SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE

Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important in the installation, use and servicing of this water heater.

Many safety-related messages and instructions have been provided in this manual and on your own water heater to warn you and others of a potential injury hazard. Read and obey all safety messages and instructions throughout this manual. It is very important that the meaning of each safety message is understood by you and others who install, use or service this water heater.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

 

 

 

 

DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous

 

 

DANGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

situation which, if not avoided, could result

 

 

 

 

in death or injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

situation which, if not avoided, could result

 

 

 

 

in death or injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

situation which, if not avoided, may result

 

 

 

in minor or moderate injury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION used without the safety alert

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

symbol indicates a potentially hazardous

 

 

situation which, if not avoided, could result

 

 

 

 

in property damage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All safety messages will generally tell you about the type of hazard, what can happen if you do not follow the safety message and how to avoid the risk of injury.

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such substances.

This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. This appliance can cause low level exposure to some of the substances listed, including formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and soot.

IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

Gas Supplier: The Natural Gas or Propane Utility or service who supplies gas for utilization by the gas burning appliances within this application. The gas supplier typically has responsibility for the inspection and code approval of gas piping up to and including the Natural Gas meter or Propane storage tank of a building. Many gas suppliers also offer service and inspection of appliances within the building.

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Kenmore 153.33385 owner manual Safe INSTALLATION, USE and Service, Important Definitions