About your water heater, Model type, How hot should the water be – Rheem GAS DOMESTIC OUTDOOR WATER HEATER User Manual
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ABOUT YOUR WATER HEATER
MODEL TYPE
Congratulations for choosing a Rheem
®
water heater. The model you have
chosen is suitable for outdoor installation only. The model is either a 311 series
Rheemglas
®
, 314 series RheemPlus™ or 811 series Optima™ water heater.
Optima models have an extended warranty
(refer to the warranty on page
32
)
.
HOW HOT SHOULD THE WATER BE?
The water heater features a user
adjustable thermostat, which allows you to
personally choose the most suitable
temperature for your hot water needs.
Refer to
“Temperature Adjustment”
on
page 5.
A RheemPlus water heater is temperature
limited to deliver water not exceeding
50
°C.
To meet the requirements of the National
Plumbing Standard the temperature of the
stored water must not be below 60
°C.
HOTTER WATER INCREASES THE RISK
OF SCALD INJURY
This water heater can deliver water at
temperatures which can cause scalding.
Check the water temperature before use,
such as when entering a shower or filling a
bath or basin, to ensure it is suitable for the
application and will not cause scald injury.
We recommend and it may also be required by regulations that an approved
temperature limiting device be fitted into the hot water pipe work to the
bathroom and ensuite when a Rheemglas or Optima water heater is installed.
This will keep the water temperature below 50
°C at the bathroom and ensuite.
The risk of scald injury will be reduced and still allow hotter water to the kitchen
and laundry.
A RheemPlus water heater will not deliver temperatures exceeding 50
°C, in
accordance with AS
3498. There is no statutory requirement to fit a
temperature limiting device if this water heater is installed in other than an early
childhood centre, school, nursing home or a facility for young, aged, sick or
disabled people.
Rheemglas and
Optima maximum
thermostat setting
RheemPlus maximum
delivery temperature.
maximum
recommended supply
temperature to
bathrooms and
ensuites
minimum
recommended stored
water temperature