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Rheem RTE 3 User manual

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!
HOT
Water temperature over 125°F can
cause severe burns instantly or
death from scalds.
Children, disabled and elderly are
at highest risk of being scalded.
See instruction manual before
setting temperature at water
heater.
Feel water before bathing or
showering.
Temperature limiting valves are
available, see manual.
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DIMENSIONS (inches / pounds)
LENGTH WIDTH WEIGHT
10-1/4 5-3/8 6
10-1/4 5-3/8 6
10-1/4 5-3/8 6
10 7-1/4 8
10-1/2 11-1/4 12
10-1/2 11-1/4 12
sPlumbing connections: 1/2 NPT sMinimum flow rate: 1/2 gal. min.
REQ. MAX POWER AWG
KW VOLTS BREAKER (AMP) WIRE
3 110 30 29 10
7 240 30 29 10
9 240 40 38 8
3 240 60 54 6
18 240 (2) 40 75 (2) 8
27 240 (2) 60 112 (2) 6
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
MINIMUM MAX.
ACTIVATION FLOW KW
FLOW RATE RATE @
(GPM) (GPM) 240V 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100°
0.4 1.5 – 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.5
0.4 2.5 7 2.5 2.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.5
0.4 3 9 3.0 3.0 2.2 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.5
0.4 4 13 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.4
0.4 5 18 5.0 5.0 3.9 2.6 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.6
0.4 5 27 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.6
TEMPERATURE RISE AND GPM FLOW
TEMPERATURE RISE CHART (F°)
AND FLOW RATES BY MODEL
KW
3
7
9
3
18
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