Sears 153.33565 Water Heater User Manual


 
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FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
I WARNING I
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
This appliancehasa pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smellnext to thefloor because
somegasis heavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
i o nottrytolightanyappliance,
Do not touchany electricswitch;do not useany
phoneinyourbuilding.
Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfrom a neighbor's
phone.Followthegassuppliersinstructions.
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If youcannotreachyourgas supplier,cell thefire
department, r
Useonlyyourhandto pushin orturnthe gascontrol
knob.Neverusetools,ff theknobwill notpushin or
turn byhand,don'ttryto repair it,cell a qualifiedser-
vice technician.Forceor attemptedrepair mayresult
Inafireorexplosion,
Do notusethis applianceff anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediatelycell a qualifiedservicetechnician
to inspectthe applianceand to replaceanypartof the
controlsystemand anygas controlwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2. Removeouterdoor.
3. Set the thermostattolowest setting byturning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4. Turngascontrolknobclockw--ise _, _ to ",OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom 'PILOT to "OFF"
unlessknob isdepressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page15)
5. Waitfive (5) minutesto clearoutanygas. If youthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow B inthesafety information
aboveon this label.If youdon'tsmell gas,go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.(Figure9, page15)
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedontherighthandsideoftheburner.
PILOT BURNER _THERMOCOUPLE
8. If youdon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwise__(_ to"PILOT"position.(Figure7, page15)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediatelylightthe pilotwitha match.Continueto
holdcontrolknob in for aboutone (1) minuteafter
the pilotis lit. Releaseknobandit willpop backup.
Pilot shouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeatsteps3
through8.
Ifknobdoesnotpop upwhenreleased,stopandl
immediatelycall yourservicetechnicianor gasl
supplier.
If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depress__ andturn,the gascontrolknobclockwise
V to' OFF andcell yourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6, page15)
10. Replace(or close)innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doordoesnotcovergas controlon/offknobor tem-
peratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9, page15)
11. At armslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise _ to the full "ON" position.
WARNING Do not use gas control knobto reg.
ulate gas flow, (Figure8, page15)
12. At armslengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting.Themark( ) HOTindicativeofapproximate
120°F is preferredstartingpoint. Somelocal laws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning" below.
13.Replacetheouterdoorif notreplacedinstep10.
l WARNING j
Hotterwaterincreasestheriskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Setthe thermostatto lowestsetting byturningthe
watertemperaturedial clockwise(F_) to its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial) asshown.DO
NOT FORCE,
2,Turngascontrolknobclockwise_') to "OFF"posi-
tion,Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT"to "OFF"
unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6, page15)
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved),
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