AquaStar 2700 ES, 2400 ES User Manual

Outdoor Kit Installation Instructions
Aquastar Tankless Water Heater
For Aquastar models: 2400 ES, 2700 ES
Part no. AQOK
Warning: This kit must be installed by a qualified
installer in accordance with these instructions and all applicable codes and requirements of the authorities having jurisdiction.
Warning
1 Warning
Danger: The top of the outdoor kit will
get very hot during operation. Keep away from children. Install heater in a location where the top of the kit cannot be reached by small children.
Danger: Flue gas will be released through the outdoor kit. Flue gas is very hot and contains carbon monoxide. The outdoor kit cannot be installed indoors. To prevent risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning, maintain all clearances indicated in these instructions.
Danger: Do not place or store any combustible material within 5 feet of the appliance. Maintain specified clearance to combustibles on the wall where the appliance is installed and any adjacent walls or overhang. Observe all clearances required in this manual.
2 Selecting heater location
Before proceeding, read the water heater instructions manual. If the information in that manual is not followed exactly, a fire, explosion or poisoning by carbon monoxide may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.
B Choose an outside wall for the installation.
Installation on a wall protected by an overhang above is recommended.
B Size the water and gas connections according to the
instructions in the water heater installation manual. Use unions when connecting both water lines and gas supply line to the heater.
Minimum clearances
If the appliance is installed under an overhang, there must be a 36” clearance from the top of the appliance and the mounting area must be open in front and on the sides of the appliance.
Danger: Surface temperature of the kit is less than 140°F, except highest top surface which may reach 300°F.
Warning: Do not mount directly onto vinyl siding, see Fig. 8.
This outdoor kit includes:
• Supports (2) with screws
• Sealing gasket
• Control panel shield
• Outdoor vent cap.
Fig. 1
Ref. Description
A
B
C
D From any adjacent wall 4 ft
E
F Above ground 1 ft
Directly below or adjacent to an opening; operable windows, doors and any fresh air openings
Below a gutter, sanitary pipework, eaves or overhang
Min. distances
4 ft
3 ft
G
Table 1 Clearances
2
From a gas meter or gas regulator
5 ft
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3 Installing outdoor kit
B 1. Remove the cover plate (A) installed on the top of
the appliance, as shown in Fig. 2.
B 2. Fix the supports (B) to the appliance by fastening
the four provided screws, as shown in Fig. 2.
Installing outdoor kit
Fig. 2
Before mounting the outdoor kit in the appliance:
B 3. Attach the gasket provided with the kit as shown
in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3
B Position the outdoor vent cap on the top of the appli-
ance, as shown in Fig. 4.
Fig. 4
B Attach the outdoor vent cap to the appliance by fas-
tening the two provided screws and washers, see Fig. 5.
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Fig. 5
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