Kenmore 153335200 40-gallon high-altitude power miser 8 gas water heater

User Manual - Page 16

For 153335200.

PDF File Manual, 32 pages, Download pdf file

Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
A,
B.
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
I WARNING I
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
Thisappliancehasa pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Besure to smellnext to thefloor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
i onottrytolightanyappliance,
Do not touchanyelectricswitch;do not useany
phoneinyourbuilding.
Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfrom a neighbor's
phone.Followthegassuppliersinstructions.
C.
D,
If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,cell thefire
department, r
Useonlyyourhandto pushin orturnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusetools,ff theknobwillnotpushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepair it,cell a qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepair mayresult
Inafireorexplosion,
Do notusethis applianceff anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycell a qualifiedservicetechnician
to inspecttheapplianceand toreplaceanypartofthe
controlsystemand anygascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor.
3. Set thethermostattolowest settingbyturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4.Turngascontrolknobclockw--ise_, _ to ",OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbeturnedfrom 'PILOT to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page15)
5. Waitfive(5) minutestoclearoutanygas. If youthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow B inthesafety information
aboveon this label.If youdon'tsmell gas,go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.(Figure9,page15)
7.Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedontherighthandsideoftheburner.
PILOT BURNER _THERMOCOUPLE
8.If youdon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwise__(_ to"PILOT"position.(Figure7,page15)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
thepilotis lit.Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
Ifknobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopandl
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gasl
supplier.
If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depress__ andturn,thegascontrolknobclockwise
V to' OFF andcellyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page15)
10.Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page15)
11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise _ to the full "ON" position.
WARNING Do not use gas control knobto reg.
ulate gas flow, (Figure8,page15)
12. Atarmslengthaway,set thethermostatto desired
setting.Themark( ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°F is preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
l WARNING j
Hotterwaterincreasestheriskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2,Turngascontrolknobclockwise_') to"OFF"posi-
tion,Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT"to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page15)
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved),
16
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...