PVI Industries PV500-2 Maintenance and Safety Inspections, Taking the Water Heater Out of Service

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MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS (con't)

Taking the Water Heater Out of Service

Extended shutdown of the appliance and restarting instructions are as follows:

a.Turn off all power and fuel supplies.

b.Drain and flush tank as previously discussed.

c.Tag power switch(es) indicating that fuel is off and tank is empty.

d.To restart, refill tank with water and turn fuel and power switch(es) on. Reset all controls and conduct start-up of the appliance as discussed on preceding pages.

PILOT LOCATION & REMOVAL

SPARK IGNITION SYSTEMS

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