Kenmore 153.331350 Use & Care Manual page 7

Thank You for purchasing a Kenmore water
heater. Properly installed and maintained, it should
give you years of trouble free service. If you
should decide that you want the new water heater
professionally installed by Sears
call 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®.They will arrange for
prompt, quality installation by Sears authorized
contractors.
Abbreviations Found In This Instruction
Manual:
• CSA- Canadian Standards Association
• ANSI-American National Standards Institute
• NFPA- National Fire Protection Association
• ASME - American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
• UL- Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
• AHRI -Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration
Institute.
• LLC- Low Lead Content
This gas-fired water heater is design certified by
CSA International, under Water Heater Standard
ANSI Z21.10.1 • CSA 4.1 (current edition).
This water heater has been developed to heat
potable water for normal residential demands
and may also be used in combination with space
heating applications. It is not designed to be
solely used in space heating (hydronic heating)
applications. Do not install this heater in space
heating (hydronic heating) only applications.
This manual contains instructions for the
installation, operation, and maintenance of the
gas-fired water heater. It also contains warnings
through out the manual that you must read and
be aware of. All warnings and all instructions are
essential to the proper operation of the water heater
and your safety. Since we cannot put everything on
the first few pages, READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR
OPERATE THE WATER HEATER.
• If after reading this manual you have any
questions or do not understand any portion of
the instructions, call the Sears Service Center.
• Carefully plan the place where you are going
to put the water heater. Correct combustion,
vent action, and vent pipe installation are very
important in preventing death from possible
carbon monoxide poisoning and fires. See
Figure 1.
• Examine the location to ensure the water heater
complies with the Installation Instructions section
in this manual.
For California installation, this water heater
must be braced, anchored, or strapped to avoid
falling or moving during an earthquake. See
instructions for correct installation procedures.
Instructions may be obtained from California's
Office of the State Architect, 1102 Q Street,
Suite 5100, Sacramento, CA 95811. Instructions
can also be downloaded to your computer at
www.dsa.dgs.ca.gov/Pubs.
• Massachusetts Code requires this water
heater to be installed in accordance with
Massachusetts 248-CMR 2.00: State Plumbing
Code and 248-CMR 5.00.
• Complies with 40 Ng/J NOx requirements of
Texas and most California AQM Districts.
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install
water heater.
Failure to do so can result in back or
other injury.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove any permanent
instructions, labels, or the data label from either the
outside of the water heater or on the inside of water
heater panels.
• Remove exterior packaging and place
installation components aside.
• Inspect all parts for damage prior to installation
and start-up.
• Completely read all instructions before
attempting to assemble and install this product.
• After installation, dispose of/recycle all
packaging materials.