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Bradford-White Corp PE-4-40T6FBN manual

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  • Page 1

    238-48248-00A 10/09 PE MODEL WATER HEATERS SUPPLEMENT TO INSTRUCTION MANUAL P/N 238-44219-00 (Replaces pg. 2 in instruction man u al.) CONGRATULATIONS! You have just purchased one of the fines t water heaters on the market today ! This installation, operation and instruction manual will explai n in detail the installation and maintenance of your ne[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Minimum Clearances (Replaces pg. 9 in instruction man u al.) WARNING Failure to adhere to these installation and oper ating instructions may create a hazard to life and property and w ill nullify the w arranty. This installation must allow access to the front of the w ater heater and adequate clearance must be provided for servicing and operating[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Lighting and Shutdown Instructions (Replaces pg. 18 in instruction man u al.) to light the pilot by hand. A. This appliance is equippe d with an ignition dev ice which automatically lights the pil ot. Do not try FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE WARNING: If you do not follow the se instructio ns e x actly, a fire o r e xplo sio n may result causing pro[...]

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    4 THERMOSTAT ADJUSTMENT (Replaces pg. 19 in instruction man u al.) The thermostat dial is adjusted to its lowest setting w hen shipped from the factory. When adjusting the thermostat, it should be remembered that lower temperature settings are more energy efficient. To adjust t he thermostat, turn the dial clockw ise until the minimum acceptable te[...]

  • Page 5

    5 BURNER FLAME CHECK (Replaces pg. 22 in instruction man u al.) Steel Burner: These models are equipped with se lf adjusting air mixture and do not have an adjustable air shutter (See Figure 3). At periodic intervals, a visual check of the main burner and pilot flames should be made to determine if they are burning properly. The main bur ner flame [...]

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    6 INSTALLATION FOR POTABLE WATER (Replaces pg. 28 in instruction man u al.) Figure 4[...]

  • Page 7

    7 PARTS LIST DRAWING (Replaces pg. 29 in instruction man u al.) Figure 5 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 15 A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 11 26 2 18 17[...]

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    8 PARTS LIST (Replaces pg. 30 in instruction man u al.) PART NAME AND DESCRIPTION 1. Draft hood 15A. Resettable Thermal Switch 2. Setback Control Junction Box Assembly 16. Left side inner door 3. Jacket head 17. Accessory Module 4. Jacket 18. Junction box wire harness 5. Heat trap (outlet) 19. Thermal well 6. Anode Outlet Device 20. Gas control 7. [...]

  • Page 9

    9 THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR INSTALLATION OF: GAS WATER HEATERS SUITABLE FOR WATER (POTABLE) HEATING AND SPACE HEATING (Replaces pg. 31 in instruction man u al.) All piping components connected to this water heater for space heating applications must be suitable for use with potable w ater. In Massachusetts, space heating piping length must[...]

  • Page 10

    10 (In addition to the instruction manua l.) origina l equipm ent. incident. Do not block or in any way restr ict jacket air inlet slots located at the bott om front of the w ater heater . Do not ope rate w ater h eater w it h j umpered , altered, loosely tightened o r absent contro ls and/or com ponents. Do not operate water h eater with replac em[...]

  • Page 11

    11 Electrical Connections (In addition to the instruction manua l.) All electrical wiring and connections must be in accordance w ith the National Electric Code ANSI/NFPA No. 70-Latest Edition, or the Canadian Electrical Code C22.1-Latest Edition, and any local codes w hich may apply. The water heater must be electrically grounded. If a flexible li[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Wiring Diagram (In addition to the instruction manua l.) 115 VOLTS 60HZ LESS THAN 12 AMPS IF ANY OF THE ORIGINAL WIRES SU PPLIED W ITH THE APPLIANCE MUST BE REPLACED, IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH APPLIANCE W IRE MATERIAL WIT H A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RAT ING OF 105°C AND A MINIMUM SIZE OF NO. 1 8 AW G. ELECTRICAL RATING HOT LOW HOT VERY A C B Honeywe[...]

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    13 TROUBLESHOOTING (In addition to instruction manual.) LE D S t a t us Cont rol St a t u s P robable Cause None ( LE D not on or f l a shin g) E l ec t r ic al p ow er n o t p res ent 1 . C ont rol pow er sw it c h in " OF F " posit ion 2. S u pp l y vo l t a g e int erru p te d O ne short f las h ev er y f ou r se c onds S t a nd-by m o[...]

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    14 Troubleshooting continued- LED S t a t u s Cont rol St at us Pro bable Cause S i x fl a s h e s , tw o f l ash es, t h r ee se c ond pa use ( S o ft L o c k o u t ) R e lay not w orking properly during burner opera t ion, sy st em aut o r ese t s af t er ( 5 ) min ut e s Fa u l t y r e l a y S i x fl a s h e s , th r e e f l ash es, t h r ee se [...]

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    15 Troubleshooting continued- Control Sequence of Opera tion Start up Sequence Upon powering up, the control checks for the presence of the flammable vapors, if the resistance is in the expect ed range the control will begin normal operation after 5 to 8 seconds. Normal Heating Sequence 1. The thermostat senses a call for heat. 2. The control check[...]

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    16 Notes[...]