Thank You for purchasing a Kenmore water heater. Properly installed and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free service. If you should decide that you want the new water heater professionally installed by Sears call 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®. They will arrange for prompt, quality installation by Sears authorized contractors.

Abbreviations Found In This Instruction Manual:

CSA- Canadian Standards Association

ANSI- American National Standards Institute

NFPA- National Fire Protection Association

ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

GAMA- Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

ImportantInformationAbout This Water Heater:

This manual has been prepared to acquaint you (trained service technician) with the installation, operation, and maintenance of the on-demand water heater and provide important safety information in these areas.

Service to the on-demand system should only be performed by a trained service technician.

READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL BEFOREATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR OPERATE THE WATER HEATER.

The installation must conform with these instructions and the local code authority having jurisdiction. In the absence of local codes, installations shall comply with the following:

In the United States: The National Fuel Gas Code

ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54. This publication is available from the Canadian Standards Association, 8501 East Pleasant Valley Rd, Cleveland Ohio 44131, or The National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

If after reading this manual you have any questions or do not understand any portion of the instructions, call the Sears Service Center.

Carefully plan the place where you are going to put the water heater. Correct combustion, vent action, and vent pipe installation are very important in preventing death from possible carbon monoxide poisoning and fires.

Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies with the Installation Instructions section in this manual.

For California installation, this water heater must be braced, anchored, or strapped to avoid falling or moving during an earthquake. See instructions for correct installation procedures. Instructions may be obtained from California's Office of the State Architect, 1102 Q Street, Suite 5100, Sacramento, CA 95811. Instructions can also be downloaded to your computer at www.dsa.dgs.ca.gov/Pubs.

Massachusetts Code requires this water heater to be installed in accordance with Massachusetts 248-CMR 2.00: State Plumbing Code and 248-CMR 5.00.

Excessive Weight Hazard

Usetwoor morepeopleto moveandinstallthewaterheater. Failuretodo so canresultin injury(includingbackinjury).

IMPORTANT: Do not remove any permanent instructions, labels, or the data label from either the outside of the water heater or on the inside of water heater panels.

Remove exterior packaging and place installation components aside.

Inspect all parts for damage prior to installation and start-up.

Completely read all instructions before attempting to assemble and install this product.

After installation, dispose of/recycle all packaging materials.

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