Kenmore 153.330401 Water Heater User Manual


 
Operating Instructions
Lighting
AWARNING
BEFORELIGHTING PROPANE(L.R)GASWATERHEATERS:
Propane(LR) gasis beevierthanair.Shouldti_re bea le_kin
the system,the gaswill settle near the ground.Basements,
crawl spaces,skirtedareasunder mobilehomes(evenwhen
ventilated),closetsand areasbelowgroundlevelwill serveas
pocketsfor the accumulationofthis 8_ Beforeat_emFdngto
lightor mlight the water heater'spilotor turningon a nearby
electricaJlightswitch,be abeolutelysumthere isno accumulat-
ed gasin theare_ Searchfor odorof gasbymimngst ground
levelin thevicinityofthe appliance.If odor isdetected,follow
stepsindicatedat "For YourSafety"onthe coverpageofthis
manualthenleavethe premise_
Lighting and operating instructions are located on front of the
water heater, above or to one side of the gas control valve.
AWARNING
AN ODORANT ISADDED TO THE GAS USED
BYTHIS WATER HEATER.
FORYOUR SAFETY
IFYOU SMELLGAS:
Do nottry to lightany appliance.
Do not touch anyelectTicalswitch;do not useanyphonein
yourbuilding.
Immediatelycallyour gassupplierfrom a neighbor'sphone.
Followthe gassuppiier_instruct_n_
If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department.
_,WARNING
DO NOT force the gascontrolknob.Useonlyyour handto
pushit downto lightthe pilot,or to turn it to "ON", "OFF"
or "PILOT". Never usea tool suchasa lever,wrenchor pli-
er_ Do not hit or damagethe knob. A damagedknobmay
resultin an explosionand serious injury.Ifyou haveproblem
turningthe knob, callthegassupplierimmediately.
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OUTER DOOR
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