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Heater not working

I have a nortiz tankless heater, the error code blinks three times. Any idea what that means?

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I had an Error code 11 and 90 a couple of weeks back. Basically some quick history - only 8 months old and from day 1 hot water has been inconsistent (and not as hot as would be expected).

Fast forward to recent Error codes 11 and 90. A lot of forums and posts have stated to check the exhaust for any clogs (this was not the case for me). I lost hot water again after doing the reset and power cycle suggested by many. After reading the installation manual (not the owners manual) I found 2 issues with my installation.

First problem was if you have exhaust venting greater than 33ft (add 5ft to your length for each 90 going out (for 2in pipe)) than a DIP switch on control board needs to be changed (with my unit DIP switch 7 toggled from off to on).

Second issue is Elevation - if you have greater than 610m (2000 ft ) but less than 1219m (4000 ft) elevation DIP switch 5 needs to be turned from off to on. Make sure to power down the controls and turn off the circuit breaker prior to changing any DIP switches. This fixed not only my loss of hot water, but also stabilized and increased my hot water (so far ***Knock on wood).

This worked for my situation and hopefully will help someone else in the future. If you do not feel comfortable (or do not possess the knowledge/ability) to make these changes and/or do not have the proper documentation available for your specific unit, make sure to call a qualified service technician.

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Code 11 is ignition failure. The fix is almost always this, shut off power and gas. Remove front cover. find a small 3" rectulanguar cover with 3 wires going to it and remove this. there are three probes a flame sensor rod and ignitor. carefully clean the deposits off with emery paper and reinstall.

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11 code = Ignition Failure
12 code = Flame Loss
90 code = Improper, or Poor Combustion

For more assistance I would need to know your model# and how long it's been installed.

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Probably a 12 or 21 code. Neither of which a Consumer can do ANYTHING about. Call Noritz 1-888-382-6568 and they will have a Regional Service/Repair Field Engineer call you and diagnose problem.
This is a sophisticated appliance unserviceable to Consumer but you may diagnose it with the help of the FE for Service Contractor to repair.
N069M-DV was discontinued 3 years ago replaced by N0751M-DV. Have you checked the inlet filter since you bought it? Is it on good soft water? It's a strong pretty dependable unit IF INSTALLED PROPERLY and MAINTAINED.

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Try this. take the cover off and see if the problem still exists. Once I found out that the problem did not arise with the cover off I fashioned 4 brackets to hold the cover off 1/2". Since then I have not had a single problem and the unit works great.

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