Kenmore 153.331492, 153.331592 Start Up Conditions, Expansion Tank Specifications, Strange Sounds

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Start Up Conditions

Thermal Expansion

Property Damage Hazard

•Avoid water heater damage.

•install thermal expansion tank or device if necessary.

•Contact qualified installer or service agency.

As water is heated, it expands (thermal expansion). In a closed system, the volume of water wilt grow. As the volume of water grows, there wilt be a corresponding increase in water pressure due to thermal expansion. Thermal expansion can cause premature tank failure (leakage). This type of failure is not covered under the limited warranty. Thermal expansion can also cause intermittent temperature-pressure relief valve operation: water discharged from the valve due to excessive pressure build up. The temperature-pressure relief valve is not intended for the constant relief of thermal expansion. This condition is not covered under the limited warranty.

A properly sized thermal expansion tank should be installed on all closed systems to control the harmful effects of thermal expansion. Thermal expansion tanks are available from Sears stores and through the Sears Service Centers. Contact the local plumbing inspector, water supplier and/or the Sears Service Center for assistance in controlling these situations. See Figure 41.

TABLE 4

 

 

 

 

Thermal

Expansion

Tank Specifications

 

Model

Tank

Dimensions

Pipe

Capacity

in Inches

Fitting

Number

In Gallons

Diameter

Len£1th

On Tank

153.331020

2

8 (203 mm)

12-3/4 (323 mm)

3/4" Male

153.331050

5

11 (279 mm)

14-3/4 (375 mm)

3/4" Male

TABLE 5

Expansion Tank Sizing Chart

Inlet* Water Heater Capacity (Gallons)

 

Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressure

30

40

50

66

82

Expansion

40psi

2

2

2

5

5

Tank

50psi

2

2

2

5

5

 

2

2

5

5

5

Capacity

60psi

Needed

70psi

2

2

5

5

5

 

80psi

2

5

5

5

5

*Highest recorded inlet water pressure in a 24 hour period or regulated water pressure.

NOTE: Expansion tanks are pre-charged with a 40 psi air charge. If the inlet water pressure is higher than 40 psi, the expansion tank's air pressure must be adjusted to match that pressure, but must not be higher than 80 psi.

WATER HEATER

(3)

HOT

REDUCING

INLET FITTING

../ COLD WATER

PRESSURE

 

VALVE WITH

 

BY-PASS

(2)

PRESSURE GAUGEINLET COLD

WATER SHUT-OFF

I

RECOMMENDED

INSTALLATION

I

MOUNTING)

 

(VERTICAL

WATER HEATER

 

COLD WATER

 

INLET

FITTING

FLOOR, CEILING JOIST, ETC.

 

 

HOT

COLD

 

 

 

(3)

 

 

PRESSURE

REDUCING

VALVE WITH

(1)BY-PASS

EXPANSION /

.,I t

PRESSURE GAUGE--INLET COLD

WATER SHUT-OFF

ALTERNATE RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION

(HORIZONTAL MOUNTING)

FIGURE 41.

Strange Sounds

Possible noises due to expansion and contraction of some metal parts during periods of heat-up and cool-down do not represent harmful or dangerous conditions.

Condensation causes sizzling and popping within the burner area during heating and cooling periods and should be considered normal. See "Condensation" section.

Draft Hood Operation

Check draft hood operation by performing a worst case depressurJzation of the building. With all doors and windows closed, and with all air handling equipment and exhaust fans operating such as furnaces, clothes dryers, range hoods and bathroom fans, a match flame should still be drawn into the draft hood of the water heater with its burner firing. If the flame is not

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