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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 causing propertydamage,personal injury or loss of life.
A.Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmustbelightedby • If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions department.
exactly. C,Useonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegascontrol
B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushinor
for gas.Besureto smellnextto thefloorbecause turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit,calla qualified
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor, servicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmay
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS resultinafireorexplosion.
• Donottrytolightanyappliance. D.Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
• Donottouchanyelectricswitch;do notuseany water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
phoneinyourbuilding, toinspecttheapplianceandtoreplaceanypartofthe
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfromaneighbor's controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
phone.Followthegassuppliar'sinstructions, underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1,STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel. 9. Pushin controlknoball the wayandholddown.
2,Removeouterdoor. Immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
3. Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe holdcontrolknobinfor aboutone(1) minuteafter
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(f _,)to itslowest thepilotislit,Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO Pilotshouldremainlit.If it goesout,repeatsteps3
NOTFORCE. through8.
• If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianor gas
supplier,
• If the pilotwill notstay lit afterseveraltries,
depress
andturnthe
gas
controlknob
clockwise
4.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_' to "OFF"posi-
tion.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF" _' j to "OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE, orgassupplier.(Figure6,page19)
(Figure6,page19) 10.Replace(orclose)innerdoor,(Figure9,page19)
5. Waitfive(5)minutesto clearoutanygas.Ifyouthen 11.Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" inthesafetyinformation O
aboveonthislabel,If youdon'tsmellgas,goto the clockwise__ tothefull"ON"position.Warning
do not use gas controlknob to regulate gas
nextstep.
6. Remove(oropen)innerdoorlocatedbelowthe gas flow.(Figure8,page19)
controlunit. 12.Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostatto desired
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot setting.Themark( • ) indicativeofapproximate
islocatedinfrontoftheburner. 120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
PILOTBURNER_ n THERMOCOUPLE mayrequirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
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desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below,
13.Closetheouterdoor.
8.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwiae[_) to"PILOT"position.(Figure7,page19)
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthe thermostatto lowest settingbyturningthe 2.Turngascontrolknobclockwise_ 1 to"OFF"posi-
watertemperaturedialclockwise(;_",) to itslowest tion.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF"
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DONOTFORCE.
NOTFORCE. 3.Closeouterdoor.
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