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Thank You for purchasing a Maytag water heater. Properly
installed and maintained, it should give you years of trouble
free service. It is strongly suggested that this new water heater
be professionally installed, contact Maytag Customer Service
(1-800-788-8899) for recommended installers.
Abbreviations Found In This Instruction Manual:
• EPACT - Energy Policy A ct
• UL - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
• CAN - Canada
• CSA - Canadian Standards Association
• NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• GAMA - Gas Appliance Manufacturer’s Association
This gas-fired water heater is design certified by Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. under American National Standard/CSA
Standard for Gas Water Heaters ANSI Z21.3 • 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 National Fuel
Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54. This publication is
available from CSA International, 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 Maytag
Customer Service at 1-800-788-8899 for an authorized
servicer.
• 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 9 through 14.
Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies
with the Locating and Installing the New Heater 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.
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TANK RECOVERY MINIMUM DIMENSIONS
CAPACITY TYPE RATE GALS. VENT PIPE DIAMETER IN INCHES (mm)
IN GALS OF BTU PER HOUR INCHES INCHES HEIGHT TOP OF
*MODEL NUMBER (LTRS) GAS RATE @ 90°F RISE (mm) (mm) DRAFT HOOD
HRN4975S 75 (284) NATURAL 75,100 81.0 4" (102) 26 3/8" (670) 61 1/8" (1,553)
HRP4975S 75 (284) PROPANE 75,100 81.0 4" (102) 26 3/8" (670) 61 1/8" (1,553)
* High altitude models HRN5975S and HRP5975S have derated B.T.U. and Recovery rates.