Jacuzzi J-sn180w User manual

—Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherﬂammablevaporsandliquidsinthevicinityofthisoranyother

appliance.

—WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS

• Donottrytolightanyappliance.

• Donottouchanyelectricalswitch;donotuseanyphoneinyourbuilding.

• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor’sphone.Followthegassupplier’sinstrucons.

• Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,calltheﬁredepartment.

—Installaonandservicemustbeperformedbyalicensedprofessional.

Thisenremanualmustbelefortheconsumer.Theconsumermustreadand

refertothismanualforproperoperaonandtomaintainthewaterheater.

J‐SN180F

J‐SP180F

J‐SN199F

J‐SP199F

DirectVentTanklessWaterHeater

InstallaonandOperaonManual

ANSZ21.10.3●CSA4.3

Iftheinformaonintheseinstruconsisnotfollowedexactly,aﬁreorexplosion

mayresultcausingpropertydamage,personalinjuryordeath.

WARNING

ReadthisManual

Thismanualprovidesinformaonontheinstallaon,operaon,andmaintenanceofthewaterheater.Forproper

operaonandsafety,itisimportanttofollowtheinstruconsandadheretothesafetyprecauons.

Instruconsonproperinstallaonandregularmaintenanceofthewaterheatershouldbefollowedtoproperly

operatethewaterheaterandtomaintainthewarranty.

Readalloftheinstruconsthoroughlybeforeinstallingoroperangthiswaterheater.

SignatureTanklessWaterHeaters

J‐SN180W

J‐SP180W

J‐SN199W

J‐SP199W

U307‐1021



2JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

TableofContents

Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Thissymbolalertsyoutopotenalhazardsthatcankillorhurtyou

andothers.

Indicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituaonwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathor

seriousinjury.

Indicatesapotenallyhazardoussituaonwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathor

seriousinjury.

Indicatesapotenallyhazardoussituaonwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminoror

moderateinjury.Itmayalsobeusedtoalertagainstunsafepracces.

DANGER

CAUTION

WARNING

TableofContents.....................................................2

SafetyBehaviorsandPraccesforthe

ConsumerandInstaller............................................3

InstallaonInstrucons........................................4

PrepareforInstallaon......................................5

DetermineInstallaonLocaon........................6

ChecklisttoDetermineInstallaonLocaon...12

MounttoWall..................................................12

RemovetheFrontPanel..................................12

InstallaonofVenng(Indoormodels)...........13

Condensate(Indoormodels)...........................15

ChecklistforVenngandCondensate

(Indoormodels)...............................................15

InstallaonofPlumbing...................................16

ChecklistforPlumbing.....................................18

InstallaonofGasSupply................................18

ConnectElectricity...........................................20

AdjustforHighAltude...................................20

AdjustforVentLength.....................................20

ChecklistforGasandElectricity......................20

InstallaonofTemperatureController............21

FinalChecklist..................................................22

TechnicalData........................................................23

Speciﬁcaons...................................................23

Dimensions......................................................24

PressureDropandWaterFlowCurve.............25

LadderDiagram................................................26

OperaonInstrucons.......................................27

ConsumerOperaonGuidelinesforthe

SafeOperaonofyourWaterHeater....................28

OperangInstrucons...........................................29

HowtoSettheTemperature...........................30

UsingtheBathFillFuncon.............................32

DiagnoscCodes..............................................33

RequiredMaintenance...........................................36

FlushingtheHeatExchanger...........................38

ManualDrainingoftheWaterHeater.............39

StateRegulaons...................................................40

ReplacementParts.................................................41

ConsumerWarranty...............................................42

ImportantSafetyInformaon

SafetyDeﬁnions

Jacuzzisomemessharescustomercontactinformaonwithbusinessesthatwebelieveprovideproductsor

servicesthatmaybeusefultoyou.Byprovidingthisinformaon,youagreethatwecanshareyourcontact

informaonforthispurpose.Ifyouprefernottohaveyourinformaonsharedwiththesebusinesses,please

contactcustomerserviceandasknottohaveyourinformaonshared.Wewillhowever,connuetocontact

youwithinformaonrelevanttotheproduct(s)youregisteredand/oryouaccountwithus.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S1993

SafetyBehaviorsandPraccesfortheConsumerandInstaller

• Toprotectyourselffromharm,beforeperforming

maintenance:

◊ Turnoﬀtheelectricalpowersupplyby

unpluggingthepowercordorbyturningoﬀthe

electricityatthecircuitbreaker.(The

temperaturecontrollerdoesnotcontrolthe

electricalpower.)

◊ Turnoﬀthegasatthemanualgasvalve,

usuallylocatedimmediatelybelowthewater

heater.

◊ Turnoﬀtheincomingwatersupply.Thiscan

bedoneattheisolaonvalveimmediately

belowthewaterheaterorbyturningoﬀthe

watersupplytothebuilding.

• Beforeoperang,smellallaroundtheappliance

areaforgas.Besuretosmellnexttotheﬂoor

becausesomegasisheavierthanairandwillsele

ontheﬂoor.

• Useonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegas

controlknob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnot

pushinorturnbyhand,donottrytorepairit;call

alicensedprofessional.Forceoraemptedrepair

mayresultinaﬁreorexplosion.

• Keeptheareaaroundtheapplianceclearandfree

fromcombusblematerials,gasoline,andother

ﬂammablevaporsandliquids.

• Anyalteraontotheapplianceoritscontrolscan

bedangerousandwillvoidthewarranty.

• Alwayscheckthewatertemperaturebefore

enteringashowerorbath.

• Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeen

underwater.Immediatelycallalicensed

professionaltoinspecttheapplianceandtoreplace

anypartofthecontrolsystemandanygascontrol

whichhasbeenunderwater.

• Donotusesubstutematerials.Useonlyparts

cerﬁedwiththeappliance.

• Combusbleconstruconreferstoadjacentwalls

andceilingandshouldnotbeconfusedwith

combusbleorﬂammableproductsandmaterials.

Combusbleand/orﬂammableproductsand

materialsshouldneverbestoredinthevicinityof

thisoranygasappliance.

• DonotadjusttheDIPswitchunlessspeciﬁcally

instructedtodoso.

• Shouldoverheangoccurorthegassupplyfailto

shutoﬀ,turnoﬀthemanualgascontrolvalveto

theappliance.

• Donotuseanextensioncordoranadapterplug

withthisappliance.

WARNING

CAUTION

• BURNHAZARD.Hotexhaustandventmaycause

seriousburns.Keepbackfromwaterheaterunit.

Keepsmallchildrenandanimalsawayfromunit.

• Hotwateroutletpipesleavingtheunitcanbehot

totouch.Inresidenalapplicaons,insulaon

mustbeusedforhotwaterpipesbelow36”dueto

burnrisktochildren.

Californialawrequiresthisnocetobeprovided:

CaliforniaProposion65listschemicalsubstancesknowntothestatetocausecancer,birthdefects,death,

seriousillnessorotherreproducveharm.Thisproductmaycontainsuchsubstances,betheiroriginfromfuel

combuson(gas,oil)orcomponentsoftheproductitself.



4JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

Alicensedprofessionalshouldinstalltheappliance,

inspectit,andleaktestitbeforeuse.Thewarranty

willbevoidedduetoimproperinstallaon.

Theinstallershouldhaveskillssuchas:

• gassizing

• connecnggaslines,waterlines,valves,

electricity,

• knowledgeofapplicablenaonal,state,and

localcodes.

• installingvenngthroughawallorroof

Ifyoulacktheseskillscontactalicensedprofessional.

InstallaonInstrucons

InstallaonSteps

PrepareforInstallaon......................................5

DetermineInstallaonLocaon........................6

ChecklisttoDetermineInstallaonLocaon...12

MounttoWall..................................................12

RemovetheFrontPanel..................................12

InstallaonofVenng(Indoormodels)...........13

Condensate(Indoormodels)...........................15

ChecklistforVenngandCondensate

(Indoormodels)...............................................15

InstallaonofPlumbing...................................16

ChecklistforPlumbing.....................................18

InstallaonofGasSupply................................18

ConnectElectricity...........................................20

AdjustforHighAltude...................................20

AdjustforVentLength.....................................20

ChecklistforGasandElectricity.......................20

InstallaonofTemperatureController............21

FinalChecklist..................................................22

GeneralInstruconsInstallerQualiﬁcaons

DONOT

• DonotinstalltheJ‐SN180F,J‐SP180F,J‐SN199F,or

J‐SP199Foutdoors.

• DonotinstalltheJ‐SN180W,J‐SP180W,J‐SN199W,

orJ‐SP199Windoors.

• Donotinstalltheapplianceinanareawherewater

leakageoftheunitorconneconswillresultin

damagetotheareaadjacenttotheapplianceorto

lowerﬂoorsofthestructure.Whensuchlocaons

cannotbeavoided,itisrecommendedthata

suitabledrainpan,adequatelydrained,beinstalled

undertheappliance.Thepanmustnotrestrict

combusonairﬂow.

• Donotobstructtheﬂowofcombusonand

venlaonair.Combusonairshallnotbe

suppliedfromoccupiedspaces.

• Donotusethisapplianceinanapplicaonsuchas

apoolorspaheaterthatuseschemicallytreated

water.(Thisapplianceissuitableforﬁllinglargeor

whirlpoolspatubswithpotablewater.)

• Donotusesubstutepartsthatarenotauthorized

forthisappliance.

MUSTDO

• Theinstallaonmustconformwithlocalcodesor,

intheabsenceoflocalcodes,withtheNaonal

Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.Ifinstalledin

amanufacturedhome,theinstallaonmust

conformwiththeManufactured Home

Construcon and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,

Part 3280.

• Theappliance,wheninstalled,mustbeelectrically

groundedinaccordancewithlocalcodesor,inthe

absenceoflocalcodes,withtheNaonal Electrical

Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.

• Theapplianceanditsappliancemaingasvalve

mustbedisconnectedfromthegassupplypiping

systemduringanypressuretesngofthatsystem

attestpressuresinexcessof1/2psi(3.5kPa)

(13.84inW.C.).

TypeofInstallaon

• Forinstallaoninresidenalandcommercial

applicaons.

• Cerﬁedforinstallaoninmanufactured(mobile)

homes.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S1995

PrepareforInstallaon

Partsincluded

Toolsneeded

Materialsneeded

• Theappliancemustbeisolatedfromthegassupply

pipingsystembyclosingitsindividualmanual

shutoﬀvalveduringanypressuretesngofthegas

supplypipingsystemattestpressuresequaltoor

lessthan1/2psi(3.5kPa)(13.84inW.C.).

• Youmustfollowtheinstallaoninstruconsand

thoseinCare and Maintenanceforadequate

combusonairintakeandexhaust.

INFORMATION

• Ifawaterheaterisinstalledinaclosedwater

supplysystem,suchasonehavingabackﬂow

preventerinthecoldwatersupplyline,means

shallbeprovidedtocontrolthermalexpansion.

Contactthewatersupplierorlocalplumbing

inspectoronhowtocontrolthermalexpansion.

• Shouldoverheangoccurorthegassupplyfailto

shutoﬀ,turnoﬀthemanualgascontrolvalveto

theappliance.

• Keeptheairintakelocaonfreeofchemicalssuch

aschlorineorbleachthatproducefumes.These

fumescandamagecomponentsandreducethelife

ofyourappliance.

• Tanklesswaterheater

• J‐C100temperaturecontroller(integratedinto

indoormodels;providedwithoutdoormodels)

• Pipewrenches(2)

• Adjustablepliers

• Screwdrivers(2)

• Wirecuers

• Gloves

• Safetyglasses

Toolsthatmightbeneeded

• Hammerdrillwith

concretebits

• Saw

• Threadingmachinewith

headsandoiler

• Coredrillwithdiamond

head

• Torchset

• Coppertubingcuer

• Steelpipecuer

Materialsthatmaybeneeded

• Soapsoluon

• Approvedvenng

• Pressurereliefvalve

• Teﬂontape

(recommended)orpipe

compound

• Heattape

• Pipeinsulaon

• Electricalwireand

conduitperlocalcode

• Concretewallanchors

• Oponalpipecover

• Oponaltemperature

controller

• 5/8”IDPVCﬂexible

tubing

• 2conductor22AWG

wireforcontroller

• Singlegangelectrical

box

• Wirenuts

• Unions,drainvalves,

isolaonvalves



6JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

Consideraonofcareforyourwaterheatershould

includeevaluaonofwaterquality.

Waterthatcontainschemicalsexceedingthelevels

belowaﬀectanddamagetheheatexchanger.

Replacementoftheheatexchangerduetowater

qualitydamageisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

MaximumLevel

TotalHardnessUpto200mg/L

Aluminum*Upto0.2mg/L

Chlorides*Upto250mg/L

Copper*Upto1.0mg/L

Iron*Upto0.3mg/L

Manganese*Upto0.05mg/L

pH*6.5to8.5

TDS(TotalDissolved

Solids)*

Upto500mg/L

Zinc*Upto5mg/L

DetermineInstallaonLocaon

Environment

Airsurroundingthewaterheater,venng,andvent

terminaon(s)isusedforcombusonandmustbe

freeofanycompoundsthatcausecorrosionof

internalcomponents.Theseincludecorrosive

compoundsthatarefoundinaerosolsprays,

detergents,bleaches,cleaningsolvents,oilbased

paints/varnishes,andrefrigerants.Theairinbeauty

shops,drycleaningstores,photoprocessinglabs,and

storageareasforpoolsuppliesoencontainsthese

compounds.Thereforeitisrecommendedthat

outdoormodelsbeusedfortheselocaonswhere

possible.

Thewaterheater,venng,andventterminaon(s)

shouldnotbeinstalledinanyareaswheretheairmay

containthesecorrosivecompounds.Ifitisnecessary

forawaterheatertobelocatedinareaswhichmay

containcorrosivecompounds,thefollowing

instruconsarestronglyrecommended.

IMPORTANTCONSIDERATIONSFOR:

Indoor/InternalWaterHeaters

• DONOTInstallinareaswhereairforcombuson

canbecontaminatedwithchemicals.

• Beforeinstallaon,considerwhereairhasthe

abilitytotravelwithinthebuildingtothewater

heater.

• Wherepossible,installthewaterheaterina

sealedclosetsothatitisprotectedfromthe

potenalofcontaminatedindoorair.

• Chemicalsthatarecorrosiveinnatureshouldnot

bestoredorusednearthewaterheater.

Outdoor/ExternalWaterHeatersandVent

TerminaonsofIndoor/InternalWaterHeaters

• Installthewaterheaterasfarawayaspossible

fromexhaustventhoods.

• Installasfarawayaspossiblefromairinlet

vents.Corrosivefumesmaybereleasedthrough

theseventswhenairisnotbeingbroughtin

throughthem.

• Chemicalsthatarecorrosiveinnatureshouldnot

bestoredorusednearthewaterheaterorvent

terminaon.

Damageandrepairduetocorrosivecompoundsin

theairisnotcoveredbywarranty.

WaterQuality

*Source:Part143NaonalSecondaryDrinkingWater

Regulaons

Ifyouliveinanareathatisknowntohavehardwater

orthatcausesscalebuild‐upyoumusttreatyour

waterand/orﬂushtheheatexchangerregularly.

Whenscalebuild‐upintheheatexchangerbeginsto

aﬀecttheperformanceofthewaterheater,a

diagnosccode“LC#”willdisplay.Flushtheheat

exchangertopreventdamagetoit.Scalebuildupis

causedbyhardwatersetatahightemperature.

Youmustensurethatclearanceswillbemetandthat

theventlengthwillbewithinrequiredlimits.

Considertheinstallaonenvironment,waterquality,

andneedforfreezeprotecon.Requirementsforthe

gasline,waterlines,electricalconnecon,and

condensatedisposalcanbefoundintheirrespecve

installaonseconsofthismanual.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S1997

VentTerminaonClearances

INSIDE

CORNERDETAIL

FIXED

CLOSED

OPERABLE

FIXED

CLOSED

OPERABLE

[1]Aventshallnotterminatedirectlyaboveasidewalkorpaveddriveway

thatislocatedbetweentwosinglefamilydwellingsandservesboth

dwellings.

[2]Permiedonlyifveranda,porch,deck,orbalconyisfullyopenona

minimumoftwosidesbeneaththeﬂoor.

∗ ForclearancesnotspeciﬁedinANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54,clearancesarein

accordancewithlocalinstallaoncodesandtherequirementsofthegas

supplier.

Clearancetooppositewallis24inches(60cm).

AIRSUPPLYINLET

VENTTERMINAL

AREAWHERETERMINAL

ISNOTPERMITTTED

RefDescriponUSInstallaons

AClearanceabovegrade(includingancipatedsnowline),veranda,

porch,deck,orbalcony12inches(30cm)

BClearancetowindowordoorthatmaybeopened12inches(30cm)

CClearancetopermanentlyclosedwindow*

D

Vercalclearancetovenlatedsoﬃt,locatedabovetheterminalwithin

ahorizontaldistanceof2feet(61cm)fromthecenterlineofthe

terminal

*

EClearancetounvenlatedsoﬃt*

FClearancetooutsidecorner*

GClearancetoinsidecorner*

HClearancetoeachsideofcenterlineextendedabovemeter/regulator

assembly*

IClearancetoserviceregulatorventoutlet*

JClearancetononmechanicalairsupplyinlettobuildingorthe

combusonairinlettoanyotherappliance12inches(30cm)

KClearancetoamechanicalairsupplyinlet3feet(91cm)aboveifwithin10

feet(3m)horizontally

LClearanceabovepavedsidewalkorpaveddrivewaylocatedonpublic

property*

MClearanceunderveranda,porch,deck,orbalcony *

Youmustinstallaventterminaontobringincombusonairandexpelexhaust.

SNOW

TERMINATION

Clearance in

Ref. A also

applies to

anticipated

snow line



8JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

AddionalClearances(IndoorModels)

24"

Checkonwhetherlocalcodessupersedetheseclearances.

• Avoidterminaonlocaonsnearadryervent.

• Avoidterminaonlocaonsnearcommercial

cookingexhaust.

• Youmustinstallaventterminaonatleast12

inchesfromtheground

60"

(1.52m)

between

terminalsat

diﬀerentlevels

(0.61m)towallorparapet



(0.30m)between

terminalsatsame

level

12"

V V

(1.52m)vercally

betweenterminals

60"

12"

36"

INSIDE

CORNER

(0.30m)to

aninside

corner(0.30m)between

terminalsatsame

level



Importantconsideraonsforlocangvent

terminaonunderasoﬃt(venlatedorunvenlated)

oreavevent;ortoadeckorporch

• Donotinstallventterminaonunderasoﬃtvent

suchthatexhaustcanenterthesoﬃtvent.

• Installventterminaonsuchthatexhaustand

risingmoisturewillnotcollectunder

eaves.Discoloraontotheexteriorofthe

buildingcouldoccurifinstalledtooclose.

• Donotinstalltheventterminaontooclose

underthesoﬃtwhereitcouldpresent

recirculaonofexhaustgasesbackintothe

combusonairintakepartoftheterminaon.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S1999

Checkonwhetherlocalcodessupersedetheseclearances.

• Avoidterminaonlocaonsnearadryervent.

• Avoidterminaonlocaonsnearcommercial

cookingexhaust.

Addionalclearances(OutdoorModels)

36"

12"

60"

(0.30m)toan

insidecorner

(50mm)betweenterminalsatsamelevel

(0.91m)tovenlatedorunvenlatedsoﬃtorevevent;

ortoadeckorporch

(1.52m)vercally

betweenterminals



10JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

UnitClearances(IndoorModels)

toCombusbles

inches(mm)

toNon‐

Combusbles

inches(mm)

TopofHeater6*(152)2*(51)

BackofHeater0(zero)0(zero)

FrontofHeater6(152)6(152)

SidesofHeater2(51)1/2(13)

Ground/Boom12(305)12(305)

Vent0(zero)0(zero)

*0inchesfromventcomponentsandcondensate

drainline.

Theclearanceforservicingis24inchesinfrontofthe

waterheater.

Forclosetinstallaon,clearanceis6inches(152mm

fromthefront.

to side

to front

to top

to floor/ground

UnitClearances(OutdoorModels)

toCombusbles

inches(mm)

toNon‐

Combusbles

inches(mm)

TopofHeater12(305)2(51)

BackofHeater0(zero)0(zero)

Front(Panel)24(610)0(zero)

Front(Exhaust)24(610)24(610)

SidesofHeater6(152)1/8(3.2)

Ground/Boom12(305)2(51)

Theclearanceforservicingis24inchesinfrontofthe

waterheater.



to side

to front

to top

to floor/ground

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JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S19911

MaximumVentLength(IndoorModels)FreezeProtecon

1.Determinethenumberof90degreeelbowsin

theventsystem.(Two45degreeelbowscountas

one90degreeelbow.)

2.Refertothetabletoﬁndthemaximumvent

lengthbasedonthenumberofelbows.

3.AdjustswitchNo.1intheSW1DIPswitch(tan

switches)ifrequiredbytheapplicablenote.

1 Ifthelengthisgreaterthan21(6.4m)then

moveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.

2 Ifthelengthisgreaterthan15(4.6m)then

moveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.

3 Ifthelengthisgreaterthan9(2.7m)thenmove

switchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.

4MoveswitchNo.1(SW1)toOFF.

Example:Ifyouhaveoneelbowthenyourmaximum

ventlengthis35feet(10.7m).Ifyour

actuallengthisgreaterthan15(4.6m)

thenmoveswitchno.1(SW1)toOFF.

Numberof

90°Elbows

Maximumventlength

041(12.5m)1

135(10.7m)2

229(8.8m)3

323(7.0m)4

417(5.2m)4

511(3.4m)4

65(1.5m)4

Ifyouhavealongerventlength(seeabove),switch

No.1isrequiredtobeintheOFFposion.This

ensuresthewaterheaterwillrunproperly.Blocked

ﬂuediagnosccodesandshutdownsmayresultif

switchNo.1isnotinthecorrectposion.

NOTICE

Makesurethatincaseoffreezingweatherthatthe

waterheateranditswaterlinesareprotectedto

preventfreezing.Damageduetofreezingisnot

coveredbythewarranty.

Lossoffreezeproteconmayresultinwaterdamage

fromaburstheatexchangerorwaterlines.

Withelectricalpowersupplied,thewaterheaterwill

notfreezewhentheoutsideairtemperatureisascold

as–22°F(‐30°C)forindoormodelsorisascoldas–4°

F(‐20°C)foroutdoormodels,whenprotectedfrom

directwindexposure.Becauseofthe“wind‐chill”

eﬀect,anywindorcirculaonoftheairontheunit

willreduceitsabilitytofreezeprotect.

Theunitmaybedrainedmanually.However,itis

highlyrecommendedthat:

• draindownsolenoidvalvesareinstalledthatwill

automacallydraintheunitifpowerislost.

Theseareavailableinakit,J‐A105.

• asurgeprotectorwithterminalsisinstalledwhich

allowsthesolenoidvalvestooperateiftheunitis

disabledduetoadiagnosccode.Thisis

availableasJ‐A106.

Inaddion,thesolenoidvalvesshouldbeconnected

electricallytoasurgeprotectorwithterminals.This

allowsthesolenoidvalvestooperateifthewater

heaterisdisabledduetoadiagnosccode.

Thefreezeproteconfeatureswillnotpreventthe

externalpipingfromfreezing.Itisrecommendedthat

hotandcoldwaterpipesareinsulated.Pipecover

enclosuresmaybepackedwithinsulaonforadded

freezeprotecon.

Intheeventofapowerfailureattemperaturesbelow

freezingthewaterheatershouldbedrainedofall

watertopreventfreezingdamage.



12JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

MounttoWall

wallinstallaon

brackets

1.Idenfytheinstallaonlocaonandconﬁrmthat

theinstallaonwillmeetallrequiredclearances.

2.Securelyaachthewaterheatertothewall

usinganyoftheholesinthewallinstallaon

bracketswhichareatthetopandboomofthe

waterheater.Ensurethattheaachment

strengthissuﬃcienttosupporttheweight.

Refertotheweightofthewaterheaterinthe

Speciﬁcaonssecon.

NOTE:Thewaterheatershouldbeinstalledinan

uprightposion.Donotinstallupsidedownoronits

side.

ChecklisttoDetermineInstallaon

Locaon

□Thewaterheaterisnotexposedtocorrosive

compoundsintheair.

□Thewaterheaterlocaoncomplieswiththe

clearances.

□Forindoormodels,theplannedvenngwillnot

exceedthemaximumlengthforthenumberof

elbowsused.

□Forindoormodels,theplannedvenng

terminaon/airintakelocaonmeetsthe

clearances.

□Thewatersupplydoesnotcontainchemicalsor

exceedtotalhardnessthatwilldamagetheheat

exchanger.

□Astandard3prong120VAC,60Hzproperly

groundedwalloutletforindoormodelsorother

120VAC,60Hzsourceforoutdoormodelsis

available.

□Theinstallaonmustconformwithlocalcodesor,

intheabsenceoflocalcodes,withtheNaonal

Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.Ifinstalled

inamanufacturedhome,theinstallaonmust

conformwiththeManufactured Home

Construcon and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,

Part 3280.RemovetheFrontPanel

Slidetheplasctrimpiecesoneachsideofthewater

heatertoexposethescrews.

Removethe4screwsandpulloﬀthefrontpanel.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S19913

ManufacturerListedandTestedVent

ProductsTelephoneFaxContact

UbbinkRoluxVentSystem 800‐621‐9419678‐829‐1666www.jacuzzi.com/tankless

Heat‐FabSaf‐TVentSCsystem

Metal‐FabCorr/GuardVent/AirIntake

System

800‐772‐0739

800‐835‐2830

413‐863‐4803

316‐943‐2717

custsvc@heat‐fab.com,

www.heaab.com

[email protected],

www.metal‐fabinc.com

InstallaonofVenng(IndoorModels)

Installthecorrectvenngforyourmodelaccordingtothevenngmanufacturer’sinstruconsandtheguide‐

linesbelow.

Refertothemanufacturer’stechnicalliteratureforspeciﬁcpartnumbersandinstrucons.

VenngGuidelines

DONOT

• Donotcombineventcomponentsfromdiﬀerent

manufacturers.

• Ventdiametermustnotbereduced.

• Donotconnectthevenngsystemwithan

exisngventorchimney.

• Donotcommonventwiththeventpipeofany

otherwaterheaterorappliance.

MUSTDO

• Thiswaterheaterisadirectventwaterheaterand

thereforeiscerﬁedandlistedwiththevent

system.Youmustuseventcomponentsthatare

cerﬁedandlistedwiththewaterheatermodel.

• Theventsystemmustventdirectlytotheoutside

ofthebuildinganduseoutsideairforcombuson.

• Avoiddipsorsagsinhorizontalventrunsby

installingsupportspertheventmanufacturer’s

instrucons.

• Supporthorizontalventrunseveryfourfeetand

allvercalventrunseverysixfeetorin

accordancewithlocalcodes.

• Venngshouldbeasdirectaspossiblewitha

minimumnumberofpipeﬁngs.

• Ventconneconsmustbeﬁrmlypressedtogether

sothatthegasketsformanairghtseal.

• Theventpiececonnectedtothewaterheater

mustbesecuredwithoneself‐tappingscrew.

INFORMATION

• Refertotheinstruconsoftheventsystem

manufacturerforcomponentassembly

instrucons.

• Iftheventsystemistobeenclosed,itissuggested

thatthedesignoftheenclosureshallpermit

inspeconoftheventsystem.Thedesignofsuch

enclosureshallbedeemedacceptablebythe

installerorthelocalinspector.

NOTICE

Ifitbecomesnecessarytoaccessanenclosedvent

systemforserviceorrepairs,Jacuzziisnot

responsibleforanycostsordiﬃculesinaccessing

theventsystem.Thewarrantydoesnotcover

obtainingaccesstoaventsysteminanenclosed

environment.

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14JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

FlueInstallaon(IndoorModels)

Condensate

Trap

VercalTerminaon

(condensatecollectormustbeusedinallinstallaons)

3in(75mm)

minimum

3in(75mm)

minimum

HorizontalTerminaonusingthe

CondensateCollector

3in(75mm)

minimum

Condensate

Trap

Toadjustthecondensatecollectorposionorto

replacethefemaleventtopwithamaleventtop:

1.Loosenthe4screwsattherearbracket

2.Slidethebracketawayfromthefemaleventtop.

3.Removethe4screwsaachingthefemaleventtop

tothewaterheater.

4.Liupthefemaleventtopandreposionasdesired

(orreplacewithamaleventtop).

5.Installthe4screwsattheventtopandghtenthe4

screwsatthebracket.

Securetheﬁrstventcomponenttothewaterheater

withoneself‐tappingscrewattheholelocatedabove

thecondensatecollector.

Bracket

CondensateCollector

SecuringScrew

HorizontalTerminaonwithoutusingtheCondensateCollector

MaximumHeight*

5feet(1.52m)Regionsofcoldclimatewillcreatemore

condensateintheventsystem.The

condensatecollectorshouldbeusedin

coldclimates.

Ifmorethanoneelbowisusedinthe

vercalseconthecondensatecollector

mustbeused.

*Thecondensatecollectormustbeusedin

horizontalterminaonsifavercalrisein

theventsystemexceeds5.

Ifthecondensatecollectorisnotused,thedrainpipemust

becappedtopreventexhaustgasesandcondensatefrom

enteringthebuilding.Thecapissuppliedontheappliance.

WARNING

Installthevenngterminaonaccordingtothediagramsandinstruconsbelow.



JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S19915

Condensate(IndoorModels)

Condensateformaoncanoccurinhigheﬃciency

directventappliances.Withoutproperdrainage

condensatewilldamagetheheatexchanger.

Topreventcondensatedamagefollowthese

instrucons.

DONOT

• Donotallowcondensatetoenterthewater

heater.

• DonotusePVC,CPVC,ABSorgalvanizedmaterial

toventthisappliance.

• Donotconnectthecondensatedrainpipedirectly

totherainsewer.

• Donotconnectthecondensatedrainlinewithan

aircondioningevaporatorcoildrain.

MUSTDO

• Useonlyventthatisapprovedandidenﬁedas

acceptableforyourparcularmodel.

• Forvercalterminaons,installacondensatedrain

andtrapascloseaspossibletotheappliance.

• Slopethevenngtowardtheapplianceaccording

totheventmanufacturersinstallaoninstrucons.

• Allcondensatemustdrainandbedisposedof

accordingtolocalcodes.

• UseonlyPVCorCPVCpipeforthecondensate

drainline.

• Thecondensatedrainpipe(alongitsenrelength)

mustbeatleastthesamediameterasthedrain

line,(5/8inchNPT).

• Theendofthecondensatedrainpipeshouldbe

opentotheatmosphere.Theendshouldnotbe

underwaterorothersubstances.

• Tominimizefreezingofthecondensate,runthe

condensatedrainlinethroughaninteriorwallor

betweeninsulaonandaninteriorwall.

• Thecondensatecollectorshouldbeusedforall

hydronicheangapplicaons.

ChecklistforVenngand

Condensate(Indoormodels)

□Verifyproperclearancesaroundtheventsandair

intakes.

□Ensureyouhaveusedthecorrectvenng

productsforthemodelinstalledandthatyou

havecompletelyfollowedthevenng

manufacturer’sinstallaoninstruconsandthese

installaoninstrucons.

□Verifythattheventpipehasadownwardslopeor

gradetotheoutsideof1/4inchperfoot(1.2°)

ORiftheventpipeisslopedtowardthewater

heater(assomelocalcodesrequire),thata

condensatecollectorisinstalledtoallow

condensaontodrainawayfromthewater

heatertoaproperdrainsource.

□Verifythatcondensatewillnotbeallowedto

drainbackintothewaterheater.

□Verifythattheventsystemdoesnotexceedthe

maximumlengthforthenumberofelbowsused.

INFORMATION

• Acondensatetrapisavailable,J‐SV016.

• Regionsofcoldclimatewillcreatemore

condensateintheventsystem.Thecondensate

collectorshouldbeusedincoldclimates.

• Thecondensatedrainpipeshouldbeasshortas

possibleandhaveadownwardpitch.

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16JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

InstallaonofPlumbing

Amanualwatercontrolvalvemustbeplacedinthe

waterinletconnecontothewaterheaterbeforeitis

connectedtothewaterline.Unionsmaybeusedon

boththehotandcoldwaterlinesforfutureservicing

anddisconneconoftheunit.

DONOT

• Donotintroducetoxicchemicalssuchasthose

usedforboilerwatertreatmenttothepotable

waterusedforspaceheang.

MUSTDO

• Thepiping(includingsolderingmaterials)and

componentsconnectedtothisappliancemustbe

approvedforuseinpotablewatersystems.

• Purgethewaterlinetoremovealldebrisandair.

Debriswilldamagethewaterheater.

• Iftheappliancewillbeusedasapotablewater

source,itmustnotbeconnectedtoasystemthat

waspreviouslyusedwithanonpotablewater

heangappliance.

• Ensurethatthewaterﬁlteronthewaterheateris

cleanandinstalled.

PipingRequirements

PressureReliefValveRequirements

Installapressurereliefvalveaccordingtolocal

plumbingcodesandtheseinstrucons.

Anapprovedpressurereliefvalveisrequiredbythe

American Naonal Standard (ANSI Z21.10.3) forall

waterheangsystems,andshallbeaccessiblefor

servicing.

DONOT

• Donotplugthereliefvalveanddonotinstallany

reducingﬁngsorotherrestriconsintherelief

line.Therelieflineshouldallowforcomplete

drainageofthevalveandtheline.

• Donotplaceanyothertypevalveorshutoﬀ

devicebetweenthereliefvalveandthewater

heater.

MUSTDO

• Thereliefvalvemustcomplywiththestandardfor

Relief Valves and Automac Gas ShutoﬀDevices for

Hot Water Supply Systems ANSI Z21.22and/orthe

standardTemperature, Pressure, Temperature and

Pressure Relief Valves and Vacuum Relief Valves,

CAN1‐4.4.

• Thereliefvalvemustberatedupto150psiandto

atleastthemaximumBTU/hroftheappliance.

• Thedischargefromthepressurereliefvalveshould

bepipedtothegroundorintoadrainsystemto

preventexposureorpossibleburnhazardsto

humansorotherplantoranimallife.Followlocal

codes.Waterdischargedfromthereliefvalve

couldcausesevereburnsinstantly,scalds,or

death.

• Thepressurereliefvalvemustbemanually

operatedonceayeartocheckforcorrect

operaon.

• Thereliefvalveshouldbeaddedtothehotwater

outletlineandnearthehotwateroutletaccording

tothemanufacturer’sinstrucons.DONOTplace

anyothertypevalveorshutoﬀdevicebetween

thereliefvalveandthewaterheater.

INFORMATION

• Ifareliefvalvedischargesperiodically,thismaybe

duetothermalexpansioninaclosedwatersupply

system.Contactthewatersupplierorlocal

plumbinginspectoronhowtocorrectthis

situaon.Donotplugthereliefvalve.

• TheAmerican Naonal Standard (ANSI Z21.10.3)

doesnotrequireacombinaontemperatureand

pressurereliefvalveforthisappliance.However,

localcodesmayrequireacombinaon

temperatureandpressurereliefvalve.

IsolaonValves

Jacuzzirecommendsinstallaonofisolaonvalveson

thecoldandhotwaterlines.Isolaonvalvesprovide

theabilitytoisolatethewaterheaterfromthe

structure’splumbingandallowquickaccesstoﬂush

theheatexchanger.

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JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S19917

PipingDiagramforBasicInstallaon

GasSupply

3/4"ColdWaterSupplyLine

3/4" HotWater Supply Line

Rinnai

Water Heater

Rinnai

Equipment List

Rinnai

Water Heaters

RIK-KIT (Optional)

(3/4" Fittings Include:

2 Unions, 2 Ball Valves,

2DrainValvesand

1 Pressure Relief Valve.)

QTY

3/4"GasConnection

For Building Fixtures

Pressure Relief Valve

3/4" Ball Valve

3/4" Union

Check Valve

Pressure Regulator

Circulating Pump

Solenoid Valve

Boiler Drain Valve

KEY

This is not an engineered drawing. It is intended only as a guide and not

as a replacement for professionally engineered project drawings. This

drawing is not intended to describe a complete system. It is up to the

contractor/engineer to determine the necessary components and

configuration of the particular system being installed. This drawing does

not imply compliance with local building code requirements. It is the

responsibility of the contractor/engineer to ensure installation is in

accordance with all local building codes. Confer with local building

officials before installation.

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18JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

InstallaonofGasSupply

MUSTDO

• Amanualgascontrolvalvemustbeplacedinthe

gassupplylinetothewaterheater.Aunioncanbe

usedontheconneconabovetheshutoﬀvalve

forthefutureservicingordisconneconofthe

unit.

• Checkthetypeofgasandthegasinletpressure

beforeconnecngthewaterheater.Ifthewater

heaterisnotofthegastypethatthebuildingis

suppliedwith,DONOTconnectthewaterheater.

Contactthedealerfortheproperunittomatchthe

gastype.

• Checkthegassupplypressureimmediately

upstreamatalocaonprovidedbythegas

company.Suppliedgaspressuremustbewithin

thelimitsshownintheSpeciﬁcaonsseconwith

allgasappliancesoperang.

• Beforeplacingtheapplianceinoperaonalljoints

includingtheheatermustbecheckedforgas

ghtnessbymeansofleakdetectorsoluon,soap

andwater,oranequivalentnonﬂammable

soluon,asapplicable.(Sincesomeleaktest

soluons,includingsoapandwater,maycause

corrosionorstresscracking,thepipingshallbe

rinsedwithwateraertesng,unlessithasbeen

determinedthattheleaktestsoluonisnon‐

corrosive.)

• Useapprovedconnectorstoconnecttheunitto

thegasline.Purgethegaslineofanydebris

beforeconnecontothewaterheater.

ConnectWaterHeatertoWaterSupply

Waterconneconstothetanklesswaterheater

shouldfollowallstateandlocalplumbingcodes.

Ifthisisastandardinstallaon,refertothePiping

DiagramforBasicInstallaon.

1.Plumbwatersupplytothetanklesswaterheater

onthe3/4”MNPTconneconattheboomof

theunitmarked“WaterInlet”,whichisthecold

watersupply.

2.Plumbthebuildinghotwatersupplytothe3/4”

MNPTconneconmarked“WaterOutlet”,which

isthehotwatersupply.

Ifapipecoverwillbeinstalled,makesurewaterlines

tothewaterheaterﬁt.

GeneralInstrucons

ChecklistforPlumbing

□Purgethewaterlineofalldebrisandairby

closingthehotisolaonvalveandopeningthe

coldisolaonvalveanditsdrain.Debriswill

damagethewaterheater.Useabucketorhose

ifnecessary.

□Ensurethathotandcoldwaterlinesarenot

crossedtotheunitandareleakfree.

□Ensurethatapressurereliefvalveisinstalledwith

arangthatexceedstheBTUinputofthewater

heatermodel.Refertotherangplateonthe

sideofthewaterheaterforBTUinput.

□Cleantheinletwaterﬁlterbyclosingthecoldand

hotwaterinletisolaon(shut‐oﬀ)valves.(Turn

oﬀthewatersupplyifashut‐oﬀvalveisnot

installed.)Putabucketundertheﬁlteratthe

boomofthewaterheatertocatchanywater

thatiscontainedinsidetheunit.Unscrewthe

waterﬁlter.Rinsetheﬁltertoremoveanydebris.

Installtheﬁlterandopentheisolaonvalves.

WARNING

1.Ifyouarenotknowledgeableorqualiﬁedto

installgaslinesorconnecons,thencontacta

licensedprofessionaltoinstallthegassupply.

2.Turnoﬀ120vpowersupply.

3.Turnoﬀthegas.

4.Gasisﬂammable.Donotsmokeorprovideother

ignionsourceswhileworkingwithgas.

5.Donotturnonthewaterheaterorgasunlall

fumesaregone.

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JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S19919

Sizethegaspipe

Thegassupplymustbecapableofhandlingtheenre

gasloadatthelocaon.Gaslinesizingisbasedon

gastype,thepressuredropinthesystem,thegas

pressuresupplied,andgaslinetype.Forgaspipesiz‐

ingintheUnitedStates,refertotheNaonal Fuel Gas

Code, NFPA 54.Thebelowinformaonisprovidedas

anexample.Theappropriatetablefromtheapplica‐

blecodemustbeused.

1.Forsometables,youwillneedtodeterminethe

cubicfeetperhourofgasrequiredbydividingthe

gasinputbytheheangvalueofthegas

(availablefromthelocalgascompany).Thegas

inputneedstoincludeallgasproductsatthelo‐

caonandthemaximumBTUusageatfullload

whenallgasproductsareinuse.

2.Usethetableforyourgastypeandpipetypeto

ﬁndthepipesizerequired.Thepipesizemustbe

abletoprovidetherequiredcubicfeetperhour

ofgasortherequiredBTU/hour.

Example:

Theheangvalueofnaturalgasforyourlocaonis

1000BTU/FT3.ThegasinputoftheJ‐SN199Fis

199,000BTU/HR.Addionalappliancesattheloca‐

onrequire65,000BTU/hr.Thereforethecubicfeet

perhour=(199,000+65,000)/1000=264FT3/HR.If

thepipelengthis10feetthenthe3/4inchpipesizeis

capableofsupplying264FT3/HRofnaturalgas.

GasInputofallgasproducts(BTU/HR)

HeangValueofGas(BTU/FT3)

CubicFeet

perHour=

(CFH)

• Anycompoundusedonthethreadedjointofthe

gaspipingshallbeatypewhichresiststheacon

ofliqueﬁedpetroleumgas(propane/LPG).

• Thegassupplylineshallbegasght,sized,andso

installedastoprovideasupplyofgassuﬃcientto

meetthemaximumdemandoftheheaterandall

othergasconsumingappliancesatthelocaon

withoutlossofpressure.

INFORMATION

• Refertoanapprovedpipesizingchartifindoubt

aboutthesizeofthegasline.

Length

PipeSize(inches)

3/4111/411/2

1027351410601580

201883537261090

30151284583873

40129243499747

50114215442662

60104195400600

7095179368552

8089167343514

9083157322482

10079148304455

PipeSizingTable‐NaturalGas

InletPressure:lessthan2psi(55inchesW.C.)

PressureDrop:0.3inchesW.C.

SpeciﬁcGravity:0.60

Schedule40MetallicPipe

cubicfeetperhour

Length

PipeSize(inches)

1/23/4111/4

1029160811502350

202004187871620

301603366321300

401372875411110

50122255480985

60110231434892

80101212400821

10094197372763

PipeSizingTable‐PropaneGas

InletPressure:11.0inchesW.C.

PressureDrop:0.5inchesW.C.

SpeciﬁcGravity:1.50

Schedule40MetallicPipe

CapacityinThousandsofBTUperHour



20JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199

ConnectElectricity

Donotrelyonthegasorwaterpipingtogroundthe

waterheater.Ascrewisprovidedinthejunconbox

forthegroundingconnecon.

Thewaterheaterrequires120VAC,60Hzpower

fromaproperlygroundedcircuit.

Onindoormodels,ifusingthe5footlongpower

cord,plugitintoastandard3prong120VAC,60Hz

properlygroundedwalloutlet.

Onoutdoormodels,adisconnectswitchmustbe

providedandinstalledfortheincoming120VAC

power.Itshouldbeatypethatissuitableforoutdoor

use.ChecktheNaonalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA

70andyourlocalcodesforaproperswitchtypeto

useinyourarea.

ThewiringdiagramislocatedontheTechnicalSheet

aachedtotheinsideofthefrontcover.

WARNING

Donotuseanextensioncordoranadapterplugwith

thisappliance.

Thewaterheatermustbeelectricallygroundedin

accordancewithlocalcodesandordinancesor,inthe

absenceoflocalcodes,inaccordancewiththe

NaonalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70.

Indoorwaterheatersareequippedwithathree‐

prong(grounding)plugforyourproteconagainst

shockhazardandshouldbepluggeddirectlyintoa

properlygroundedthree‐prongreceptacle.Donot

cutorremovethegroundingterminalfromthisplug.

ChecklistforGasandElectricity

□Amanualgascontrolvalveisplacedinthegas

linetothewaterheater.

□Checkthegaslinesandconneconsforleaks.

□Conﬁrmthatthegasinletpressureiswithin

limits.

□Conﬁrmthatthewaterheaterisratedforthegas

typesupplied.

□Conﬁrmthattheelectricityissuppliedfrom120

VAC,60Hzpowersourceandisinaproperly

groundedcircuit.

□Anextensioncordoranadapterplughasnot

beenusedwiththewaterheater.

□Forindoormodels,verifythatswitchNo.1inthe

SW1DIPswitch(tanswitches)hasbeenadjusted

forventlengthifnecessary.Refertothesecon

onMaximumVentLength.

AdjustforHighAltude

OntheDIPswitch,setswitches2and3tothevalues

shownintablebelowforyouraltude.Thedefault

sengfortheapplianceis0‐2000(0‐610m)with

switchesNo.2andNo.3intheOFFposion.

WhentheDIPswitchisadjusted,itisnotnecessaryto

adjustthegaspressuresengforhighaltude.

AltudeSwitch

No.2

Switch

No.3

0‐2000(0‐610m)OFFOFF

2001‐5200(610‐1585m)OFFON

5201‐7700(1585‐2347m)ONOFF

7701‐10200(2347‐3109m)ONON

AdjustforVentLength

(indoormodelsonly)

AdjustswitchNo.1intheSW1DIPswitch(tan

switches)ifrequired.Refertothesecon“Maximum

ventlength”.

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