AquaStar 170 VP Specifications

WARNING: If the information in this manual is notfollowed exactly, a fire or explosion may resultcausing property damage, personal injury or death.FOR

10Therefore, when operating at less than fulloutput, the heater does not have its full heatingcapacity to warm the flue pipes to create anatural draft

11LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS1. STOP! Read the safety informationabove.2. Push in gas control handle slightly andturn clockwise to "RED DOT"

12 SETTING THE WATER TEMPERATUREThe AquaStar 170 water heater contains a flowrestrictor set at 4 1/4 gpm. Its purpose is toassure that th

13valve discharges by itself, a problem exists andservice is required. This could be due to a de-fective relief valve or to overheating.Pilot Flame:

14Letter references, e.g. "L" in this section referto Fig. 2 on page 6.Introduction: The flow of gas to the AquaStarburners is triggered by

154. Pilot orifice may not be correct for yourtype of gas.Pilot orifice is stamped: #15 for LP and #27 forNG.5. Air in the Gas LineNote: Normally this

167. Water valve parts may be dirty or compo-nents damaged.Note: If #4 is OK, skip this.Water valve and component parts must be to-tally free of dirt.

173. Burners are not shutting down immedi-ately when hot water is turned offIf burners don't shut off immediately when hotwater is turned off, th

186. Parts in water flow valve (#38411) are cor-rodedThe gas valve will not open fully if water valveparts are corroded. Replace both parts in wa-

19Pilot BurnerHairpinRetaining ClipThermocoupleRetaining ClipPilot InjectorPilotFilter HousingGasketGasketFilterPilot TubeTo ElectromagnetTo E.C.O.Scr

2TABLE OF CONTENTSSpecifications ... Page 3Rules for Safe Operation ...

201. Turn AquaStar temperature setting to #8. This is all the way to the right, clockwise.2. Turn on a hot water tap at the flow which will turn the

21PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING A THERMOSTATInto Left Side ofHeat Exchanger5. Pull down on the thermostatpiston assembly to remove it fromthe gas valve.NOT

22Before the water leaves the AquaStar, it passes twoenergy CutOff Switches (ECO-#19). These are safetydevices which cause other gas controls to shut

23DIAGRAMATIC LAYOUT18. GAS LINE PRESSURE TEST NIPPLE19. OVERHEAT SENSOR SWITCH20. THERMOSTATIC WATER TEMPERATURESELECTOR21. WATER FILTER SCREEN22. GA

24HOUSING COMPONENTSDIAGRAM AQUASTAR 17000134 - WASHER01302 - HAIRPIN SPRING CLIP08493 - FRONT PANEL RETAINING SCREW22348 - SCREW22527 - TEMPERATURE S

25INTERIOR COMPONENTS DIAGRAMAQUASTAR 170SPARE PARTS LIST AQUASTAR 170VP00869 NUT01302 T.C. RETAINING CLIP LM17005964 GASKET20849 DOMESTIC HOT WATER T

26VALVE ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS DIAGRAM AQUASTAR 170SPARE PARTS LIST AQUASTAR 170VP00341 WATER VALVE CENTERING TUBE02071 RUBBER GASKET08501 MANIFOLD GAS

27INSTINSTINSTINSTINSTALLAALLAALLAALLAALLATION CHECKLISTTION CHECKLISTTION CHECKLISTTION CHECKLISTTION CHECKLISTGas Line Size*For installation on well

28GENERALControlled Energy Corporation (CEC) will furnish a replacement heatexchanger and will furnish a replacement of any other part, which failsin

3 AquaStar 170 VP Specifications:SETTING THE INLET GAS PRESSURE FOR HIGH ALTITUDESThe pressure regulator provided with the heater is set

4 CAUTION: RULES FOR SAFE OPERATIONIf you are using the AquaStar for combined space heating and potable water heating (seeschematic diagram below), a

5 RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION1. You should follow these instructions whenyou install your heater.In the United States: The installation

6 Fig. 2 Parts of AquaStar 170A. Hanging frame and back supportB. Thermostatic sensorC. Heat exchangerD. ThermocoupleE. BurnersF. Burner manifol

7LOCATING YOUR HEATER FOR SAFE PROPER COMBUSTIONCarefully select the location of your new heater. For your safety and for proper heater operation,you

88. This heater is not approved for closet instal-lation. For alcove installation, maintain the fol-lowing minimum clearances from all construc-tion

9The location of the relief valve must be readilyaccessible for servicing or replacement. To ac-commodate the pressure relief valve, a suitablefittin