Kenmore 153.336551 Service and Adjustment, Tank Sediment Cleaning, Venting System Inspection

Service and Adjustment

Tank (Sediment) Cleaning

Sediment build-up on the tank bottom may create varying amounts of noise, and if left in the tank will cause premature tank failure. In some water areas, you may not be able to drain all sediment deposits by simply draining the tank. In these cases Mug Erad(part no. 23600) can be used to help removethe sedi- ment deposits. This may be ordered from the Sears Service Center. For ozdering,refer to the "Parts Order List"section.

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Soot build-up indicates a problem that requires correction I

belbrefur_.., use.Turn"OFF" gesto watorheatorand lenveI

I "OFF" until n_airs are made, becausefailure to correct the I ] cause of the sooting can result in a fire or explosioncausing]

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Venting System Inspection

At least once a year a visual inspection should be made of the venting system. You should look For:

•Obstructions which could cause improperventing. The com- bustionand ventilationair flow must not be obstructed.

Damageor deteriorationwhich could cause improper venting

ior leakageof combustion products. Rusted flakesaround top of water heater.

&WARNING

Chemical vapor corrosion of the flue and vent system may occur if air for combustioncontains certain chemical Spray can propellants, cleaningsolvents,refrigerator and air conditioner refrigerants, swimming pool chemicals, calcium end sodium chloride,waxeg bleach,and processchemicalsare

typ_ compoundswhichareporouslyoorrodve.

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	sure the vent piping is properly connected to prevent

_engerousflue gass_ which coud cause deadly I

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If afcor Impection of the vent aystom you foond sooting or I

detertmalio_ some_ing Iswrong. Call the local ges u_llty to [

€orrecttheproblempnd deanor n_locethe#ue andvon_ngI

before resuming operation of the water heater. I

Burner Inspection

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Do ont usethis applience if any part of it has benn onder vauDer. Immediately call a Sears Service Technician to inspect the appliance and to replace the gas control or any part of the I

burner lystom wh chhas beenunderwater. }

At leastonce a year a visual inspection should be made of the main burner andpilot burner. The drawing is for your reference.

You should check for sooting which is not normal and will impair proper combustion.

Burner Cleaning

In the event your burner needs cleaning, use the following instructions:

If iuspe_ctionof the burner shows t_ denning is required,turn

the gas control knob clockwise(( x0 to the "OFF _ position,

depressingslighdy.

NOTF_ The knob cannot be turned from _PILOT" to UOFF" unless knob is depressed slighdy. DO NOT FORCE.

Loosedeposits on or around the burner can be removedby care-

fully using the hose of a vacuum cleaner inserted through the accessdoor of the water heater. If the burnerneeds to be removed

for additional denning, call the Sears Service Center to remove

and dean the burner and correct the problem that required the burner to be denned.

L.R Gas Control Valve & Burner

Assembly Replacement

Information

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PROPANE (LR) GAS CONTROL VALVEAND BURNER

ASSEMBLYREPLACEMENTINFORMATION.

For Propane (LP.) Gas Models Only'.

Your water heater is equipped with a Propane (LR) gas control valve and a main burner assembly with/eft hand threads for the following r_ings end their connections.

(I)The connection betWeen the manifold and the gas control valve (.6, to B) are left hand threads.

(2)The connection between the main burner ori- fice and the manifold (C to D) are left hand threads. For ordering these replacement parts, please refer to the "Parts Order List" section of this manual.

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