ABOUT YOUR WATER HEATER
5
HOW HOT SHOULD THE WATER BE?
The water heater features a user adjustable
thermostat, which allows you to personally
choose the most suitable temperature for your
hot water needs. Refer to
on page 5.
To meet the requirements of the National
Plumbing Standard the temperature of the
stored water must not be below 60°C.
Note:
AS 3498 requires that a water heater
provides the means to inhibit the growth of
Legionella bacteria in potable water. This
water heater can satisfy this AS 3498
requirement provided it is operating and the
thermostat setting is 60°C or higher, including
when it is used as an in-series booster water
heater for a solar water heater.
HOTTER WATER INCREASES THE RISK OF SCALD INJURY
This water heater can deliver water at temperatures which can cause scalding.
Check the water temperature before use, such as when entering a shower or
filling a bath or basin, to ensure it is suitable for the application and will not
cause scald injury.
We recommend and it may also be required by regulations that an approved
temperature limiting device be fitted into the hot water pipe work to the
bathroom and ensuite when an Everhot water heater is installed. This will keep
the water temperature below 50°C at the bathroom and ensuite. The risk of
scald injury will be reduced and still allow hotter water to the kitchen and
laundry.
TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT
The temperature adjusting dial is on the gas
valve, located behind the access cover on the
lower front of the water heater. A setting
of „4‟
will normally maintain the water temperature
at about 60°C. Each number represents a
temperature difference of approximately 10°C.
To increase the water temperature to 70°C,
turn
the
temperature
adjusting
dial
anticlockwise to a setting of
„5‟. Refer to
“Hotter Water Increases the Risk of Scald
Injury”
on page 5.
maximum
thermostat setting
maximum
recommended supply
temperature to
bathrooms and
ensuites
minimum
recommended stored
water temperature
