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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, a fire or explosion
may result caus ng property damage, persona njury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliancehasa pilot whichmust be lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseInstructions
exactly.
B,BEFORELIGHTINGsmellall aroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because
somegasisheavierthenair andwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donot fryto lightanyappliance.
• Do not touch any electricswitch; do not use any
phonein yourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone.FollowthegassuppUer'sinstructions,
• If you cannotreach yourgassupplier,call thefire
department.
C. Useonlyyourhandtopushin or turnthe gascontrol
knob.Neverusetools.If theknobwillnot pushInor
turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairIt, calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceor attemptedrepairmayresult
ina fireorexplosion.
D. Do not usethisapplianceif anyparthasbeen under
water.Immediatelycall a qualifiedservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypart ofthe
controlsystemand anygas controlwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!ReadthesafetyInformationaboveonthislabel.
2,Removeouterdoor.
3. Set the thermostatto lowestsettinLby turning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( "_)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_ to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobIsdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive(5) minutestoclearout anygas. If youthen
smellgas, STOPIFollow"B" inthe safetyinformation
aboveon this label.If youdon't smellgas, go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)inner door locatedbelowthe gas
control unit.
7. Findpllot-loitowmetaltubefromgascontrol.The pilot
IslocatedInfrontoftheburner
PILOT BURNER ._ THERMOCOUPLE
8. Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
dockwise_@ to"PILOT" position.(Figure7, page17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknobin for aboutone (1) minute after
the pilot is lit. Releaseknobend itwillpop backup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
• Ifknob doesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier,
• If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
depress__ andturnthe gascontrolknobclockwisetechnician=;
V to"OFF"and sellyourservice
or gassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10. Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoor if
door doesnotcovergas controlon/offknobortem-
peratureadustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11. Atarms engthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise(_ tothefull "ON" position. Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure8,page17)
12.At armslengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting. The mark( • ) indicativeof approximate
120°F is preferredstarting point.Some local laws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint. If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below.
13,Replacetheouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep 10.
WARNING
HotterwaterIncreasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Set thethermostat to lowestsetting byturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F"_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2. Turn gas controlknob clockwise !_,; to "OFF"
position. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to
"OFF" unlessknob is depressedslightly.OO NOT
FORCE,
3.Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved),
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