Owner manual

LEAKAGE CHECKPOINTS

Neverusethiswaterheaterunlessitiscompletelylledwithwater.

Topreventdamagetothetank,thetankmustbelledwithwater.

Watermustowfromthehotwaterfaucetbeforeturning“ON”gas

tothewaterheater.

A *Condensationmaybeseenonpipesinhumidweatherorpipe

connectionsmaybeleaking.

B.*Theanoderodttingmaybeleaking.

C.Smallamountsofwaterfromtemperature-pressurereliefvalve

maybeduetothermalexpansionorhighwaterpressureinyour

area.

D.*The temperature-pressurerelief valve maybe leakingat the

tanktting.

E.Waterfromadrainvalvemaybeduetothevalvebeingslightly

opened.

F.*Thedrainvalvemaybeleakingatthetanktting.

G. Combustion products contain water vapor which can

condenseonthecoolersurfacesofthetank.Dropletsform

anddripontotheburnerorrunonthefloor.Thisiscommon

atthetimeofstart-upafterinstallationandwhenincoming

wateriscold.

H.Water inthe water heater bottom or on the floor may be

from condensation, loose connections, or the relief valve.

DONOTreplacethewaterheateruntilafullinspectionof

allpossiblewatersourcesismadeandnecessarycorrective

stepstaken.

Leakage from other appliances, water lines, or groundseepage

shouldalsobechecked.

* To check where threaded portion enters tank, insert cotton

swabbetweenjacketopeningandtting.Ifcottoniswet,follow

“Draining”instructionsinthe“PeriodicMaintenance”sectionand

thenremovetting.Putpipedopeorteontapeonthethreads

andreplace.Thenfollow“FillingtheWaterHeater”instructions

inthe“InstallingtheNewWaterHeater”section.

SERVICE

Ifaconditionpersistsoryouareuncertainabouttheoperationof

thewaterheatercontactaserviceagency.

Usethisguidetochecka“Leaking”waterheater.Manysuspected

“Leakers”arenotleakingtanks.Oftenthesourceofthewatercan

befoundandcorrected.

Ifyouarenotthoroughlyfamiliarwithgascodes,yourwaterheater,

andsafetypractices,contactyourgassupplierorqualiedinstaller

tocheckthewaterheater.

Readthismanualrst.Thenbeforecheckingthewaterheatermake

surethegassupplyhasbeenturned“OFF”,andneverturnthegas

“ON”beforethetankiscompletelyfullofwater.