Install Instructions

Residenal Electric Water Heater Use and Care Guide • 27
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3
Remove the upper or lower
access panel on the water
heater and carefully fold back
the insulaon and plasc element/
thermostat cover.
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Make sure the replacement
thermostat matches the
original thermostat.
5
Mark the wires with tape so
you’ll know how to put them
back on.
6
Disconnect the wires from the
bad thermostat and remove
the thermostat from the
metal mounng clip.
7
Install the new thermostat in
the metal mounng clip.
8
Make sure the new thermo-
stat ts snuggly against the
tank. You should NOT be able
to slip a business card between the
thermostat and the tank. If you can,
bend the thermostat mounng clip
unl the thermostat ts ghtly against
the tank.
9
Aach the wires following the
wiring diagram on the water
heater’s label. Make sure all
wire connecons are ght.
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Replace the plasc element/
thermostat cover, insulaon,
and access panel.
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Replace the cover on the
electrical juncon box.
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Restore power to the water
heater. It may take two hours
for the tank to heat up.
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Read and follow the operang and
annual maintenance instrucons
provided by the manufacturer of the
T&P Relief Valve (yellow label aached
to T&P Relief Valve). If no label is at-
tached to the T&P Relief Valve, follow
the instrucons in this secon. Miner-
als in the water can form deposits
that cause the valve to sck or create
blocked passages, making the T&P
Relief Valve inoperave. Follow these
guidelines:
• At least annually, operate the T&P
Relief Valve manually to ensure the
waterways are clear and the valve
mechanism moves freely (above).
Before operang the valve manually,
check that it will discharge in a place
for secure disposal. If water does
not ow freely from the end of the
discharge pipe, turn OFF the power
to the water heater. Call a qualied
person to determine the cause.
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• At least every ve years, have a quali-
ed person inspect the T&P Relief
Valve and discharge pipe. Damage
caused by corrosive water condions,
mineral deposits, or other problems
can only be determined when a qual-
ied person removes and inspects
the valve and its components.
• Note that a dripping T&P Relief Valve
is usually caused by the home’s water
pressure being too high or the lack
of a Thermal Expansion Tank. If your
T&P Relief Valve drips, see page 24.
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