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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 result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliancehass pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheapplianceares
for gas. Besure to smell next to the floor because
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIF YOUSMELLGAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touch anyelectric switch; do not use any
phoneinyourbuildin9.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroms neighbor's
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions.
• If you cannotreachyourgas supplier,call the fir=
department.
C. Useonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthegascontro
knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwill notpushin or
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepairit, calls qualifiedser-
vicetechnician."Forceor attemptedrepairmayresult
ina fireorexplosion.
O.Do not usethisapplianceif any parthasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
controlsystemand anygascontrolwhichhas been
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOPtReadthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2.Removeouterdoor.I"
3. Set the thermostat to lowest settinq,byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_'_ to"OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive (5) minutesto clearout anygas. If you then
smellgas, STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation
aboveon this label.If you don'tsmell gas, go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)inner door located belowthe gas
controlunit.
7 Findpilot-followmetal
" tube from gas control, THERMOCOUPLE_L_/_ILOTBURNER
Thepilotislocatedin
frontoftheburner. /I_
8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwise_@ to "PILOT"position.(Figure7,page17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthepilotwiths match.Continueto
hold controlknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
the pilotislit. Releaseknoband itwill popbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeatsteps3
through8.
e If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservice technicianor gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_ to"OFF" andcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10. Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoor if
doordoesnot covergascontrolon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_ tothe full "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°Fis preferredstarting point.Somelocallaws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
LHotterwater
1.Set the thermostatto lowestsettingby turning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise(f-",) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
WARNING
increasesthe risk ofscald injury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingsee instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
2. Turngas controlknob clockwise _'_ to "OFF"
position. Knob cannotbe turned from "PILOT" to
"OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
FORCE.
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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