Kenmore 153.321641, 153.321541, 153.321441, 153.321841 Temperatu re- Pressure Relief Valve

Installation Instructions (cont'd)

Temperatu re- Pressure

Relief Valve

_I, WARNING

At the time of manufacture th;swater heater was prev;ded with a combinationtemperaturo-pressurosreliefvalve cer- tified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory that maintains periodic _nspectlon of production of listedequip-

ment or nnateHais,as meeting the requ_remantsfor Relief Valvesand Automatic Gas Shutoff Devicesfor Hot Water

Supply Systems, and the current ed_tlonof ANSI Z21.22 • CSA 4.4 and the code requirements of ASME, If replaced, the valve must meet the requirements of local codes,but not less than a €omb;nation temperature and pressure

relief valve ce_t;fiedas meet;ng the requ;romentsfor Relief

Valvesand Automatic Gas Shutoff Devicesfor Hot Water

Supply Systems,ANSI Z21.22 • CSA 4.4 by a natlonaily rec- ogn;zedtest;ng laboratory that ma;nt_Jns peried;€ iespec- t;on of productlon of listedequipment or materials.

The valve must be marked wlth a maximum set pressure not to exceed the nna_kedhydrostati€ worklng pressureof the water heater (150 Ibsdsq,_n,)and a d_sch_mgeCal_€_ty not lessthan the water heater _nput rate as shownon the model rating plate. (Electric heaters, watts divided by 1000x 3412 equal BTUIHr, rote,)

Your local jurisdictionala_tberity, while mandatingthe use

of a temperature-pressure relief valvecomplyingwith ANSI Z21,22 • CSA 4,4 and ASME, may reqmre a valvemodel dif- ferent from the one furnishedwith the water heater.

Compl;ancewith such local requirements must be satlsfied by the installer or end user of the water heater w;th a locally prescribed temperature.pressure relief valve ;nstelled ;n the deslgnatedopening in the water heater ;n )laceof the f_tory furnishedvalve,

For safe operation of the water heater,the relief valve must not be removed from it'sdesignatedopeningor plugged, The temperaturo.pressuro rel;ef valve must be installed directly ;nte the fitt;ng of the water heater des;gnatedfor the relief valve. Pos_tlonthe valve downward and provMe tubing so that any d;sch_urgew;ll exit only with;n 6 inches above,or at anydistencebelow the struttu_d floor, Be cer- teln that no contact is made with any I_veelectrical The d_sch_mgeopening must not be blocked or reduced _n s_ze under any cireumstances, Excessivelength, over 30 feet, or useof more than four elbowscan causerestriction and reducethe d_sch_urgecap_city of the valve.

No valve or other obsttuct]on_sto be placedbetween the relief valveand the tanl_ D_onot connecttubing d_rocdyto dischargedra_n unlessa 6 a_r gap _sprovided,To prevent bed_ly_njury, h_urd to llfe, or property d_umage,the relief valve must be allowed to discharge water _n quantities should €_rcunnst_ncesdemand. If the dischargep_peis not connected to a drain or other su_teble means, the water flow may causeproperty damage.

The D_sch_urgePipe:

•Must not be smaller in s_zethan the outlet pipe size of

the valve, or have any reducing couplings or other restHttions,

•Must not be pluggedor blocked,

•Must be of nnateHaiI_stedfor hot water distribution,

•Must be installed so as to allow complete drainage of both the temperature-pressurerelief valve, and the d_s- chargepipe,

•Must terminate at an adequate dra_n,

•Must not have any valve between the relTefvalve and tenl_

_t, WARNING

The temperature-pressure reNef valve must be manually operated at least once a year, Caution should be taken to ensure that (I) no one is _n front of or around the outlet of the temperatero.pressuro relief valve d_schargeline, and (2) the water manually dischargedwill not cause any bed_ly _niury or property damage becausethe water may be extremely hot.

If after manually operating the valve, it failsto completely reset and continues to release water, immediately, close the cold water inlet to the water heater, follow the dra_n-

_n.ginstructions, and replace the temperature.pressure rehef valvew=th a new one,

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HOT

PRESSURE

RELIEF VALVE

(Do noc cap or plug)

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