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Thank You for purchasing a Kenmore water heater. Properly installed
and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free service. If
you should decide that you want the new water heater professionally
installed by Sears call 1-800-4-MY-HOME
®
. They will arrange for
prompt, quality installation by Sears authorized contractors.
Abbreviations Found In This Instruction Manual:
• CSA - Canadian Standards Association
• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• GAMA - Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
This gas-fi red water heater is design certifi ed by CSA INTERNATIONAL
under American National Standard/CSA Standard for Gas Water
Heaters ANSI Z21.10.1 • CSA 4.1 (current edition).
PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION
1. Read the “General Safety” section, page 3 of this manual fi rst
and then the entire manual carefully. If you don’t follow the
safety rules, the water heater will not operate properly. It could
cause DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
This manual contains instructions for the installation, operation,
and maintenance of the gas-fi red water heater. It also contains
warnings throughout the manual that you must read and be
aware of. All warnings and all instructions are essential to the
proper operation of the water heater and your safety. Since we
cannot put everything on the fi rst few pages, READ THE ENTIRE
MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR OPERATE
THE WATER HEATER.
2. Instructions to Manufactured Home Manufacturers:
The installation must conform with the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards Title 24 CFR, Part 3280.
Instruction for replacement installation:
The installation must conform with these instructions and the local
code authority having jurisdiction. In the absence of local codes,
installations shall comply with the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54, current edition. This publication is available from
the Canadian Standards Association, 8501 East Pleasant Valley Rd.,
Cleveland Ohio 44131, or The National Fire Protection Association,
1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.
3. If after reading this manual you have any questions or do not
understand any portion of the instructions, call the local gas utility
or the manufacturer whose name appears on the rating plate.
4. Carefully plan the place where you are going to put the water
heater. Correct combustion, vent action, and vent pipe installation
are very important in preventing death from possible carbon
monoxide poisoning and fi res, see Figures 1 and 2.
Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies with
the “Locating the New Water Heater” section in this manual.
5. For California installation this water heater must be braced,
anchored, or strapped to avoid falling or moving during an
earthquake. See instructions for correct installation procedures.
Instructions may be obtained from California Offi ce of the State
Architect, 400 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
6. Massachusetts Code requires this water heater to be installed in
accordance with Massachusetts 248-CMR 2.00: State Plumbing
Code and 248-CMR 5.00.
7. Complies with SCAQMD rule #1121 and districts having equivalent
NOx requirements.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL
NUMBER
TANK
CAPACITY
IN GALS.
(LTRS)
TYPE
OF
GAS
INPUT
RATE
(BTU/HR)
RECOVERY
RATE GALS.
PER HOUR
@ 90°F RISE
MINIMUM
VENT PIPE
INCHES
(mm)
DIAMETER
INCHES
(mm)
DIMENSIONS
IN INCHES (mm)
HEIGHT TO
JACKET TOP
153.333850 30 (114) NATURAL 35,000 34.9 3” (76) 16” (406) 57 1/2” (1,461)
153.333850 30 (114) PROPANE 32,000 34.9 3” (76) 16” (406) 57 1/2” (1,461)
153.333950 40 (151)
NATURAL
&
PROPANE
35,500 35.4 3” (76) 18 1/2” (470) 55 1/2” (1,410)