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SAFE

INSTALLATION,

USEAND

SERVICE

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2

GENERAL

 

SAFETY

.............................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

 

.......................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

4

INTRODUCTION

 

 

................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

PRODUCT

SPECIFICATIONS

............................................................................................................................................................

 

 

5

MATERIALS

 

AND

BASIC

TOOLS

NEEDED

........................................................................................................................................

6

Materials

 

Needed

 

........................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

6

Basic

Tools

..................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Additional

 

 

Tools

Needed

When

Sweat

Soldering

6

INSTALLATION

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

...................................................................................................................................................

 

7-16

Removing

 

 

the

Old

Water Heater

..............................................................................................................................................

7,8

Facts

to

Consider

About

the

Location

8

Insulation

 

 

Blankets

......................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

8

Facts

to

Consider

About

the

Convertible

Lower Element

8,9

Water

Piping

...........................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,10

T

&

P Valve

 

and

Pipe

Insulation

.................................................................................................................................................

10

Temperature-Pressure

 

 

Relief

Valve

10,11

Filling

the

Water

Heater

.............................................................................................................................................................

 

 

11

Converting

 

 

the

Lower

Element

 

11-14

Wiring

....................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,15

Wiring

Diagrams

.......................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

16

SERVICEANDADJUSTMENT

 

 

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17-22

Temperature

 

 

Regulation

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17

Thermostats

 

 

..............................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Temperature

 

 

Settings

................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

17

Upper

and

Lower

Thermostat

Adjustments

17,18

Anode

Rod

 

Inspection

 

...............................................................................................................................................................

 

 

18

Temperature-Pressure

 

 

Relief

Valve Operation

18

Draining

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18,19

Thermostat

 

 

Removal/Replacement

..........................................................................................................................................

19

Element

Cleaning/Replacement

 

.........................................................................................................................................

19-22

Drain

 

Valve

 

Washer

 

Replacement

..............................................................................................................................................

 

Service

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TROUBLESHOOTING

 

GUIDE

 

 

23-25

Start

Up

Conditions

...................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Thermal

Expansion

............................................................................................................................................................

 

 

23

 

 

Strange

Sounds

.................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

23

Operational

 

 

Conditions

 

.......................................................................................................................................................

 

 

23-25

 

 

Smelly

 

Water

..................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

23,24

 

 

"Air"

 

in Hot

Water

Faucets

 

24

 

 

Rumbling

 

Noise

..................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

24

 

 

High

 

Temperature

 

Shut

Off

System

....................................................................................................................................

24

 

 

Not

Enough

 

or

No

Hot Water

.........................................................................................................................................

24,25

 

 

Water

 

Is Too

Hot

..................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

25

Leakage

 

Checkpoints

 

..........................................................................................................................................................

 

 

25,26

REPAIR

PARTS

LIST

..................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

27-29

NOTES

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30,31

WARRANTY

 

........................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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