Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING I
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, e fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life,
A. Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmustbelightedby
hand,Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B,BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
forgas. Besureto smellnextto the floorbecause
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donottryto lightanyappliance.
• Donottouchany eioatricswitch;do not use any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycellyour gassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.Fat{owthegaseupplinr'sthstruations,
• If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,cell thefire
_rtment.
C.Useonlyyourhandto pushin orturnthegascontrol
knob.Neverusetools.Ifthe knobwillnatpushinor
turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairIt,calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepairmayresult
Inafireorexplosion.
D.Donotusethisapplianceif anyparthasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
to inspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartofthe
controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
I.STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor.
3, Setthe thermostattolowestsettin_byturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _) toitslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE. _
4.'rumgascontrolknobclockwiv se _'_') to"OFF"posi-
tion.Knob cannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to"OFF"
unlessknobIs depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,psga17)
5. Waitfive(5) minutesto clearoutanygas.Ifyouthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" in thesafetyinformation
aboveonthislabel.If youdon'tsmellgas,goto the
nextslap.
6. Rernove(or open)inner doorlocated beiowthegas
controlunit.
7. Findpilot-follOwmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedinfmatofthe burner,
PILOT BURNER _ _ THERMOCOUPLE
.L.E=E.a_
8,It youdon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
deckwios_=(_ ' to"PILOT"position.(Figure7, page17)
9. Pushin control knoball the wayand holddown.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknobinfor aboutone(1) minuteafter
the pilotIs lit.Releaseknobanditwillpop backup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. IfIt goesout, repeatsteps3
through8.
• If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianor gee
supplier.
• if thepilot willnot stay_ltafter severaltries,
depress_) andturn,thegascontrolknobclockwise
_" to OFF andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10. Replace(ordose)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doordoesnat covergascontrolon/offknobortem-
peratu4'eadjustmentknob.(Flgm 9,page17)
11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter.
deckwise_ tothefull "ON"position.Warnthg
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (FIguroa,page17)
12.At armslengthaway,set the thermostattodesired
setting.Themink( • ) HOTindicot[veofapproximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequirea lowerstertlngpoint.If hotterwaterIs
desired,seeInstructionmanualand"warning"below.
13.ReplacetheouterdoorIfnotreplacedinstep10.
1, Setthe thermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialdookwlsa(("-_) toits lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOTFORCE,
I WARNING
I
HotterwaterincreasestheriskofscaldInjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual,w
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
2."rumgascontrolknobclockwise_ _to"OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOTFORCE.
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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