Use and Care Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Start/Adjust
Operating Instructions
Read, understand, and follow the safety
information listed on the operating label
on page 63 and in the “Important Safety
Information” section in this manual.
Disconnect all electric power to the water heater.
Turn the gas shut-off valve clockwise to the OFF
position. This valve is located on the outside of
the water heater. Wait 5 minutes to clear any
gas. If you don’t smell gas, proceed to Step 3.
NOTICE: If you smell gas, STOP and
follow the safety instructions listed under B on
the operating label or on the front cover of this
manual.
Turn the gas shut-off valve counterclockwise to
the ON position.
Turn on all electric power to the water heater.
The water heater burner will automatically light
when there is a demand for hot water.
WARNING: Do not attempt to light
the burner by hand. Lighting the burner by hand
is an unsafe operating condition that can result in
death, personal injury, property damage, and/or
product damage.
If the water heater burner will not light, turn off
the water heater as described below and call
your service technician or gas supplier.
Shutting Off the Water
Heater
Disconnect all electric power to the water heater.
Turn the gas shut-off valve clockwise to the
OFF position.
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Lighting the Water Heater