Breathing Hazard - Carbon Monoxide Gas
Energy Conservation Act standards with respect to insulation and standby loss requirements, making an insulation blanket unnecessary.
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Install water heater in accordance with the instruction manual and NFPA 54.
To avoid injury, combustion and ventilation air must be taken from outdoors.
Do not place chemical vapor emitting products near water heater.
Breathing Hazard - Carbon Monoxide Gas
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Breathingcarbon monoxidecan cause brain damage or death. Always read and understandinstructionmanual
A gas water heater cannot operate properly without the correct amount of air for combustion, see Figure 9. Do not install in a confined area such as a closet, unless you provide air as shown in the Locating The New Water Heater section. Never obstruct the flow of ventilation air. If you have any doubts or questions at all, call your gas supplier. Failure to provide the proper amount of combustion air can result in a fire or explosion and cause death, serious bodily injury, or property damage.
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If this water heater will be used in beauty shops, barber shops, cleaning establishments, or
Propellants of aerosol sprays and volatile compounds, (cleaners, chlorine based chemicals, refrigerants, etc.) in addition to being highly flammable in many cases, will also change to corrosive hydrochloric acid when exposed to the combustion products of the water heater. The results can be hazardous, and also cause product failure.
Insulation Blankets
Insulation blankets available to the general public for external use on gas water heaters are not necessary with Kenmore products. The purpose of an insulation blanket is to reduce the standby heat loss encountered with storage tank heaters, Your Kenmore water heater meets or exceeds the National Appliance
Breathing carbon monoxide can cause brain damage or death. Always read and understand instruction manual
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Should you choose to apply an insulation blanket to this heater,
you should follow these instructions (See Figure 1 for identification of components mentioned below). Failure to follow these instructions can restrict the air flow required for proper combustion, potentially resulting in fire, asphyxiation, serious personal injury or death.
Do not apply insulation to the top of the water heater, as this will interfere with safe operation of the draft hood.
Do not cover the outer door, thermostat or temperature & pressure relief valve.
Do not allow insulation to come within 2" (50.8 mm) of the floor to prevent blockage of combustion air flow to the burner.
Do not cover the instruction manual. Keep it on the side of the water heater or nearby for future reference.
Do obtain new warning and instruction labels from Sears for placement on the blanket directly over the existing labels.
Do inspect the insulation blanket frequently to make certain it does not sag, thereby obstructing combustion air flow.
Combustion Air and Ventilation for
Appliances Located in Unconfined Spaces
UNCONFINED SPACE is space whose volume is not less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m 3 per kW) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space. Rooms communicating directly with the space in which the appliances are installed, through openings not furnished with doors, are considered a part of the unconfined space.
In unconfined spaces in buildings, infiltration may be adequate to provide air for combustion, ventilation and dilution of flue gases. However, in buildings of tight construction (for example, weather stripping, heavily insulated, caulked, vapor barrier, etc.), additional air may need to be provided using the methods described in Combustion Air and Ventilation for Appliances Located in Confined Spaces.
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