Camplux BD Series, BD158, BD264 Use & Care Manual

TANKLESSGASWATERHEATER

BDSERIESPORTABLETANKLESSGAS

WATERHEATER

USE &CAREMANUAL

WITHINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSFORTHEINSTALLER

READTHISMANUAL

Insideyouwillfindmanyhelpfulhintsonhowtouseandmaintainyourwaterheater
properly.Alittlepreventivecareonyourpartcansaveyoutimeandmoneyoverthelifeof
yourwaterheater. You’llfindmanyanswerstocommonproblemsintheTroubleshooting
Guide. IfyoureviewthechartofTroubleshootingTipsfirstyoumaynotneedtocallfor
service.

READTHESAFETYINFORMATION

Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersareveryimportant. Therearemanyimportantsafety
messagesinthismanualandonyourappliance. Alwaysreadandobeyallsafety
messages. Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol. Recognizethissymbolasanindicationof
ImportantSafetyInformation! Thissymbolalertsyoutopotentialhazardsthatcankillor
hurtyouandothers.

Allsafetymessageswillfollowthesafetyalertsymbolandthewords: “DANGER”,

“WARNING”,“C

AUTION”

orN“

OTICE”.

Thesewordsmean:

DANGER

seriousinjury.

WARNING

seriousinjuryand/ordamagetoproperty.

CAUTION -

moderateinjury.

NOTICE

specificcondition.

-Animminentlyhazardoussituationthatwillresultindeathor

potentiallyhazardoussituationthatcouldresultindeathor

A

-

Apotentiallyhazardoussituationthatmayresultinminoror

-Attentioniscalledtoobserveaspecifiedprocedureormaintaina

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING

BesuretoreadandunderstandtheentireUseandCareManualbeforeattemptingto
installoroperatethiswaterheater. Itmaysaveyoutimeandmoney. Payparticular
attentiontotheSafetyInstructions. Failuretofollowthesewarningscouldresultinserious
bodilyinjuryordeath. Shouldyouhaveproblemsunderstandingtheinstructionsinthis
manual, orhaveanyquestions, STOP, andgethelpfromaqualifiedservicetechnician,or
thelocalgasutility.

DANGER!

WATERTEMPERATURESETTING
Safetyandenergyconservationarefactorstobeconsideredwhenselectingthe
watertemperaturesetting. Watertemperaturesabove122 (50 ) cancausesevere
burnsordeathfromscalding. Thethermostatisadjustedtoitslowesttemperature
positionwhenshippedfromthefactory. Besuretoreadandfollowthewarnings
outlinedonthelabelpicturedbelow.

Time/Temperature Relationship inSc alds

Water Temperature Time ToP roduceaSe rious Burn

120

℉

122℉ 50℃ 1 1/2-2 minutes
130℉ 54℃ About 30 seconds
135℉ 57℃ About 10 seconds
140

℉

145℉ 63℃ Less than 3 seconds
150℉ 66℃ About 11/2 senconds
155℉ 68℃ About 1 second

49

60

℃

℃

More than 5 minutes

Less than 5 seconds

TablecourtesyofShrinersBurn Institute

Thechartshownabovemaybeusedasaguideindeterminingtheproperwater
temperatureforyourhome.

DANGER!

PROPERLYINSTALLWATERHEATER

FailuretoproperlyinstallthewaterheateroutdoorsasoutlinedintheInstallation
Instructionsinthismanualcanresultinunsafeoperationofthewaterheater. Toavoidthe
riskoffire, explosion, orasphyxiationfromcarbonmonoxide, neveroperatethiswater
heaterunlessitisinstalledproperlyandhasanadequateairsupplyforproperoperation.
Besuretoinspecttheflueterminalforproperinstallationatinitialstart-upandatleast
annuallythereafter. RefertotheCareandCleaningsectionofthismanualformore
informationregardingflueterminalinspection.

WARNING!

Gasoline, aswellasotherflammablematerialsandliquids (adhesives, solvents, paint
thinnersetc.), andthevaporstheyproduceareextremelydangerous. DONOThandle,
useorstoregasolineorotherflammableorcombustiblematerialsanywherenearorinthe
vicinityofawaterheateroranyotherappliance. Besuretoreadandfollowthelabelson

thewaterheater,aswellasthewarningsprintedinthismanual. Failuretodosocanresult
inpropertydamage, bodilyinjuryordeath.

DANGER!

D GE

LIQUEFIEDPETROLEUMMODELS

LPgashaveanodorantaddedtoaidindetectingagasleak. Somepeoplemaynot
physicallybeabletosmellorrecognizethisodorant. Ifyouareunsureorunfamiliarwith
thesmellofLPgas, askthegassupplier. Otherconditions, suchas “odorantfade,” which
causestheodoranttodiminishinintensity, canalsohideorcamouflageagasleak.
Alwayscheckwithcommercialleakdetectororsoapywater.

GasdetectorsarerecommendedinLPgasapplicationsandtheinstallation

shouldbeinaccordancewiththedetectormanufacturer’srecommendationsand/or
locallaws, rules, regulationsorcustoms.

• WaterheatersutilizingLPgasaredifferentfromnaturalgasmodels. Anaturalgaswater
heaterwillnotfunctionsafelyonLPgasandviceversa.

• NoattemptshouldeverbemadetoconvertthewaterheaterfromLPgastonaturalgas.
Toavoidpossibleequipmentdamage, personalinjuryorfire, donotconnectthewater
heatertoafueltypenotinaccordancewiththeportabletanklesswaterheaterdataplate.

• LPappliancesshouldnotbeinstalledbelowgrade (forexample, inabasement) ifsuch
installationisprohibitedbyfederal, stateand/orlocallaws, rules, regulationsorcustoms.

• PropaneorLPgasmustbeusedwithgreatcaution. Itisheavierthanairandwillcollect