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Posted on Jul 20, 2011

Hi, I have the 1600 NG tankless water heater. Everything works great, but I installed low flow hot faucets throughout the house and now the igniter will not click on. It works for the washing machine. And I have turned up the "turn on" sensitivity all the way up. I have to turn on all of the faucets in the house to get the heater to turn on. Then it does not stay on when I turn them off one at a time. If I turn off and on the water quickly, it turns on; with all of the hot faucets in the house turned on. Help!!!!

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Http://waterheatertimer.org/Troubleshoot-Bosch-Tankless-water-heater.html#flow
1) Tankless require minimum flow rate before burner will activate.
2) Sounds like the water pressure drops quickly when faucet turns on. This implies combination of problems including sediment build up inside lines, crossover at single-handled faucet, or sediment filter clogged or water softener clogged.
3) Low flow faucets can reduce needed flow rate.
4) Other problems can contribute: sensor failure, loose wires, PC board failure, high temperature setting, cold incoming water temperature during winter months.

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