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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:
• UL - Underwriter’s Laboratories
• 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
• EPACT - Energy Policy Act
• This gas-fired water heater is design certified by UL
Underwriter’s Laboratories under American National Standard/
CSA Standard for Gas Water Heaters ANSI Z21.10.3 • CSA
4.3 (current edition).
• Read the “Safety Precautions” section, page 3 of this manual
first 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-fired water heater. It also contains
warnings through out 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 first few pages, READ THE
ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR
OPERATE THE WATER HEATER.
• 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 following:
In the United States: The National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54. 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.
• If after reading this manual you have any questions or do not
understand any portion of the instructions, call the Sears
Service Center.
• 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 fires. See
figures 1 and 8 through 13.
Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies
with the Facts to Consider About the Location section in this
manual.
• 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 your local
dealer, wholesaler, public utilities or California Office of the
State Architect, 400 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
• 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.
• Complies with SCAQMD rule #1146.2 and districts having
equivalent NOx requirements.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
RECORECO
RECORECO
RECO
VERVER
VERVER
VER
YY
YY
Y
MINIMUMMINIMUM
MINIMUMMINIMUM
MINIMUM
DIMENSIONSDIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONSDIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS
TT
TT
T
ANKANK
ANKANK
ANK
TYPETYPE
TYPETYPE
TYPE
RARA
RARA
RA
TE GTE G
TE GTE G
TE G
ALAL
ALAL
AL
SS
SS
S
..
..
.
VENT PIPEVENT PIPE
VENT PIPEVENT PIPE
VENT PIPE
DIAMETERDIAMETER
DIAMETERDIAMETER
DIAMETER
IN INCHES (mm) IN INCHES (mm)
IN INCHES (mm) IN INCHES (mm)
IN INCHES (mm)
MODELMODEL
MODELMODEL
MODEL
CAPCAP
CAPCAP
CAP
AA
AA
A
CITYCITY
CITYCITY
CITY
OFOF
OFOF
OF
BTUBTU
BTUBTU
BTU
PER HOURPER HOUR
PER HOURPER HOUR
PER HOUR
INCHESINCHES
INCHESINCHES
INCHES
INCHESINCHES
INCHESINCHES
INCHES
HEIGHT T HEIGHT T
HEIGHT T HEIGHT T
HEIGHT T
OO
OO
O
NUMBER NUMBER
NUMBER NUMBER
NUMBER
IN GIN G
IN GIN G
IN G
ALAL
ALAL
AL
S (LS (L
S (LS (L
S (L
TRS)TRS)
TRS)TRS)
TRS)
GG
GG
G
ASAS
ASAS
AS
RARA
RARA
RA
TETE
TETE
TE
@ 100°F RISE@ 100°F RISE
@ 100°F RISE@ 100°F RISE
@ 100°F RISE
(mm)(mm)
(mm)(mm)
(mm)
(mm)(mm)
(mm)(mm)
(mm)
JJ
JJ
J
AA
AA
A
CKET TCKET T
CKET TCKET T
CKET T
OO
OO
OP
153.338073 74 (280) NATURAL 75,100 72.8 4" (102) 26 1/2" (673) 61 1/8" (1,553)
153.338003 98 (371) NATURAL 75,100 72.8 4" (102) 27 3/4" (705) 69 3/4" (1,772)