User`s guide

Instructions for Operation (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING I
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may resultcausing propertydamage, personalinjury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmustbelightedby • If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefir
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions department.
exactly. C.Useonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegascontrol
B.BEFORELiGHTiNGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushinor
for gas.Besureto smellnextto thefloorbecause turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit,callaqualifiedser-
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor, vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepairmayresult
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS inafireorexplosion.
• Donottrytolightanyappliance. D.Donotusethisapplianceif anyparthasbeenunder
• Do nottouchanyelectricswitch;donotuseany water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
phoneinyourbuilding, toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor's controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions, underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!Readthesa;_r informationaboveonthislabel. 7. Depressthe gas controlknoball the waydown.
2. Setthethermostattolowestsetting.L_yturningthewater Immediatelydepressthepiezoignitorbuttonuntilaclick
temperaturedialclockwise,( f _, ) to itslowest is heardandthenrelease.Checkto seeif pilotislit
temperaturesetting(withan'owondial)asshown.DO throughtheobservationport.ifpilotisnotlit,continue
NOTFORCE. L_,_ todepressandreleasepiezoignitorbuttonuptosix(6)
times.If pilotis stillnotlit,repeatsteps3 through7.
Afterthepilotislit,continuetoholdcontrolknobdown
for aboutone(1)minute,Releaseknobanditwillpop
.._. backup.Pilotshouldremainlit.If it goesoutrepeat
3. Turn
gas
controlknobclockwise to
"OFF" posJ-
steps2through7.
tion.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF" • If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE. immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianorgassup-
(Figure10,page35) plier.
4. Waitfive(5)minutestoclearoutanygas.Ifyouthensmell • If the pilotwill notstay lit afterseveraltries,
gas,STOP!Folfow"B"inthesafetyinformationaboveon depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
thislabel.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,gotothenextstep. @ J to"OFF"andcallyourservicetechnicianor
5. Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter gassupplier.(Figure10,page35)
clockwise_@to"PILOT"peaition.(Figure11,page35) 8. At armslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
6. Pilotcanbeviewedthroughobservationpert.NoteIoca- clockwise_@to thefull"ON"position.WARNING
tionofpiezoignitor.(Figure13,pa e35) Donotusegascontrolknobto regulategasflow.
(Figure12,page35)
9. Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostattodesiredset-
OBSERVATIONPORT PIEZOIGNITOR ting.Themark(A) indicativeof approximate120°Fis
preferredstartingpoint,Somelocallawsmayrequirea
lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris desired,see
instructionmanualand"waming"below.
Hotterwater WARNING
increasestheriskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Set the thermostatto lowestsettingbv turning 2. Turngascontrolknobclockwise_) to"OFF"
the watertemperaturedialclockwise( ,I"-_) to its position.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to
lowesttemperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as "OFF"unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
shown.DONOTFORCE. FORCE.(Figure10,page35)
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