r’s t

her

mo

stat

. Th

is c

ycle

re

pea

ts it

self

as o

ften

as

req

uir

ed.

Wh

en m

ult

iple

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ters

an

d/o

r mu

ltip

le

bo

ost

er h

eate

rs a

re m

anifo

lded

tog

eth

er, r

ever

se

retu

rn o

r eq

ual

ly y

oke

d p

ipin

g in

sure

s th

at w

ater

is

dra

wn

fro

m a

nd

en

ters

into

eac

h o

f th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er

hea

ters

an

d/o

r bo

ost

er h

eate

rs a

t an

eq

ual

(bal

ance

d)

flow

rate

. Th

is in

sure

s th

at e

ach

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ter

and

/or b

oo

ster

hea

ter p

erfo

rms

the

sam

e am

ou

nt

of

wo

rk d

uri

ng

hea

tin

g c

ycle

s, p

rovi

des

th

e m

axim

um

am

ou

nt

of h

ot

wat

er a

vaila

ble

fro

m s

tore

d w

ater

, an

d h

as a

pp

roxi

mat

ely

the

sam

e lif

e sp

an.

Reve

rse

retu

rn p

ipin

g is

sh

ow

n.

All

wat

er h

eate

rs m

anifo

lded

to

get

her

, or b

oo

ster

hea

ters

man

ifold

ed to

get

her

, m

ust

be

exac

tly

the

sam

e.

A

ch

eck

valv

e o

n t

he

line

fro

m t

he

pri

mar

y

hea

ter t

o t

he

bo

ost

er h

eate

r in

sure

s th

at w

ater

flo

ws

in o

ne

dir

ecti

on

on

ly. T

his

kee

ps

hig

h

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ight

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mer

ican

® W

ater

Hea

ters

201

0. A

ll ri

ghts

rese

rved

.

Po

lari

s® W

ater

Hea

ter(

s) w

ith

Sto

rag

e Ta

nk(

s) a

nd

Bo

ost

er H

eate

r(s)

Seq

uen

ce o

f Op

erat

ion

s

PR

IMA

RY

HEA

TER

BO

OST

ERH

EATE

R

Tan

kTe

mp

erat

ure

Co

ntr

ol

(170

°F M

ax)

STO

RA

GE

TAN

K

Hig

hTe

mp

erat

ure

Exp

ansi

on

Tan

k

TR

T

Mix

ing

Val

ve

HR

H

C

BR

B

1

C

D

2

4G

3

5

E6

F

B

A

5

B

B

B

E

EE

E

E

FF

F

F

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ight

© A

mer

ican

® W

ater

Hea

ters

201

0. A

ll ri

ghts

rese

rved

.

Th

e p

lug

co

ck is

use

d to

ad

just

th

e flo

w o

f

wat

er to

3-5

gal

lon

s p

er m

inu

te, w

hic

h re

du

ces

co

nd

ensa

tio

n a

nd

incr

ease

s th

e am

ou

nt

of h

ot

w

ater

ava

ilab

le b

y lim

itin

g t

urb

ule

nce

in t

he

ta

nk.

Th

erm

om

eter

s o

n h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et li

nes

are

use

d

to v

erify

wat

er o

utl

et te

mp

erat

ure

an

d s

yste

m

op

erat

ion

. H

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter

u

sual

ly h

as to

be

a sp

ecifi

c te

mp

erat

ure

, oft

en

185°

F fo

r a c

om

mer

cial

dis

hw

ash

er ri

nse

cyc

le.

Th

e th

erm

om

eter

s p

rovi

de

a m

ean

s to

ver

ify t

hat

th

e w

ater

pro

vid

ed is

th

e co

rrec

t te

mp

erat

ure

for

th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

A

ch

eck

valv

e o

n t

he

line

fro

m t

he

sto

rag

e

tan

k to

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter i

nsu

res

that

wat

er

flow

s in

on

e d

irec

tio

n o

nly

. Th

is k

eep

s h

igh

te

mp

erat

ure

bo

ost

er h

eate

r wat

er fr

om

reac

hin

g

fixtu

res

no

t co

nn

ecte

d to

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et.

Som

e ch

eck

valv

es c

an o

nly

b

e in

stal

led

ho

rizo

nta

lly.

Refe

r to

th

e ch

eck

valv

e

man

ufa

ctu

rer’s

inst

alla

tio

n in

stru

ctio

ns.

W

ater

exp

and

s as

it is

hea

ted

an

d c

ann

ot

be

co

mp

ress

ed.

A c

hec

k va

lve

in t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

su

pp

ly c

reat

es a

clo

sed

sys

tem

,

pre

ven

tin

g t

he

wat

er fr

om

exp

and

ing

bac

k

thro

ug

h t

he

line.

An

exp

ansi

on

tan

k is

req

uir

ed

to a

bso

rb t

he

exp

and

ing

wat

er, p

reve

nti

ng

p

ress

ure

bu

ildu

p in

sid

e th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter o

r

wat

er li

nes

.

Ho

t w

ater

fro

m p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

rs a

nd

/or b

oo

ster

h

eate

rs c

an b

e p

rovi

ded

wit

h o

r wit

ho

ut

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es. W

hen

ava

ilab

ility

of h

ot

wat

er is

imm

edia

tely

re

qu

ired

for t

he

app

licat

ion

an

d/o

r wh

en lo

ng

run

s o

f pip

e ar

e re

qu

ired

bet

wee

n t

he

bo

ost

er w

ater

h

eate

r(s)

an

d/o

r th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r(s)

an

d t

he

fixtu

res,

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es c

an b

e u

sed

to e

limin

ate

was

ted

wat

er a

nd

tim

e d

elay

s. R

ecir

cula

tin

g li

nes

fe

ed h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter o

r ho

t w

ater

fr

om

th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r to

fixt

ure

s an

d re

turn

u

nu

sed

wat

er fr

om

th

e fu

rth

est

fixtu

re to

th

e w

ater

h

eate

r(s)

for r

ehea

tin

g. W

ater

flo

w t

hro

ug

h e

ach

re

circ

ula

tin

g li

ne

is c

on

tro

lled

by

a lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

con

tro

l (th

erm

ost

at) t

hat

op

erat

es a

bro

nze

cir

cula

tin

g

pu

mp

. Wh

en w

ater

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e re

circ

ula

tin

g

line

dro

ps

bel

ow

th

e lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol’s

set

p

oin

t, th

e co

ntr

ol t

urn

s o

n t

he

pu

mp

cau

sin

g h

ot

or

tem

per

ed w

ater

to c

ircu

late

th

rou

gh

th

e lin

e. F

low

ra

te in

th

e ci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

ad

just

ed u

sin

g a

flo

w

reg

ula

tin

g p

lug

co

ck.

Ho

t w

ater

fro

m e

ach

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

retu

rned

to t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

inle

t. H

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k’s

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

retu

rned

to t

he

pri

mar

y h

eate

r’s

inle

t.

Ea

ch p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r, b

oo

ster

hea

ter,

and

st

ora

ge

tan

k sh

ou

ld b

e in

stal

led

wit

h s

hu

toff

va

lves

an

d u

nio

ns

in w

ater

inle

t an

d o

utl

et

lines

to a

llow

iso

lati

on

an

d re

pla

cem

ent

of

fa

iled

un

its

wit

ho

ut

shu

ttin

g o

ff t

he

wat

er s

up

ply

.

Wh

en m

ult

iple

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ters

, an

d/o

r

sto

rag

e ta

nk(

s), a

nd

/or b

oo

ster

hea

ters

are

in

stal

led,

fun

ctio

nin

g u

nit

s ca

n re

mai

n in

ser

vice

w

hile

th

e fa

iled

un

it is

rep

lace

d.

In t

hre

e te

mp

erat

ure

sys

tem

s, th

e m

ixin

g/t

emp

erin

g

valv

e co

mb

ines

co

ld w

ater

fro

m t

he

cold

wat

er

sup

ply

lin

e w

ith

ho

t w

ater

fro

m t

he

syst

em’s

pri

mar

y h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et to

pro

vid

e a

thir

d h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et

tem

per

atu

re in

ad

dit

ion

to t

he

bo

ost

er h

eate

r o

utl

et te

mp

erat

ure

an

d t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk’

s o

utl

et

tem

per

atu

re a

cco

rdin

g to

th

e m

ixin

g v

alve

’s se

ttin

g.

The

mix

ing

val

ve s

ho

uld

be

set

for t

he

des

ired

te

mp

erat

ure

acc

ord

ing

to t

he

app

licat

ion’

s h

ot

wat

er

req

uir

emen

t. F

or e

xam

ple

, nu

rsin

g h

om

es m

ay re

qu

ire

a m

axim

um

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

of 1

05°F

at

sho

wer

s an

d o

ther

do

mes

tic

wat

er fi

xtu

res.

In c

om

mer

cial

ki

tch

ens,

po

t si

nks

may

req

uir

e 14

0°F

wat

er.

C

hec

k va

lves

inst

alle

d o

n t

he

lines

insu

re t

hat

w

ater

flo

ws

in o

ne

dir

ecti

on

on

ly. T

his

pre

ven

ts

the

mix

ing

of h

ott

er a

nd

co

ole

r wat

er.

A

sh

uto

ff v

alve

on

th

e in

com

ing

co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly li

ne

allo

ws

the

syst

em to

be

shu

t d

ow

n in

th

e ev

ent

of a

n e

mer

gen

cy, o

r wh

en n

eces

sary

fo

r ser

vice

.

1

6

5

432

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k th

rou

gh

fix

ture

s, co

ld w

ater

en

ters

th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r n

ear t

he

bo

tto

m, l

ow

erin

g t

he

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

b

elo

w t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

ac

tiva

tes

the

gas

bu

rner

. Th

e b

urn

er c

on

tin

ues

h

eati

ng

wat

er u

nti

l th

e te

mp

erat

ure

of t

he

wat

er a

t th

e th

erm

ost

at re

ach

es t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

sh

uts

do

wn

th

e b

urn

er. T

he

hea

tin

g c

ycle

re

pea

ts it

self

as o

ften

as

req

uir

ed.

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s se

rved

by

the

bo

ost

er h

eate

r’s h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et, h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k is

dra

wn

into

th

e b

ott

om

of t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter.

Wh

en t

he

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

in t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

tan

k d

rop

s b

elo

w t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t, th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter’s

gas

bu

rner

is e

ner

giz

ed. T

he

bu

rner

sta

ys o

n u

nti

l th

e w

ater

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e b

oo

ster

hea

ter r

each

es t

he

set

po

int

of t

he

bo

ost

er

hea

ter’s

th

erm

ost

at. T

his

cyc

le re

pea

ts it

self

as o

ften

as

req

uir

ed.

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k th

rou

gh

fix

ture

s, h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e w

ater

hea

ter i

s d

raw

n

into

th

e b

ott

om

of t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk.

Wh

en t

he

wat

er

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k d

rop

s b

elo

w t

he

tan

k te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol’s

set

po

int,

the

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p

is a

ctiv

ated

. Th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k’s

tem

per

atu

re c

on

tro

l se

t p

oin

t sh

ou

ld b

e 5-

10°F

low

er t

han

th

e p

rim

ary

wat

er h

eate

r’s t

her

mo

stat

set

tin

g.

The

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p d

raw

s co

ol w

ater

fro

m t

he

bo

tto

m o

f th

e st

ora

ge

tan

k re

turn

ing

it to

th

e co

ld

wat

er in

let

of t

he

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ter.

As

coo

l wat

er

is d

raw

n fr

om

th

e b

ott

om

of t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

it is

re

pla

ced

by

ho

t w

ater

fro

m t

he

ou

tlet

of t

he

pri

mar

y w

ater

hea

ter.

Hea

ted

wat

er e

nte

rs t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

bel

ow

th

e ta

nk

tem

per

atu

re c

on

tro

l. H

eate

d w

ater

ri

ses

in t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

forc

ing

co

ol w

ater

to t

he

bo

tto

m o

f th

e ta

nk

wh

ere

it is

dra

wn

ou

t b

y th

e ci

rcu

lati

ng

pu

mp

. Wh

en t

he

tem

per

atu

re c

on

tro

l o

n t

he

sto

rag

e ta

nk

is s

atis

fied,

it s

hu

ts d

ow

n t

he

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p. T

he

wat

er h

eate

r co

nti

nu

es h

eati

ng

w

ater

un

til t

he

ther

mo

stat

on

th

e w

ater

hea

ter i

s sa

tisfi

ed.

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ater

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.

A

sh

uto

ff v

alve

on

th

e in

com

ing

co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly li

ne

allo

ws

the

syst

em to

be

shu

t d

ow

n in

th

e ev

ent

of a

n e

mer

gen

cy, o

r wh

en n

eces

sary

fo

r ser

vice

.

and

oth

er d

om

esti

c w

ater

fixt

ure

s. In

co

mm

erci

al

kitc

hen

s, p

ot

sin

ks m

ay re

qu

ire

140°

F w

ater

.

Tem

per

ed w

ater

ou

tlet

s ca

n b

e p

rovi

ded

wit

h o

r w

ith

ou

t a

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e. W

hen

lon

g ru

ns

of

pip

e ar

e re

qu

ired

bet

wee

n t

he

wat

er h

eate

r an

d

the

fixtu

res,

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es a

re u

sed

to e

limin

ate

was

ted

wat

er a

nd

tim

e d

elay

s w

hile

th

e u

ser i

s w

aiti

ng

fo

r usa

ble

ho

t w

ater

at

each

fixt

ure

. Re

circ

ula

tin

g

lines

feed

ho

t o

r tem

per

ed w

ater

to fi

xtu

res

and

re

turn

un

use

d w

ater

bac

k fr

om

th

e fu

rth

est

fixtu

re to

th

e w

ater

hea

ter f

or r

ehea

tin

g. W

ater

flo

w t

hro

ug

h

reci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

es is

co

ntr

olle

d b

y a

line

tem

per

atu

re

con

tro

l (th

erm

ost

at) t

hat

op

erat

es a

bro

nze

cir

cula

tin

g

pu

mp

. Wh

en w

ater

tem

per

atu

re in

th

e re

circ

ula

tin

g

line

dro

ps

bel

ow

th

e lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol’s

set

p

oin

t, th

e co

ntr

ol t

urn

s o

n t

he

pu

mp

cau

sin

g h

ot

or

tem

per

ed w

ater

to c

ircu

late

th

rou

gh

th

e lin

e. F

low

ra

te in

th

e ci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

ad

just

ed u

sin

g a

flo

w

reg

ula

tin

g p

lug

co

ck.

D

ish

was

her

s o

ften

use

qu

ick

clo

sin

g s

ole

no

id

op

erat

ed w

ater

sh

uto

ff v

alve

s th

at c

an c

ause

w

ater

ham

mer

. A

wat

er h

amm

er a

rres

tor

ab

sorb

s th

e sh

ock

in t

he

wat

er p

ipin

g fr

om

qu

ick

cl

osi

ng

val

ves.

A

n a

nti

-sip

ho

n v

alve

pre

ven

ts w

ater

fro

m t

he

d

ish

was

her

fro

m s

iph

on

ing

bac

k in

to t

he

p

ota

ble

wat

er s

up

ply

.

W

ater

flo

w in

to t

he

dis

hw

ash

er is

co

ntr

ol b

y a

p

ress

ure

-red

uci

ng

val

ve in

stal

led

on

th

e h

ot

w

ater

su

pp

ly li

ne

to t

he

dis

hw

ash

er.

Ev

ery

wat

er h

eate

r an

d d

ish

was

her

sh

ou

ld

be

inst

alle

d w

ith

sh

uto

ff v

alve

s an

d u

nio

ns

in

wat

er in

let

and

ou

tlet

lin

es to

allo

w is

ola

tio

n a

nd

re

pla

cem

ent

of f

aile

d u

nit

s w

ith

ou

t sh

utt

ing

off

th

e w

ater

su

pp

ly.

C

hec

k va

lves

inst

alle

d o

n t

he

lines

insu

re t

hat

w

ater

flo

ws

in o

ne

dir

ecti

on

on

ly. T

his

pre

ven

ts

th

e m

ixin

g o

f ho

t an

d c

old

wat

er.

As

ho

t w

ater

is d

raw

n fr

om

fixt

ure

s, co

ld w

ater

en

ters

th

e w

ater

hea

ter n

ear t

he

bo

tto

m, l

ow

erin

g t

he

wat

er

tem

per

atu

re b

elo

w t

he

ther

mo

stat

’s se

t p

oin

t. T

he

ther

mo

stat

act

ivat

es t

he

gas

bu

rner

. Th

e b

urn

er

con

tin

ues

hea

tin

g w

ater

un

til t

he

tem

per

atu

re o

f th

e w

ater

at

the

ther

mo

stat

reac

hes

th

e th

erm

ost

at’s

set

po

int.

Th

e th

erm

ost

at s

hu

ts d

ow

n t

he

bu

rner

. Th

e h

eati

ng

cyc

le re

pea

ts it

self

as o

ften

as

req

uir

ed.

A

tog

gle

sw

itch

on

th

e d

ish

was

her

is u

sed

to

co

ntr

ol p

ow

er to

th

e re

circ

ula

tio

n s

yste

m.

W

hen

tu

rned

on

, th

e to

gg

le s

wit

ch e

ner

giz

es t

he

el

ectr

ical

cir

cuit

to t

he

circ

ula

tio

n p

um

p.

A

lin

e te

mp

erat

ure

co

ntr

ol a

ctiv

ates

th

e

circ

ula

tin

g p

um

p, i

nsu

rin

g t

hat

th

e w

ater

in t

he

ci

rcu

lati

ng

lin

e is

alw

ays

the

req

uir

ed

tem

per

atu

re a

nd

sh

ou

ld b

e se

t at

185

°F.

Th

e p

lug

co

ck is

use

d to

ad

just

th

e flo

w o

f

wat

er to

3-5

gal

lon

s p

er m

inu

te, w

hic

h re

du

ces

co

nd

ensa

tio

n a

nd

incr

ease

s th

e am

ou

nt

of h

ot

w

ater

ava

ilab

le b

y lim

itin

g t

urb

ule

nce

in t

he

ta

nk.

Th

e sa

nit

izin

g li

ne

ther

mo

met

er is

use

d to

ve

rify

th

at w

ater

leav

ing

th

e ta

nk

is t

he

req

uir

ed

tem

per

atu

re.

Th

e fin

al ri

nse

th

erm

om

eter

is u

sed

by

loca

l

hea

lth

offi

cial

s an

d t

he

dis

hw

ash

er o

per

ato

r

to v

erify

th

at t

he

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

at

the

d

ish

was

her

is a

lway

s 18

0°F,

as re

qu

ired

by

the

N

atio

nal

San

itat

ion

Fo

un

dat

ion

.

In t

wo

tem

per

atu

re s

yste

ms,

the

mix

ing

/tem

per

ing

va

lve

com

bin

es c

old

wat

er fr

om

th

e co

ld w

ater

su

pp

ly

line

wit

h h

ot

wat

er fr

om

th

e sy

stem

’s p

rim

ary

ho

t w

ater

ou

tlet

to p

rovi

de

a se

con

d h

ot

wat

er o

utl

et

tem

per

atu

re a

cco

rdin

g to

th

e m

ixin

g v

alve

’s se

ttin

g.

The

mix

ing

val

ve s

ho

uld

be

set

for t

he

des

ired

te

mp

erat

ure

acc

ord

ing

to t

he

app

licat

ion’

s h

ot

wat

er

req

uir

emen

t. F

or e

xam

ple

, nu

rsin

g h

om

es m

ay re

qu

ire

a m

axim

um

wat

er te

mp

erat

ure

of 1

05°F

at

sho

wer

s

1

3

2

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