Kenmore 153.330401 owner manual Operating Instructions contd, For Your Safety Read Before Lighting

Operating Instructions (cont'd)

Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat

FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING

WARNING

If you do not follow these Instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

A.This appliancehas a pilot which must be lightedby hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions exactly.

B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundthe appliancearea for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because somegasis heavierthanair andwill settleonthefloor.

WHATTODO IF YOUSMELLGAS

•D.onot tryto lightanyappliance.

•Do not touch any electric s_kitch;do not use any phonein yourbuilding.

•Immediatelycall yourgas supplierfroma neighbor's phone.Followthe gassupplier'sinstructions.

•If you cannot roachyour gas supplier,call the fire department.

C.Use onlyyourhandto pushin or turnthe gascontrol knob. Neverusetools. If the knobwill not pushin or turnby hand,don'ttry to repairit, cell a qualifiedser- vice technician.Forceor attemptedrepairmay result in a fire or explosion.

D.Do not use this applianceif any part has beenunder water. Immediatelycall a qualifiedsel'vicetechnician to inspectthe applianceandto replaceanypartof the

controlsystem and any gas controlwhichhas been underwater.

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP!Readthe safetyinformationaboveon thislabel.

2.Removeouterdoor.

3.Set the thermostat to lowest settinq.by turning the watertemperaturedial clockwise,(,'- _,) to its lowest

temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO

NOT FORCE,

4.Turngas controlknobclockwise_PI to "OFF" posi- tion. Knob cannotbe turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"

unlessknob is depressedslightly.OO NOT FORCE. (Fi_lure6,page 17)

5.Walt five (5) minutesto c!e.a,rout any gas. If you then smell 9as, STOPI . Follow B in the safetyinformation above on this label. If you don'tsmell gas, go to the nextstep.

6.Remove(or open) inner door locatedbelow the gas controlunit.

7.Find pilot-followmetaltube fromgas control,The pilot is locatedonthe righthandsideof theburner,

PILOT BURNER _,_ _ THERMOCOUPLE

8.ff you don'tsmellgas,turn knob ongas control counter clockwise_#-,_l_to,)"PILOT"position. (Figure 7, page17)

9.Push in control knob all the way and hold down. Immediatelylight the pilotwith a match.Continueto hold control knob in for about one (1) minuteafter the pilot is lit. Releaseknoband it will pop beck up. Pilot shouldremainlit. If if goes out, repeatsteps3 through8.

•If knobdoes not pop up whenreleased,stop and immediatelycall your service technicianor gas supplier.

•If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries, depressand turn the gascontrolknobclockwise

_' ) to "OFF" andcall yourservicetechnician or gassupplier(Figure6,. page17)

10.Replace(or close) innerdoor.Replaceouterdoor if door does not cover gascontrolon/off knobor tem- peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9, page17)

11.At arms lengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-

clockwise_ to thefull "ON" position. Warning do not use gas control knob to regulate gas flow. (Figure8, page17)

12.At arms length away,set the thermostatto desired setting.The mark( • ) HOTindicative of approximate 120°F is preferred starting point. Some local laws may requirea lowerstartingpoint. If hotterwateris desired,see instructionmanualand "warning" below.

13.Replacetheouterdoorif notreplacedin step10.

WARNING

Hotter water increasesthe risk of scald injury. Beforechangingtemperaturesetting see instructionmanual.

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

1.Set the thermostat to lowest setting byturning the

watertemperaturedial clockwise(F-"_) to its lowest

temperaturesetting(with arrowon dial)as shown.DO

NOT FORCE,

2. Turn gas control knob clockwise _) to "OFF"

position. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to

"OFF" unless knob is depressedslightly.DO NOT

FORCE.

3. Replaceouterdoor(if removed).

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