Sears 449.320411, 449.320511, 449.32031 Steps to Install Your Water Heater, Vacuum Relief Valve

PLAN HOW YOU WILL INSTALL YOUR WATER HEATER

3.Fasten a length of garden hose to the water heater drain valve. Place the other end of the hose at a suitable drain point, lower than the drain valve (nearby floor drain, sink, tub, or outside), open ,the drain valve and let all water drain from the water heater. READ THE FOLLOWING WARNING.

WARNINGI

SURE NO ONE IS NEAR THE DRAIN HOSE OR THEY I J WATER FROM THE DRAIN HOSE MAY BE VERY HOT. BE J

COULD GET BURNED SEVERELY.

NOTE: For faster draining, open a hot water faucet, or the temperature and pressure relief valve, so air can enter the water heater plumbing system.

4. DO STEP 1, if not already done. Then remove the water

heater junction box access cover. Disconnect electrical supply wires to the water heater.

5.When all water has drained from the water heater, remove the garden hose from the drain valve and close the valve.

6.Disconnect (or cut) the inlet and outlet water supply pipes close to the water heater. Be careful not to damage the pipes if you want to reuse them for installing your new water heater.

7.Remove and properly dispose of the old water heater.

CAUTION: Mineral buildup or sediment may have accumulat- ed in your old water heater. This causes the water heater to be much heavier than normal. The remaining water and residue, if spilled out, could cause staining.

STEPS TO INSTALL YOUR WATER HEATER

VACUUM RELIEF VALVE

• (FIG. 1, PAGE 5).

Your new water heater is designed to give you many years of trouble

free service. To help safeguard your water heater investment, a VACUUM RELIEF VALVE has been included with the parts kit. It must

be installed according to the note below and the instructions on Page 5 to assure warranty coverage.

Certain conditions such as breakage in the main supply line, pump failure on a well system or other plumbing system malfunctions may cause a temporary pressure loss. The installation of the vacuum relief valve on the cold water supply line to the water heater will allow air to enter the tank and prevent damage in the event such conditions occur.

NOTE: The vacuum relief valve MUST be installed vertically at or

above the highest point of the tank. Do not install the shut-off valve between the vacuum relief valve and the tank (see FIG. 1, Page 5).

NOTE: If your water pressure is over 80 PSI, be sure to install a pressure reducing valve (water pressure regulator) in the inlet supply pipeto the water heater (seethe Safety Guides on Page 2).

COLD WATER SUPPLY TO WATER

• HEATER (FIG. 1, PAGE 5).

• Heat traps have been installed on your water heater to help achieve the best operating efficiency. Heat traps help prevent heat from flowing from the inlet and out[et plumbing connections during periods when the heater is not heat- ing water. To replace a plugged or damaged heat trap due to scale build-up, be sure to follow the "CAUTIONS" on Page 4 and illustrations on Pages 5 and 13.

CAUTIONS: BE SURE TO INSTALL HEAT TRAPS AT THE CORRECT WATER HEATER CONNECTION. OBSERVE FLOW ARROWS ON THE HEAT TRAPS. IF INSTALLED WRONG, WATER FLOW

THROUGH THE WATER HEATER IS GREATLY REDUCED.

Use pipe joint compound or Teflon tape on the heat trap threads. The last connection to the water heater must use the factory supplied seal ring washers only. DO NOT use sealants with seal ring washers.

DO NOTREMOVECOLOREDPLASTICiNSERTSFROMTHE HEATTRAPS.

DO NOT SWEAT SOLDER DIRECTLY TO THE HEAT TRAPS. DO ALL SOLDERING FIRST. THEN CONNECT HEAT TRAPS TO THE PIPES AND TO THE WATER HEATER.

FOLLOWALL INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSINTHIS MANUAL.

•Thread the cold side heat trap into the 1" x 3/4" reducer bushing using pipe joint compound or teflon tape.

•Loosely assemble the 1" x 3/4" reducer bushing with the cold side heat trap attached to the INLET (COLD) hex union. Be sure the seal dng is in place in the hex union. (Use factory supplied seal ring washers only. DO NOT use sealants with seal ring washer.) DO NOT TIGHTEN THE HEX UNION. Tightening of the hex

union will be done later, this is to help aid in measuring the amount of pipe or tube that may need to be cut.

•Run a cold water supply line to the cold side heat trap using Sears water heater installation kit (Page 3), threaded galvanized, soldered copper or CPVC plastic pipe and fittings.

•Be sure to include a shut-off valve and fittings for the vacuum relief valve as shown in FiG. 1, Page 5.

•Use pipe thread seal compound or teflon tape on all outside threads. The last connection to the water heater must use the factory supplied seal ring washers only, DO

NOT use sealants with seal ring washers,

•Read the following caution notes before tightening fittings, soldering or cementing.

CAUTION: TO PREVENTHEATTRANSFERAND DAMAGE TO THE iNLET FITTINGAND HEATTRAR, DISCONNECT THE HEX UNION NUT FROM THE REDUCERBUSHING AND THE HEATTRAP FROM ' THE SWEATTO FEMALE PIPE ADAPTOR BEFORE SOLDERING. ALWAYSTIGHTEN THE HEX UNION LAST, AFTER PLUMBING IS iN PLACE, ALIGNED, SOLDERED, ETC. DO NOT A'I7"EMPTTO

TURN PIPE OR FITTINGS AFTER HEX UNIONS ARE TIGHT OR YOUWILL DAMAGETHE WATERHEATERBEYONDREPAIR.

NOTE: If yourwater heater is installed using a check valve in the water line or a water meter wwith a check valve, contact the Sears Service Center or local water authoriity on how to control-this situation.

=HOT WATER PIPE FROM THE WATER HEATER.

Install the hot side heat trap to the outlet (HOT) hex union nut. Be sure a seat ring is in the hex union (USE FACTORY SUPPUED SEAL RING WASHERS ONLY.DO NOT USE SEALANTS WITH SEAL RING WASHERS.)

Make all pipe to fitting connections the same way as you did in Step 2, observing the hex union and heat trap sweat to pipe adaptor fit- ting, caution and tightening procedures listed on Page 4. Refer to the instructions on Page'4,Step 2, and FIG. A, Page 13 to replace a heat trap.

• TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE RELIEF

VALVE (See * Note on Page 2).

Your Survivor water heater was shipped with a temperature and

pressure relief valve factory installed. Do not operate the water heater unless the temperature and pressure relief valve is in place and

working properly. A relief valve is essential for safety and to protect the water heater. Too high of a temperature and/or pressure inside the water heater could cause it to burst. The relief valve automatically opens if temperature or pressure gets too high to relieve hot water and/or pressure to the drain. READ AND COMPLY WITH THE WARNING ON PAGE6.