State Industries A B C D E F 100 Water Heater User Manual


 
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LEAKAGE CHECKPOINTS
Neverusethiswaterheaterunlessitiscompletelylledwithwater.
Topreventdamagetothetank,thetankmustbelledwithwater.
Watermustowfromthehotwaterfaucetbeforeturning“ON”gas
to the water heater.
A *Condensationmaybeseenonpipesinhumidweatherorpipe
connectionsmaybeleaking.
B.*Theanoderodttingmaybeleaking.
C.Smallamountsofwaterfromtemperature-pressurereliefvalve
maybeduetothermalexpansionorhighwaterpressureinyour
area.
D.*Thetemperature-pressurereliefvalvemaybeleakingatthe
tanktting.
E.Waterfromadrainvalvemaybeduetothevalvebeingslightly
opened.
F.*Thedrainvalvemaybeleakingatthetanktting.
G.Combustionproductscontainwatervaporwhichcancondense
onthecoolersurfacesofthetank.Dropletsformanddriponto
theburnerorrunontheoor.Thisiscommonatthetimeof
start-upafterinstallationandwhenincomingwateriscold.
H.Waterinthewaterheaterbottomorontheoormaybefrom
condensation, loose connections, or the relief valve. DO NOT
replacethewaterheateruntilafullinspectionofallpossiblewater
sourcesismadeandnecessarycorrectivestepstaken.
Leakagefromotherappliances,waterlines,orgroundseepage
shouldalsobechecked.
* Tocheckwhere threaded portionenterstank,insertcotton
swabbetweenjacketopeningandtting.Ifcottoniswet,follow
“Draining”instructionsinthe“PeriodicMaintenance”sectionand
thenremovetting.Putpipedopeorteontapeonthethreads
andreplace.Thenfollow“FillingtheWaterHeater”instructions
inthe“InstallingtheNewWaterHeater”section.
SERVICE
Ifaconditionpersistsoryouareuncertainabouttheoperationof
thewaterheatercontactaqualiedserviceagency.
Usethisguidetochecka“Leaking”waterheater.Manysuspected
“Leakers”arenotleakingtanks.Oftenthesourceofthewatercan
be found and corrected.
Ifyouarenotthoroughlyfamiliarwithgascodes,yourwaterheater,
andsafetypractices,contactyourgassupplierorqualiedinstaller
tocheckthewaterheater.
Readthismanualrst.Thenbeforecheckingthewaterheatermake
surethegassupplyhasbeenturned“OFF”,andneverturnthegas
“ON”beforethetankiscompletelyfullofwater.