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Operating
Instructions
(cont'd)
Lighting
label on the water
heater
as it appears
above the thermostat
FOR YOUR
SAFETY
READ
BEFORE
LIGHTING
WARNING
I
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, e fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life,
A. Thisappliance has a pilot whichmustbe lightedby
hand, W henlighting thepilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B, BEFORE LIGHTING smellall around theappliance a rea
for gas. Be sure to smell nextto the floor because
somegasisheavier t hanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHAT TODOIF YOUSMELL GAS
• Donottryto light anyappliance.
• Do not touchany eioatricswitch;do not use any
phone inyourbuilding.
• Immediately cellyour gassupplier f roma neighbor's
phone. F at{ow thegaseupplinr's t hstruations,
• If you cannotreachyourgassupplier, cell thefire
_rtment.
C. Useonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthegascontrol
knob.Never usetools.If the knobwillnatpushin or
turnbyhand, d on'ttryto repair It,calla qualified ser-
vicetechnician. Forceor attempted r epairmayresult
In a fireor explosion.
D. Do not usethis appliance i f anyparthasbeenunder
water.Immediately calla qualified servicetechnician
to inspect t heappliance a ndto replace anypartofthe
controlsystem and anygas control w hichhasbeen
under water.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
I. STOP! R ead thesafety informationabove onthislabel.
2.Remove outerdoor.
3, Set the thermostatto lowestsettin_ byturningthe
watertemperature dialclockwise, ((
_) to itslowest
temperature setting (witharrow on dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE.
_
4.'rumgascontrol k nobclockwi
v
se _'_') to "OFF"posi-
tion.Knob cannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobIs depressedslightly. D O NOT FORCE.
(Figure 6, psga17)
5. Waitfive(5) minutesto clearout anygas.If you then
smellgas,STOP!Follow "B" in thesafety information
aboveon this label.If you don'tsmellgas,go to the
nextslap.
6. Rernove (or open)inner door located beiow thegas
control unit.
7. Findpilot-follOw m etaltubefromgascontrol. The pilot
islocated in fmatofthe burner,
PILOT BURNER
_
_
THERMOCOUPLE
.L.E=E.a_
8,It youdon'tsmell g as,turnknobon gascontrol counter
deckwios_ =(_ ' to"PILOT" p osition.(Figure 7, page17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and holddown.
Immediately l ightthe pilotwitha match.Continue to
hold controlknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
the pilotIs lit.Release knoband it willpop backup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If It goesout, repeatsteps3
through 8.
• If knobdoesnot pop up whenreleased, stopand
immediately call yourservicetechnician or gee
supplier.
• if the pilot will not stay _lt after several tries,
depress_
) andturn, t hegascontrolknobclockwise
_"
to OFF andcallyourservice technician
or gassupplier. (Figure 6, page17)
10. Replace (or dose) innerdoor.Replace outerdoorif
doordoesnat cover gas control o n/offknobor tem-
peratu4'e adjustment k nob. ( Flgm 9,page17)
11. Atarmslength away, turngascontrol k nobcounter.
deckwise _
tothefull "ON"position. Warnthg
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (FIguro a,page17)
12.At armslengthaway,set the thermostat to desired
setting.Themink ( • ) HOTindicot[veofapproximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequire a lowerstertlng point.If hotterwaterIs
desired, seeInstruction m anual and"warning"below.
13.Replace t heouterdoor If notreplaced instep10.
1, Setthe thermostat t o lowestsettingby turning the
watertemperature d ialdookwlsa (("-_) to its lowest
temperature setting (witharrow on dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE,
I
WARNING
I
Hotterwaterincreases the riskof scaldInjury. B eforechanging temperature settingseeinstruction manual, w
TO TURN
OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
2."rum gascontrol knob clockwise _
_ to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF"
unless knob is depressed s lightly. DO NOT FORCE.
3. Replace outer door(ifremoved).
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