American Water Heater vG6250t76nv instruction manual Safe INSTALLATION, USE and Service, Approvals

SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE

The proper installation, use and servicing of this water heater is extremely important to your safety and the safety of others.

Many safety-related messages and instructions have been provided in this manual and on your own water heater to warn you and others of a potential injury hazard. Read and obey all safety messages and instructions throughout this manual. It is very important that the meaning of each safety message is understood by you and others who install, use, or service this water heater.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

	DANGER indicates an imminently
DANGER
	hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
	will result in injury or death.
	WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous
WARNING
	situation which, if not avoided, could result
	in injury or death.
	CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous
CAUTION
	situation which, if not avoided, could result in
	minor or moderate injury.
	CAUTION used without the safety alert
CAUTION	symbol indicates a potentially hazardous
	situation which, if not avoided, could result in
	property damage.

All safety messages will generally tell you about the type of hazard, what can happen if you do not follow the safety message, and how to avoid the risk of injury.

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.

This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. This appliance can cause low level exposure to some of the substances listed in the Act.

IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

•Gas Supplier: The Natural Gas or Propane Utility or service who supplies gas for utilization by the gas burning appliances within this application. The gas supplier typically has responsibility for the inspection and code approval of gas piping up to and including the Natural Gas meter or Propane storage tank of a building. Many gas suppliers also offer service and inspection of appliances within the building.

APPROVALS

Low Lead Content

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