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Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Before You Call For Service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the chart on this page first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Rumbling noise Relief valve producing popping noise or draining Rattling noise during periods of water usage Not enough or no hot water Water is too hot Possible Causes Water conditions in your home caused a build up of scale or mineral deposits on the heating elements. Pressure build up caused by thermal expansion in a closed system. Internal heat trap fittings in operation. What To Do ● Remove and clean the heating elements. ● This is an unacceptable condition and must be corrected. Contact the water supplier or plumbing contractor on how to correct this. Do not plug the relief valve outlet. ● This is normal for heat trap fittings when in operation and does not indicate a need for service. Water usage may have exceeded the capacity of the water heater. A fuse is blown or a circuit breaker tripped. Electric supply may be off. The thermostat may be set set too low. Leaking or open hot water faucets. Electric service to your home may be interrupted. Improper wiring. Manual reset limit (ECO). Cold water inlet temperature may be colder during the winter months. The thermostat is set too high. ● Wait for the water heater to recover after an abnormal demand. ● Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker. ● Make sure electric supply to water heater and disconnect switch, if used, are in the ON position. ● See the Temperature regulation of the water heater section of this manual. ● Make sure all faucets are closed. ● Contact the local electric utility. ● See the Installing the water heater section of this manual. ● See the Temperature regulation of the water heater section of this manual. ● This is normal. The colder inlet water takes longer to heat. ● See the Temperature regulation of the water heater section of this manual. CAUTION: For your safety DO NOT attempt repair of electrical wiring, thermostats, heating elements or other safety devices. Refer repairs to qualified service personnel. Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service 15

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Before You Call For Service…
Troubleshooting Tips
Save time and money! Review the chart on this page
first and you may not need to call for service.
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Rumbling noise
Water conditions in your
●
Remove and clean the heating elements.
home caused a build up of
scale or mineral deposits
on the heating elements.
Relief valve
Pressure build up caused
●
This is an unacceptable condition and must be
producing popping
by thermal expansion
corrected. Contact the water supplier or plumbing
noise or draining
in a closed system.
contractor on how to correct this. Do not plug the
relief valve outlet.
Rattling noise
Internal heat trap
●
This is normal for heat trap fittings when in operation
during periods
fittings in operation.
and does not indicate a need for service.
of water usage
Not enough or
Water usage may have
●
Wait for the water heater to recover after an abnormal
no hot water
exceeded the capacity
demand.
of the water heater.
A fuse is blown or a circuit
●
Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
breaker tripped.
Electric supply may be off.
●
Make sure electric supply to water heater and
disconnect switch, if used, are in the ON position.
The thermostat may
●
See the Temperature regulation of the water heater
be set set too low.
section of this manual.
Leaking or open hot
●
Make sure all faucets are closed.
water faucets.
Electric service to your
●
Contact the local electric utility.
home may be interrupted.
Improper wiring.
●
See the Installing the water heater section of this
manual.
Manual reset limit (ECO).
●
See the Temperature regulation of the water heater
section of this manual.
Cold water inlet
●
This is normal. The colder inlet water takes longer
temperature may be
to heat.
colder during the
winter months.
Water is too hot
The thermostat
●
See the Temperature regulation of the water heater
is set too high.
section of this manual.
CAUTION: For your safety DO NOT attempt repair of electrical wiring, thermostats,
heating elements or other safety devices. Refer repairs to qualified service personnel.
Safety Instructions
Installation Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting Tips
Customer Service