Kenmore 153.33439, 153.33459 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 resu t caus ng property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

A. This appliancehas a pilot which must be lighted by hand.Whenlightingthe pilot,followtheseinstructions

exactly.

B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmell all aroundtheappliancearea for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because

•somegasis heavierthan air andwillsettle on thefloor.

WHATTO DOIF YOUSMELLGAS

•• Donot tryto lightanyappliance.

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

:• Immediatelycall your gas supplierfrom a neighbor's phone.Followthe gassupplier'sinstructions.

•If you cannotreachyour gas supplier,call the fire department.

C.Use onlyyourhandto pushin or turnthe gas control knob.Neveruse tools.If the knobwillnot pushin or turn by hand,don'ttry to repairit, call a qualifiedser-

vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepairmay result in a fire or explosion.

D. Do not usethis applianceif any part has been under water.Immediatelycarl a qualifiedservice technician to inspectthe applianceand to replaceany partof the

controlsystemand any gas controlwhichhas been underwater.

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformation aboveon this label.

2.Removeouterdoor.

3.Set the thermostat to lowest settin.9by turning the watertemperaturedial clockwise,(( _) to its lowest temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO

NOT FORCE.

4.Turn gascontrolknobclockwise_'_ to "OFF" posi- tion. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF" unless knobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE. (Figure6,page 17)

5.Wait five (5) minutesto clear out any gas. If you then smell gas, STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation above on this label. If you don'tsmell gas, go to the next step.

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

7.Find pilot-followmetaltube fromgas control.The pilot is locatedin frontof theburner.

PILOT BURNER /_ THERMOCOUPLE

8.If you don'tsmellgas, turnknobon gascontrolcounter clockwise_._ to "PILOT"position.(Figure7, page 17)

9.Push in control knob all the way and hold down. Immediatelylightthe pilotwith a match.Continueto hold control knob in for about one (1) minute after the pilot is lit. Releaseknoband it will popback up. Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goes out, repeat steps3 through8.

e If knobdoes not pop up when released,stop and immediatelycall your servicetechnicianor gas supplier.

•If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries depressand turnthe gas controlknobclockwist

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

10.Replace(or close) inner door.Replaceouterdoor if door does not covergas controlon/offknobor tem- peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9, page17)

11.At armslengthaway,turngas controlknobcounter-

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

12.At arms lengthaway,set the thermostatto desired setting. The mark( • ) HOTindicativeof approximate 120°F is preferred starting point. Some local laws may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwater is desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.

13.Replacethe outerdoorif notreplacedin step10.

WARNING

Hotterwater increasesthe risk of scald injury.Beforechangingtemperaturesetting see instructionmanual.

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

1.Set the thermostat to lowest setting by turning the

watertemperaturedial clockwise(F-_) to its lowest temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO

NOT FORCE.

2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_V ) to "OFF" posi-

tion. Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF" unlessknobisdepressedslightly,DO NOT FORCE,

3.Replaceouterdoor(if removed).

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