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3. DOMESTIC HOT WATER
Beingacombi-typeboiler,theAlde3020
CompactHEhasanintegrated,stainless
steelhotwatercylinderthatholds
approximately8.4litresoffreshwater.
Theboilercanproducearound12
litresof40°Cwarmwaterper30mins(at
acoldwatertemperatureof10°C).Ifonly
theelectricheangisused,thiscapacityis
slightlyreduced.
Onlyusepotablefreshwater.Grey
water,desalinatedwater,orwaterotherwise
unttodrinkisnotsuitableforuseas
domeschotwater.
Alwaysushoutthehotwatercylinder
beforeuse,especiallywhenithasstood
emptyforsomeme.
Targethotwatertemperatureisgreater
than50°Cinnormaloperaon,toprevent
thegrowthofLegionella.Over50°C,the
hotwaterwillbeheatedtothemaximum
achievabletemperatureattheme.This
allowsthehotwatertoachievedisinfecon
temperatures,andincreaseswarmwater
performance.
Ifscaldinghotwatertemperaturesarea
concern–suchaswiththeyoung,elderlyor
inrm–thermostacmixingvalves(TMVs)
canbeed,andmayberequiredbylocal
regulaons.
Avoidsteriliserproductscontaining
sodiumhyperchlorite,forexample,asthese
willcauseseverecorrosiondamagetothe
hotwatercylinder,andisnotcoveredunder
warranty.Readtheproductlabelorcontact
theproductmanufacturerfordetails.
Whenthehotwatercylinderisin
connuoususe,itshouldbedrainedand
relledonceamonth.Thisrecreatesthe
aircushioninthehotwatercylinderthat
absorbspressuresurges.
IMPORTANT!
Anysteriliserproductsshouldbe
suitableforusewithstainlesssteel.
IMPORTANT!
Alwaysdraindownandcompletely
emptythehotwatercylinder
whenthereisriskoffrost,unless
thevehicleisexplicitlystatedto
beself-winterisingbythevehicle
manufacturer.
TIP!
Ifconnuouslyusingthehot
watercylinderinahardwater
area,taninlinescaleinhibitorto
minimisetheeectsoflimescale.
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