Manual

Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
I may resu t causing property damage, persona njury or oss of fe.
A. This appliancehas a pilotwhichmust be lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because
somegasis heavierthanair andwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
e Donottry tolightanyappliance. '
• Do not touch any o_ectricswitch; do not use any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycell your gassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthe gassupplier'sinstructions.
• If you cannotreachyourgas supplier,call thefire
department.
C. Use onlyyourhandtopush in orturn thegas control
knob.Neverusetools.Ifthe knobwill notpushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttryto repair it, calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepair may result
inafireorexplosion.
D. Do notusa this applianceif anyparthas beenunder
water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedservicetechnician
to inspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
controlsystemandany gas controlwhichhas been
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOPIReadthe safetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor,
3. Set the thermostatto lowest setting byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(F-"_) to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
|. Tumgascontrolknobclockwise_P'÷ to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbe turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
(Figure5,page19).
5.Waitfive (5) minutesto clearout anygas.If you then
smellgas, STOPIFollow"B" in thesafetyinformation
aboveon this label.If you don'tsmellgas, goto the
nextstep.
5. Remove(or open) inner door locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.(Figure8,page19)
?.Findpilot-followmetaltube fromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedontherighthandsideoftheburner.
PILOT BURNER _THERMOCOUPLE
8.If youdon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
f_@ to "PILOT" position. (Figure 6,
clockwise
page19)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwith a match.Continueto
hold control knobin for aboutone (1) minute after
the pilotis lit. Releaseknoband itwill pop backup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeat steps3
through 8, . . .
• Ifknobdoesnotpop upwhenreleasae,szopano
immediatelycall yourservice technicianor gas
supplier.
e If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depressandturnthe gascontrolknobclockwise
_) to"OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure5, page19)
10. Replace(or close)inner door.Replaceouterdoor if
doordoesnot covergas controlon/offknob or tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure8, page19)
11. At armslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise _ to the full "ON" position.
WARNING: bo not use gas control knobto reg.
ulate gas flow. (Figure7, page19)
12.At arms lengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
satting. Themark( • ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°F is preferredstarting point.Some local taws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorif not replacedinstep10.
WARNING J
Hotterwater increasesthe risk ofscald injury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingsea instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Set the thermostatto lowestsetting by turningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F-'_,) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE. _ •
@
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_V ) to "OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure5)
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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