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TANKLESSGASWATERHEATER
BDSERIESPORTABLETANKLESSGAS
WATERHEATER
USE &CAREMANUAL
WITHINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSFORTHEINSTALLER
READTHISMANUAL
Insideyouwillfindmanyhelpfulhintsonhowtouseandmaintainyourwaterheater
properly.Alittlepreventivecareonyourpartcansaveyoutimeandmoneyoverthelifeof
yourwaterheater. You’llfindmanyanswerstocommonproblemsintheTroubleshooting
Guide. IfyoureviewthechartofTroubleshootingTipsfirstyoumaynotneedtocallfor
service.
READTHESAFETYINFORMATION
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersareveryimportant. Therearemanyimportantsafety
messagesinthismanualandonyourappliance. Alwaysreadandobeyallsafety
messages. Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol. Recognizethissymbolasanindicationof
ImportantSafetyInformation! Thissymbolalertsyoutopotentialhazardsthatcankillor
hurtyouandothers.
Allsafetymessageswillfollowthesafetyalertsymbolandthewords: “DANGER”,
“WARNING”,“C
AUTION”
orN“
OTICE”.
Thesewordsmean:
DANGER
-Animminentlyhazardoussituationthatwillresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
WARNING
potentiallyhazardoussituationthatcouldresultindeathor
seriousinjuryand/ordamagetoproperty.
CAUTION -
Apotentiallyhazardoussituationthatmayresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
NOTICE
-Attentioniscalledtoobserveaspecifiedprocedureormaintaina
specificcondition.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING
BesuretoreadandunderstandtheentireUseandCareManualbeforeattemptingto
installoroperatethiswaterheater. Itmaysaveyoutimeandmoney. Payparticular
attentiontotheSafetyInstructions. Failuretofollowthesewarningscouldresultinserious
bodilyinjuryordeath. Shouldyouhaveproblemsunderstandingtheinstructionsinthis
manual, orhaveanyquestions, STOP, andgethelpfromaqualifiedservicetechnician, or
thelocalgasutility.
-
A
DANGER!
WATERTEMPERATURESETTING
Safetyandenergyconservationarefactorstobeconsideredwhenselectingthe
watertemperaturesetting. Watertemperaturesabove122 (50 ) cancausesevere
burnsordeathfromscalding. Thethermostatisadjustedtoitslowesttemperature
positionwhenshippedfromthefactory. Besuretoreadandfollowthewarnings
outlinedonthelabelpicturedbelow.
Thechartshownabovemaybeusedasaguideindeterminingtheproperwater
temperatureforyourhome.
DANGER!
PROPERLYINSTALLWATERHEATER
FailuretoproperlyinstallthewaterheateroutdoorsasoutlinedintheInstallation
Instructionsinthismanualcanresultinunsafeoperationofthewaterheater. Toavoidthe
riskoffire, explosion, orasphyxiationfromcarbonmonoxide, neveroperatethiswater
heaterunlessitisinstalledproperlyandhasanadequateairsupplyforproperoperation.
Besuretoinspecttheflueterminalforproperinstallationatinitialstart-upandatleast
annuallythereafter. RefertotheCareandCleaningsectionofthismanualformore
informationregardingflueterminalinspection.
WARNING!
Gasoline, aswellasotherflammablematerialsandliquids (adhesives, solvents, paint
thinnersetc.), andthevaporstheyproduceareextremelydangerous. DONOThandle,
useorstoregasolineorotherflammableorcombustiblematerialsanywherenearorinthe
vicinityofawaterheateroranyotherappliance. Besuretoreadandfollowthelabelson
Time/Temperature Relationship inSc alds
Water
Temperature Time
ToP roduceaSe rious
Burn
120
℉
49
℃
More
than 5 minutes
122℉ 50℃ 1
1/2-2 minutes
130℉ 54℃ About 30 seconds
135℉ 57℃ About 10 seconds
140
℉
60
℃
Less
than 5 seconds
145℉ 63℃ Less
than 3 seconds
150℉ 66℃ About 11/2 senconds
155℉ 68℃ About 1 second
TablecourtesyofShrinersBurn Institute
thewaterheater, aswellasthewarningsprintedinthismanual. Failuretodosocanresult
inpropertydamage, bodilyinjuryordeath.
D GE
LIQUEFIEDPETROLEUMMODELS
LPgashaveanodorantaddedtoaidindetectingagasleak. Somepeoplemaynot
physicallybeabletosmellorrecognizethisodorant. Ifyouareunsureorunfamiliarwith
thesmellofLPgas, askthegassupplier. Otherconditions, suchas “odorantfade,” which
causestheodoranttodiminishinintensity, canalsohideorcamouflageagasleak.
Alwayscheckwithcommercialleakdetectororsoapywater.
GasdetectorsarerecommendedinLPgasapplicationsandtheinstallation
shouldbeinaccordancewiththedetectormanufacturer’srecommendationsand/or
locallaws, rules, regulationsorcustoms.
• WaterheatersutilizingLPgasaredifferentfromnaturalgasmodels.Anaturalgaswater
heaterwillnotfunctionsafelyonLPgasandviceversa.
• NoattemptshouldeverbemadetoconvertthewaterheaterfromLPgastonaturalgas.
Toavoidpossibleequipmentdamage, personalinjuryorfire, donotconnectthewater
heatertoafueltypenotinaccordancewiththeportabletanklesswaterheaterdataplate.
• LPappliancesshouldnotbeinstalledbelowgrade (forexample, inabasement) ifsuch
installationisprohibitedbyfederal, stateand/orlocallaws, rules, regulationsorcustoms.
• PropaneorLPgasmustbeusedwithgreatcaution. Itisheavierthanairandwillcollect
DANGER!
ThePurposeandBenefitsoftheBDSeries
TheCampluxBDseriesisaliquidpropanefiredwaterheatercapableofdelivering
1.58/2.64gallonsofhotwateralmostanywhere. Theportabletanklesswaterheaterhas
standard1/2”BSPpipefittingsandCAMPLUXsuppliedNPTadaptersforusingastandard
gardenhoseforinletwatersupply.
TheCampluxBDseriesgaswaterheaterisnotatoy. Peoplearoundtheworldusesimilar
portabletanklesswaterheaterstoheatthewateraroundtheirhomes, safely, andreliably.
Gasissuppliedfromastandard20poundpropanecylinder (notincluded) suchasused
withoutdoorgrills.Aregulatorwithhoseisfurnishedwiththeheater.
Ashowerheadwithon/offswitchandmultiplespraypatternsisincluded.
Ignitionisautomaticandpoweredby2“”Dcellbatteries (notincluded). Burnerscomeon
whenwaterflows, andoffwhenthewaterisshutoff. Nopilotlight.
Idealoperatingusewithwaterpressurebetween2.8-110PSI.
FunctionsandFeatures
Water
controlled
automatic
ignition:
Water
pressurebetween
2.8-110PSI(BD158)/
Auto-cut-offprotection: Theautocuto-
ff
protectionwillshutthegassupplyoff
immediatelyintheeventofflameouttoreducetheriskofgasleakage.
Removabledrainvalvetoavoidwaterpipeandregulatordamagecausedby
freezingwater.
Anti-drycombustionprotection: Theportabletanklesswaterheaterwillshutoff
thegassupplyintheeventwaterstopsflowingthroughtheportabletanklesswater
heater.
BD158
BD264
*
Readthemaintenancesectionondrainingtheportabletanklesswaterheater
entirelytoavoidfreezeissues.
3.6-110PSI(
BD264and 04410GPM).-.
(BD158)/0.88-1.76GPM
(BD264)
opensthe
ignition
cir
cuit
foreasyandconvenientoperation.
ConstructionandpartsforBD158/BD264
GettingStarted
1. Checkcartonboxfordamage. Damagescausedinshipmentmustbereported
immediately.
2. Makesureyouhavealltheparts.
Pleasenote: Includedpartsandaccessoriesmayvarydependingoncountryand
regulations.
a. Tanklessgaswaterheater
b. ON/OFFswitchshowerheadwith5feetchromehose
c. Gasregulatorwith5feethose
d. Gasconnector (fixedtoinletfittingalready)
e. 1/2” BSPfemaleX3/4”GHTmale, 1/2” BSPfemaleX3/4”GHTfemaletogarden
hoseadapter
f. Teflontape
g. Washer
h. Fixingkits
3. Ifusingastandardgardenhose, attachthe3/4”GHTgardenhoseadaptertothefitting
marked”WaterInput”. UseSealanttapeorotherapprovedsealingmethodonthethreads
forasecure, watertightfit. Checktomakesurethescreeninsidethewaterinletisinplace
andclean. Thenattachyourwaterinput/gardenhose.
4. Installgassupplylineandregulatortotheportabletanklesswaterheater.
DONOTOVERTIGHTEN. OVERTIGHTINGMAYCRACKTHEGASREGULATOR
CAUSINGAGASLEAK! Checkforanygassmellbeforeignition! Makesureitisscrewed
allthewayon.
5. Attachtheshowerheadtothefittingmarked ‘WaterOutlet. Donotovertighten.
6. Installtwo “”Dcellbatteriesinthecompartmentonthebottomleftoftheheater. Check
thatbatteriesarefacingthecorrectdirection.
7. Usethetoptabontheportabletanklesswaterheatertosuspendfromamountedscrew
capableofholding30pounds. Placeatacomfortableheightwithoutputtingstressonthe
gashose.
8.AttachgasregulatorwithhosetotheLPcylinder. Usehandpressureonlyontheplastic
connector.
LEAVEGASCYLINDERVALVEINTHE “OFF”POSITION.
InTheBox
Description Identification Quantity Remarks
Portabletankless
waterheater 1piece
On/offswitchshower
headwith5feet
chromehose
1set
CSAGasregulator
with5feethose
1set
Testforleaksafter
fitting
Gasconnector
（Fixedtoinletfitting
already）
1piece
1/2” BSPfemaleX
5/8”NPTmaleflare
Gardenhose 2pieces
Left: 1/2” BSP
femaleX3/4”GHT
male
Right: 1/2” BSP
femaleX3/4”GHT
female
Teflontape 1roll
Washer
4pieces
Forgardenhose
Fixingkits
1set
HowToUseTheGardenHose
1. GardenHose
GARDENHOSEMALE GARDENHOSEFEMALE
1/2”BSPFEMALEX3/4”GHTMALE 1/2”BSPFEMALEX3/4”GHTFEMALE
NOTICE: MAKESUREPUTTHERUBBERGASKETINALLFITTINGSBEFORE
CONNECTION
2. Preparation
ONLYUSEINWELL-VENTILATEDAREAS. CARBONMOXOXIDEHAZARD-USING
THISAPPLIANCEINANENCLOSEDSPACEWILLCAUSEDEATH-DONOTUSEIN
CARAVANS, TENTS, MARINE CRAFT, CARS, MOBILE HOMES OR SIMILAR
LOCATIONS.
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UseapplianceonlywithLP (propane)gasandtheregulatorvalveassemblysupplied.
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Installationmustconformwithlocalcodes, orintheirabsencewithNationalFuelGas
CodeNFPA54/ANSIZ223.1. HandlingandstorageofLPcylindermustconformtoLP
GasCodeNFPA/ANSI58.
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Installtwo “”Dcellbatteries ( NOTincluded) inthebatteryboxonthebottomofthe
appliance. Checkthebatteriesarefacingthecorrectdirection
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Useshiftingspannertoattachsuppliedgasregulator (withbrassconnectoralready)
totheappliance. Andconnecttothebottomoftheappliancemarked “Gasinlet”.Do
notovertighten. Overtightenmaycausingagasleak! Ensurethatyouuse
suppliedwashersand “Teflon” tapeonallconnectorsandcheckforanygassmell
beforeignitionasinstruction. Makesurethegasinletconnectorandwaterinlet
connectorarescrewedallthewayon.
Tightenthefittingswithusewrenchesonboththebrassadapterfittingonthe
applianceandthebrassconnectorontheendofthehose
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Attachthewateroutputapparatus (showerhead) tothefittingmarked “Wateroutlet”.
DONOTOVERTIGHTEN! Makesuretoinsertthesuppliedrubbergasketatthe
connections. Tightenbyhandonly.
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Onlyusethepressureregulator &hosesuppliedwiththisappliance.
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Placeatacomfortableheightwithoutputtingstressonthegashose. Iftheunitisto
bepermanentlymounted, usescrewstoattachthebottomtabfirmly.
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BeforeopeningLPcylindervalve, checkthecouplingnutfortightness. When
applianceisnotinuse, turnoffLPcylindervalveonsupplycylinder.
Beforeoperatethedrainplug, mustbe
1. Ensurethatthewaterheaterisdisconnectedfromthegassupply.
2. Ensurethatthewaterheaterisdisconnectedfromthewatersupply.
3. Ensurethattheshowerhoseisdisconnectedfromthewaterheater.
Adjustment
Thetemperatureoftheoutgoingwaterisdependentonthetemperatureoftheincoming
waterbalancedwiththeamountofheatapplied. Useextremecautioninsettingtheoutlet
watertemperature.
1. Withthewaterknobsettohigh, andthegasknobsettolow, feeltheoutgoingwater.
Thisisthelowestsettingavailable.
2. Toinitiallyraisetheoutgoingtemperature, slowlyturnthegasvalvetowardsmaximum.
Adjustslowlyandcheckthetemperatureoften. Therewillbeaslightdelaybetween
increasingthegassupplyandtheincreaseinwatertemperature.
3. Shouldtheoutletwatertemperatureneedtobehigher, slowlyreducethewaterflow
knobuntildesiredtemperatureisreached.
(Warning: Donotalterorchangethiswaterheater’soriginaltemperaturesensor)
WARNING:
THEPORTABLETANKLESSWATERHEATERISCAPABLEOF
PRODUCINGSCALDINGWATERTEMPERATURES!
FollowingPhenomenaAreNotRealTroubles
Protectivefunction Reaction Remarks
Waterpressuretoohigh
Ifwaterpressureisover110PSI, the
water-outvalvewillreleasewater
andlowerthepressure
Increasethevalvepressure
limitaccordingtolocalwater
supplypressure
Waterpressuretoolow
Ifwaterpressureisbelow2.8PSI,
thewaterheatercannotbeignited
Usethewaterheaterlater
when pressure becomes
higher
/