Kenmore 153.330751 Installation Instruc i hs, Removing the Old Water Heater, Awarning, AWARNINGl

Installation Instruc i hs

Removing the Old Water Heater

O Turn "OFF" the gas supply to the water heater.

AWARNING. I

If the main gas line shutoff serving all gas appbances is ] Jused,also shut "OFF" the gas at each appliance. Leaveall J Jgas appliances shut "OFF" until the water heater installa-J

Jtion is complete• ]

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QTurn "OFF" the water to the water heater. Some installations require that

the water be turned off to the entire house.

QCh, eck a_ain to make sure the gas supply is ' OFF to the water heater. Then dis-

cOnnect the gas supply connection from the gas control valve.

QAttach a hose to the water heater drain valve and put the other end in a floor drain or outdoors. Open the water heater drain valve. Open a nearby hot water faucet which will relieve pressure in the water heater and speed draining.

QDisconnect the vent pipe from the draft hood where they connect to the water heater. In most installations

the vent pipe can be lifted off after any screw or other

attached devices are removed. Dispose of the draft hood. The new water heater has the draft hood which

must be used for proper operation.

a.If you have copper piping to the water heater, the two copper water pipes can be cut with a hacksaw approximately 4" away from where they connect to the water heater, This will avoid cutting off the pipes too short. Additional cuts can be made later if necessary. Disconnect

®the temperature-pressure relief valve drain line, When the water heater is drained, disconnect the hose from the drain valve. Close the drain valve. The

water heater is now completely discon- nected a_d ready to be removed.

If you have galvanized pipe to the water heater, loosen the two galvanized pipes with a pipe wrench at the union in each line. Also disconnect the piping remain- ing to the water heater. These pieces should be saved since they may be need- ed when reconnecting the new water heater. Disconnect the temperature-pres- sure relief valve drain line. When the water heater is drained, disconnect the hose from the drain valve. Close the drain valve. The water heater is now completely disconnected and ready to be

removed,

AWARNINGl

The water p_sing out of the drain valvemay he extremely I hot. To avoid being scalded, make sure all connectionsare ]

tight and that the water tlow is directed away from any ]

•	ACAUTION	]
Mineral buddup or sedge		accumulated in the ]

old water heater. This causesthe water heater to be much ] heavier than normal and this residue, if spilledout, could]

causestaining. ]