North Road Technologies Geyser 6000–3.0 Installation & Owner's Manual - page 9
Once the drain valve is removed,
apply thread seal tape to both
ends of the 2” brass nipple, (item
102 (the one without the plastic
tube), and install one end into
the water tank where the drain
valve was. This nipple has a
temperature sensor attached to
it. The nipple should be inserted
into the tank with the temperature sensor closest to
the tank side. Tighten with a pipe wrench several turns
making sure there is a tight fit, but be careful not to
over-tighten.
Next, you will connect the supplied hoses,
(item 106), from the Geyser to the valves
that were just installed on the tank. The valve
closest to the tank is connected to the fitting
on the lower right hand corner of the Geyser,
marked “water in”. The valve furthest from the
tank is connected to the fitting on the upper
left hand corner of the Geyser, marked “water
out”. Make sure the hoses are connected in
this fashion, properly!
Install ½” foam insulation, (item
107) on all connection hoses.
This is important for the overall
efficiency of the unit.
Once all hoses are connected, and the hoses are properly insulated,
the plumbing portion of the installation is done.
Now, completely open the valve
closest
to the tank and check for
leaks. Then
slightly
loosen the hose connection at the valve furthest
from the tank to allow air to breathe. You may possibly hear some
air evacuate and/or have a few drops of water emerge from the
connection. Once done, retighten hose connection, and open the
valve completely.
Locate drain valve at bottom of
tank.
After draining and flushing the tank,
turn off all water supplies to the tank.
Turn off power at the breaker or remove
fuse. Make sure there is no water left
in the tank, and remove the drain valve.
Set drain valve aside for use later.
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Make sure that all valves are closed tightly, and open the tank fill
valve. Check for any leaks in the piping and fittings you have just
installed. Re-tighten any assembly as needed. Once it is confirmed
that there are no leaks, fill the tank completely. Once water comes
out the open faucet (opened in the first step), close the faucet.
[Note that the tank flushing process is intended to remove all
sediment from inside the tank. Sediment may be so severe that simple
removal is not possible. Severe sediment accumulation will reduce
the life expectancy of the tank, even without the GEYSER 6000–3.0™
installation. Sediment is mainly minerals that have precipitated out of
the water as happens when water boils on the heating elements. The
GEYSER 6000–3.0™ will reduce this build-up in the future, because the
GEYSER 6000–3.0™ will do most of the heating instead of the elements
boiling the water. This sediment is very difficult to completely remove,
and could plug up the GEYSER 6000–3.0™ condenser coil.]
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Now, apply thread seal tape to,
and install the second valve,
(item 104), onto the second “T”
fitting.