Kenmore 153.332318 Water Heater User Manual


 
Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
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.Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmust belightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B,BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
for gas.Besureto smellnexttothefloor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
Donottrytolightanyappliance.
Donottouchanyelectricswitch;do notuseany
phoneinyourbuilding.
Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
C,
D.
Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
department.
Usaonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusatools.If theknobwillnotpushinor
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepairit,calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmayresult
inafireorexplosion.
Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypad ofthe
controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOPIReadthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor.
3. Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(F-_) toitslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise__,, ) to ",OFF'I,pos_
tion,Knob cannotbe turnedfrom PILOT to OFF
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive(5)minutestoclearoutanygas.ifyouthen
smellgas,STOPIFollow"B"inthesafetyinformation
aboveonthislabel.If youdon'tsmellgas,gotothe
nextstep.
6, Remove(or open)innerdoorlocatedbelowthegas
controlunit.
7,Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedinfrontoftheburner,
PILOT BURNER ._THERMOCOUPLE
8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwlse,_@ to "PILOT"position,(Figure7,page17)
9. Pushin controlknoball the wayand holddown.
immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknobin foraboutone(1)minuteafter
thepilotislit.Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit.If itgoesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
Ifknobduesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
If thepilot willnot staylit after severaltries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_(_ to"OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10.Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doorduesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob,(Rgure9,page17)
11.Atarmslen_qthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise(_ tothefull "ON"position,Warning
do not use gas control knobto regulate gas
flow.(Rgure8,page17)
12.Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostatto desired
setting.Themark(• ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequirea lowerstadingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below,
13,Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasestheriskofscaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclOckwise(F'_) toits lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_V ) to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
3. Replaceouterdoor(if removed).
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