Kenmore Power Miser 8 Owners Manual

  
Owners 
Manual 
FORPOTABLEWATER 
HEATINGONLY 
NOTSUITABLEFOR 
SPACEHEATING 
NOTFORUSEIN 
MOBILEHOMES 
ModelNo. 
153.33711350Gal.ShortHighAltitude 
153.33716250Gal.Short 
153.33721340Gal.ShortHighAltitude 
153.33726240Gal.Short 
153.33736230Gal. 
153.33741340Gal.HighAltitude 
153.33746240Gal. 
153.33751350Gal.HighAltitude 
153.33756250Gal, 
153.33761365GaLHighAltitude 
153.33766265Gal. 
153.33776250Gal.HighRecovery 
153.33786265Gal.HighRecovery 
153.33796040Gal.(LR) 
Caution: 
ReadandFollow...

  
SafetyPrecautions 
I_,WARNING.I 
Improperinstallation,adjustment,alteration,serviceorI 
maintenancecancauseDEATH,SERIOUSBODILYI 
INJURY,ORPROPERTYDAMAGE.Refertothismanu- 
alforassistanceorconsultyourlocalSearsServiceI 
Centerforfurtherinformation.I 
AWARNING 
WATERHEATERSEQUIPPEDFORONETYPEGAS 
ONLY:Thiswaterheaterisequippedforonetypegas 
only.Checkthemodelratingplatenearthegascontrol 
valveforthecorrectgas.DONOTUSETHiSWATER 
HEATERWITHANYGASOTHERTHANTHEONE 
SHOWNONTHEMODELRATINGPLATE.Failureto...

  
SafetyPrecautions 
&WARNING 
Agaswaterheatercannotoperateproperlywithoutthe 
correctamountofairforcombustion.Donotinstallina 
confinedareasuchacloset,unlessyouprovideairas 
shownintheFactstoConsiderAbout.theLocationsec- 
tion.Neverobstructtheflowofventilationair.|fyouhave 
anydoubtsorquestionsatall,callyourgascompany. 
Failuretoprovidetheproperamountofcombustionair 
canresultinafireorexplosionandcanCAUSEDEATH 
SERIOUSBODILYINJURY,ORPROPERTYDAMAGE. A,WARNING...

  
SafetyPrecautions 
AWARNINGI 
Thewaterheaterwithdrafthoodinstalledmustbeprop- 
erlyventedtoachimneywhichterminatesoutdoors.I 
NeveroperatethewaterheaterunlessitisventedtotheI 
outdoorsandhasadequateairsupplytoavoidrisksofI 
mproperoperation,exposionorasphyxiation.I 
_,WARNING 
Minimumclearancesbetweenthewaterheaterandcom- 
bustibleconstructionareIatthesidesandrear,4atthe 
front,and6fromtheventpipe.Clearancefromthetop 
ofthejacketis18onmostmodels.Notethatalesser...

  
TableofContents 
SafetyPrecautions............................................................................................................................................2-_ 
TableofContents................................................................................................................................................5 
Customer 
Responsibilities.......................................................................................................................6...

  
CustomerResponsibilities 
ThankYouforpurchasingaSearswaterheater. 
Properlyinstalledandmaintained,itshouldgiveyouyearsof 
troublefreeservice.Ifyoushoulddecidethatyouwantfinenew 
waterheaterprofessionallyinstalledbySearscallthelocalSears 
ServiceCenteroranySearsstore.Theywillarrangeforprompt, 
qualityinstallationbySearsauthorizedcontractors.-- 
Abb_viationsFoundInThisInstructionManual 
A.G.A.-AmericanGasAssodation 
A.N.S.I.-AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute 
N.EEA.-NationalFirePrevendonAssociation...

  
MaterialsandBasicToolsNeeded 
MaterialsNeeded 
TosimplifytheinstallationSearshasavailabletheinstallation 
partsshownbelow.Youmayormaynotneedallofthesemateri- 
als,dependingonyourtypeofinstaUation. 
VENTELBOW 
WATERHEATERINSTAL- 
LATIONKITWITHFLEXI- 
BLECONNECTORSFOR 
314OR112THREADED 
ORCOPPERPLUMBING EXPANSIONTANKS 
FORTHERMAL 
EXPANSIONCONDI- 
TIONSAVAILABLEIN 
2GALLONAND5 
GALLONCAPACITY 
THROUGHLOCAL 
SEARSSTOREOR 
SERVICECENTERS 
C__ 
VENTPIPE FLEXIBLEWATER 
HEATERGASCON- 
NECTORWITH 
FITTINGS /\...

  
InstallationInstructions 
RemovingtheOldWaterHeater 
TurnOFFthegassupplytothewaterheater. 
.AWARNING} 
Ifthemaregashne_allgasappliancesis] 
used,alsoshutoffthegasateachappliance.Leaveall 
gasappliancesshutoffuntilthewaterheaterinstallationI 
scomEete.l 
TurnOFFthewatertothewater 
heater.Someinstallationsrequirethat 
thewaterbeturnedofftotheentire 
house. Disconnecttheventpipefromthedrafthoodwhere 
theyconnecttothewaterheater.Inmostinstallations 
theventpipecanbeliftedoffafteranyscreworother...

  
InstallationInstructions(contd) 
FactstoConsiderAboutthe 
Location 
Youshouldcarefullychooseanindoorlocationforthenew 
waterheater,becausetheplacementisaveryimportantconsid- 
erationforthesafetyoftheoccupantsinthebuildingandfor 
themosteconomicaluseoftheappliance.Thiswaterheateris 
notforuseinmobilehomesoroutdoorinstallation. 
Whetherreplacinganoldwaterheaterorputtingthewater 
heaterinanewlocation,thefollowingcriticalpointsmustbe 
observed. 
Thelocationselectedshouldbeindoorsascloseaspractical...

  
InstallationInstructions(contd) 
CombustionAirandVentilation 
forAppliancesLocatedin 
UnconfinedSpaces 
Uncunl_edSpac*isaspacewhosevolum_isnotlessthan50 
cubicfeetper1,000Btuperhouroftheaggregateinputrating 
ofallappliancesinstalledinthatspace.Roomscommunicating 
directlywiththespaceinwhichtheappliancesaminstalleff, 
throughopeningsnotfurnishedwithdoors,areconsidereda 
partoftheunconfinedspace 
Inunconfinedspacesinbuildings,infiltrationmaybeadequate...