Sears 153 Water Heater User Manual


 
ateriais and Basic Tools Needed
Materials Needed
To simplify the installation Sears has available the installation
parts shown below. You may or may not need all of these materi-
als, depending on your type of installation.
Water Heater _ i
Installation _ i
i Kit
WATER HEATER INSTAL-
LATION KIT WITH FLEXI-
BLE CONNECTORS FOR
k
314" OR 1/2" THREADED
OR COPPER PLUMBING
O
VENT ELBOW
EXPANSION TANKS
FOR THERMAL
EXPANSION CONDI-
TIONS AVAILABLE IN
2 GALLON AND 5
GALLON CAPACITY
THROUGH LOCAL
SEARS STORE OR
SERVICE CENTERS
FLEXIBLE WATER
HEATER GAS CON-
NECTOR WITH
FITTINGS
VENT PIPE
WATER HEATER H EAT
TRAPS HELP REDUCE HEAT
LOSS DUE TO THERMAL
SYPHONING
WATER HEATER STAND 24"x24"x18"
FOR USE WITH WATER HEATERS
INSTALLED IN RESIDENTIAL
GARAGES HAVING A DIAMETER 24"
OR LESS AND A RATED CAPACITY 75
GALLONS OR LESS
DRAIN PANS
AVAILABLE IN 20" DIAMETER FOR
WATER HEATERS HAVING A DIAME-
TER 18" OR LESS AND AVAILABLE IN
28" DIAMETER FOR WATER HEATERS
HAVING A DIAMETER 26" OR LESS
Basic Tools
You may or may not need all of these tools, depending on your
type of installation. These tools can be purchased at your locaI
Sears store.
Pipe Wrenches (2) 14"
Screwdriver
Tin Snips
6 Foot Tape of Folding Rule
Garden Hose
Drill
° Pipe dope or Teflon Tape
GARDEN HOSE 6 FOOT TAPE
SLOT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
PiPE
WRENCH
PHiLLiPS SCREWDRIVER
ROLL OF TEFLON TAPE
(USE ONLY ON WATER
CONNECTIONS)
PIPE DOPE (SQUEEZE TUBE)
(USE FOR WATER AND
GAS CONNECTIONS)
TIN SNIPS
ADDITIONAL TOOLS NEEDED
WHEN SWEAT SOLDERING
Tubing Cutters or Hacksaw
Propane Torch
So_ Solder
Solder Flux
EmeryCloth
Wire Brushes
HACKSAW
314" WIRE BRUSH
112"WIRE BRUSH
ROLL OF LEAD FREE
SOFT SOLDER
ROLL OF EMERY
CLOTH
SOLDER FLUX
PROPANE
TORCH
TUBING
CUTTER