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Water inletWater drainage
The inlets on the back of the appliance are colour coded,This appliance is designed to be permanently plumbed
blue for cold and red for hot.into your home's water supply and drainage system.
Connect the hoses to a tap with a 3/4? thread.The appliance drain hose should hook into a standpipe,
the hook in the drain hose is formed using the plastic
?U-Piece? supplied.
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If only a cold water supply is available, connect the two
hoses to a cold water outlet by means of a ?Y?
The standpipe should have an internal diameter of
connection piece.
approximately 38mm (see diagram) thus ensuring there
Installation should comply with local water authorityis an air break between the drain hose and standpipe.
and building regulations? requirements.
The appliance must be given a separate cold water
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supply and not be connected to a mixer tap, a single"!
outlet water heater or a booster pump. A minimum
water pressure of 0.48 bar is required for safe operation
of the appliance.
If you cannot make the cold water connection direct
from the rising mains, you may be able to operate the
appliance from your cold water storage system.
When discharging into a standpipe ensure that the top of
There should be a minimum distance of 5.02m
the curve in the hose end is no more than 90cm (35.4'')
(16.5 ft) between the appliance?s inlet and the bottom of
and no less than 60cm (23.6'') above floor level. The
the water storage tank.
upright standpipe should have a minimum length of
There will be sufficient pressure for the hot water30cm (12'') from the bottom of the elbow to the top of
supply, providing there is a minimun height of 2.74the pipe (see diagram).
metres (9 ft) between the bottom of the cold waterMake sure that it is designed in such a way, that the end
storage tank and the bottom of the hot water cylinder.of the drain hose cannot be covered with water.
Set the hoses correctly by loosening the ring nuts. After
positioning the inlet hoses, be sure to tighten the ring
nuts again to prevent leaks.
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The drain hose may be extended to a maximum of 4
metres. An additional drain hose and joining piece
is available from your local Service Force Centre.
The joining piece must have an internal diameter of
18mm.
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