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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 resu t caus ng property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliancehasa pilot which mustbe lightedby • If you cannotreachyourgas supplier,call thefire
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,follow theseinstructions department.
exactly. C. Useonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthe gascontrol
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheappliancearea knob.Never_usetools.Ifthe knobwill notpushinor
for gas. Besure to smell nextto the floor because turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit, calla qualifiedser-
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthe floor, vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepair may result
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS ins fire orexplosion.
• Donottrytolightanyappliance. D.Do not usethisapplianceif anyparthas beenunder
• Do not touch any electricswitch; do not use any water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedservicetechnician
phonein yourbuilding, to inspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartofthe
• Immediatelycallyourgas supplierfrom a neighbor's controlsystemand anygascontrolwhichhasbeen
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions, underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!ReadtheJSsfetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2. TurnON/OFFswitchoncontrolboxto"OFF".
3. Remove outer door covering gas thermostat and
burnerassembly.(Figure13,Page25)
4. Set the thermostat to lowest setting
by turning the water temperaturedial
clockwise,(F_) toits lowesttempera-
ture setting (with arrow on dial) as
shown. DO NOT FORCE. (Figure t0,
Page25)
5. Turngascontrolknobclockwise"_ to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
6. Wait five (5) minutesto clearout anygas. If you then
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" in thesafetyinformation
aboveon this label. If you don'tsmellgas, go to the
nextstep.
7. Remove(or open)inner door locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.
8. Findpilot-followmetal
tubefromgascontrol. THERMOCOUPLE_ _ PILOTBURNER
Thepilotislocatedin !_i i._
frontoftheburner.
9.
If you don't smell gas, turn knob on gas control
counter-clockwise_,_ to "PILOT" position.(Figure
11,Page25)
10.Push in control knoball the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthe pilot with a match. Continue
to hold control knob in for about one (1) minute
after the pilot is lit. Release knob and it will pop
back up. Pilot should remain lit. If it goes out,
repeatsteps5 through10.
• If knob does not pop up when released, stop
and immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor
gassupplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depress _nd turn the gas control knob clock-
wise _t to"OFF"andcallyourservicetech-
nicianorgassupplier.(Figure10 Page25)
11,Replaceinnerdoor.(Figure13,Page25) i
12.Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_ tothefull "ON" position.WARNING
Do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure12,Page25)
13.At armslengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting.The mark(V) HOTindicativeof approximate
120°Fispreferredstartingpoint.Somelocallawsmay
require a lower starting point. If hotter water is
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
14.Replacetheouterdoor.(Figure13,Page25)
15. TurnON/OFFswitchoncontrolboxto"ON".
WARNING I
Hotterwater increasesthe risk ofscald injury.Beforechangingtemperaturesetting see instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
3.
Turn ON/OFFswitchon control boxto "OFF".
Remove outer door covering gas thermostat and
burnerassembly.(Figure13, Page25)
Set the thermostat to lowest setting
by turning the water temperature
dial clockwise (F_'_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(with arrowon dial)
asshown.DONOT FORCE.
asshown.DONOT FORCE.
4. Turngascontrolknobclockwise V 'L"OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figuref0, Page25)
5. Replaceouterdoor.(Figure13,Page25)
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