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Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTINI
WARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may resu t caus ng property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliancehasa pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthe pilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smellnextto the floor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touch anyelectric switch; do not use any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycall yourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
• If you cannotreachyourgassupplier,callthe fire
department.
C. Useonlyyourhandto pushin orturnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusetools.If theknobwillnot pushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit,call aqualifiedser-
vicetechnician,Forceor attemptedrepairmay result
inafireorexplosion,
D.Do not usethis applianceif anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedservicetechnician
to inspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartof the
controlsystemandany gascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2. Removeouterdoor.
3. Set the thermostatto lowest setting byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_'V _ to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbeturned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive (5) minutesto clearoutany gas.If youthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" in thesafetyinformation
aboveon this label. If you don'tsmellgas,go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open) inner door locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.
7.Findpilot-followmetaltube THERMOCOUPLE I'l!, PILOTBURNER
fromgascontrol.Thepilot _F__.,.
islocatedinfront oftheburner. -
8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobon gascontrolcounter
clockwiseL,@ to"PILOT"position.(Figure7,page17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and holddown.
Immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
hold controlknob in for aboutone (f) minuteafter
thepilot islit. Releaseknoband itwill popbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeatsteps3
through8.
• If knobdoesnot popupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_'_ to "OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10. Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoor if
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11. Atarmslenqthaway,turngascontro knobcounter-
clockwise_ to thefull "ON" position.Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure8,page17)
12. At armslengthaway,set thethermostatto desired
setting. The mark ( • ) indicativeof approximate
120°F is preferredstarting point.Somelocal laws
mayrequirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasesthe riskof scald injury,Beforechangingtemperaturesettingsee instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Set thethermostatto lowest settingby turningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
2. Turngas control knobclockwise _t
to
"OFF"
position.Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to
"OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
FORCE.
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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