Installation
See FIDO installation details ...
(eg Vanity
cupboard)
See Connection to tank details...
Installation:
1.
Install the FIDO unit according to instructions provided with the unit.
2.
The
connection of the diversion pipe to the water tank must comply with backflow and
cross connection requirements of plumbing standard AS/NZS 3500, to ensure there
is no possibility of stored water flowing back into the public water supply. As
such it is mandatory to ensure a Visible Air Gap (vertical free-fall) between
the end of the delivery line and the maximum possible water level in the tank.
Choose a suitable point of entry to the water tank which will achieve this
mandatory Visible Air Gap requirement.
3. Route
and securely fix the diversion pipe to the chosen point of entry
such that it
cannot be inadvertently pulled or moved, thus ensuring the integrity of the
Visible Air Gap.
NOTE: It is recommended that a manual tap be fitted inline with the
diversion pipe for emergency shut off.
Before
installation checks
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1.
The External Water Tank and its installation and maintenance must
conform to the requirements of the relevant Australian plumbing standards AS/NZS
3500, the Building Code of Australia, and any additional regional specific
statutory requirements.
2.
The tank is not used for Potable water storage (check with regional
specific statutory requirements).
3.
The tank construction, structure, fittings and accessories would not
be compromised in the unlikely scenario in which the FIDO® valve
fails to close and thereby deliver a continuous flow of hot water to the tank.
If the tank is deemed unsuitable to handle such a failure scenario, then a
thermal cut-off valve, thermal tempering or thermal stabilizing valve (such as
RMC HeatGuard 15), compliant with
AS/NZS4032 (and adjusted appropriately) shall be fitted inline as a secondary
safety measure to eliminate any possibility of thermal damage to the tank or in
fact hazardous exposure to high temperature water.
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