Sears 153 Owner's Manual page 11

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
'Nater Piping
AWARNING
HOTTER WATER CAN SCALD:Water heaters are intended to
_roducehot water. Water heatedto a temperature whichwilt
satisfy clothes washing, d ishwashing, and othersanitizing needs
canscald and permanently injureyou upon contact.Some peo-
pieare more likelyto be permanently injuredbyhot water than
others. T heseinclude the elderly, children, the infirm,or physical-
ly/mentallyhandicapped. If anyone using hot water inyourhome
fitsintooneofthesegroups or ifthereisa localcodeor statelaw
requiring a certaintemperature water at the hot watertap,then
youmust take special precautions. In addition to using the lowest
possible t emperaturesetting that satisfies yourhot water needs,
a meanssuchasa mixing valve,should be used at the hot water
tapsusedbythesepeopleor at the water heater.Mixingvalves
areavailable at plumbing supply or hardware stores. F ollowman-
ufacturers instructionsfor installationof the valves.Before
changing the factory setting on the thermostat, read the
"Temperature Regulation" s ection in thismanual.
This water heater shall not be connected to any heating systems
or component(s) used with a non-potable water heating
appliance.
If a water heater is installed in a closed water supply system;
such as one having a back-flow preventer, check valve, water
aeter with a check valve, etc.., in the cold water supply; means
shall be provided to control thermal expansion, Contact the
local utilit 3,;,orlocal Sears Service Center on how to control this
situation.
NOTE: To protect against untimely corrosion of hot and
cold water fittings, it is strongly recommended that di-elec-
trlc unions or couplings be installed on this water heater
when connected to copper pipe.
The illustration shows the attachment of the water t_iping to the
water heater. The water heater is equipped with _" water coa-
nectlons.
NOTE: If using copper tubing, solder tubing to an adapter
before attadfing the adaptor to the cold water inlet connec-
tion. Do not solder the cold water supply line directly to the
cold water inlet. It will harm the dip tube and damage the
tank.
Look at the top cover of the water heater. The water outlet is
marked hot. Put two or three turns of teflon tape around the
threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around
both ends of the ¾" threaded nipple. Using flexible connec-
tors, connect the hot water pipe to the hot water outlet on
the water heater.
Look at the top cover of the water heater. The cold water
inlet is marked cold. Put two or three turns of teflon tape
around the threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling
and around both ends of the ¾" threaded nipple. Using flexi-
ble connectors, connect the cold water pipe to the coldwater
inlet of the water heater.
NOTE: This water heater is super insulated to minimize
heat loss from the tank. Further reduction in heat loss
can be accomplished by insulating the hot water lines
from the water heater.
INSTALLATION COMPLETED USING
SEARS INSTALLATION KIT
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HOT OUTLET
TO HOUSE
FLEXIBLE
WATER
CONNECTORS
SHUTOFF
VALVE
COLD INLET
WATER LINE
THREADED TO
THREADED TO SWEAT
SWEAT COUPLING _ COIPLING
3/4" THREADED "_l_'_i_ I [ _1---'-3f4 THREADED
COUPLING f__ COUPLING
i-,,I _TEHPERATURE- PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
DISCHARGE
PIPE (Do not cap
or plug)
i6" AIR GAP
FLOOR DRAIN
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