A.O. Smith 400 Water Heater User Manual


 
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Lighting Instructions for the G(B/W) 1000 through 2500 models
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE OPERATING
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
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 FLOOR BECAUSE SOME GAS IS HEAVIER THAN
AIR AND WILL SETTLE ON THE FLOOR.
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
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
C. USE ONLY YOUR HAND TO TURN THE MAIN MANUAL GAS
VALVE HANDLE. NEVER USE TOOLS. IF THE HANDLE WILL
NOT TURN BY HAND, DON’T TRY TO REPAIR IT. CALL A
QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN. FORCE OR ATTEMPTED
REPAIR MAY RESULT IN A FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
D. DO NOT USE THIS APPLIANCE IF ANY PART HAS BEEN
UNDER WATER. IMMEDIATELY CALL A QUALIFIED
SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE APPLIANCE AND
TO REPLACE ANY PART OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM AND
ANY GAS CONTROL WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER WATER.
E. DO NOT OPERATE APPLIANCE UNLESS UNIT IS FILLED
WITH WATER AND WATER LINES ARE FULLY OPEN.
1. STOP! READ THE SAFETY INFORMATION ABOVE
ON THIS LABEL.
2. SET THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER TO THE LOWEST
SETTING.
3. TURN POWER SWITCH ON APPLIANCE TO “OFF”
POSITION.
4. TURN MAIN MANUAL GAS VALVE TO “OFF” POSITION,
(FIGURE “B”). THE VALVE IS “OFF” WHEN THE HANDLE IS
PERPENDICULAR TO THE GAS FLOW DIRECTION.
5. THIS APPLIANCE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN IGNITION
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. THEN
SMELL FOR GAS, INCLUDING NEAR THE FLOOR. IF YOU
SMELL GAS,
STOP! FOLLOW “B” IN THE SAFETY INFORMA-
TION ABOVE ON THIS LABEL. IF YOU DON’T SMELL
GAS, GO TO THE NEXT STEP.
7. TURN MAIN MANUAL GAS VALVE TO “ON” POSITION,
(FIGURE “A”), THE VALVE IS “ON” WHEN THE HANDLE
IS PARALLEL TO THE GAS FLOW DIRECTION.
8. TURN POWER SWITCH TO “ON” POSITION.
9. SET THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER TO DESIRED SETTING.
10. IF THE APPLIANCE WILL NOT OPERATE, FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS “TO TURN OFF GAS TO THE APPLI-
ANCE” AND CALL YOUR SERVICE TECHNICIAN OR GAS
SUPPLIER.
1. SET THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER TO THE LOWEST
SETTING.
2. TURN POWER SWITCH ON APPLIANCE TO “OFF”
POSITION.
3. TURN MAIN MANUAL GAS VALVE TO “OFF” POSITION,
(FIGURE “B”). THE VALVEIS “OFF” WHEN THE HANDLE
IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GAS FLOW DIRECTION.