Kenmore Power Miser 8 Owners Manual

							  
InstallationInstructions(contd) 
WaterPiping 
AWARNING 
HOTTERWATERCANSCALI_.Waterheatersarei,nte_l.to 
producehotwater.._Naterheatedtoatemperaturewh_.hwill 
satisfyclotheswash._dishwashing,andothersanitizingneeds 
canscaldandpermanentlyinjureyouuponcontact.Somepeo- 
plearemoreI!kelytobepermanentlyinjuredbyhotwaterthan 
others.Thesemdudetheelderly,children,theinfirm,orphysical- 
lylmentanyhandicapped,ffanyoneusinghotwaterinyourhome 
fitsintooneofthesegroupsorifthereisalocalcodeorstatelaw 
requiringacertain.temperatorewateratthehotwaterta_then 
youmusttakespeciali_.caution_Inadditiontousingthelowest 
possibletemperaturesettingthatsatisfiesyourhotwaterneeds, 
ameanssuchasamixingvalve,shouldbeusedatthehotwater 
tapsusedbythesepeopleoratthewaterheater.Mixingvalves 
areavailableatplumbingsupplyorhardwarestore_Followman- 
ufacturersinstruction_forinstallationofthevalves.Before 
changingthefactorysettingonthethermostat,readthe 
TemperatureRegulationsectioninthismanual. 
Thiswaterheatershallnotbeconnectedtoanyheatingsystems 
orcomponent(s)usedwithanon-potablewaterheating 
appliance. 
Ifawaterheaterisinstalledinaclosedwatersupplysystem; 
suchasonehavingaback-flowpreventer,checkvalve,water 
meterwithacheckvalve,etc..,inthecoldwatersupply;means 
shallbeprovidedtocontrolthermalexpansion.Contactthe 
localutilityorlocalSearsServiceCenteronhowtocontrolthis 
situation. 
NOTE:Toprotectagainstuntimelycorrosionofhotand 
coldwaterfittings,itisstronglyrecommendedthatall-elec- 
tricunionsorcouplingsbeinstalledonthiswaterheater 
whenconnectedtocopperpipe. 
Theillustrationshowstheattachmentofthewaterpipingtothe 
waterheater.Thewaterheaterisequippedwith_Ainchwater 
connections. 
NOTE:Ifusingcoppertubing,soldertubingtoanadapter 
beforeattachingtheadaptertothecoldwaterinletconnec- 
tion.Donotsolderthecoldwatersupplylinedirectlytothe 
coldwaterinlet.Itwillharmthediptubeanddamagethe 
tank. 
•Lookatthetopcoverofthewaterheater.Thewateroutletis 
markedhot.Puttwoorthreeturnsofteflontapearoundthe 
threadedendofthethreaded-to-sweatcouplingandaround 
bothendsofthe¾threadednipple.Usingflexibleconnec- 
tors,connectthehotwaterpipetothehotwateroutleton 
thewaterheater. Lookatthetopcoverofthewaterheater.Thecoldwater 
inletismarkedcold.Puttwoorthreeturnsofteflontape 
aroundthethreadedendofthethreaded-to-sweatCOul_ling 
andaroundbothendsofthe_Athreadednipple.Usingflexi- 
bleconnectors,connectthecoldwaterpipetothecoldwater 
inletofthewaterheater. 
NOTE:Thiswaterheaterissuperinsulatedtominimize 
heatlossfromthetanLFurtherreductioninheatloss 
canbeaccomplishedbyinsulatingthehotwaterlines 
fromthewaterheater. 
INSTALLATIONCOMPLETEDUSING 
SEARSINSTALLATIONKIT 
FLEXIBLE 
WATER 
CONNECTORS 
HOTOUTLET 
TOHOUSE 
THREADEDTOI- 
SWEATCOUPLING_- SHUTOFF 
VALVE 
WATERLINE 
THREADEDTO 
SVVEATCOUPLING 
314THREADED---__.._1_  COUPLING 314THREADED 
COUPLING 
t_--_rEHPERATURE- 
PRESSURE 
RELIEFVALVE 
---DISCHARGE 
PIPE(Donotcap 
orplug) 
6AIRGAP 
FLOORDRAIN 
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InstallationInstructions(contd) 
Temperature-PressureReliefValve 
_WARNING 
Atthetimeofmanufacturethiswaterheaterwasprovided 
withacombinationtemporature-pressuresreliefvalvecertified 
_yanationallyrecognizedtestinglaboratorythatmaintains 
_riodlcinspec_onofproductionoflistedequipmentormate- 
rials,asmeetingtherequirementsforReliefValvesand 
AutomaticGasShutoffDevicesforHotWaterSupplySystems, 
andthelatesteditionofANSIZ21.22andthecoderequire- 
mentsofASME.Ifreplaced,thevalvemustmeettherequire- 
mentsoflocalcedes,butnotlessthanacombinationtempera- 
tureandpressurereliefvah_certifiedasmeetingtherequire- 
mentsforReliefValvesandAutomaticGasShutoffDevicesfor 
HotWaterSupplySystems,ANSI7.21.22byanationallyrecog- 
nizedtestinglaboratorythatmaintainspededicinspectionof 
productiono{listedequipmentormateriat_ 
Thevalvemustbemarkedwithamaxin_umsetpressurenot 
toexceedthemarkedhydrostaticworkingpressureofthe 
waterheater(150IbsJsq.in.)andadischargecapacitynotless 
thanthewaterheaterinputrateasshownonthemodelrating 
!plate.(Electricheaters-wattsdividedby1000x3415equal 
IBTU/Hrrate.) 
Yourlocaljurisdictionalauthority,whilemandatingtheuseofa 
temperature-pressurereliefvalvecomplyingwithANSIZ21.22 
andASME,mayrequireavalvemodeldifferentfromtheone 
furnishedwiththewaterheater 
Compliancewithsuchlocalrequirementsmustbesatisfiedby 
theinstallerorenduserofthewaterheaterwithalocallypre- 
scribedtemperature-pressureraliefvalveinstalledinthedesig- 
natedopeninginthewaterheaterinplaceofthefactoryfur- 
nishedvalve. 
Forsafeoperationofthewaterheater,thereliefvalvemustnot 
beremovedfromitsdesignatedopeningorplugged. 
Thetemperature-pressurereliefvalvemustbeinstalleddirectly 
intothef_tiagofthewaterheaterdesignatedforthereliefvalve. 
Positionthevalvedownwardandprovidetubingsothatanydis- 
chargewiflexitonlywithin6_nchesabove,oratanyd_stence 
belowthestructuralfloorBecertainthatnocontactismade 
withanyliveelectricalpart.Thedischargeopeningmustnotbe 
blockedorreducedinsizeunderanycircumstance_Excessive 
tength,over30feet,oruseofmorethanfo_urelbowscancause 
restrictionandreducethedischargecapacityofthevalve. 
Novalveorotherobstructionistobeplacedbetweentherelief 
valveandthetank.Donotconnecttubingdirectlytodischarge 
drainunlessa6airgapisprovided.Topreventbodilyinjury,haz- 
ardtolife,orpropertydamage,thereliefvalvemustbeallowed 
todischargewaterinquantitiesshouldcircumstancesdemand.If 
thedischargepipeisnotconnectedtoadrainorothersuitable 
means,thewaterflowmaycausepropertydamage. 
TheDischargePipe 
Mustnotbesmallerinsizethantheoutletpipesizeofthe 
valve,orhaveanyreducingcouplingsorotherrestrictions. 
Mustnotbepluggedorblocked. 
Mustbeofmateriallistedforhotwaterdistribution. 
Mustbeinstalledsoastoallowcompletedrainageofbeth 
thetemperature-pressurereliefvalve,andthedischarge 
pipe. 
Mustterminateatanadequatedrain. 
Mustnothaveanyvalvebetweenthereliefvalveandtank. AWARNING 
Thetempera_:ure-pressurereliefvalvemustbemanually 
operatedatleastonceayear.Cautionshouldbetakento 
er-_urethat(I)nooneisinfrontoforareundtheoutletof 
thetemperature-pressureretiefvalvedischargeline,and(2) 
thewatermanuallydischargedwillnotcauseanybodily 
injuryorpropertydamagebecausethewatermaybe 
extremelyho_ 
ifaftermanuallyopera_ngthevalve,itfailstocompletely 
resetandcontinuestorelease_immediatelyclosethe 
coldwaterinlettothewaterheater,followthedraining 
instructions,andreplacethetemperature-pressurerelief 
valvewithanewone. 
HOTSHUTOFFCOLD 
VALVE 
__TEMPERATURE- PRESSURE 
RELIEFVALVE 
DISCHARGEPIPE 
[]_1_1(Donotcaporplug) 
6AIRGAP 
FLOORDRAIN 
RELIEFVALVEOPENING 
At_hetimeofmanufacture,thiswaterheaterwasprovidedwi_acombinationtem- 
perature-pressurereliefwivelisted_complyingw_hthestandardforreliefval_sand 
a_.oma_gasshut-offdevicesforhotwatersupplysystems,ANSJ7.21.22.Forsafe 
oper_onofthewacerheat_,therelief_alvemustnotberemovedfrom_designated 
po_of_nm_c_p_ged. 
Yourlocaljurisdic_onalauthority,whilemandatingtheuseo!a_emperature-p_essure 
reliefvalvecomplyingwithANSI2:21.22andASME,mayrequireavalvemodeldifferent 
fromtheonefurnishedwiththewaterheate_ 
Compliancewithsuchlocalrequiremen_mustbesatisfiedbytheins_lLerorenduser 
ofthewa_rbeaterwith•kxallyprescribedter_er_ure-pressurereliefvalve_r_ 
inthedesistedopeninginthewaterheate_ 
Seemanualheading[-Ternperatu_-Pre_ureReSefValvesforinstallationandmainte- 
nanceofreliefvalve,dischargeline,andothersafer/precautions. 
]2  
						

							  
InstallationInstructions(contd) 
FillingtheWaterHeater 
ACAUTIONI 
NeverusethiswaterheaterunlessItis€ompletelyIgledwithI 
wetenTopreventdamagetothetenk,thetankmusthefilledI 
withwater.Watermustflowfromthehotwaterfaucet 
IbeforeturnngONgastothewaterheater.I 
Tofillthewaterheaterwithwater: 
•Closethewaterheaterdrainvalvebyturningthehandleto 
theright(clockwise).Thedrainvalveisonthelowerfrontof 
thewaterheater. 
Openthecoldwatersupplyvalvetothewaterheater. 
NOTE:Thecoldwatersupplyvalvemustbeleftopen 
whenthewaterheaterisinuse. 
Toinsurecompetefillingofthetank,allowairtoexitby 
openingthenearesthotwaterf_ucet.Allowwatertorun 
untilaconstantflowisobtained•Thiswillletairoutofthe 
waterheaterandthepiping. 
Checkallnewwaterpipingforleaks.Repairasneeded. 
Venting 
AWARNING 
VENTDAMPERS-Anyventdamper,whetheritisoperated 
thermallyorotherwisemustberemovedifitsuseinhibitsprop- 
erdraftingofthewaterheater, 
ThermallyOperatedVentDampers:Gas-firedwaterheaters 
havingthermalefficiencyinexcessof80%mayproducearela- 
tivelylowfluegastemperature.Suchtemperaturesmaynotbe 
highenoughtoproperlyopenthermallyoperatedvent 
damper_Thiswouldcausespillageoffluegasesandmaycause 
carbonmonoxidepoisoning. 
Ventdampersmustbearevidenceofcertificationascomplying 
withthelatesteditionofAmericanNationalStandardANSI 
Z21.68(ANSI721.66&67,respectively,coverelectricallyand 
mechanicallyactuatedventdampers).Beforeinstallationofany 
ventdamper,consultyourlocalSearsServiceCenterorthegas 
utilityforfurtherinformation. 
AWARNING 
Toinsureproperventingofthisgas-firedwaterheater,the 
correctventpipediametermustbeutilized.Anyadditionsor 
deletiousofothergasappliancesonacommonventwiththis 
waterheatermayadverselyaffecttheoperationofthewater 
heater.ConsultthelocalSearsServiceCenterorgasutilityif 
anysuchchangesareplanned. Forproperventingincertaininstallations,alargerdiametervent 
pipemaybi:necessary.Duetogreatvariancesininstallations, 
ira-foreseeablebythemanufacturerofthewaterheater,youmust 
consultyou[gascompanytoaidyouindeterminingtheproper 
ventingforyourwaterheaterfromtheventtablesinthelatestedi- 
tionoftheNationalFuelGasCodeANSIZ223.1,alsoreferredto 
asNFPA54. 
Checktheventingsystemforsignsofobstructionordeterioration 
andreplaceifneeded. 
Thecombustionandventilationairflowmustnotbeobstructed. 
AWARNING 
Obstructedordeterioratedventsystemsmaypresentaserious 
healthriskorasphyxiation. 
•Placethedrafthoodlegsinthereceivingholesonthetopof 
thewaterheater.Thelegswillsnapintheholestogiveatight 
{it. 
•Placetheventpipeoverthedrafthood.Withtheventpipein 
position,drillasmallholethroughboththeventpipeand 
drafthood.Securethemtogetherwithasheetmetalscrew. 
O.FTHOOOIt 
x_=:=AISCREyV___IDRAFTHOOD 
DRAFTHO_DD--__VEII_TNET_OUTDOORSOR 
AWARNING 
Thewaterheaterwith_ledmustbeproperly 
ventedtoachimneywhichterminatesoutdoors.Neveroper-[ 
atethewaterheaterunlessitisventedtotheoutdoorsandhasI 
adequateairsupplytoavoidrisksofimproperoperation,exple- 
donorasphyxiation.I 
AWARNINGI 
Theventpipefrom_waterheatermustbenolessthanthe 
diameterofthedrafthoodoutletonthewaterheater,andI 
mustslopeupwardtothechimneyatleast¼inchperlinear 
_o_I 
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InstallationInstructions(contd) 
Venting(contd) 
Allventgasesmustbecompletelyventedtotheoutdoorsofthe 
structure(dwelling,).Iustal[onlythedra_hoodprovidedwith 
thenewwaterheaterandnootherdrafthood. 
Ventpipesmustbesecuredateachjointwithsheetmetalscrews. 
TO  CHIMNEY 
I 
t 
VENTPIPEINSTALLATION 
Theremustbeaminimumof6clearancebetweensinglewall 
ventpipeandanycombustiblematerial.Fillandsealanyclear- 
ancebetweensinglewallventpipeandcombustiblematerial 
withmortarmix,cement,orothernoncombustiblesubstance. 
Forotherthansinglewall,followventpipemanufacturersclear- 
ancespecifications.Toinsureatightfitoftheventpipeina 
brickchimney,sealaroundtheventpipewithmortarmix 
cement. GasPiping 
AWARNING 
Makesurethegassuppliedisthesametypelistedonthe 
modelratingplate.Theinletgaspressuremustnotexceed 
14inchesw_.column½poundpersquareinch(3_kPa)].I 
Theminimummintgaspressurelistedonthemdelrating 
plateisforthepurposeofinputedjus_,neat.[ 
IAWARNINGI 
ifthegas€on valve pressuresexceedingA.I 
poundpersquareinch(3.SkPa),the.damagetothegasconI 
trolvalve€ouldresultinafireorexplosionfromleakingga_] 
AWARNING] 
Ifthemaingaslines_gasappliancesisused,] 
alsoturnoffthegasateachappliance.Leaveallgasappli-| 
ancessbutoffuntilthewaterheatorinstallationiscomplete.] 
AWARNING 
FailuretohaverequiredclearancesbetweenventpipingandI 
combustiblematerialwillresultinafirehazard. 
AWARNING[  Besureventpipeisproperlyconnectedtopreventescapeof 
dangerousfluegaseswhichcouldcausedeadlyasphyxiation. 
AWARNING 
Chemicalvaporcorrosionoftheflueandventsystemmay 
occurifairforcombustioncontainscertainchemicalvapors. 
Spraycanpropellants,cleaningsolvents,refrigeratorandair 
conditionerrefrigerants,swimmingpoolchemicals,calcium 
andsodiumchloride,waxes,bleach,andprocesschemicalsare 
typicalcompoundswhicharepotentiallycorrosive. Agaslineofsufficientsizemustberuntothewaterheater. 
ConsultthelatesteditionofNationalFuelGasCodeANSI 
Z223.1,alsoreferredtoasNFPA54andthegascompanyconcern- 
ingpipesize. 
Theremustbe: 
•Areadilyaccessiblemanualshutoffvalveinthegassupplyline 
servingthewaterheater,and 
•Adripleg(sedimenttrap)aheadofthegascontrolvalvetohelp 
preventdirtandforeignmaterialsfromenteringthegascontrol 
valve. 
•Aflexiblegasconnectororagroundjointunionbetweenthe 
shutoffvalveandcontrolvalvetopermitservicingoftheunit. 
Besuretocheckallthegaspipingforleaksbeforelightingthe 
waterheater.Useasoapywatersolution,notamatchoropen 
flame.Rinseoffsoapysolutionandwipedry. 
StandardModelsareforinstallationupto3,300feetabovesea 
level. 
HighAltitudeModelsareforinstallationfrom3,300to5,500 
feetabovesealevel. 
Ifastandardmodelisinstalledabove3,300feetorahighaltitude 
modelisinstalledabove5,500feet,theinputratingmustbe 
reducedattherateof4percentforeach1,000feetabovesealevel. 
ContactyourlocalSearsServiceCenterorgasutilityforfurther 
information. 
AWARNINGI  Theapplianceanditsgasconnectionmustbeleaktested 
beforeplacngtheapplanceinoperation. 
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InstallationInstructions(contd) 
_WARNING 
•Theapplianceaeditsindividualshutoffvahemustbedkcon- 
nectedfromtbegassupplypiplngsystemduringanypressore 
testingofthegassystemattestpressuresinexcessof 
.peondpor_mrainch(]_kPa_ 
Theappiiancemustbeisolatedfromtbegnssoppiypipingsys- 
tembyclosingitsindividualmanualshutoffvalveduringany 
pressuretestingofthegassupplypipingsystemattestpres- 
suresequalorlessthan½poundpersquareinch(3.5kPa_ 
AWARNING] 
Usepipejointcompoundorteflontapemarkedasbeing| 
remtanttotheactionofpetroleum[Propane(LR)]gase_I GROUND GASPIPINGWITH 
FLEXIBLECONNECTOR 
LOOP 
DRIPLEG 
(Sedimenttrap) 
CAP GAS 
CONTROL 
VALVE 
SEDIMENTTRAP 
Asedimenttrapshallbeinstalledasclosetotheinletofthe 
waterheateraspracticalatthetimeofwaterheaterinstallation. 
Thesedimenttrapshallbeeitherateeflttingwithacappednip- 
pleinthebottomoutletorotherdevicerecognizedasaneffec- 
tivesedimenttrap.Irateeflttingisused,itshallbeinstalledin 
conformancewithoneofthemethodsofinstallationshown 
below, 
Connectingthegaspipingtothegascontrolvalveofthewater 
heatercanbeaccomplishedbyeitherofthetwomethodsshown. 
A,WARNING 
Contaminant3inthegaslinesmay(ameimproperoperation 
ofthegascontrolvalvethatmayresultinfireorexplosion. 
Beforeattachingthegaslinebesorethatallgaspipeisclean 
ontheinside.Totrapanydirtorforeignmaterialinthegas 
supplyline,adripleg(sometimescalledasedimenttrap) 
mustbeincorporatedinthepiping.Thedriplegmustbe 
readilyaccessible.InstallinaccordancewiththeGasPiping 
section.RefertothelatesteditionoftheNationalFuelGas 
Cede,ANSIZ223.I,alsoreferredtoasNFPA54. GASPIPINGWITHALLBLACKIRON 
PIPETOGASCONTROL 
GROUNDBLACKPIPE 
UNlON(Opdo_I) 
DRIPLEG 
3rain(Sedimenttrap) GAS 
CONTROL 
VALVE 
CAP 
15  
						

							  
InstallationInstructions(contd) 
InstallationChecklist 
BEFORELIGHTINGTHEPILOT: 
•CheckthegasEnesforleaks. 
a.Useasoapywatersolution.DONOTtestforgasteaks 
usingamatchoropenflame. 
b.Brushthesoapywatersolutiononallgaspipes,jointsand 
fittings. 
c.Checkforbubblingsoap•Thismeansyouhavealeak. 
TurnOFFgasandmakethenecessaryrepairs. 
d.Recheckforleaks. 
e.Rinseoffsoapysolutionandwipedry. 
•Isthenewtemperature-pressurereliefvalveproperlyinstaUed 
andpipedtoanadequatedram.SeeTemperature-Pressure 
ReliefVaflvesection. 
•Arethe_coldandhotwaterlinesconnectedtothewater 
heatercorrectly?SeeWaterPipinginstructionsinthe 
InstallanonInstrucnonssection. 
•Isthewaterheatercompletelyfilledwithwater?SeeFilling: 
nstructonsmtheInstallationInstructionssecton. 
•Willawaterleakdamaeanthin_SeetheFactsto 
•.g.Y.g. 
ConmderAbouttheLocationsection. 
•Isthereproperclearancebetweenthewaterheaterandany- 
thingthatmightcatchfire?SeetheFactstoConsiderAbout 
theLocationsection. 
•Doyouhaveadequateventilationsothatthewaterheater 
willoperateproperly?SeeCombustionAirandVentilation 
intheFactstoConsiderAbouttheLocationsection• 
Isthedrafthoodventpipingproperlysecured?SeeVenting 
instructionsintheInstallationInstructionssection. 
Isthereproperclearancebetweentheventpipeandanything 
thatmightcatchonfire?SeeVentinginstructionsinthe 
InstallationInstructionssection. 
•Istheventpipeproperlyslopedanddoestheventterminate 
outdoors?SeeVentinginstructionsintheInstallation 
Instructionssectlon. 
•Doyouneedtocallyourgascompanytocheckthegaspipe 
anditshookup? VENTPIPETOUNION 
oV:i°° Y\SHO FFVALVE 
+-_J+J+u.+II,I 
HOT 
GASSUPPLY 
DRIPLEG--q_ 
(Sediment 
trap)PIPECAP DRAFTHOOD 
SHUTOFFVALVE (__TEMPERATURE. 
PRESSURE 
RELIEFVALVE 
--DISCHARGEPIPE 
(Donotcaporplug) 
6AIRGAP 
DRAINVALVE 
/ FLOORDRAIN 
UJL 
III 
,-III 
PJLtW_ 
MODELRATINGPLATE 
16  
						

							  
OperatingInstructions 
Lighting 
AWARNING 
BEFORELIGHTING[PROPANE(L.R)GASWATER 
HEATERS]:P_(I-R)gasis.heavierthanear.Shouldthere 
bealeakinthesystem,thegaswillsettleneartheground. 
Basements,crawlspaces,skirtedareasundermobilehomes 
(evenwhenvandlated_closetsandareasholowgrouodlevel¥nll 
serveaspocketsfortheaccumulationofthisgas.Before 
attemptingtolight,orrelightthewaterheaterspilotorturning 
onanearbyelectricallightswitch,beabsolutelysurethereisno 
accumulatedgasinthearea.Searchforodorofgasbysniffingat 
groundlevelinthevicinityoftheappliance.Ifodorisdetected, 
followstepsindicatedatForYourSafetyonthecoverpageof 
thismanualthenleavethepremises. 
Lightingandoperatinginstructionsarelocatedonfrontofthe 
waterheater,aboveortoonesideofthegascontrolvalve. 
_,WARNING 
ANODORANTISADDEDTOTHEGASUSED 
BYTHISWATERHEATER. 
FORYOURSAFETY 
IFYOUSMELLGAS.- 
Donottrytolightanyappliance. 
Donottouchanyelectriealswitch;donotuseanyphonein 
yourbuilding. 
Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighborsphone, 
Followthegassuppliersinstrucdons. 
Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,calltheEredepart- 
ment. 
_,WARNING 
DONOTforcethegascontrolknob.Useonlyyourhandto 
pushitdowntolightthepilot,ortotornittoON,OFF 
orPILOT.Neveruseatoolsuchasalever,wrenchorpli- 
ers.Donothitordamagetheknob.AdamagedImobmay 
resultinanexplosionandseriousinjury.Ifyouhaveproblem 
turningtheImob,callthegassupplierimmediately. Figure6I 
Figure7] 
Figure8] 
CHECKFORLEAKS 
Besuretocheckallyourgaspipesforleaksbeforelightingyour 
waterheater.Useasoapywatersolution,notamatchoropen 
flame.Checkthefac,torygasfittingsafterpilotislitandgascon- 
trolknobisstillinPILOTposition.Then,checkthefittings 
whenthemainburneristurnedON.Useasoapywatersolu- 
tionforthis,too. 
Figure91 
17 _INNERDOOR 
OUTER 
DOOR  
						

							  
OperatingInstructions(contd) 
Lightinglabelonthewaterheaterasitappearsabovethethermostat 
FORYOURSAFETYREADBEFORELIGHTING 
WARNING 
Ifyoudonotfollowtheseinstructionsexactly,afireorexplosion 
mayresultcausingpropertydamage,personalinjuryorlossoflife. 
A, 
B. Thisappliancehasapilotwhichmustbelightedby 
hand,Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions 
exactly. 
BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea 
forgas.Besuretosmellnexttothefloorbecause 
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor, 
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS 
•Donottrytolightanyappliance. 
•Donottouchanyelectricswitch;donotuseany 
phoneinyourbuilding. 
•Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbors 
phone.Followthegassuppliersinstructions. •Ifyoucannotroachyourgassupplier,callthefire 
department. 
C.Useonlyyourhandtopushinortumthegascontrol 
knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushinor 
turnbyhand,donttrytorepairit,callaqualifiedser- 
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmayresult 
inafireorexplosion. 
D.Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder 
water.Immediatelycallaqualifiedservicetechnician 
toinspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartofthe 
controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen 
underwater. 
LIGHTINGINSTRUCTIONS 
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel. 
2.Removeouterdoor. 
3.Setthethermostattolowestsettinqbyturningthe 
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(f_,)toitslowest 
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO 
NOTFORCE, 
4.TurngascontrolknobclockwiseVItoOFFposi- 
tion.KnobcannotbeturnedfromPILOTtoOFF 
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DOHOTFORCE, 
(Figure6,page17) 
5.Waitfive(5)minutestoclearoutanygas.Ifyouthen 
smellgas,STOP!FollowBinthesafetyinformation 
aboveonthislabel.Ifyoudontsmellgas,gotothe 
.nextstep. 
6.Remove(oropen)innerdoorlocatedbelowthegas 
controlunit. 
7.Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot 
islocatedinfrontoftheburner. 
PILOTBURNER__THERMOCOUPLE 
8.Ifyoudontsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter 
clockwise{L_.,_toPILOTposition.(Figure7,page17) 9.Pushincontrolknoballthewayandholddown. 
Immediatelylightthepilotwithamatch.Continueto 
holdcontrolknobinforaboutone(1)minuteafter 
thepilotislit.Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup. 
Pilotshouldremainlit.Ifitgoesout,repeatsteps3 
through8. 
•Ifknobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand 
immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianorgas 
supplier. 
•Ifthepilotwillnotstaylitafterseveraltries, 
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise 
_))toOFFandcallyourservicetechnician 
orgassupplier.(Figaro6,page17) 
10.Replace(orclose)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif 
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobortam- 
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17) 
11.Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter- 
clockwise_tothefullONposition.Warning 
donotusegascontrolknobtoregulategas 
flow.(Figure8,page17) 
12.Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostattodesired 
setting.Themark(•)HOTindicativeofapproximate 
120°Fispreferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws 
mayrequirealowerstartingpoint.Ifhotterwateris 
desired,seeinstructionmanualandwarningbelow. 
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10. 
Hotterwater 
1.Setthethermostattolowestsettingbyturningthe 
watertemperaturedialclockwise(f-_)toitslowest 
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO 
NOTFORCE. WARNINGI 
increasestheriskofscaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual. 
TOTURNOFFGASTOAPPLIANCE 
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_)toOFF 
position.KnobcannotbeturnedfromPILOTto 
OFFunlessknobisdepressedslightly.DONOT 
FORCE. 
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved). 
]8  
						

							  
OperatingInstructions(contd) 
TemperatureRegulation 
Duetothenatureofthe_ypicalgaswaterheater,thewatertem- 
_oweratureincertainsituationsmayvaryupto30°Fhigheror 
eratthepointofusesuchas,bathtubs,showers,sink,etc. 
Thismeansthatwhenthetemperatureadjustmentdialissetat 
themarkapproximating120°F,theactualwatertemperatureat 
anyhotwaterrapcouldbeashighas150°Foraslowas90°E Turnthewatertemperaturedialdockwise(ff_)todecrease 
thetemperature,orcounterclockwise(4_)toincreasethe 
temperature. 
Anywaterheatersintendedpurposeistoheatwater.Hotwater 
isneededforcleaning(bodies,dishes,clothing).Hotwaterwill 
presentascaldhazard.Dependingonthetimedement,andthe 
peopleinvolved(normaladuhs,children,toddlers,elderly, 
infirm,etc.)scaldingmayoccuratdifferenttemperatures. 
_WARNING 
HOTTERWATERCANSCALD:Waterheatersareintendedto 
_roducehotwater.Waterheatedtoatemperaturewhichwill 
satisfyclo_eswashing,dishwashin_andothersanitizingneeds 
canscald_mdpermanentlyinjureyouuponcontact.Somepeo- 
plearemorelikelytobepermanentlyinjuredbyhotwaterthan 
others.Theseincludetheelderly,children,theinfirm,orphysical- 
ly/mentallyhandicapped.Ifanyoneusinghotwaterinyourhome 
fitsintooneofthesegroupsorifthereisalocalcodeorstatelaw 
requiringacertaintemperaturewateratthehotwatertap,then 
foumusttakespecialprecautions.Inadditiontousingthelowest 
x_ssibletemperatureset_ngthatsatisfiesyourhotwaterneeds, 
imeanssuchasamixingvalve,shouldbeusedatthehotwater 
tapsusedbythesepeopleoratthewaterheater.Mixingvalves 
areavailableatplumbingsupplyorhardwarestores.Followman- 
ufacturersinstructionsforinstallationofthevalves.Before 
changingthefactorysettingonthethermostat,readthe 
qemperatureRegulationsectioninthismanual. 
AWARNING 
Neverallowsmallchildrentouseahotwatertap,ortodraw 
Itheirownbathwater.Neverleaveachildorhandicappedper- 
[sonunattendedinabathtuborshower. 
Thethermostatofthiswaterheaterhasbeenfactorysetatits 
lowestposition,toreducetheriskofscaldinjury.Itisadjustable 
andmustberesettothedesiredtemperaturesetting.Themark 
(•)HOTindicativeofapproximately120°Fisthepreferred 
startingpoint.Somestateshavearequirementforalowerset- 
ting.Ifyouneedhotterwater,followdirectionsfortemperature 
adjustment,butbewareofthewarningsinthissection. PILOTLIGHTING-Setherebeforeattemptingtolightpilot. 
•HOT-Isathermostatsettingofapproximately 
120°F,whichwillsupplyhotwateratthe 
mosteconomicaltemperatures.The 
temperatureadjustmentknobcanbe 
turnedlowerthanHOTifdesired. 
A-Isathermostatsettingofapproximately 
130°E 
B-Isathermostatsettingofapproximately 
140°F.Thisisthelowestsettingfor 
supplyofhotwatertodishwashers. 
C--Isathermostatsettingofapproximately 
150°E 
VERYHOT-Isathermostatsettingof160°F.Itis 
recommendedthatthedialbesetlower 
wheneverpossible. 
NOTE:Watertemperaturerangeof120°--140°Frecom- 
mendedbymostdishwashermanufacturers. 
AWARNING 
Shouldoverheatingoccurorthegassupplyfailtoshutoff, 
tornOFFthemanualgascontrolvalvetotheappliance. 
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ServiceandAdjustment 
Tank(Sediment)Cleaning 
Sedimentbuild-uponthetankbottommaycreatevarying 
amountsofnoise,andifleftinthetankwillcausepremature 
tankfailure.Insomewaterareas,youmaynotbeabletodrain 
allsedimentdepositsbysimplydrainingthetank.Inthesecases 
MagErad(partno.23600)canbeusedtohelpremovethesedi- 
mentdeposits.ThismaybeorderedfromtheSearsService 
Center.Forordering,refertotheRepairPartssecdon. 
VentingSystemInspection 
Atleastonceayearavisualinspectionshouldbemadeofthe 
ventingsystem.Youshouldlookfor: 
Obstructionswhichcouldcauseimproperventing.Thecom- 
bustionandventilationairflowmustnotbeobstructed. 
Damageordeteriorationwhichcouldcauseimpropervent- 
ingorleakageofcombustionproducts. 
Rustedflakesaroundtopofwaterheater. BurnerInspection 
•.AWARNING 
Donotusethnappllanc_hasbeen_water. 
IImmediatelycallaSearsServiceTechniciantoinspectthe 
Iapplianceandto.replacethegascontroloranypartofthe 
Iburnersystemwhichhasbeenunderwater. 
Atleastonceayearavisualinspectionshouldbemadeofthe 
mainburnerandpilotburner.Thedrawingisforyourreference. 
Youshouldcheckforsootingwhichisnotnormalandwill 
impairpropercombustion. 
AWARNING 
Chemicalvaporcorrosionoftheflueandventsystemmay 
occurifairforcombustioncontainscertainchemicalvapor_ 
Spraycanpropellants,cleaningsolvents,refrigeratorandair 
conditionerrefrigerants,swimmingpoolchemicals,calcium 
andsodiumchloride,waxes,bleach,andprocesschemicalsare 
typicalcompoundswhichampotentiallycorrosive. 
•AWARNINGI 
Obstructedordeterioratedventsystemsmaypresentaserious 
healthriskorasphyxiation. 
AWARNINGI 
Besuretheventpipingisproperlyconnectedtoprevent 
escapeofdangerousfluegasseswhichcouldcausedeadly 
asphyxation.I 
AWARNINGI 
IfafterinspectionoftheventsystemyoufoundsootingorI 
deterioration,somethingiswrong.CallthelocalgasutilitytoI 
correcttheproblemandcleanorreplacetheflueandventing1 
beforeresumingoperationofthewaterheaterJ &WARNINGI 
Sootbuild-upindicatesaproblemthatrequirescorrectionI 
beforefurtheruse.TurnOFFgastowaterhe_erandleaveJ 
OFFuntilrepairsaremade,becausefailuretocorrectthe 
I_useofthesootingcanresultinafireorexplosioncausingI 
IDEATH,SERIOUSBODILYINJUR_,ORPROPERTYDAMAGE.I 
BurnerCleaning 
Intheeventyourburnerneedscleaning,usethefollowing 
instructions: 
Ifinspectionoftheburnershowsthatcleaningisrequired,turn 
thegascontrolknobclockwise((-_)totheOFFposition, 
depressingslighdy. 
NOTE:TheknobcannotbeturnedfromPILOTtoOFF 
unlessknobisdepressedslighdy.DONOTFORCE. 
Loosedepositsonoraroundtheburnercanberemovedbycare- 
fullyusingthehoseofavacuumcleanerinsertedthroughthe 
accessdoorofthewaterheater.Iftheburnerneedstoberemoved 
foradditionalcleaning,calltheSearsServiceCentertoremove 
andcleantheburnerandcorrecttheproblemthatrequiredthe 
burnertobecleaned. 
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