Burner Maintenance

Burner Inspection

At periodic intervals (every 6 months), a visual inspection should be made of the pilot and main burner for proper operation and to assure no debris is accumulating. The pilot flame should be stable. Some causes for an unsta- ble pilot flame are:

a)Gas pressure is out of specification.

b)Pilot flame not fully engulfing spark/flame sensor.

The main burner should light smoothly from the pilot and burn with a blue flame with a minimum of yellow tips. After 5 minutes of operation the burner screen will become radiant and the flame will soften and turn or- ange. If the burner screen does not become radiant after 5 minutes of op- eration it must be cleaned (see burner cleaning procedure below).

Burner Cleaning Procedure

Step 1. Move the gas control power switch to the “OFF” position.

Gas control power

switch

Step 2. Unplug the water heater from the wall outlet.

TTW (water heater)

power cord

Step 3. Turn off the gas supply to the water heater.

Step 4. Remove the outer door.

Outer door

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Bradford-White Corp U1TW50S*FRN, UTW450S60FR*N Burner Maintenance, Burner Inspection, Burner Cleaning Procedure

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