Page 2 - WATER HEATER
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 ...
Page 3 - SAFETY
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 3 1 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WARNING: If the information in the supplied manual(s) is not followed exactly, a fire, explosion or exposure to hazardous materials may result, causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life. FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not sto...
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE; It takes only 5 seconds of skin contact with 140°F water to cause a; WHERE RESPONSE TO CONTACT WITH HOT WATER
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE It takes only 5 seconds of skin contact with 140°F water to cause a second degree burn! You must protect against high water temperatures at all lavatories, tubs, showers and other points of hot water contact. Accidental scalding fro...
Page 5 - PRODUCT
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 temperature control 12. Rear module access (optional on s...
Page 6 - STANDARD FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT; Corrosive or contaminated atmosphere.; WATER HEATER INSTALLATION; energize the unit until the system and appliance is full of water.
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 6 3 STANDARD FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT 3.1 Warranty Factory warranty does not cover improper installation or operation. (See warranty for complete details). Warranty exclusions include but are not limited to failure or malfunctions resulting from: 1. Failures...
Page 7 - Clearances
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 7 3. Place the appliance on a level, non-combustible floor. Concrete over wood is not considered non- combustible. 4. Do not install on carpet or other combustible floor coverings. 5. Installation over a combustible floor: Units installed over a combustibl...
Page 8 - CONDENSATION NEUTRALIZATION AND DISPOSAL
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 8 5 CONDENSATION NEUTRALIZATION AND DISPOSAL The TURBOPOWER ® 99 condensing water heater will produce significant amounts of condensate because of its high efficiency. Condensate occurs naturally when water vapor in combustion gases is cooled below the dew...
Page 9 - VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL REMOTE AIR; Air; Remote Air Piping of Multiple Units; 0o Long Radius Elbow
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 9 7 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL REMOTE AIR 7.1 Vertical or Horizontal Remote Air Option The vertical or horizontal remote air system requires a factory or site installed remote combustion air inlet option package. If your water heater does not include this opt...
Page 11 - Horizontal and Vertical Venting Through a Wall or Roof; above any door, window or building air inlet to the building.
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 requirements stated in this manual apply, whether combustion air comes from the room or is ducted from outdoors. 1. The solid PVC or CPVC vent p...
Page 12 - Horizontal Venting and Outside Combustion Air
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 12 Horizontal Venting and Outside Combustion Air Follow all requirements in this manual and other instructions and markings for venting flue products to the outdoors, obtaining adequate combustion and ventilation air and general installation instructions. ...
Page 13 - Equivalent Length of
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 13 9 GAS SUPPLY AND PIPING Verify that the type of gas specified on rating plate is supplied to the unit. This unit is orificed for operation up to 2000 feet altitude. The appliance Btu/h output, like other similar equipment, derates approximately 4% per 1...
Page 14 - Appliance Isolation during Gas Supply Piping Pressure Test; Gas pipe size may be larger than heater connection.; NOTE; Nominal Iron
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 gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of ½ PSI (3.5 ...
Page 15 - To prevent the possibility of injury under these
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 15 10 GENERAL INFORMATION 10.1 Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve(s) Pipe the relief valve discharge to a suitable open drain. The drain pipe may not be smaller than the relief valve opening and must be secured to prevent it from lifting out of the drai...
Page 19 - REMOTE CONNECTIONS – TERMINAL STRIP; and; Option Code Required: NONE; Wire Gauge
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 19 12 REMOTE CONNECTIONS – TERMINAL STRIP A terminal strip for the remote connection is located behind the hinged control panel at the top of the cabinet and is accessed by removing the bottom cover and then removing the screws at the top of the hinged cov...
Page 20 - PROCEDURE; Turn off all electrical power to the appliance.
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 20 13 START-UP PROCEDURE WARNING: You must connect the supplied gas train assembly to the burner union. Then connect the gas supply to the gas train. Do not connect the gas supply directly to this union. Failure to install the supplied gas train to the bur...
Page 21 - IMPORTANT
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 firing rate will be controlled by the TempTrac co...
Page 23 - Wiring Diagram
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 23 Wiring Diagram
Page 24 - Burner Diagram
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 24 Burner Diagram
Page 26 - PVI INDUSTRIES
TURBOPOWER 99 WATER HEATER PV500-12 08/12 26 PVI INDUSTRIES ® , LLC 3209 Galvez Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Phone 1-800-433-5654 www.pvi.com