Operating Instructions (cont'd)Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
lWARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A,This appliance hasa pilot whichmust be lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
for gas.Be sure to smellnext to thefloor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwill settleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
•Donottryto lightanyappliance.
•Donot touch any electricswitch; do notuse any
phoneinyourbuilding.
•Immediatelycatlyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
C.
O.
®If you cannotreachyour gas supplier,callthe fire
department.
Useonlyyourhandto push in orturn the gascontrol
knob.Neverusetools. If theknob willnot push in or
turnbyhand,don'ttry to repairit,call a qualified ser-
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmayresult
ina fireorexplosion,
Donot use this applianceifany part hasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartof the
controlsystemandany gas controlwhichhas been
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel,
2.Removeouterdoor.
3.Set the thermostatto lowest setting.by turning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(f "_)toitslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE,
4.Turngas controlknobclockwise_; to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DONOT FORCE,
(Figure6,page17)
5,Wait five (5) minutesto clearout any gas. If you then
smellgas, STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation
aboveon this label. If you don't smell gas,go to the
nextstep,
6. Remove(or open) innerdoor located belowthe gas
controlunit.
7.Find pilot-followmetaltubefromgas control.Thepilot
is locatedinfrontof theburner.
PILOT BURNER/1'_ THERMOCOUPLE
8.If youdon'tsmellgas,turnknobon gascontrolcounter
clockwise_@ to"PILOT"position.(Figure7,page17)
9, Push in control knob all the way and holddown.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwith a match.Continueto
holdcontrol knob in for about one (1) minuteafter
thepilot is lit. Releaseknobandit will popbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goes out,repeat steps3
through8.
oIf knobdoesnot popup whenreleased,stopand
immediatelycallyour servicetechnician or gas
supplier.
oIf the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depressandturnthegas controlknobclockwise
_to "OFF"and callyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10.Replace(or close)inner door.Replaceouterdoorif
doordoesnot covergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11.At armslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_tothefull "ON" position.Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow, (Figure8,page17)
12.At armslengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting.Themark(T) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°Fis preferred starting point. Some local laws
mayrequirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwater is
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below,
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10,
lWARNING
Hotterwater increasesthe riskof scald injury.Before changingtemperaturesettingsee instruction manual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Set the thermostatto lowestsetting byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F'-'_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondin0as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise@ 1to"OFF" posi-
tion=Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DONOT FORCE,
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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