Rinnai Continuous Flow Water Heaters User manual

Continuous Flow Water
Heaters
Operation Manual
• InternalRinnaicontinuousowwaterheatersmustbeinstalledwithanapprovedRinnai
uesystem
• Appliancemustbeinstalled,commissionedandservicedbyalicensedtradespersonin
accordancewiththeseinstructionsandallapplicablelocalrulesandregulations
• Modelsarenotsuitableasaspaorswimmingpoolheater
• Owner,pleaseretainthismanualforfuturereference
• Allgasappliancesrequireregularservicing
ForRinnaicontinuousowwaterheatersmanufacturedfrom2010onwards
(serialnumber09.12—xxxxxx)
Installer, please leave this manual with the owner

LIMITED WARRANTY
TheRinnaiWarranty
Rinnaioffersyourealpeaceofmindwithcomprehensivewarrantyplanscoveringpartsand
labour.ForfulldetailsonRinnaiproductwarrantiesgotowww.rinnai.co.nz.
ThiswarrantyisapplicabletoallRinnaicontinuousowwaterheatersinstalledfrom2010.All
termsofthewarrantyareeffectivefromthedateofinstallation.
WarrantySummary
Rinnai Continuous
Flow Water Heater
Application Heat Exchanger All Other Parts
Parts Labour Parts Labour
Whitedomestic
models
Domestic
WITHOUT Rinnai
controllers
10yearsprorata 3years 3years 3years
DomesticWITHa
Rinnai controller
12yearsprorata 3years 5years 3years
Commercial 1,500hoursor1
year*
1,500hoursor
1year*
1,500hoursor
1year*
1,500hoursor1
year*
Silvercommercial
models
Domestic
WITHOUT Rinnai
controllers
12yearsprorata 3years 5years 3years
Commercial 5,000hoursor3
years*
1,500hoursor
1year*
1,500hoursor
1year*
1,500hoursor1
year*
*Whichevercomesrst
Domestic vs commercial applications
Adomesticapplicationisdenedasaninstallationwhereacontinuousowunitissetto
55 °C1orlower,deliveringhotwatertoasingleresidentialdwelling(notusedforcommercial
purposes2).
Allotherinstallationsaredenedascommercialapplications.
Forconstantuseapplicationssuchas,underoorheating,circulatingringmains,spapools(but
notlimitedto),thewaterheatermustbesizedandinstalledaccordingtowrittenguidelines
fromRinnai.
1AsolarinstallationusingaRinnaicontinuousowunitinasingleresidentialdwellingisconsidereda
domesticapplication.
2Examplesofacommercialapplicationinadomesticdwelling;hairsalon,cateringkitchen,communalcarefacility
etc.Anaccommodationbusinesssuchasamotel,whereacontinuousowunitservestheequivalentofasingle
familydwelling,isdeemedtobeadomesticapplication.

Pleasekeeptheseinstructionsinasafeplaceforfuturereference.
RECORDANDATTACHYOURPROOFOFPURCHASEBELOW:
YourRetailer:__________________________________________________
Name:________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Telephone:(_______)__________________________________________
DateofPurchase:______/______/_________
Proofofpurchase
WARNING
Improperinstallation,adjustment,alteration,serviceormaintenance
cancausepropertydamage,personalinjuryorlossoflife.
ForassistanceoradditionalinformationcontactRinnaion
0800RINNAI(0800746624).

Contents
Aboutyourcontinuousowwaterheater 5
Warningabouthotwater 6
Generalsafety 6
Generalinformation 7
Generalcontrollerinformation 10
Universalcontroller(Compact) 13
KitchenDeluxecontroller 15
BathroomDeluxecontroller 17
Troubleshooting 21
Servicerecord 23
Drainingyourwaterheater 25
Installerdetails 27

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Aboutyourcontinuousowwaterheater
CongratulationsonpurchasingthelatesttechnologyRinnaicontinuousowwaterheater.
Before using or operating your water heater
Ensuretheinstallertalkstoyouabouttheuseandcareofthisapplianceandthatyou
understandtheseinstructions.Theinstalleralsoneedstocomplete:
• theirinstallerdetails(p.27)
• theCommissioningChecklist(veriesthewaterheaterhasbeeninstalledand
commissionedcorrectly)suppliedwiththeappliance
Theinstallerneedstoleavethechecklistandoperationmanualwithyou.
Readtheseinstructionsforanoverviewonwhatisdetailedinthismanualabouttheuse,
careandservicingofyourRinnaicontinuousowwaterheater.
Important
TheRinnaiInnitywaterheaterrequirespowertopreventdamageinfreezingconditions.DO
NOTdisconnectthepowerifthereisalikelihoodoffreezingwithoutdrainingthewaterheater.
Instructionsfordrainingcanbefoundatthebackofthismanual.
Principle of operation
Theopeningofanyhotwatertapwillautomaticallystarttheappliance.Oncewaterisowing
throughtheappliancetheburnerwillbeignitedbyelectronicignition.
Whenthehotwatertapisclosedandwaterowingthroughtheappliancehasstoppedthe
burneramewillextinguish.
HOTHOT
COLDCOLD
ON!ON!
ON!ON!
HOTHOT
COLDCOLD
OFF!OFF!
OFF!OFF!

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Warningabouthotwater
Excessivelyhotwaterisdangerous.Rinnaicontinuousowwaterheaters
throughtheuseofwatercontrollersallowyoutocontrolthetemperature
ofhotwatertosafelevels.
Watertemperaturesabove55°Ccancauseinstantsevereburns,such
asscaldingandmayevenresultindeath.Thosemostatrisk;children,
disabled,elderly,andthesick.Hotwaterat65°C(acommonwater
temperatureinNewZealand)canseverelyburnachildinlessthanhalfa
second.At55°C(presettemperaturefordomesticRinnaicontinuousow
waterheaters)ittakesahalfminute.
Always
• Testthewatertemperaturewithyourelbowbeforeplacingyourchildinthebathandfeel
thewateryourselfbeforebathingorshowering
• Supervisechildrenwhenevertheyareinthebathroom
• Makesurethehotwatertapisturnedoff
Consider
Installingchildprooftapcoversorchildresistanttaps,bothwillpreventachildbeingableto
turnonthetap.
Never
Leaveatoddlerinthecareofanotherchild.Theymaynotunderstandtheneedtohavethe
watertemperaturesetatasafelevel.
Generalsafety
Keepammable
materials,
spraycans,fuel
containers,pool
chemicals,trees,
shrubsetc.well
clearoftheue
outlet.
Donot:
• Touchtheunit
coverorthe
ueoutlet
• Insertobjects
intotheue
outlet
HOT!

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Discolourationofueoutlets-EFexternalmodels
Thecolouroftheueoutletmaychangecolourovertimedue
tocondensateintheexhaustgases.Thisisnormal.
Thisdiscolourationwillnotdamagetheunitandwillnotaffect
theperformanceofthewaterheater.
Flue outlet
Frostkits
Frostprotectionisttedasstandardonallmodels.Frostprotectionoperates
automatically(asrequired)whenevertheapplianceisconnectedtotheelectricpower
supply.
Ifpowerhasfailedandthereisariskofdamagefromfrost,turnoffthegassupplytotheunit
andopenatapslightlytoallowowthroughtheunit.Thismaypreventdamagefromfreezing.
Iftheapplianceisnotgoingtobeusedforanextendedperiodandtheelectricpowersupply
isdisconnected,turnoffthewaterandgassuppliesandarrangeforyourplumbertodrainall
waterfromtheappliancetopreventfrostdamage.
Ifforpracticalreasonsaplumberisunabletodrainyoursystemwehaveaninstructionsheet
onhowtodraintheunitatthebackofthismanual.
Filter
Drain
Gas
Valve
GasColdHot
Turn Water Off
Turn Gas Off
Drain Water
Installationbyalicensedtradesperson
Improperinstallation,adjustment,serviceormaintenancecancauseseriousinjury,property
damageordeath.Pleaseensureyourinstallationiscompletedbyalicensedtradesperson.

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Safetydevices
YourRinnaicontinuousowwaterheaterhasthefollowingsafetydevices.
• Flamefailure   -amerod
• Boil-dryprotection  -waterowsensor
• Overheatprotection(OHS) -97°Cbimetalswitch
• Overheatprotection  -95°Clockoutthermistor
• Fusiblelink   -129°Cthermalfuse
• Pressurereliefvalve  -open2.1MPa/close1.5MPa
• Combustionfanrpmcheck -integratedcircuitsystem

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Theowwillvaryslightlydependingontheincomingwatertemperature
andtemperatureselected.Forexamplethewaterowwillbehigherat
43°Cthanat55°C.
Thereisalsoaminimumowraterequiredforthecontinuousowunit
tostart.Soifahotwatertapisonlyopenedafractiontheremaynotbe
enoughowtostarttheunit.
43°C
55°C
TheRinnaicontinuousowwaterheatersarefactorypresettoa
temperaturelimitof55°C(excludingonecommercialmodel-Innity
HD200external).
Temperaturecontrollersareavailabletoallowprecisedigitaltemperature
control—agreatsafetyfeatureifyouhaveyoungchildren.Controllerscan
bettedatanytime(exceptinsolarinstallations)afterinstallationofthe
hotwaterunit.
ThereisarecommendedsystemlayoutforRinnaicontinuousowwater
heatersusedinsolarinstallations.Itisimportantyourinstallercongures
yoursolarsystemcorrectlyaswaterheatersinsolarinstallationsproduce
higherthannormaltemperatures.
RinnaiwatercontrollerscannotbeusedwithRinnaicontinuousow
waterheatersinsolarinstallationsasthehotwaterdoesnotalwayspass
throughthecontinuousowunit.
Servicing
Rinnaihasaserviceandsparepartsnetworkwithpersonnelwhoarefullytrainedand
equippedtogivethebestadviceonyourRinnaiappliance.Ifyourapplianceneeds
servicing,pleasecallRinnai(0800746624)fromalandlineandselectoption onefor
aservicecentreinyourarea.
ForreliableoperationRinnaicontinuousowwaterheatersindomesticapplicationsshould
beservicedeverytwoyears(includinginspectionoftheuesystemifinstalled).Aservice
recordhasbeenprovidedatthebackofthismanual.ForcommercialapplicationsRinnaihasa
recommendedCommercialMaintenanceandServicingSchedule.Thisisavailableonrequestor
viaourwebsite-www.rinnai.co.nz.
RegularservicingisnotcoveredbytheRinnaiwarranty.
Donotattempttocarryoutanyserviceworkotherthanthatmentionedinthetroubleshooting
section.Ifyouhaveanyotherfaultsorproblems,pleaserefertoyourinstallerorcontact
Rinnai.
Solarinstallations
Temperaturelimit-factorypreset
Waterow

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Whilehotwater
outlets are
opentheset
temperaturemay
beloweredBUT
notraisedabove
43°C.Transferof
prioritybetween
controllers is not
possible.Thesearesafetyfeatures.
Max.
43°C
Tocleanyourwater
controller,usea
softdampclothand
milddetergent.
DO NOT use
solvents.
S
O
L
V
E
N
T
Dependingon
weatherconditions
andthelengthof
pipebetweenthe
hotwaterunitand
theoutletinuse,
theremaybea
variationbetween
thetemperaturesdisplayedatthewater
controllerandwateroutlet.
49°C
50°C
Thereisnoneed
to turn water
controllersoff
afteruse.
Asasafety
precaution,
ifakitchen
controller
temperatureis
setabove
50°C,
transferring
andthen
returningprioritywillresultinadefault
settemperatureof50°C.Thisisasafety
feature.
Kitchen Kitchen
Bathroom
Donotpush
theOn/Off
buttononany
controllerwhen
theredwater
heater‘InUse’
indicatorison.
Thiswillturn
offthewater
heatercausingthewatertogocold.
Temperatureshigherthan
55°Cshouldnotbeableto
beselectedoncontrollers
installedinbathrooms,
ensuitesortoilets.This
istoreducetheriskof
burnsfromhotwater.If
thisisnotthecase,thecontrollershave
beenincorrectlyinstalledandyoushould
contactyourinstaller.
Checkthewater
temperature
beforeuse.
A parent or
carershould
ALWAYScheck
thetemperature
beforeachild
isplacedin
contactwithhotwater.