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Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
A.
B.
WARNING
If you do not follow these Instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
Thisappliancehas a pilotwhichmust be lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundthe appliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smell nextto the floor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• D.onot tryto lightanyappliance.
• Do not touch any electrics_kitch;do not use any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
• If youcannotroachyourgas supplier,call thefire
department.
C.Useonlyyourhandto pushinor turnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusetools.Ifthe knobwillnotpushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit, cell a qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepairmayresult
in afireorexplosion.
D. Donot usethis applianceif anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedsel'vicetechnician
to inspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartofthe
controlsystemandanygas controlwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2. Removeouterdoor.
3. Setthe thermostat to lowestsettinq.byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(,'- _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_PI to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.OO NOT FORCE.
(Fi_lure6,page17)
5. Waltfive(5) minutestoc!e.a,rout anygas. Ifyou then
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smell9as,STOP.Follow B inthe safetyinformation
aboveon this label. If youdon't smellgas,go tothe
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)inner door locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol,Thepilot
islocatedontherighthandsideoftheburner,
PILOT BURNER _,_ _ THERMOCOUPLE
8.ff you don't smellgas,turn knobongas controlcounter
clockwise_#-,_l_,)to "PILOT"position.(Figure7,page17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwitha match.Continueto
hold controlknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
thepilotis lit.Releaseknobandit willpop beck up.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If if goesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
• If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_' ) to"OFF" andcallyourservicetechnician
or gassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10.Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoor if
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_ tothefull "ON" position. Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure8,page17)
12. At armslengthaway,set thethermostatto desired
setting.Themark( • ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°F is preferredstarting point.Somelocallaws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
WARNING
Hotter water increasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingsee instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Set the thermostattolowest settingbyturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F-"_) to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2. Turngas controlknobclockwise _) to "OFF"
position.Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to
"OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
FORCE.
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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