A.O. Smith 197835-001 Water Heater User Manual


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Operating Set Point
Status: Heating
Menu Help
120 F
DN
OFF
GAS
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N
WARNING: 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doesnothaveapilot.Itisequippedwith
anignitiondevicewhichautomaticallylightstheburner.
Do NOT try to light the burner by hand.
B. BEFORE OPERATINGsmellallaroundtheappliance
areaforgas.Besuretosmellnexttotheoorbecause
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleontheoor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Donottouchanyelectricswitch;
Donotuseanyphoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor’s
phone.Followthegassupplier’sinstructions.
• Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,callthere
department.
C. Useonlyyourhandtopushinthegascontrolbuttons.
Neverusetools.Ifthecontrolbuttonswillnotpushin,don’t
trytorepairthem,callaqualiedservicetechnician.Force
orattemptedrepairmayresultinareorexplosion.
D.Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycontactaqualiedinstallerorservice
agencytoreplaceaoodedwaterheater.Donotattempt
torepairtheunit!Itmustbereplaced!
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1.Setthethermostattothelowestsetting.
2. SettheON/OFFswitchonthecontrolpaneltothe
“OFF”position.
3. Turnoffallelectricalpowertotheapplianceifservice
istobeperformed.
BEFORE OPERATING: ENTIRE SYSTEM MUST BE FILLED WITH WATER AND AIR PURGED FROM ALL LINES.
1. STOP!Readthesafetyinformationabove,
on this label.
2. Set theON/OFFswitchonthecontrolpanel to
the“ON”position.
3. Setthethermostattothelowestsetting.
4.SettheON/OFFswitchonthecontrolboxtothe
“OFF”position.
5. Thisapplianceisequippedwithadevicewhich
automaticallylightstheburner.
DO NOT TRY TO LIGHT THE BURNER BY HAND.
6.
Wait five(5) minutes to
clear out any
gas.
Ifyousmellgas,
STOP!Follow“B”
inthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
Ifyoudon’tsmellgas.
7. Turnonallelectricalpowertotheappliance.
8. SettheON/OFFswitchonthecontrolboxtothe
“ON”position.
9. Setthethermostattothedesiredsetting.
CAUTION: Hotter water increases the risk
of scald injury. Consult the instruction
manual before changing temperature.
10.If the appliance willnot operate,follow the
instructions“TOTURNOFFGASTOAPPLIANCE”
andcallyourtechnicianorgassupplier.
WARNING: TURN OFF ALL ELECTRIC
POWER BEFORE SERVICING
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
ON/OFF SWITCH
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