Water Heater User Manual

Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
l WARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A, This appliancehasa pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundthe appliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because
somegasisheavierthanair andwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touch any electricswitch; do not use any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycatlyourgas supplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
C.
O.
®If you cannotreachyourgassupplier,call the fire
department.
Useonlyyourhandto pushin orturn the gas control
knob.Neveruse tools.Iftheknobwillnot pushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepairit,calla qualified ser-
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmay result
ina fireorexplosion,
Do notuse this applianceif any part has beenunder
water.Immediatelycall a qualified servicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
controlsystemandany gascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel,
2.Removeouterdoor.
3. Set the thermostatto lowest setting.byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(f "_)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE,
4. Turngascontrolknobclockwise_; to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
(Figure6,page17)
5,Wait five (5) minutesto clearout any gas.If you then
smell gas,STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation
above onthis label.If you don'tsmell gas,go to the
nextstep,
6. Remove(or open) innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefrom gascontrol.The pilot
is locatedinfront of theburner.
PILOT BURNER/1'_ THERMOCOUPLE
8. Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwise_@ to "PILOT"position.(Figure7, page17)
9, Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediately lightthe pilotwitha match.Continueto
hold controlknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
thepilotis lit. Releaseknobandit willpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit.If it goesout, repeatsteps3
through8.
o If knobdoesnot popup whenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall your servicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
o If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depressandturnthe gas controlknobclockwise
_ to "OFF" and callyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6, page17)
10. Replace(or close)innerdoor. Replaceouter doorif
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknob or tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9, page17)
11. At armslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_ tothefull "ON" position.Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow, (Figure8,page17)
12.At arms lengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting.Themark( T ) HOTindicativeof approximate
120°F is preferredstartingpoint. Somelocal laws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below,
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10,
l WARNING
Hotterwater increasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingsee instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Set the thermostatto lowestsetting by turningthe
watertemperaturedial clockwise(F'-'_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon din0as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise@ 1 to "OFF" posi-
tion=Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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