Kenmore 153.332318 Operating Instructions contd, For Your Safety Read Before Lighting, exactly

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. Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmust be lightedby hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions

exactly.

B, BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea for gas. Be sure to smell nextto the floor because

somegasisheavierthanair andwillsettleonthefloor.

WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS

•Donottrytolightanyappliance.

•Do not touch anyelectricswitch;do not use any phoneinyourbuilding.

•Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's

phoneFollowthegassupplier'sinstructions..

•If you cannotreachyourgassupplier,callthe fire department.

C, Usaonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthegascontrol knob.Neverusatools. If theknobwillnotpushin or turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit, calla qualifiedser- vicetechnicianForceor. attemptedrepairmay result in a fireorexplosion.

D.Do notusethisapplianceif anypart hasbeenunder water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician to inspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypad ofthe

controlsystemand anygas controlwhichhasbeen underwater.

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOPIReadthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel. 2.Removeouterdoor.

3.Set the thermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe watertemperaturedialclockwise,(F-_) to itslowest temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shownDO.

NOT FORCE.

4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise__,, ) to ",OFF'I,pos_ tion,Knob cannotbe turnedfrom PILOT to OFF

unlessknobis depressedslightlyDO. NOT FORCE. (Figure6,page17)

5.Waitfive (5) minutesto clearout anygas. if you then

smell gas, STOPIFollow"B" in the safetyinformation aboveon this label.If you don'tsmellgas, go to the nextstep.

6, Remove(or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas controlunit.

7, Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrolThepilot. is locatedinfrontoftheburner,

PILOT BURNER ._THERMOCOUPLE

8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter clockwlse,@ to "PILOT"position,(Figure7,page17)

9.Push in controlknoball the way and hold down. immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto holdcontrolknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter thepilotis lit. Releaseknoband it willpopbackup. Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3 through8.

•Ifknob duesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas supplier.

•If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries, depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise

_(_ to"OFF"and callyourservicetechnician or gassupplier(Figure6,page17).

10.Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif doordues notcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem- peratureadjustmentknob,(Rgure9,page17)

11. Atarmslen_qthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-

clockwise(_ to thefull "ON" position,Warning do not use gas control knob to regulate gas flow. (Rgure8, page17)

12. At armslengthaway,set the thermostatto desired settingThemark(. • ) HOTindicativeofapproximate

120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocal laws may requirea lowerstadingpoint. If hotterwateris desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below,

13,Replacetheouterdoorif notreplacedinstep10.

WARNING

Hotterwaterincreasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesetting see instructionmanual.

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

1.Setthe thermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe

watertemperaturedial clOckwise(F'_) to its lowest

temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO

NOT FORCE.

2.Turngas controlknob clockwise_V ) to "OFF" posi- tion. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF" unlessknob is depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,

3.Replaceouter door(if removed).

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