Noritz GQ-C3259WX-FF US User manual

SBB80T9
Rev. 01/17
Models : EZ111DV(GQ-C3259WX-FF US)
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EZ98DV(GQ-C2859WX-FF US)
CONDENSING TANKLESS GAS WATER HEATER
Owner’s Guide
NORITZ America Corporation
-Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherammable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instructions.
•Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,calltheredepartment.
-Installationandservicemustbeperformedbyaqualiedinstaller,service
agencyorthegassupplier.
If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a re or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury, or death.
WARNING
FOR USE IN RESIDENTIAL OR MANUFACTURED HOME APPLICATIONS.
*SBB80T9*
Thank you for purchasing this Noritz Tankless Gas Water Heater.
Before using, please:
Read this manual completely for operation instructions.
Completely ll out the warranty registration card (included separately)
and mail the detachable portion to Noritz America Corporation.
Keep this manual (and the remainder of the warranty registration card)
where it can be found whenever necessary.
Installation must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local
codes, the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 - latest edition
and/or the Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code CSA B149.1 -
latest edition.
When applicable, installation must conform with the Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 or the
Canadian Standard CAN/CSA-Z240 MH Mobile Homes, Series M86.
Noritz America reserves the right to discontinue, or change at any
time, the designs and/or specications of its products without notice.
CERTIFIED
R
Low NOx Approved
by SCAQMD
14 ng/J or 20 ppm
(Natural Gas Only)

2
Prohibited Don’t
touch.
Don’t
disassemble
the equipment.
Don’t touch
with a wet
hand.
No ame.
High
Temperature.
To prevent damage to property and injury to the user, the icons shown below will be used to warn of
varying levels of danger.
Every indication is critical to the safe operation of the water heater and must be understood and observed.
Potential dangers from accidents during installation and use are divided into the following four
categories. Closely observe these warnings; they are critical to your safety.
Other icons
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.
CAUTION
Be sure
to do. Ground.
Electric
Shock.
DANGER
 Iconswarningofrisklevel
ImportantSafetyInformation-1
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
Vaporsfromammableliquidswillexplodeandcatchrecausingdeathorsevereburns.
Do not use or store ammable products such as gasoline, solvents or
adhesives in the same room or area near the water heater.
Prohibited
Keepammableproducts:
1.Farawayfromthewater
 heater.
2.Inapprovedcontainers.
3.Tightlyclosed.
4.Outofchildren’sreach.
Vapors:
1.Cannotbeseen.
2.Vaporsareheavierthanair.
3.Goalongwayontheoor.
4.Canbecarriedfromotherrooms
tothemainburnerbyaircurrents.
HotWaterHeatertemperaturesover125°F(52°C)cancausesevereburns
instantlyordeathfromscalding.
Children, disabled and elderly are at the highest risk of being scalded.
Feel water temperature before bathing or showering.
Temperature limiting valves are available, consult with installer.
Prohibited
(Continued)

3
No ame.
(Continued)
WARNING
Be sure
to do.
Whenagasleakisnoticed:
1. Stopuseimmediately.
2. Closethegasvalve.
[Indoor Installation]
3.Openwindowsanddoors.
Ifyoudetectabnormalcombustion
orabnormalodors,orduringan
earthquake,tornadoorre:
1. Turnoffthehotwatersupply.
2. Turnoffthepowertothewater
heater.
3. Turnoffgasandwatersupply
valve.
4. CallthenearestNoritzagent.
Be sure
to do.
Donotallowanyonetochangethewater
temperaturewhilehotwaterisbeingused.
To prevent scalding, do not change the
water temperature to a higher setting.
Prohibited
A.Thiswaterheaterdoesnothave
apilot.Itisequippedwithan
ignitiondevicethatautomatically
lightstheburner.Donottryto
lighttheburnerbyhand.
B. BEFORE OPERATING smell all
aroundthewaterheaterareafor
evidenceofleakinggas.Besure
tosmellnexttotheoorbecause
somegasisheavierthanairand
willsettleontheoor.
 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
instructions.
• Ifyoucannotreachyourgas
supplier,calltheredepartment.
C. Useonlyyourhandtoturn
thegasvalveknob.Neveruse
tools.Iftheknobwillnotturnby
hand,don’ttrytorepairit.Call
aqualiedservicetechnician.
Forceorattemptedrepairmay
resultinareorexplosion.
D. Donotusethiswaterheaterif
anyparthasbeenunderwater.
lmmediatelycallaqualied
servicetechniciantoinspectthe
waterheaterandtoreplaceany
damagedparts.
(Continued)
Prohibited
Checkthetemperature
oftherunninghotwater
beforeenteringthe
shower.
Checkthetemperature
beforesteppinginto
thebathtub.
High
Temperature.
ExplosionHazard;
Ifthetemperatureandpressurerelief
valveisdrippingorleaking,havea
qualiedservicetechnicianreplaceit.
Donotplugorremovethevalve.
Failure to follow these instructions can re-
sult in re or explosion, and personal injury
or death.
Prohibited
Afterthewaterheaterhasbeenoutof
useforalongtimemakesurethatyou
llthecondensatetrapwithwater.
Thisistopreventdangerous exhaust
gasesfromenteringthebuilding.
Failuretollthecondensatetrapcould
resultinseverepersonalinjuryordeath.
(Refertopage20forfurtherinstructions.)
Be sure
to do.
Be sure
to do.
[Whensupplyingcombustionair
fromtheindoors]
Checkwhetherornottheair
supplyventisblockedwith
dust,trash,atowel,orthelike.
Blocking the opening may result
in incomplete combustion.
Towel
Air supply vent
Do not use the water
heateriftheintake/
exhaustpipeis
displaced,hasholes,is
cloggedoriscorroded.
Thiswillcausecarbon
monoxidepoisoningand
apotentialrehazard.
Indoor

4
Donotplacetheexhaustventterminal
inanindoorenvironmentbymeansof
adding walls and ceiling (Do not en-
closeusingcorrugatedsheets,etc.)
Carbon monoxide poisoning or re may
occur as a result.
ImportantSafetyInformation-2
(Continued)
Ifthisunitwillbeinstalledinalocation
wherehairsprayoraerosolswillbe
used,locatetheunitinaseparate
areathatissuppliedwithfreshair
fromoutdoors.
Prohibited
Besurethegas/power
supplied matches the
gasontheratingplate.
e.g.)EZ111DV(GQ-C3259WX-FFUS)
Installationandservicemustbe
performedbyaqualiedinstaller,
serviceagencyorthegassupplier.
Be sure
to do.
Be sure
to do.
(Continued)
Prohibited
Do not store or use gasoline or other
ammablevaporsandliquidsinthe
vicinityofthisoranyotherappliance.
Prohibited
Donotplaceoruseaspraycan near
thewaterheaterortheexhaustvent
terminal.
Donotusehairsprayorspray
detergentinthevicinityofthe
heater.
Prohibited
Prohibited
Leavetheproperclearancebetween
thewaterheaterandnearbyobjects
(trees,timber,boxeswithammable
materialsetc.).
Be sure
to do.
*Indicates suggested clearances for maintenance.
Donotplacecombustiblessuchas
laundry,newspapers,oilsetc.nearthe
heaterortheexhaustventterminal.
Prohibited
Donotusecombustiblechemicals
suchasoil,gasoline,benzeneetc.
intheneartheheaterortheexhaust
ventterminal.
Prohibited
CarbonMonoxidePoisoningHazard.
Do not install this water heater in
arecreationalvehicleoronaboat.
Do not install this water heater
inamobilehomewhenusingSV
conversionkit(“-SV”conguration).
Prohibited
WARNING
Left side:
Min. 3" (75mm)
Right side:
Min. 3" (75mm)
Front:
Sug. 24" (600mm)*
Sug.3" (75mm)
from vent pipe*
Upper:
Min. 12" (300mm)
Exhaust vent
terminal
Unit
[Indoor Installation]
Left side:
Min. 3” (75mm) Right side:
Min. 3” (75mm)
[Outdoor Installation]
Front:
Sug. 24" (600mm)*
Be sure
to do.
[Whensupplyingcombustionair
fromtheindoors]
Checktheairsupplyopening
fordustorobstructions.
Clogged
air supply
opening!!
Made in Japan(Fabriqu é au JAPON)

Upper:
Min. 36" (900mm)
Exhaust vent
terminal
Unit

5
(Continued)
Donotallowsmallchildrentoplay
unsupervisedinthebathroom.
Donotallowsmallchildrentobathunsupervised.
Do not touch the power
cordwithwethands.
Electric
Shock.
Don’t touch
with a wet
hand.
Prohibited
ContactNoritzbeforeusingwith
asolarpre-heater.
Contactaqualiedservice
technicianforanynecessary
repairs,serviceormaintenance.
ConsultthenearestNoritzagentif
the water heater location needs to
bechanged.
Don’t
disassemble
the equipment.
Be sure
to do.
Be sure
to do.
CaliforniaProposition65listschemicalsubstances
knowntothestatetocausecancer,birthdefects,
death,seriousillnessorotherreproductiveharm.
Thisproductmaycontainsuchsubstances,
betheiroriginfromfuelcombustion(gas,oil)
orcomponentsoftheproductitself.
CAUTION
Besuretoelectricallygroundthe
unit.
Keeppowercordfreeofdust.
Ground.
Be sure
to do.
Donotusethewaterheaterfor
otherthanhotwatersupply,shower
andbath.
Prohibited
Prohibited
Donotcoverthewaterheaterand
theexhaustventterminal,storetrash
ordebrisnearit,orinanywayblock
theowoffreshairtotheunit.
Donotturnoffthewaterheater
whilesomeoneisbathing.
Prohibited
Donotuseabrokenormodiedpowercord.
Donotbind,bendorstretchpowercords.
Donotscratch,modify,orsubjectthemto
impactorforce.
Donottouchtheexhaustventpipe
andexhaustventterminalduring
orimmediatelyafteroperationof
thewaterheater.
Do not install in locations where
excessivedustordebriswillbe
intheair.
Prohibited
Don’t
touch.
Prohibited
Be sure
to do.
Topreventburnsorscalding,turnoffthe
powerbuttonandwaituntiltheequipment
coolsbeforeperformingmaintenance.
Thegasconversionkitshallbeinstalledbya
qualiedserviceagencyinaccordancewith
themanufacturer’sinstructionsandall
applicablecodesandrequirementsofthe
authorityhavingjurisdiction.The
informationintheinstructionsmustbe
followedtominimizetheriskofreor
explosionortopreventpropertydamage,
personalinjury,ordeath.Thequalied
serviceagencyisresponsiblefortheproper
installationofthiskit.Theinstallationisnot
properandcompleteuntiltheoperationof
theconvertedapplianceischeckedas
speciedinthemanufacturer’sinstructions
suppliedwiththekit.
Donotusecondensate,discharged
fromthedrainpipe,fordrinkingor
forconsumptionbyanimals.
Prohibited
[Indoor Installation] [Outdoor Installation]