Maytag HN51240X, HN41240X Instructions for Operation contd, For Your Safety Read Before Lighting

Instructions for Operation (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 causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

A. Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmustbe lightedby		• If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions		department.
exactly.		C,Useonlyyourhandtopushin orturnthegascontrol
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea		knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushin or
for gas.Be sureto smellnextto thefloorbecause		turnby hand,don'ttry to repairit, call a qualified
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor,		servicetechnicianForceorattemptedrepair.	may
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS		resultina fireorexplosion.
•	Donottrytolightanyappliance.	D. Do notusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
•	Donot touchanyelectricswitch;do notuseany	water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
	phoneinyourbuilding,	toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe

•Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's controlsystemandanygascontrowhichhasbeenl

phoneFollowthegassuppl.iar'sinstructions,underwater.

LIGHTING	INSTRUCTIONS
1,STOPReadthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel!		.	9. Pushin controlknoball the wayand holddown.
2,Removeouterdoor.			Immediatelylightthepilotwitha matchContinueto.
3. Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe			holdcontrolknobin for aboutone(1) minuteafter
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(f _,)to itslowest			thepilotislit, Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshownDO.			Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3
NOT FORCE.			through8.
			immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianor gas
			supplier,
			If the pilotwill notstay lit afterseveraltries,
			• If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_' to "OFF"posi-			depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
			_' j to "OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightlyDO. NOT FORCE,			orgassupplier(Figure6,page19).
(Figure6,page19)			10.Replace(orclose)innerdoor,(Figure9,page19)
5. Waitfive(5)minutesto clearoutanygas.Ifyouthen			11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" inthesafetyinformation			O
aboveonthislabel,If youdon'tsmellgas,goto the			clockwise__ tothefull "ON"positionWarning.
nextstep.			do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
6. Remove(oropen)innerdoorlocatedbelowthe gas			flow.(Figure8,page19)
controlunit.			12.At armslengthaway,setthethermostatto desired
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrolThepilot.			setting.The mark( • ) indicativeof approximate
islocatedinfrontoftheburner.			120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
PILOTBURNER n THERMOCOUPLE			mayrequirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
II			desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warningbelow,"
			13.Closetheouterdoor.

8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter

clockwiae[ ) to"PILOTposition" (Figure7,page19).

WARNING

Hotterwater increasesthe risk of scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

1.Setthe thermostatto lowest settingbyturningthe 2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise 1 to"OFF"posi-

watertemperaturedialclockwise(;_",) to itslowest tion. Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF"

temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshownDO. unlessknobisdepressedslightlyDONOTFORCE..

NOTFORCE.3.Closeouterdoor.

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