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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS & HOME OWNERS MANUAL ECO 8 | ECO 11 | ECO 18 | ECO 24 | ECO 27 | ECO 36 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION When installing or using any high voltage electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed. Under no circumstance should you attempt to clean, install, inspect, repair, disassemble or otherwise service this water heater, without first shutting off all power to the unit directly at the circuit breaker box. SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF YOU IGNORE THIS WARNING. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN AND A QUALIFIED PLUMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL NATIONAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING CODES. PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY AND COMPLETELY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION & USE. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. This manual should be given to the homeowner after installation and should be retained for future reference. Tested and certified by the Water Quality Association against NSF/ANSI 372 for lead free compliance.

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INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS&HOMEOWNERSMANUAL

ECO8|ECO11|ECO18|ECO24|ECO27|ECO36

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATIONWheninstallingorusinganyhighvoltageelectricalappliance,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed.Undernocircumstanceshouldyouattempttoclean,install,inspect,repair,disassembleorotherwiseservicethiswaterheater,withoutfirstshuttingoffallpowertotheunitdirectlyatthecircuitbreakerbox.SERIOUSBODILYINJURYORDEATHCOULDOCCURIFYOUIGNORETHISWARNING.

THISPRODUCTSHOULDBEINSTALLEDBYAQUALIFIEDELECTRICIANANDAQUALIFIEDPLUMBERINACCORDANCEWITHALLNATIONAL,STATE,PROVINCIALANDLOCALELECTRICAL&PLUMBINGCODES.

PLEASEREADTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTHOROUGHLYANDCOMPLETELYPRIORTOINSTALLATION&USE.FAILURETODOSOCOULDCAUSEPROPERTYDAMAGE,SERIOUSINJURY,ORDEATH.

Thismanualshouldbegiventothehomeownerafterinstallationandshouldberetainedforfuturereference.

TestedandcertifiedbytheWaterQualityAssociationagainstNSF/ANSI372forleadfreecompliance.

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATIONREADALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING

DANGER!WATERTEMPERATURESAFETYSETTING

Safetyandenergyconservationarefactorstobeconsideredwhenselectingthewatertemperaturesettingofwaterheater’sthermostat.Watertemperaturesabovethe125°Fcancausesevereburnsordeathfromscalding.Besuretoreadandfollowthewarningsoutlinedonthelabelpicturedbelow.Thislabelisalsolocatedonthewaterheaternearthethermostataccesspanel.

Notice:Mixingvalvesarerecommendedforreducingpointofusewatertemperaturebymixinghotandcoldwaterinbranchwaterlines.ItisrecommendedthatamixingvalvecomplyingwiththeStandardforTemperatureActuatedMixingValvesforHotWaterDistributionSystems,ASSE1017beinstalled.

Thechartshownabovemaybeusedasaguideindeterminingtheproperwatertemperatureforyourhome.

DANGER:Householdswithsmallchildren,

disabled,orelderlypersonsmayrequirea120°Forlowerthermostatsettingtopreventcontactwith“HOT”water.Thetemperatureofthewaterintheheaterisregulatedbytheelectroniccontrolonthefrontofthewaterheater.Tocomplywithsafetyregulations,thethermostatwassetat120°Fbeforethewaterheaterwasshippedfromthefactory.PleaseconsultSection10tolearnmoreaboutsettingyourheaterstemperature.Rotaterightforhighertemperature(upto140F)orrotateleftforcoolertemperature(aslowas80F)willbedisplayedonthescreenabovetheknob.

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ABOUTYOURTANKLESSWATERHEATER

CongratulationsonthepurchaseofyourElectricTanklessWaterHeater!Youhavepurchasedthemosttechnologically-advancedelectrictanklesswaterheateronthemarkettoday.

Yournewelectrictanklesswaterheaterfeaturesadvancedwaterflowrateandtemperaturesensorsdesignedtomodulatepowertotheheatingelementstomaintainapreciseuser-selectedoutputwatertemperaturebetween80°Fand140°F(subjecttoincomingwatertemperatureandpoweroftheselectedmodel).

Togetthebestperformanceandenergysavingsfromyourelectrictanklesswaterheater,itisimportantthatitbeinstalledinaccordancewithourinstructionsandtheelectricalandplumbingcodesapplicabletoyourarea,andthatyoureadthismanualthoroughlyforimportantoperatinginstructionsandtips.

Ifyouhavequestionsatanytime,pleasecontactusdirectlyat:

EcoSmartGreenEnergyProducts400CaptainNevilleDrive,Waterbury,CT06705

TollFree:[email protected]

CONTENTS

1. BEFOREINSTALLATION2. SELECTINGALOCATIONTOINSTALL3. MOUNTINGYOURWATERHEATER4. PLUMBINGINSTALLATION5. ELECTRICALINSTALLATION6. SIZINGGUIDE7. GENERALOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS8. MAINTENANCE9. TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE10. USERINTERFACE

1-BEFOREINSTALLATION

PLEASEREADTHESEINSTRUCTIONSTHOROUGHLYANDCOMPLETELYPRIORTOINSTALLATION&USE.FAILURETOFOLLOWINSTRUCTIONSCOULDCAUSEPROPERTYDAMAGE,SERIOUSPERSONALINJURY,ORDEATH.

Byinstallingthisproduct,youacknowledgethetermsofthemanufacturer’swarranty.Oncetheheaterisinstalled,donotreturnproducttotheplaceofpurchase.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthewarrantyorproductreturnpolicies,pleasecontactEcoSmartat1-877-474-6473.

Inspectallcomponents.Thecontentsofyourboxshouldincludeoneofthefollowingunits:

• ECO8• ECO11• ECO18• ECO24• ECO27• ECO36

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2-SELECTINGALOCATIONTOINSTALL

Thisproductisdesignedtobeinstalledindoorsonly.Youmayinstallyourunitinanoutdoorlocationsolongasitismountedinasuitableenclosurethatprotectsitfromrain,splashedwater,directsunlight,debris,andinsects.

DONOTinstallthisproductinalocationwhereitmaybesubjectedtofreezingtemperatures.Ifthewaterinsideyourtanklesswaterheaterfreezes,itcancausesevereandpermanentdamagethatisnotcoveredunderyourwarranty.

DONOTlocatethewaterheaterinalocationthatisdifficulttoaccess.

Makesurethatthewaterheaterandhotwateroutletpipeareoutofreachofchildrensotheyareunabletotamperwiththetemperaturecontrolsorinjurethemselvesbytouchingthehotwateroutletpipe.Theoutletwaterpipecangetveryhot.

ThisproductdoesNOTrequireventing.

Avoidinstallingyourtanklesswaterheaterinalocationpronetoexcessivehumidity,moisture,ordust,orinanareawhereitmaybesplashedwithwaterorotherliquids.DONOTinstallunderwaterpipesorairconditioninglinesthatmightleakorcondensemoisturethatcouldthendripontotheheater.DONOTinstallaboveelectricalboxesorjunctions.

CAUTION:Thewaterheatershouldnotbelocatedinanareawhereleakagewillresultindamagetotheareaadjacenttoitortolowerfloorsofthestructure.Wheresuchareascannotbeavoided,itisrecommendedthatasuitablecatchpan,adequatelydrained,beinstalledunderthewaterheater.

3-MOUNTINGYOURWATERHEATER

Yourtanklesswaterheatershouldbesecuredtothemountingsurfacewith4screws(minimum1-inchlong)usingthebuilt-inmountingbracketsoneachsideoftheheater.Makesurethatthemountingsurfaceissolidandsecure,andensurethattheunitislevelpriortosecuringthescrews.Foreaseofinstallationandservicing,werecommendthatthisproductbeinstalledinanuprightpositionwiththeinletandoutletwaterconnectionsatthebottomoftheunitfortheECO18,ECO24,ECO27,andECO36,andwiththeinletandoutletwaterconnectionsontheleftandrightsidesoftheunitfortheECO8andECO11.

RecommendedClearances: 12inchesaboveandbelowtheheater

6inchesinfrontofandtothesidesoftheheater

CAUTION:Combustiblematerialsshouldbekeptatleast24inchesawayfromyourwaterheaterandthehotwateroutletpipe.

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4-PLUMBINGINSTALLATION

Pleasefollowallplumbinginstructionscarefully.Werecommendthatthisproductbeinstalledbyalicensedandqualifiedplumberinaccordancewithallapplicablenational,state,provincial,andlocalplumbingcodes.

InstallationInstructions

STEP1:ConnecttheHOTWATERlinetothewaterheaterOUTLETlocatedontheleftsideoftheheaterwhenfacingunit.ConnecttheCOLDWATERlinetothewaterheatermarkedINLETontherightsidewhenfacingunit.STEP2:Aftertighteningbothfittingsatthewaterheater,openseveralhotwaterfaucetsandallowwatertorunthoughthewaterheaterforatleast2to3minutes.ThisprocesspurgesalltheairfromthewaterlinesandMUSTbeperformedpriortoturningonthepowerattheunit.FAILURETOFOLLOWTHISSTEPCANCAUSEPERMANENTDAMAGETOTHEHEATINGELEMENTS.Ifanymaintenanceisperformedonthewaterheaterorthehome’splumbingsystemthatmayintroduceairintotheplumbingpipes,itisimportanttoturnthepowerofftothewaterheaterandpurgetheairoutofthelinesbeforeallowingtheunittopowerup.STEP3:Carefullyinspectallconnections,unions,andthepressurereliefvalve(ifinstalled)forleaks.

IMPORTANTNOTES:

1. Donotsolderanypipeswithunitconnectedtopipes–heatfromsolderingmaydamagetheflowsensor.Doingsowillvoidthewarranty.

2. Thisautomatictanklesswaterheaterisequippedwithbothcomputer-controlledandelectro-mechanicalautoresettingthermostatswitchesforhigh-limitedtemperatureprotection.Sincethisproductdoesnotuseastoragetank,theuseofatemperaturepressurereliefvalve(T&P)isnotrequiredformostinstallations.ULStandard499doesNOTrequirethatapressurereliefvalvebeused.However,aT&Pvalvemayberequiredtomeetinstallationcodesinyourarea.Ifoneisrequired,installthepressurereliefvalveinaccordancewithlocalcodesandensurethatitoperatescorrectlyandthatairispurgedfromthevalvepriortoinstallingthewaterheater.WhenconnectingtoFlexorHighTemperatureCPVCpipe,werecommendthataT&Pvalvebeusedforaddedsafety.Pleasenote:InstallationsintheCommonwealthofMassachusettsandStateofKentuckyrequireapressurereliefvalve.Pleasecheckyourlocalinstallationcodesforanyspecialrequirements.

3. Themaximumoperatingwaterpressureis150PSI.Ifthewaterpressureishigher,apressurereducingvalvemustbeinstalledonthemainincomingwatersupplylinepriortoinstallingtheelectrictanklesswaterheater.

4. Flexiblewaterheaterhosesarerecommendedtobeusedwithyourwaterheateraspartoftheinstallation.Whenconnectingtheinletwaterpipetotheunit,makesuretouseawrenchtoholdtheunit’sconnection,andanotherwrenchtotighten,sothattheflowsensorontheunitwillnotbeloosenedordamaged.Seriousinternaldamagetothewaterheatercanoccuriftheinletoroutletconnectionsareovertightenedorifsolderconnectionsweremade.

5. Werecommendthatamanualshut-offvalve(ballvalve)isinstalledontheinletandoutletofthewaterheatersothatthereisaconvenientshut-offpointavailableintheeventthatfuturemaintenanceorservicingisrequired.Itisextremelyimportanttoflushthelinestoeliminateallplumbingpasteorresidueinthelinescausedbyanyweldingorsolderingbeforeconnectingpipestothewaterheater.

Werecommendthatallthewaterpipesorhoseswithin3feetoftheinletandoutletconnectionsberatedforhightemperatureapplicationswitha150°Fminimum.

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5-ELECTRICALINSTALLATION

EcoSmartrecommendsthatthisproductbeinstalledbyalicensedandqualifiedelectricianinaccordancewithallapplicablenational,state,provincial,andlocalelectricalcodes.Aswithallelectricalappliances,undernocircumstancesshouldyouattempttoinstall,repairordisassemblethiswaterheaterwithoutfirstshuttingoffallpowertotheunitdirectlyatthefuseorbreakerbox.Makesuretoshutoffallbreakers.SERIOUSBODILYINJURYORDEATHCOULDOCCURIFYOUIGNORETHISWARNING.

Allwiring(wiregauge)andcircuitprotection(breakers)mustcomplywiththeU.S.NationalElectricalCode(NEC)intheUSA,ortheCanadianElectricalCode(CEC)inCanada.Failuretodosocouldresultinpropertydamageand/orpersonalinjury,andvoidyourwarranty.Note:TheCanadianElectricalCodegenerallyrequiresthatallsupplywiresandcorrespondingcircuitprotectionusedfordomestichotwaterheatingandhydronicheatingapplicationsbesizedtoaminimumof125%ofthemaximumcurrentratingoftheheater(seemodelspecificationsbelowfordetails).

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,ensurethatthehomehassufficientelectricalpoweravailabletohandlethemaximumamperageloadoftheapplicablemodel.

IMPORTANTNOTES:

ModelECO8andECO11require1setofwireandground(seewiringdiagram)ModelECO18requires2setsofwireandground(seewiringdiagram)ModelECO24andECO27require3setsofwireandground(seewiringdiagram)ModelECO36requires4setsofwireandground(seewiringdiagram)

Pleaseseeelectricalspecificationsbymodelandwiringdiagramonthenextpageforadditionalelectricalinformation.Eachsetofwiresmustbeconnectedtoitsownindividualdoublepolebreaker.

InstallationInstructions

STEP1:Takeeachwirepairandconnectthemtoonebreaker(seewiringdiagram).MakesurethateachbreakerisconnectedwithoneblackwireandoneredwireSTEP2:Usingasuitablewiregaugethatmeetsallapplicableelectricalcodesforthesizeofthebreakersused,runthecorrectsetsofwirefromthehome’smainbreakerpaneltothetanklesswaterheater.STEP3:Aseparategroundconductorforeachincomingcircuitisrequired.STEP4:DOUBLECHECKtheelectricalconnectionstomakesuretheyarecorrectandthatallwireconnectionsaretightandsecure.Alsoconfirmthatthecorrectbreakersizeandwiregaugehasbeenusedandconfirmthattheunithasbeenconnectedtoagroundinaccordancewithapplicablecodes.STEP5:Confirmthatalltheairhasbeenpurgedfromthewaterlinespriortoturningonpowertotheunit.RefertoSTEP2intheplumbinginstallationsection.

CAUTION:Ensurethatyouhavemadethecorrectconnections.Youmustfollowthewireconnectionasshowntoensureproperoperationoftheunit.Ifyoumixuponesetofwireswithanother,theunitwillnotoperatecorrectlyeventhoughitturnsonandotherwiseappearstofunctionproperly.Thewaterheaterisnowinstalledandreadytouse!FollowtheGeneralOperatingInstructionstocompletethesetup.Wehighlyrecommendthatthisisdonewiththehomeownerpresent.

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ElectricalSpecificationsbyModel

MODELS ECO8 ECO11 ECO18 ECO24 ECO27 ECO36

ELEMENTS 1 2 2 3 3 4

VOLTAGE 240V 240V 240V 240V 240V 240V

MAXkW 8kW 13kW 18kW 24kW 27kW 36kW

kWPERELEMENT 8kW 6.5kW 9kW 8kW 9kW 9KW

MAXAMPERAGEDRAW 33AMPS 54AMPS 75AMPS 100AMPS 112.5AMPS 150AMPS

REQUIREDBREAKERS 1x40AMP 1X60AMP 2X40AMP 3x40AMP 3X40AMP 4X40AMP

REQUIREDWIREGAUGE 1x8AWG 1x6AWG 2X8AWG 3x8AWG 3X8AWG 4X8AWG

WiringDiagram

CircuitBreaker#1L1 L1

CircuitBreaker#2L2 L2

CircuitBreaker#3L3 L3

CircuitBreaker#4L4 L4

BLACKRED BLACKRED BLACKREDBLACKRED

ECO8–ECO11requires1breakerand

1setofwires

ECO18requires2setsofbreakersandwires

ECO24–ECO27require3setsofbreakersandwires

ECO36requires4setsofbreakersandwires

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6-SIZINGGUIDE

Pleaseusethechartbelowtoseehowmanygallonsperminuteyourtanklesswaterheatercanproducewithyourincomingwatertemperature.Thegallonsperminuteiscalculatedassuming105°Foutlettemperature.

IncomingWaterTemperature ECO8 ECO11 ECO18 ECO24 ECO27 ECO36

40°F 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.845°F 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.7 3.1 4.150°F 1.0 1.6 2.2 3.0 3.4 4.555°F 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.3 3.7 4.960°F 1.2 2.0 2.7 3.6 4.1 5.565°F 1.4 2.2 3.1 4.1 4.6 6.170°F 1.6 2.5 3.5 4.7 5.3 7.075°F 1.8 3.0 4.1 5.5 6.1 8.280°F 2.2 3.6 4.9 6.6 7.4 9.8

(GallonsperMinute)

FLOWREGULATOR–OPTIONAL

Toensuretheoptimaltemperatureoutputandoverallperformanceofyourtanklesswaterheateryoumayrequireaflowregulator.Theseflowregulatorsareinstalledontheoutletconnectionofyourtanklesswaterheaterandlimitthemaximumvolumecomingoutofyourunittoaspecifiedflowratetopreventtheexittemperaturefrombecomingtoocool.TolearnmoreaboutflowregulatorsorfindouthowtopurchaseoneforyourtanklesswaterheatervisitusonlineatEcoSmartUS.comorcontactusat1-877-474-6473.

StepsforChoosingaFlowRegulator

1. Findyourmodelinthechartontheleft2. Choosethecolumnwiththeinletwatertemperatureclosesttoyourgeographicallocation3. TaketheGPMorgallonsperminuteyoufindandmatchitwiththecorrespondingflowregulatoronthe

right

InletWaterTemperature

40°F 50°F 60°F 70°F

EcoSmartPartNumber MaximumFlowRate ConnectionSize

ECO8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5ECOIFR1-2

1.0GPM 1/2"CompressionECO11 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.5GPM 1/2"CompressionECO18 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0GPM 1/2"CompressionECO24 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

ECOIFR3-4

2.0GPM 3/4"NPTECO27 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 3.0GPM 3/4"NPTECO36 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0GPM 3/4"NPT

5.0GPM 3/4"NPT

*Selectionbasedoninlettemperatureaboveandoutlettemperatureof105°F

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7-GENERALOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

Operatingyournewtanklesswaterheaterissimilartousinganytraditionalwaterheatingsystem.However,itisveryimportantthatyoucarefullyreadallofthesetupproceduresandoperatinginstructionsandtipstoensurethemaximumperformanceandenergysavingsfromyournewwaterheater.WerecommendthatallmembersofthehouseholdreadtheseGeneralOperatingInstructions.

Howyournewwaterheaterworks:Yourtanklesswaterheaterdoesnotstorehotwaterlikeaconventionaltank-typewaterheater.Itcontainshighpoweredheatingelementsthatarecapableofheatingwateron-demand.Assoonasyouturnonahotwaterfaucet,asophisticatedflowsensorrecognizesthatyouhaveturnedonthewater.Thissensormeasuresflowratewhileanothersensormeasurestheincomingwatertemperature.Thisinformationistransmittedcontinuallytothecomputerlogiccontrolswhichdecidehowmuchpowertosendtotheheatingelementstoheatthewatertoyourdesiredtemperature.Oncethewaterfaucetisturnedoffyourwaterheaterwillturnoffaswell.

8-MAINTENANCE

Toensuremaximumperformanceofyourwaterheaterandtoreducetheriskofawaterleak,werecommendthefollowingmaintenance:

Inspecttheconnectionsontheinletandoutletofthewaterheateratleastonanannualbasisforanysignsofdamageorfailure.Anysignsofdamage,cracks,leakageorweaknessshouldbeaddressed.Takecarenottoovertightentheconnections.Seriousinternaldamagetoyourwaterheatercanoccurifyouovertightenthewaterheaterconnectionsattheunit.

IMPORTANTNOTES:

Aswithallelectricalappliances,undernocircumstancesshouldyouattempttoinstall,repairordisassemblethiswaterheaterwithoutfirstshuttingoffallpowertotheunitdirectlyatthefuseorbreakerbox.SERIOUSBODILYINJURYORDEATHCOULDOCCURIFYOUIGNORETHISWARNING.

Whenanymaintenanceisperformedonthewaterheaterorthehome’splumbingsystemthatmayintroduceairintotheplumbingpipes,itisimportanttoturnthepowerofftothewaterheaterandpurgetheairoutofthelinesbeforeallowingtheunittopowerup.FAILURETODOSOCOULDCAUSEPERMANENTDAMAGETOTHEHEATINGELEMENTANDVOIDYOURWARRANTY.

Ifyouhaveawatersupplywithahighlevelofmineralization(hardwater),youshouldincreasethefrequencyofyourmaintenance.

9-TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE

Areyouhavingproblemswithyourwaterheater?Pleasecalloremailourcustomerserviceandtechnicalsupportteamforanyhelpyoumayneed.

TOLLFREE1-877-474-6473

[email protected]

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Thefollowingtablerepresentssomeofthemostcommontechnicalsupportquestionswereceive.Beforecallingus,pleasereadthoroughlytoseeifyourquestionorproblemisaddressed.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE SOLUTION

Waterheaterisnotheatingatall(waterisflowingbuttheunitisnotheating-theoutgoingwatertemperatureisthesameasthecoldwatersupply)-thedigitaldisplaydoesNOTlightup.

Nopowerorincorrectwiring.

MakesurethebreakersatmainelectricalpanelareON.Youmayhaveafaultybreakerorunitmaybewiredincorrectly.

Flowrateistoolow/waterpressureistoolow.

Yourwaterheaterhasanactivationflowrateofapproximately0.3GPM.Ifyourwaterflowrateislessthanthislevel,yourunitwillnotactivate.Increasetheflowrate.

Waterheaterisnotheatingatall(waterisflowingbuttheunitisnotheating-theoutgoingwatertemperatureisthesameasthecoldwatersupply)ThedigitaldisplayDOESlightup.

Internalpartfailure. Pleasecallusfortechnicalassistance.

Waterheaterisheating,butthewatertemperatureisnothotenough.

Usertemperaturesettingtoolow. Turnupthetemperaturesettingontheunit.

Flowrateistoohigh.

Dependingonyourincomingwatertemperatureandthepoweroutputofyourmodel,yourwaterflowratemayexceedthephysicalheatingcapacityofyourwaterheater.ReducetheflowratebyinstallinganEcoSmartFlowRegulator.Usethechartinsection6tofindoutwhichflowregulatorworksbestforyourparticularmodel.

Crossedwires. Ifit’sanewinstallation,haveyourelectriciandoublecheckthewiring.Ispossiblethatthewiringisincorrect.

Voltagelessthan240volts.

Theheatingelementsonyourwaterheateraredesignfor240volts.Whenusedwithalowervoltage,theyproducelessheatingpower.Youmayneedtoupgradetoalargermodel.

Mixingtoomuchcoldwater.

Youdonotneedtomixasmuchcoldwaterwithyourtanklesswaterheatercomparedtowhenyouuseaconventionalwaterheater.Youmayalsohaveananti-scaldfeatureonyourfaucetthatismixingcoldwater.Thesetypesoffaucetscanusuallybeadjustedtoreducetheamountofcoldwatermixed.

Thewatertemperatureatthefaucetislessthanthetemperaturesettingofmywaterheater.

Voltagelessthan240volts.

Thecomputerchipsinyourtanklesswaterheaterareprogrammedwiththeexpectationthatyourincominglinevoltageis240volts.Ifyouhavelessthan240volts,itmayaffectthereadingonyourwaterheater’sdigitaldisplayandcauseittoreadslightlyhigherthantheactualoutputtemperature.Tocompensateforthis,increasethesettingonyourwaterheaterifyouneed/wanthotterwater.

Anti-Scaldpressure/balancingvalveortemperingvalve.

Yourfaucetmayhaveananti-scaldfeatureoratemperingvalvethatautomaticallymixescoldwaterevenwhenyouturnyourcontrolleverorhandletofullhot.Thesedevicesareusuallyadjustablesoyoucanturnoffthecoldmixcompletely.Youcancompensateforthisbyincreasingthesettingonyourwaterheaterifyouneed/wanthotterwater.

Thermallossduetolongpiperun

Asthehotwaterfromtheheaterrunsthroughthehotwaterdeliverysystemtoyourfaucet,someheatwillbelostespeciallyifithaslongdistancetotravelorthepipesarecold.Thisisnormal.Youcancompensateforthisbyincreasingthesettingonyourwaterheaterifyouneed/wanthotterwater.

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10-USERINTERFACE

Power

• Clickadjustmentknob,thedisplaywillturnon• Clicktheadjustmentknobagain,thedisplaywillturnoff

C/FConversion

• Presstheadjustmentknobfor3seconds,thedisplaywillchangefromFahrenheittoCelsiusorviceversa

TemperatureControl

• Turningtheknobclockwiseincreasesthesetoutputwatertemperature• Turningtheknobcounterclockwisedecreasesthesetoutputwatertemperature• Youcansetoradjustthetemperatureatanytimebetween80°F–140°F(27°C–60°C).Thetemperature

canbechangedtoyourdesiredsetting.Thedisplaywillonlystayonwhentheunitisinuseorwhenyouaresettingthetemperature.

CAUTION:Removingthecovertochangethetemperaturesetpointexposeselectricalshockandburnhazards,whichcancauseINJURYorDEATH.Adjustmentshouldonlybedonebyalicensedplumberorelectrician.

DANGER:HotterwaterincreasesthepotentialforHotWaterSCALDS.

ECO8–ECO11 ECO18–ECO24–ECO27–ECO36

1.HotWaterOutlet 5.AdjustmentKnob&TemperatureControl 9.ElectricalStrainRelief2.ColdWaterInlet 6.WireConnection 10.MountingBracket(1”)3.Celsius/FahrenheitConversion(Press&Hold3sec.) 7.BrassCompressionNut 4.TemperatureSetPointDisplay 8.BrassCompressionFerrule

ModelNumber Height Width Depth PipeCentersDistanceECO8 11𝟏 𝟐inches 8inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches -ECO11 11𝟏 𝟐inches 8inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches -ECO18 17inches 14inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches 5𝟕 𝟖inchesECO24 17inches 17inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches 5𝟕 𝟖inchesECO27 17inches 17inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches 5𝟕 𝟖inchesECO36 17inches 21inches 3𝟑 𝟒inches 9𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟔inches

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ECOSMARTGREENENERGYPRODUCTSMANUFACTURERSWARRANTY

MAINLANDUSAandCANADA-LIMITEDLIFETIMEOUTSIDEMAINLANDUSA–5YEARS

1.PRODUCTWARRANTY:EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductswarrantstotheoriginalpurchaserattheoriginaladdressortheauthorizedtransfereeofsuchpurchaser(collectively,the“Buyer”)EcoSmartTanklessWaterHeateranditscomponentstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship,undernormaluseandservicefromthedateofinstallation,providedthattheProductisinstalledwithinthirty(30)daysfromdateofreceiptandinstalledbyalicensedelectricianandplumber(specificproofrequired)andmaintainedinaccordancewithProductswritteninstructions.TheProductWarrantywillbeineffectuponreceiptoftheWarrantyRegistrationbyEcoSmartU.S.offices.TheWarrantyRegistrationisincludedintheOperatingandMaintenanceManualsuppliedwitheachnewproductandmustbefullycompletedandsubmittedviafax,mailorwebsitewithin(30)daysofreceiptofProduct.IncompleteWarrantyRegistrationswillnotbeaccepted.ProductWarrantiesarevoidwithoutreceiptofWarrantyRegistrationwithin(30)daysofreceiptofProduct.SUCHWARRANTIESDONOTCOVER:

• Productfailurecausedbyliming,sedimentbuildup,chemicalcorrosion,chlorine/chloridecorrosion,orfreezing.

• Productfailurecausedbythefailuretoremoveairfromsystempriortoorduringoperation.• Productmisuse,tamperingormisapplication,accidentaldamage,improperinstallationortheapplicationof

impropervoltage.• Costsincurredforshipping,delivery,handlingand/oradministrativecharges.• Laborchargesofanykind.

THEFOREGOINGWARRANTIESAREEXCLUSIVEANDINLIEUOFANYOTHERWARRANTY,EXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOANYIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEORPATENTOROTHERINTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTINFRINGEMENT.2.LIMITATIONOFREMEDIESANDDAMAGES:EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsliabilityandBuyer’sexclusiveremedyhereunderwillbelimitedsolelytorepairorreplacementofProductunderWarrantybyEcoSmartServiceCenterwithrespecttoanyclaimmadewithintheapplicableWarranty.EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsreservestherighttoacceptorrejectanysuchclaiminwholeorinpart.EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductswillnotacceptthereturnofanyproductwithoutpriorwrittenapprovalfromEcoSmartServiceCenterandtheissuanceofaReturnMerchandiseAuthorizationNumberclearlymarkedontheoutsidepackagingofthereturnshipment.ECOSMARTGREENENERGYPRODUCTSWILLNOTBELIABLE,UNDERANYCIRCUMSTANCES,FORCONSEQUENTIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGES,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOLABORCOSTSORLOSTPROFITSRESULTINGFROMTHEUSEOF(ORINABILITYTOUSE)THEPRODUCTSORFROMTHEPRODUCTSBEINGINCORPORATEDINORBECOMINGACOMPONENTOFANYOTHERPRODUCTORGOODS.3.WARRANTYREGISTRATION:TobecoveredundertheEcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsManufacturer’sLimitedLifetimeWarrantyBuyermustregisterproductwithinthirty(30)calendardaysofreceiptofProductusingtheWarrantyRegistrationCardincludedwiththeProduct,thisWarrantymaybesubmittedviamailtoECOSMARTGREENENERGYPRODUCTSLOCATEDAT400CaptainNevilleDrive,Waterbury,CT,06705.THISISALIMITEDLIFETIMEMANUFACTURER’SWARRANTYTHATCONVEYSBENEFITSTOTHEORIGINALPURCHASERS,SUBJECTTOTHETERMSANDCONDITIONSSETFORTHHEREIN.KeepProductdocumentsinasafeandsecurelocation.BuyerobligationunderthetermsofpurchaseandsalerequirethatWarrantyRegistrationmustbereturnedwithintheprescribedtimeframe(within30calendardays)andretainallproofofpurchase,installerreceiptsforWarrantyinordertoprotectBuyer’srightsandobtainManufacturer’sLimitedLifetimeWarrantybenefits.TheWarrantyresideswiththeBuyerwithproofofpurchase;notsimplywithanindividualinpossessionofaProduct.IftheProductistobeinstalledinnewconstructionatadatelaterthan30daysfromthedateofreceipt,sendfurtherinformationinadvanceofthirty(30)daydeadlinewhenknownsowemayupdateyourWarrantyrecord.4.FURTHERLIMITATIONSANDEXCLUSIONSAFFECTINGYOURWARRANTY:ThiswarrantyisvoidiftheProductisnotinstalledinaccordancewithrelevant,localelectricalandplumbingcodesandinaccordancewiththeinstallation

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instructionsspecifiedbythemanufacturer.Localcodeswilloverridemanufacturer’sinstructionsatthetimeofinstallationandifadditionalinstallationpartsarerequired,thecostswillbetheresponsibilityofBuyer.Abovegroundlevelinstallationsmustbeprotectedwithdrippansanddrainsjustasthecodescallforprotectiverequirementsusedinregularhotwatertankinstallations.BuyerherebyacceptstheentireresponsibilityforascertainingwhethertheyhavesufficientelectricalpowerattheirresidencetooperateourElectricTanklessWaterHeatersasindicatedinourspecificationswhicharereadilyavailableatourwebsite(WWW.ECOSMARTUS.COM),inourbrochuresandcontainedintheshippingboxforinstallerstoreadbeforeinstallations.If,within(30)daysofpurchaseandpriortoinstallation,theBuyerfindsthatthepurchasedunitisnotsuitablefortheirdemandsBuyermustreturntheunittotheEcoSmartoffice.Buyerisresponsibleforanychargesthatmaybeincurredtocompletethereturn.ABuyeriseligibleforafullrefundorcreditONLYifthereturnedunitisreceivedbyEcoSmartwithinthirty(30)calendardaysofreceiptANDhasbeeninspectedbyEcoSmartandfoundtobeinthesameconditionaswhenpurchased.OnlywhenthesetwoconditionsaremetwillaBuyerreceivearefundorreplacementunit.EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductswillnotacceptthereturnofanyproductwithoutpriorwrittenapprovalfromEcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsandtheissuanceofaReturnMerchandiseAuthorizationNumberclearlymarkedontheoutsidepackagingofthereturnshipment.AFTER(30)CALENDARDAYSFROMRECEIPTOFPRODUCTTHEREWILLBENORETURNSORWARRANTYWITHOUTRECEIPTOFWARRANTYREGISTRATIONBYECOSMARTUS.BUYERACCEPTSALLSALESASFINAL.ANYALTERATIONTOTHEPRODUCTVOIDSALLWARRANTIES.ECOSMARTGREENENERGYPRODUCTSISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYOTHERCHARGEOREXPENSEINCURRED,OTHERTHANTHEORIGINALPURCHASEPRICEOFTHEPRODUCT.ECOSMARTGREENENERGYPRODUCTSshallnotbeliableforconsequential,special,incidentalorcontingentexpensesordamagesarisingdirectlyorindirectlyfromanydefectinoroftheProduct;norwillEcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsbeliableforanywaterdamagearisingdirectlyorindirectlyfromtheuseoftheProductorfromthefailureofordefectinanycomponentpartorconnectingplumbing.EcoSmartGreenEnergyProductsandBuyeragreetotheabovetermsintheirentiretyandacceptallsalesasfinalwithoutrecoursetoacreditcardcompanyorotherfinancialinstitutionandherebyagreetostipulationsandspecificationsdefinedwithinManufacturer’sLimitedLifetimeWarranty.5.WarrantyProcedureforservice:Havealicensedelectriciandeterminetheexactissuethatrequiresrepair.Pleasenotethattechnicalsupportisavailableforqualifiedtechniciansonly(licensedelectriciansand/orplumbers).Technicalsupportthatinvolvespotentiallydangerouselectricalconditionsisnotavailabletounqualifiedpersons.WhencontactingEcoSmartServiceCenter,pleasebesurethatthetechnicianhasacopyoftheoriginalWarrantyRegistrationandhasreviewedthe“HomeownersandInstallationManual”thatwassuppliedwiththeProduct.EcoSmartTechnicalAssistance,atitssolediscretion,willdeterminethebestmethodforrepair.Methodsofrepairinclude,butarenotlimitedto,replacementofspecificpartofProductorreplacementofwholeunit.IfawholeunitrequiresreplacementunderthetermsofthisManufacturer’sWarranty,theoriginalunitmustbereturnedtotheECOSMARToffice.BuyermustsecurethecostofreturndeliveryandreplacementunitwithavalidU.S.creditcard.CreditCardAuthorizationFormsareavailableuponrequest.IfthereplacedunitarrivesattheEcoSmartofficewithinten(10)calendardaysofshipmentofnewunitandisfoundtocomplywithinthespecificationsofthisManufacturer’sWarrantythenthecreditcardwillnotbecharged,otherwise,BuyerwillbechargedamountofreplacementunitandshipmentcostasagreeduponwithinCreditCardAuthorizationForm.IfEcoSmartTechnicalAssistancedeterminesacomponentrequiresrepairorreplacementunderthetermsofthisManufacturer’sLimitedLifetimeWarranty,thepartwillbeshippedviastandardgrounddelivery.Iffastershippingserviceisdesired,theBuyermustselectandpayforsame.ANYQUESTIONSREGARDINGOURFIVE(5)YEARWARRANTYSHOULDBEDIRECTEDTOOURSERVICECENTERBYCALLINGTOLLFREE877-474-6473BETWEEN8:00AMand5:00PMMONDAYthruFRIDAYEASTERNTIME.NORETURNWILLBEACCEPTEDBYECOSMARTWITHOUTPRIORAPPROVALANDTHEISSUANCEOFRETURNMERCHANDISEAUTHORIZATIONNUMBERCLEARLYMARKEDONTHEEXTERIOROFPACKAGING.

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