Camplux BD Series User 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”,“CAUTION”orN“OTICE”.
Thesewordsmean:
DANGER -Animminentlyhazardoussituationthatwillresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
WARNING potentiallyhazardoussituationthatcouldresultindeathor
seriousinjuryand/ordamagetoproperty.
CAUTION -Apotentiallyhazardoussituationthatmayresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
NOTICE -Attentioniscalledtoobserveaspecifiedprocedureormaintaina
specificcondition.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING
BesuretoreadandunderstandtheentireUseandCareManualbeforeattemptingto
installoroperatethiswaterheater.Itmaysaveyoutimeandmoney.Payparticular
attentiontotheSafetyInstructions.Failuretofollowthesewarningscouldresultinserious
bodilyinjuryordeath.Shouldyouhaveproblemsunderstandingtheinstructionsinthis
manual,orhaveanyquestions,STOP,andgethelpfromaqualifiedservicetechnician,or
thelocalgasutility.
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DANGER!
WATERTEMPERATURESETTING
Safetyandenergyconservationarefactorstobeconsideredwhenselectingthe
watertemperaturesetting.Watertemperaturesabove122 (50 )cancausesevere
burnsordeathfromscalding.Thethermostatisadjustedtoitslowesttemperature
positionwhenshippedfromthefactory.Besuretoreadandfollowthewarnings
outlinedonthelabelpicturedbelow.
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
Time/Temperature Relationship inScalds
Water Temperature Time ToProduceaSerious Burn
120 49℃More than 5 minutes
122 50℃1 1/2-2minutes
130 54℃About 30 seconds
135 57℃About 10 seconds
140 60℃Less than 5 seconds
145 63℃Less than 3 seconds
150 66℃About11/2senconds
155 68℃About 1 second
TablecourtesyofShrinersBurnInstitute

thewaterheater,aswellasthewarningsprintedinthismanual.Failuretodosocanresult
inpropertydamage,bodilyinjuryordeath.
DGE
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
DANGER!

ThePurposeandBenefitsoftheBDSeries
TheCampluxBDseriesisaliquidpropanefiredwaterheatercapableofdelivering
1.58/2.64gallonsofhotwateralmostanywhere.Theportabletanklesswaterheaterhas
standard1/2”BSPpipefittingsandCAMPLUXsuppliedNPTadaptersforusingastandard
gardenhoseforinletwatersupply.
TheCampluxBDseriesgaswaterheaterisnotatoy.Peoplearoundtheworldusesimilar
portabletanklesswaterheaterstoheatthewateraroundtheirhomes,safely,andreliably.
Gasissuppliedfromastandard20poundpropanecylinder (notincluded)suchasused
withoutdoorgrills.Aregulatorwithhoseisfurnishedwiththeheater.
Ashowerheadwithon/offswitchandmultiplespraypatternsisincluded.
Ignitionisautomaticandpoweredby2“”Dcellbatteries (notincluded). Burnerscomeon
whenwaterflows,andoffwhenthewaterisshutoff.Nopilotlight.
Idealoperatingusewithwaterpressurebetween2.8-110PSI.
FunctionsandFeatures
Water controlled automatic ignition:Water pressurebetween 2.8-110PSI(BD158)/
Auto-cut-offprotection:Theautocuto-ffprotectionwillshutthegassupplyoff
immediatelyintheeventofflameouttoreducetheriskofgasleakage.
Removabledrainvalvetoavoidwaterpipeandregulatordamagecausedby
freezingwater.
Anti-drycombustionprotection:Theportabletanklesswaterheaterwillshutoff
thegassupplyintheeventwaterstopsflowingthroughtheportabletanklesswater
heater.BD158 BD264
*Readthemaintenancesectionondrainingtheportabletanklesswaterheater
entirelytoavoidfreezeissues.
3.6-110PSI(BD264and 04410GPM).-. (BD158)/0.88-1.76GPM(BD264)opensthe ignition
cir cuit foreasyandconvenientoperation.

ConstructionandpartsforBD158/BD264
GettingStarted
1.Checkcartonboxfordamage.Damagescausedinshipmentmustbereported
immediately.
2.Makesureyouhavealltheparts.
Pleasenote:Includedpartsandaccessoriesmayvarydependingoncountryand
regulations.
a.Tanklessgaswaterheater
b.ON/OFFswitchshowerheadwith5feetchromehose
c.Gasregulatorwith5feethose
d.Gasconnector (fixedtoinletfittingalready)
e.1/2”BSPfemaleX3/4”GHTmale,1/2”BSPfemaleX3/4”GHTfemaletogarden
hoseadapter
f.Teflontape
g.Washer
h.Fixingkits
3.Ifusingastandardgardenhose,attachthe3/4”GHTgardenhoseadaptertothefitting
marked”WaterInput”.UseSealanttapeorotherapprovedsealingmethodonthethreads
forasecure,watertightfit.Checktomakesurethescreeninsidethewaterinletisinplace
andclean.Thenattachyourwaterinput/gardenhose.

4.Installgassupplylineandregulatortotheportabletanklesswaterheater.
DONOTOVERTIGHTEN.OVERTIGHTINGMAYCRACKTHEGASREGULATOR
CAUSINGAGASLEAK!Checkforanygassmellbeforeignition!Makesureitisscrewed
allthewayon.
5.Attachtheshowerheadtothefittingmarked ‘WaterOutlet.Donotovertighten.
6.Installtwo “”Dcellbatteriesinthecompartmentonthebottomleftoftheheater.Check
thatbatteriesarefacingthecorrectdirection.
7.Usethetoptabontheportabletanklesswaterheatertosuspendfromamountedscrew
capableofholding30pounds.Placeatacomfortableheightwithoutputtingstressonthe
gashose.
8.AttachgasregulatorwithhosetotheLPcylinder.Usehandpressureonlyontheplastic
connector.
LEAVEGASCYLINDERVALVEINTHE “OFF”POSITION.
InTheBox
Description Identification Quantity Remarks
Portabletankless
waterheater 1piece
On/offswitchshower
headwith5feet
chromehose 1set
CSAGasregulator
with5feethose 1set Testforleaksafter
fitting
Gasconnector
（Fixedtoinletfitting
already）
1piece 1/2”BSPfemaleX
5/8”NPTmaleflare

Gardenhose 2pieces
Left:1/2”BSP
femaleX3/4”GHT
male
Right:1/2”BSP
femaleX3/4”GHT
female
Teflontape 1roll
Washer 4pieces Forgardenhose
Fixingkits 1set
HowToUseTheGardenHose
1.GardenHose
GARDENHOSEMALE GARDENHOSEFEMALE
1/2”BSPFEMALEX3/4”GHTMALE 1/2”BSPFEMALEX3/4”GHTFEMALE
NOTICE:MAKESUREPUTTHERUBBERGASKETINALLFITTINGSBEFORE
CONNECTION

2.Preparation
ONLYUSEINWELL-VENTILATEDAREAS.CARBONMOXOXIDEHAZARD-USING
THISAPPLIANCEINANENCLOSEDSPACEWILLCAUSEDEATH-DONOTUSEIN
CARAVANS,TENTS,MARINE CRAFT,CARS,MOBILE HOMES OR SIMILAR
LOCATIONS.
lUseapplianceonlywithLP (propane)gasandtheregulatorvalveassemblysupplied.
lInstallationmustconformwithlocalcodes,orintheirabsencewithNationalFuelGas
CodeNFPA54/ANSIZ223.1.HandlingandstorageofLPcylindermustconformtoLP
GasCodeNFPA/ANSI58.
lInstalltwo “”Dcellbatteries (NOTincluded)inthebatteryboxonthebottomofthe
appliance.Checkthebatteriesarefacingthecorrectdirection
lUseshiftingspannertoattachsuppliedgasregulator (withbrassconnectoralready)
totheappliance.Andconnecttothebottomoftheappliancemarked “Gasinlet”.Do
notovertighten.Overtightenmaycausingagasleak!Ensurethatyouuse
suppliedwashersand “Teflon”tapeonallconnectorsandcheckforanygassmell
beforeignitionasinstruction.Makesurethegasinletconnectorandwaterinlet
connectorarescrewedallthewayon.
Tightenthefittingswithusewrenchesonboththebrassadapterfittingonthe
applianceandthebrassconnectorontheendofthehose
lAttachthewateroutputapparatus (showerhead)tothefittingmarked “Wateroutlet”.
DONOTOVERTIGHTEN!Makesuretoinsertthesuppliedrubbergasketatthe
connections.Tightenbyhandonly.
lOnlyusethepressureregulator &hosesuppliedwiththisappliance.
lPlaceatacomfortableheightwithoutputtingstressonthegashose.Iftheunitisto
bepermanentlymounted,usescrewstoattachthebottomtabfirmly.
lBeforeopeningLPcylindervalve,checkthecouplingnutfortightness.When
applianceisnotinuse,turnoffLPcylindervalveonsupplycylinder.

Beforeoperatethedrainplug,mustbe
1.Ensurethatthewaterheaterisdisconnectedfromthegassupply.
2.Ensurethatthewaterheaterisdisconnectedfromthewatersupply.
3.Ensurethattheshowerhoseisdisconnectedfromthewaterheater.
Adjustment
Thetemperatureoftheoutgoingwaterisdependentonthetemperatureoftheincoming
waterbalancedwiththeamountofheatapplied.Useextremecautioninsettingtheoutlet
watertemperature.
1.Withthewaterknobsettohigh,andthegasknobsettolow,feeltheoutgoingwater.
Thisisthelowestsettingavailable.
2.Toinitiallyraisetheoutgoingtemperature,slowlyturnthegasvalvetowardsmaximum.
Adjustslowlyandcheckthetemperatureoften.Therewillbeaslightdelaybetween
increasingthegassupplyandtheincreaseinwatertemperature.
3.Shouldtheoutletwatertemperatureneedtobehigher,slowlyreducethewaterflow
knobuntildesiredtemperatureisreached.
(Warning:Donotalterorchangethiswaterheater soriginaltemperaturesensor)
WARNING:THEPORTABLETANKLESSWATERHEATERISCAPABLEOF
PRODUCINGSCALDINGWATERTEMPERATURES!
FollowingPhenomenaAreNotRealTroubles
Protectivefunction Reaction Remarks
Waterpressuretoohigh Ifwaterpressureisover110PSI,the water-outvalvewillreleasewater
andlowerthepressure
Increasethevalvepressure
limitaccordingtolocalwater
supplypressure
Waterpressuretoolow Ifwaterpressureisbelow2.8PSI, thewaterheatercannotbeignited Usethewaterheaterlater when pressure becomes
higher