INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Removing the Old Water Heater
FIGURE2. |
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1. Turn “OFF” the gas supply to the |
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water heater. |
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If the main gas line |
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serving all gas appliances is |
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used, also shut “OFF” the gas at |
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each appliance. Leave all gas |
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appliances shut “OFF” until the |
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water heater installation is |
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completed, see Figures 2 and 3. | FIGURE3. | |
2. Turn “OFF” the water supply to the |
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water heater at the water shut off |
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valve or water meter. Some |
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installations require that the water |
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be turned off to the entire house, |
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see Figures 2 and 4. |
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3.Check again to make sure the gas supply is “OFF” to the water heater. Then disconnect the gas supply connection from the gas control valve.
4.Attach a hose to the water heater drain valve and put the other end in a floor drain or outdoors. Open the water heater drain valve. Open a nearby hot water faucet which will relieve pressure in the water heater and speed draining. The water passing out of the drain valve may be extremely hot. To avoid being scalded, make sure all
connections are tight and that the |
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water flow is directed away from | FIGURE5. |
any person, see Figures 2 and 5. |
5.Disconnect the vent pipe from the draft hood where it connects to the water heater. In most installations the vent pipe can be lifted off after any screw or other attached devices are removed. Dispose of the draft hood. The new water heater has a draft hood which must be used for proper operation.
6.If you have copper piping to the water heater, the two copper water pipes can be cut with a hacksaw approximately four inches away from where they connect to the water heater, see Figure 6. This will avoid cutting off pipes too short. Additional cuts can be made later if necessary. Disconnect the
FIGURE6.
If you have galvanized pipes to the water heater, loosen the two galvanized pipes with a pipe wrench at the union in each line. Also disconnect the piping remaining to the water heater, see Figure 7. These pieces should be saved since they may be needed when reconnecting the new water heater. Disconnect the
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