Rheem RS80-48BP Water Heater User Manual


 
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22) Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve:
Universally required by the plumbing code on water
heaters. Will automatically release and dump water at
either 150 PSI of pressure or 210° F in temperature.
(Provided)
23) Cold Water Supply Line Isolation Ball Valve:
When open allows potable water to ll the solar
storage tank or back-up water heater. When closed
isolates the solar storage tank and backup water heater
from the pressurized city cold water supply line. (Not
Provided)
24) Three Way Ball Valve: Used in conjunction with
component No. 26 to establish the proper mode of
system operation. (Not Provided)
25) Isolation Ball Valve: Used in conjunction with
component No. 24 to completely isolate the solar
storage tank for repair or replacement as necessary.
(Not Provided)
26) Three Way Ball Valve: Used in conjunction with
component No. 24 to establish the proper mode of
system operation. (Not Provided)
27) Cold Water Dip Tube: See No.16 above. 28)
Anode Rod: See No. 18 above. 29) Heating Elements
and Thermostats: See No. 19 above. In a two tank
system the back-up electric water heater has two
heating elements and two thermostats. (Provided)
30) Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve: See No.
22 above. (Provided)
31) Optional Isolation Ball Valve. Use with
component No. 26 to completely isolate the back-up
water heater for repair or replacement. (Not Provided)
32) Mixing Valve: Automatically blends hot water
from the solar storage tank with incoming city cold
water to an acceptable set point. A mixing valve must
be installed on every Rheem solar water heating
system. (Provided)
33) Optional Time Switch: Allows you to
automatically or manually turn the auxiliary heating
element in the solar storage tank on and off. A
time switch is a highly recommended option. (Not
Provided)
34) Thermal Well (Not Pictured)
11) Rheem SYSTEM MODEL NUMBERS:
RS80-48BP
RS120-64BP
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