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1203 – Percentage of Hot and Cold Water Mix
1203 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: “When you take a shower, do you know how much is hot water and how much is cold water? This bulletin will show you.”
1207 How to Read Rheem/Ruud Serial Numbers
How to Read Rheem/Ruud Serial NumbersABSTRACT: How to locate and interpret the Rheem/Ruud serial numbers. Also includes the new serial number conventions effective April 2012.
1210 – Water Chemistry
1210 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Explains the aggressive effects of water inside a water heater. Explains commonly found minerals.
1211 – Draw Test and Flow Rates
1211 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Conducting a draw test will validate if the heater is working properly.
1212 – Formulas and Facts
1212 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: “Basic computations for energy costs, gallons per hour recovery, and electrical formulas that apply to water heaters.”
1213 – First Hour Delivery
1213 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: First Hour Delivery (or sometimes called first hour rating) is a term that describes the performance capability of the water heater.
1215 – How to Read an Energy Guide Label
1215 Technical BulletinsABSTRACT: There is a big yellow Energy Guide label on every Rheem-Ruud residential water heater sold. Here is how to read the label and do some comparison shopping.
1216 – What Does Energy Factor Mean?
1216 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Explains the definition of energy factor; how it is computed and how to use the EF when comparison shopping.
1217 – Dissolved Gasses and Milky Water
1217 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: The amount of gas that water can hold is decreased as the temperature of the water increases. This bulletin explains why.
1218 – Automatic Shut Off and Safety Valves
1218 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Automatic shut off valves for the gas supply line and the incoming water line can assist in the prevention of dangerous situations inside the home.
1220 – Temperature and Pressure Relief Valves
1220 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: “Temperature and Pressure Relief Valves, also called T&P valves, are emergency safety limit devices that will prevent or relieve overheated water and pressure.”
1222 – Water Hammer
1222 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Water Hammer – a loud banging noise created when a hot or cold water valve is turned off quickly.
1224 – Private Drinking Water Wells
1224 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Approximately 23 million people in the U.S. obtain water from their own private drinking water supplies.
1225 – Residential Hot Water Return Circulation Systems
1225 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: Residential hot water return circulating systems are systems that circulate hot water through the copper piping so that hot water is nearly instantaneous at the point of use.
1227 – Plumbing Cross-Over
1227 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: A plumbing cross over is a condition whereby cold water is allowed to flow into the hot water system.
1228 – Hard Water and Water Softeners
1228 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Perhaps you have on occasion noticed mineral deposits on your cooking dishes or rings of insoluble soap scum in your bathtub and faucet fixtures.
1230 – Estimated Annual Cost of Operation
1230 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: You can calculate the estimated yearly cost of operation for a water heater by using one of the following formulas.
1231 – Installation – Series and Parallel
1231 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: There are two methods of manifold installation: series and parallel. Manifold means to pipe together with several apertures that make multiple connections.
1308 – Electric Heating Element Failures
1308 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: The information in this bulletin is intended to acquaint you with the various types of electric heating element field failures.
1309 – Residential Electric Recovery Rates
1309 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Recovery rates in gallons per hour for electric water heaters. Chart is from 1 kW to 54 kW. Also includes mathematical formulas.
1312 – Residential Electric Wiring Diagrams
1312 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Wiring diagrams for single and double element heaters, 20 – 120 gallon capacities. This diagram is from the Residential Electric Use and Care Manual AP 9029
1313 – How to Check Residential Electric Thermostats
1313 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Step-by-step instruction on how to check an electric thermostat. To perform this test you will need a multimeter capable of reading voltage.
1325 – Super Sentinel Diagnostics and Repair
1325 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: Rheem introduced the Super Sentinel electronic control in February 2014. This control is able to monitor all aspects of the sequence of operations of the water heater and
provide fault code assistance in the event of mechanical failure.
1328 – Technical Bulletin
1328 AP17550 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: This document explains how to make the field connection of solid wire with stranded wire on our residential electric SuperSentinel water heater.
1329 – HPWH Gen3 Troubleshooting
1329 HPWH Gen 3ABSTRACT: Troubleshooting for the Gen3 Hybrid (Heat Pump Water Heater) manufactured after September 2015.
1403 – Corrosive Atmospheres
1403 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Corrosive atmospheres are caused by any number of chemicals found within a home or business.
1404 – High Altitude Affects on Gas Fueled Water Heaters
1404 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: The amount of fuel required at sea level for a clean burn is not the same amount of fuel required when the heater is installed in a high altitude application.
1406 – Noisy Gas Water Heaters
1406 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: “Describes the causes of rumbling, pounding, and sizzling noises in a gas water heater. “
1408 – Residential Gas Recovery Rates
1408 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Recovery rates in gallons per hour for gas water heaters. Also includes mathematical formulas.
1409 – Negative Air Pressure
1409 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Any device that pulls air out of a house can create negative air pressure. This bulletin describes the effects on a gas fired water heater.
1410 – How to Replace a Thermocouple
1410 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Step-by-step procedures to replace a thermocouple on your residential standing pilot gas water heater.
1411 – Attic Ventilation and Pilot Outage
1411 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: “Poor attic ventilation can lead to excessive heat and attic temperatures in the summer, which will cause the pilot to go out on standing pilot water heaters. “
1412 – Gas Sniffers
1412 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: The American Gas Association in conjunction with ANSI standards both recognize that a very small amount of gas leakage is not harmful and is allowable.
1413 – How to Replace a Gas Valve (Thermostat)
1413 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Step-by-step procedures to replace the gas valve (thermostat) on your residential standing pilot gas water heater.
1414 – Low NOx
1414 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Low NOx burners are one of several combustion technologies Rheem is using to reduce emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx).
1416 – 18 Inch Stands and Gas Water Heater Installation
1416 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The 2002 edition of the National Fuel Gas Code & 2003 International Fuel Gas Code has been changed to reflect the new Guardian system flammable vapor ignition resistant
(FVIR) product.
1417 – Flammable Vapor Ignition Resistant – ANSI Standard Z21.10.1-2001
1417 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: “Effective July 1, 2003, residential gas-fired water heaters with storage capacities of 30, 40 or 50 gallons must meet a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standard: ANSI Z21.10.1-2001.”
1422 – Allowable Leakage of Gas Valves – ANSI Standard
1422 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: Components that are shipped with a Rheem/Ruud gas water heater are considered part of the water heater system and fall within the certifications of the CSA and ANSI
Standards.
1437 – XR90 Venting
1437 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Class of venting and where the XR 90 fits in.
1438 – ULN 75 & 98 Gallon Parts Repairs
1438 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: How to replace the Hot Surface Igniter, pressure switch or blower motor for the residential 75 & 98 gallon ULN.
1442 – Thermopile Gas Control (Vesta) Valve
1442 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The Vesta Water Heater Control System is a low-power device designed to operate using the millivolt output of a thermopile placed in the pilot flame of the water heater.
1500 – Combustion Air – Manufactured Home Direct Vent Water Heaters
1500 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The direct vent water heaters produced by Rheem Manufacturing Company are designed for use in manufactured housing and are required to comply with the provisions of UL
Standard 307, Gas Burning Heating Appliances for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles.
1601 – Hot Surface Ignition PowerVent
1601 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Explains the electronic control module and sequence of operations of the hot surface PowerVent @ 1990 – 1996
1658 – Repositioning Igniter Rod
1658
ABSTRACT: Under certain circumstances, the pilot flame goes out when main burner lights. Pilot flame is lifting off the pilot orifice causing the pilot igniter/sense rod to lose flame
sense/rectification. Once flame sense is lost, the control will almost immediately drop out and unit goes into retrial and possibly soft and hard lockouts modes. The most common fault
code is 6-3.
1707 – AdvantagePlus Venting – Sample Views
1707 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: “Many failed igniters, returned in warranty, have failed due to exhaust gas recirculation. Proper installation and using a prescribed termination vent kit will prevent
exhaust gas recirculation. “
1709 – Cast Iron Burner Adjustment
1709 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The natural gas and liquefied petroleum (LP) gas water heaters are equipped with a cast iron burner that requires a primary air adjustment at the time of installation.
1717 – High Altitude Applications for GN (Low NOx) and GX (Xtreme) Series
1717 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: “The instructions in the Use & Care Manual supplied with the water heater should be followed in addition to the following Instructions for the GN76-200H, GN91-200H,
GN100-200H, and GX90 High Altitude models. “
1723 – Spiderfire and Initial Installation
1723 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The most common start up error code is A01 – Maximum Ignition Attempts. This simply means the controller was not able to rectify the main burner flame during an ignition
attempt.
1729 – Troubleshooting Condensate Collector on the Spiderfire
1729 Troubleshooting Condensate Collector on the Spiderfire
ABSTRACT: The condensate collector is a special pan located on the bottom of the Spiderfire. Its job is to collect the condensation that will form in the heat exchanger, flue bundle
and venting and then allow for that moisture to be removed.
1733 – Spiderfire Expanded Vent Tables
1733 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Vent tables for Spiderfire Commercial Gas water heater. Table has one pipe and two pipe conbinations.
1734 – Ignition Issues with AdvantagePlus
1734 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Ignition issues with the AdvantagePlus frequently end up with error code F09. This bulletin will help you to troubleshoot the error code.
1738 – ULN 75 & 98 Gallon Commercial ULN
1738 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: How to replace the Hot Surface Igniter, pressure switch or blower motor for the commercial 75 & 98 gallon ULN.
1739 – Spiderfire A06 Fault Code
1739 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: A06 is a fault code indicating a blocked vent. This can mean one of the three pressure switches (Exhaust Vent or Make Up/Intake Air) is at fault.
1741 – AdvantagePlus F13 Fault Code
1741 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: The AdvantagePlus blower has an internal over temp switch. If it reaches an overheat condition (a preset temp in that switch) it will shut the blower off. The control board
reads blower status by RPM….it sees the blower is not running. It throws an F13 fault code.
1742 – Spiderfire Improved Venting Lengths
1742 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: With the recent release of Energy Star SPIDER fire® and new longer equivalent vent lengths, Rheem-Ruud is pleased to announce that most non-Energy Star models will allow
longer vent runs too.
1743 – Spiderfire A08 Fault Code
1743 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: A08 is now the fault code for “the POF Switch has changed state for 5 seconds during heating cycle.” Effective February 2014, we are now able to distinguish the blower motor
from the venting fault codes.
11797 – Triton Leak Testing
1797
ABSTRACT: In response to the new
Triton
product line which has the addition of the low gas pressure switch (switch, bushing and tee), please refer to the Use and Care manual regarding leak testing at the time of
installation.
1800 – Burned Fuse Blocks
1800 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Burned fuse blocks from a heavy duty commercial electric are caused by electrical heat energy – sometime referred to as ampacity.
1805 – Minimum Branch Circuit Sizing
1805 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: “Based on National Electric Code, ANSI/NFPA 70-1993; Article 422-4(a); Article 240-6(a); Chapter 9, Table 34; and Table 310-16 (based on 75° C type THW wire).”
1806 – ELD/ELDS Clearance to Combustibles
1806 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: There is no upper clearance to combustibles due to the fact that electric models do not require venting.
1807 – Conversion of Commercial Electric Heavy Duty Models to Single Phase
1807 Technical Bulletin
ABSTRACT: “Effective May 2005, all E, ES, & ME (heavy duty electric, 10 gallon electric boosters, small volume ASME, and Eclipse) models produced beginning May 2005 will be able to
be converted from three phase to single phase in the field.”
1808 – Unbalanced Three Phase Amp Load
1808 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: Rheem recommends you make the electrical connections as shown in this document for an unbalance 3-phase 208v 12 Kw ELD
1809 – Low Water Cut Off
1809 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: How to install a Low Water Cut Off for a Commercial Electric water heater.
8005 – Solaraide Heat Exchanger Tanks
8005 Solaraide Heat Exchanger TanksABSTRACT: This letter is in reference to the maximum temperature rating listed on the copper heat exchanger on Rheem Solaraide 80 and 120 gallon “HE” heat exchanger tanks.
8502 – Electrical Fluctuations and Proper Load Sizing
8502 Technical BulletinABSTRACT: This tankless electric TB discusses proper sizing of a service panel and power fluctuations (brownouts) if the service is undersized.
Tankless Winterization Tech Bulletin – 11001
Tankless Winterization Tech Bulletin – 11001ABSTRACT: Tankless water heaters can be damaged by freezing conditions. If precautions are not taken, damage to the unit will not be covered by the warranty.
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