Kenmore 153.31242 manual Safe Installation USE and Service General

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SAFE INSTALLATION,

USE AND SERVICE

2

GENERAL

SAFETY

 

 

 

 

3

PRODUCT

WARRANTY

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4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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4

INTRODUCTION

 

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5

PRODUCT

SPECIFICATIONS

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5

MATERIALS AND BASIC TOOLS NEEDED

6

Materials

Needed

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6

Basic

Tools

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6

Additional

Tools Needed

When Sweat Soldering

6

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

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7-16

Removing

the Otd Water

Heater

7,8

Facts

to Consider

About

the

Location

8

Insulation

Blankets

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8

Facts

to Consider

About

the

Convertible Lower Element

8,9

Water

Piping

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9,10

T & P Valve

and

Pipe Insulation

10

Temperature-Pressure

Relief

Valve

10,11

Filling

the Water

Heater

 

12

Converting

the Lower

Element

12-14

Wiring

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14,15

Wiring

Diagrams

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16

SERVICE

AND ADJUSTMENT

17-22

Temperature

 

Regulation

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17

Thermostats

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17

Temperature

 

Settings

 

 

17

Lower Thermostat

Adjustment

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17,18

Anode

Rod Inspection

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18

Temperature-Pressure

Relief

Valve Operation

18

Draining

and

Flushing

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18,19

Thermostat

Removal/Replacement

19

Element Cleaning/Replacement

19-22

Drain Valve

Washer

Replacement

22

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

GUIDE

23-25

Start

Up Conditions

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23

Thermal

Expansion

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23

Strange

Sounds

 

 

23

Operational

Conditions

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23-25

Smelly

Water

 

 

 

23,24

"Air" in Hot Water

Faucets

24

Rumbling

Noise

 

 

24

High Temperature

Shut Off System

24

Not Enough

or No Hot Water

24,25

Water Is Too Hot

 

 

25

Leakage

Checkpoints

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26

REPAIR PARTS LIST

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27-29

NOTES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,31

WARRANTY

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153.31242 specifications

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