Customer Responsibilities

Thank You for purchasing a Sears water heater.

Properly installed and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free service. If you should decide that you want the new water heater professionally installed, contact the local Sears

Service Center or any Sears store. They will arrange for prompt, quality installation by Sears authorized contractors.

Abbreviations Found In This Instruction Manual

U.L.-Underwriters Laboratories, 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062

National Electrical Code-This publication is available from your local government or public library or electric company or by writing to U.L. above.

A.N.S.I.-American National Standards Institute

Product		Specifications
	TANK				RECOVERYRATE	ELEMENT			MAXIMUMFUSE
MODEL						WATTAGE		MINIMUM	OR CIRCUIT
	CAPACITY		DIMENSIONSIN INCHES GALS.PERHOUR			AT 240 VOLTS		WIRE SIZE*	BREAKER
NUMBER	IN GALLONS		DIAMETEI	HEIGHT	@90°ERISE	UPPER	LOWER	(GAUGE)	SIZE (_MPS)

t53.312060	30		22	30	17.3	-	3800	12	20
153.316140	30		22	30	17.3	3800	3800	12	20
					25.O	3800	5500	10	30

153.316240	40		24	31_	17.3	3800	3800	12	20
					25.0	3800	5500		30
								10
153.327240HT	40		24	31½	17.3	3800	3800	12	20
					25.0
						3800	5500	10	30

*Wiring size based on standard 60°C copper wire. If distance from fuse box to water heateris more than 90 feet, refer to your local electrical code.

Preparing for the New Installation

•Read the "Safety Precautions" section, page 2 of this manual first and then the entire manual carefully. If you don't follow the safety rules, the water heater will not operate properly. It

could cause DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

This manual contains instructions for the installation, opera- tion, and maintenance of this electric water heater. It also

contains warnings throughout the manual that you must read and be aware of. All warnings and all instructions are essential

to the proper operation of the water heater and your safety.

Since we cannot put everything on the first few pages, READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR OPERATE THE WATER HEATER.

•The installation must conform with the instructions in this

manual; electric company rules; and Local Codes, or in the absence of Local Codes, with the latest edition of the

National Electrical Code. This publication is available from

your local government or public library or electric company or by writing Underwriters Laboratories,333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062.

•If after reading this manual you have any questions or do not

understand any portion of the instructions, call Sears Service Center.

•Carefully plan the place where you are going to put the water heater. Correct electrical wiring and connections are very

important in preventing death from possible electrical shock and fires.

Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies with the "Facts to Consider About the Location" section.

•For California installation this water heater must be braced, anchored, or strapped to avoid falling or moving during an earthquake. See instructions for correct installation proce-

dures. Instructions may be obtained from the California omce of the State Architect, 400 P Street, Sacramento, CA

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