Introduction; Product Bpecihcations; Preparing For The New Installation - Kenmore Power Miser 12 153.320392 HT Owner's Manual

Kenmore electric water heater owners manual
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Introduction
Thank
You
for purchasing
a Sears
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 beater
professionally
installed,
contact
the local Sears
Service Center or any Sears store. They
will arrange for prompt,
quality installation by Sears authorized contractors.
Abbreviations
Found
In This
Instruction
Manual
U.L.-Underwriters
Laboratories,
333
Pfingsten
R
Northbrook,
IL 60062
National
Electrical Code-This
publication
is available from your
local government
or public
library or electric
company
or by
writing to U.L. above.
ANSI-American
National
Standards
Institute
Product
Specifications
MODEL
NUMBER
153.320392HT
153.320393HT
153.320492HT
153.320493HT
153.320592HT
153.320593HT
153.320692HT
153.320693HT
153.320892HT
153.320893HT
TANK
CAPACITY
IN GALLONS
30
40
50
66
80
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES
DIAMETEI
HEIGHT
20
46_
20
60_
22
58_
24
61
26¼
62
RECOVERY RATE
GALS. PER HOUR
@ 90°E RISE
17.3
25.0
17.3
25.0
17.3
25.0
17.3
25.0
17.3
25.0
ELEMENT
WATTAGE
AT 240 VOLTS
UPPER
LOWER
3800
3800
3800
5500
3800
3800
3800
5500
3800
3800
3800
5500
3800
3800
3800
5500
3800
3800
3800
5500
MINIMUM
WIRE SIZE*
(GAUGE)
12
10
12
I0
12
10
12
10
12
10
MAXIMUM FUSE
OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER
SIZE (AMPS)
20
30
20
30
20
30
20
30
20
30
*Wiring size based on standard 60°C copper wire. If distance from fuse box to water heater is more than 90 feet, refer to your local electri-
cal code.
Preparing
for the New Installation
• Read the "Safety Precautions"
section, page 2 of this manual
first and then the entire manual carefully. If you don't follow
the safety rules, the water heater will not operate properly. It
could
cause
DEATH,
SERIOUS
BODILY
INJURY
AND/OR
PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
This manual contains
instructions
for the installation,
opera-
tion,
and maintenance
of this electric water heater. It also
contains warnings throughout
the manual that you must read
and be aware or. All warnings and all instructions
are essen-
tial to the proper operation of the water heater and your safe-
ty. Since we cannot
put everything
on the first few pages,
READ THIS
ENTIRE
MANUAL
BEFORE
ATTEMPT-
1NG
TO
INSTALL
OR
OPERATE
THE
WATER
HEATER.
• The installation
must conform
with the instructions
in this
manual;
electric company
rules; and Local Codes,
or in the
absence
of Local
Codes,
with
the latest
edition
of the
National
Electrical
Code. This publication
is available from
your local government
or public library or electric
company
or by writing
Underwriters
Laboratories,
333 Pfingsten
Road, Northbrook,
IL 60062.
If afrer reading this manual you have any questions
or do not
understand any portion of the instructions,
call Sears Service
Center.
Carefully
plan the place where you are going to put the water
heater. Correct electrical
wiring and connections
are very
important
in preventing death from possible electrical shock
and fires.
Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies with
the "Facts to Consider About the Location" section.
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
proce-
dures.
Instructions
may be obtained from your local dealer,
wholesaler,
public utilities or California office of the State
Architect, 400 P Street, Sacramento,
CA 95814

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