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Installation
Instructions
(cont'd)
Installation
Checklist
BEFORE LIGHTING.THE
PILOT:
• Check the gas lines for leaks.
a. Use a soapy water solution. DO NOT test for gas leaks
usinga match or open flame.
b. Brush the soapy water solution on all gas pipes, joints and
fittings.
c. Check for bubbling soap. This means you have a leak.
Turn OFF gas andmake the necessary repairs.
d. Recheck for leaks.
e. Rinse offsoapy solution and wipe dry.
•
Is the new temperature-pressure
relief v_ffe properly installed
and piped to an adequate
drain? See
Temperature-Pressure
Relie;f'Valve" section.
: • Are the cold and hot water lines connected
to the water
heater
correctly?
See "Water
Piping"
instructions
in the
"Installation
Instructions"
section.
• Is the water heater completely filled with water? See "Filling"
instructions in the "Installation Instructions' sect'on•
•
Will
a water
leak damage
anything?
See the "Facts
to
Consider About
the Location" section.
• Is there proper clearance
between
the water heater and any-
thing that m,l, g ht catch fire. See the
Facts to Consider About
the Location
section.
• Do you have adequate
ventilation
so that the water heater
will operate properly? See "Combustion
Air and Ventilation"
in the "Installation Instructions"
section.
•
Is the draft hood vent piping properly secured. See Venting
instructions
in the "Installation
Instructions"
section.
•
Is there proper clearance between the vent pipe and anything
that might
catch on fire? See "Venting"
instructions
in the
"lnstallat'on
Instructions'
section.
HOT
GAS SUPPLY
+
SHUTOFF
1
VALVE
TEE
DRIP
(Sediment trap)
PIPE CAP ----i_
'
DRAIN VALVE
VENT PIPE TO
OUTDOORS
OR CHIMNEY
t
SHUTOFF
VALVE
COLD
UNION
DRAFT HOOD
PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
;E PIPE
(Do not cap or plug)
i" AIR GAP
FLOOR DRAIN
•
Is the vent pipe properly
sloped and does the vent terminate
outdoors?
See "Venting"
instructions
in the "Installation
Instructions
sectmn.
• Do you need to call your gas company
to check the gas pipe
and its hookup?
MODEL RATING PLATE
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