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    PV500-12 08/12 1 INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL TURBOPOWER ® 99 GAS WATER HEATER MODELS: (742, 1485, 2228, 2971) N, P, L, SS (330, 425, 600, 950, 1200) A-TP Installation and service must be perfor med by a qualified ser vice installer, service agency or the gas supplier. IMPORTANT : THIS MANUAL CONTAINS INFOR MATION RE QUIRED FOR INSTALLATI[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Safety Considerations 2. Product Descriptions 3. Standard Features and Equipment 3.1 Warranty 4. Water Heater Installation 4.1 Checking Equipment Before You Install 4.2 Codes 4.3 Electrical Requirements 4.4 Location 4.5 Installation 4.6 Service Clearances 4.7 Clearances to Combust[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 3 1 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WARNING: If the information in the supplied manual(s) is no t followed exactly, a fire, explosion or exposure to hazardous materials may result, causing property damage, persona l injury or loss of life. FOR YOUR SAFETY  Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE It takes only 5 seconds of skin cont act with 140°F water to cause a second degree burn! You must protect aga inst high water temperatures at all lavatories, tubs, showers and othe r points of hot water contact. Accidental scalding from high w ater temperatures is a greater risk[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 5 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1. Flue stack * 9. Burner 2. Fixed temperature high limit device 10. Upper flue collector 3. Adjustable temperature limit device 11. Lower flue collector 4. Digital operating temperat ure control 12. Rear module access (optional on some models) 5. Control switch(s) and fuse(s) 13[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 6 3 STANDARD FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT 3.1 Warranty Factory warranty does not cover im pro per installation or operation. (See wa rranty for complete details). Warranty exclusions includ e but are not l imit ed to failure or malfunctions resulting from: 1. Failures to properly apply, install, operate, or m[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 7 3. Place the appliance on a level, non-combustible floor. Co ncrete over wood is n ot considered non- combustible. 4. Do not install on carpet or other combustible floor cov erings. 5. Installation o ver a combustible floor: Units install ed over a combustible floor MUST be prov ided with a base of ho[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 8 5 CONDENSA TION NE UTRALIZATION AN D DISPO SAL The TURBOPOWER ® 99 condensing water heater will produce significant amounts of co ndensate because of its high efficiency. Condensat e occurs naturally when water vapo r in combustion gases i s cooled below t he dew point. Although only slightly acidic,[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 9 7 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTA L REMO TE AIR 7.1 Vertical or Horizontal Remote Air Option The vertical or horizontal remote air system requi res a factory or site installed remote combu stion air inlet option package. If your water he ater does not include this opti onal equipment, contact your PVI sales re[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 10 8 VENTING PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION The TURB OPOWER ® 99 is designed for operation wi th a "positive pres sure vent system" constructed of locally obtained 4” or 5" (or larger) schedule 4 0 or 80 solid PVC or CPVC pipe. Do not use PVC or CPVC pipe with cell/foam type construction (such[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 11 8.5 Horizontal and Vertical Venting Through a Wall or Roof Vent terminal locations, clearances, warnings and re qui rements stated in thi s manual apply, whether combustion air comes from the room or is du cted from outdoors. 1. The solid PVC or CPVC vent pipe must be se aled to t he wall or roof at [...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 12 Horizontal Venting and Outside Combustion Air Follow all requirements in this manu al and other instructio ns and markings for venting flue p roducts to the outdoors, obtaining adequate combustion and vent ilation air an d general installation instruction s. Vertical Venting and Outside Combustion Ai[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 13 9 GAS SUPPLY AND PIPING Verify that the type of gas specifie d on rating plate is supp lied to the unit. This unit is orifice d for operation up to 2000 feet altitude. The appliance Btu/h output, like other similar equipment, derate s approximately 4% per 1000 feet above sea level. Consult Factory fo[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 14 9.4 Appliance Isolation during Gas Supply Piping Pressure Test 1. The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the g as supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at te st pressures in ex ce ss of ½ PSI (3. 5 kPa). 2. The appliance must be isolated fr[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 15 10 GENERAL INFORMATIO N 10.1 Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve(s) Pipe the relief valve discharge to a suit able open drain. The drain pipe may not be small er than the relief valve opening and must be secu red to prevent it from lifting out of the drain under discharge p ressure. Do not install [...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 16 11 TEMPTRAC™ ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER PANEL 11.1 Principle Of Opera tion The water heater operates to satisfy the setpoint of t he TempTrac digital control who se sensor is located near the top of the water heater tank. Demand (flo w) will typically create a drop in temperature, thus activati ng the w[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 17 11.5 To View the Setpoint  Push and release the SET key to see the set point value.  To return to normal display, press SET + UP or wait 15 seconds without pressing any key. 11.6 To Change the Setpoint  Push the SET key. The upper display will show the “St1” parameter nam e, while the lo[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 18 11.8 LED Display Alarm Messages Alarm messages are displayed in the upper LED rea dout and alternate with the default display. An alarm LED ICON is also illuminated. (See TempTrac User Manual PV500-40 for full description.) ALARM MESSAGE CAUSE R ESULTS OF ALARM CONDITION RECOMMENDED ACTION “P1” T[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 19 12 REMOTE CO NNE CTIONS – TERMINAL STRIP A terminal strip for the remote connection is located b ehind the hinged co ntrol panel at the top of the cabin et and is accessed by removing the bottom cover and then removi n g the screws at the top of the hinged cover. The following describes the functio[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 20 13 START-UP PROCEDURE WARNING: You must connec t the supplied gas train ass embly to the burner union. Then conn ect the gas supply to the gas train. Do not co nnect the gas supply directly to this union. Failure to install the supplied gas train to the burner union before co nnecting the gas supply [...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 21 18. If the burner fails to light, the flame control will lockout. When this happens press the reset button on the front of the control to recycle burner. 19. Once the main burner flame is established the fi ring rate will be controlled by the TempTrac control. 20. While the unit is running, verify th[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 22 15 DIAGRAMS[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 23 Wiring Diagram[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 24 Burner Diagram[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 25 MODEL NUMBER: SERIAL NUMBER: INSTALLATION DATE:[...]

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    TURBOPOWER 99  WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 26 PVI INDUSTRIES ® , LLC  3209 Galvez Ave.  Fort Worth, Texas 76111  Phone 1-800-433-56 54  w ww.pvi.com[...]