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Troubleshooting (cont'd)
Operational
Conditions
SMELLY
WATER
HIGH TEMPERATURE
SHUT
OFF SYSTEM
In each glassfined water heater there is installed at least one
This water heater is equipped with an automatic gas shut off
anode rod (see parts section) for corrosion protection of the
system. The high temperature shut offis built into the gas
tank. Certain water conditions will cause a reaction between
control valve. This system shuts offthe gas supply to the
this rod and the water. The most common complaint associat-
water heater burners when high water temperatures are pre-
ed with the anode rod is one of a "rotten egg smell". This
sent. It is non-resettable. If the high temperature shut off
odor is derived from hydrogen sulfide gas dissolved in the
activates, the gas control valve must be replaced. If this were
water. The smell is the result of four factors which must all be
to occur, turn "OFF" the entire gas supply to the water heater.
present for the odor to develop:
Call Maytag Customer Service at 1-800-788-8899
for an
authorized servicer.
a. a concentration of sulfate in the supply water.
b. little or no dissolved oxygen in the water.
c. a sulfate reducing bacteria within the water heater,
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_WARNING
]
(This harmless bacteria is non-toxic to humans.)
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Should
overheatin_
gas supply fail to I
[ shut off, turn "OFF" the manual gas control valve to I
d. an excess of active hydrogen in the tank. This is caused
[the appliance.
]
by the corrosion protective action of the anode.
Smelly water may be eliminated or reduced in some water
heater models by replacing the anode(s) with one of less active
VENTING
MANUAL
RESET SWITCH
material, and then chlorinating the water heater tank and all
hot water fines. Call Maytag Customer Service at 1-800-788-
There is a venting manual reset switch located on the draft
8899 for an authorized servicer for further information con-
hood. If the venting manual reset switch is activated, it will
cerning an Anode Replacement Kit #66001068 and this
not reset itself. Before resetting
this venting manual reset
Chlorination Treatment.
switch, check for flue blockage and propriety of the venting
system. To reset the venting manual reset switch, press the red
If the smelly water persists after the anode replacement and
reset button.
chlorination treatment, we can only suggest that continuous
chlorination and filtering conditioning equipment be consid-
ered to eliminate the water problem.
VENTING MANUAL
VENTING MANUAL
RESET S WITCH
RESET S WITCH
BLOWER
Do not remove the anode leaving the tank unprotected. By
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doing so, all warranty on the water heater tank is voided.
"AIR"
IN HOT WATER
FAUCETS
I HYDROGEN GAS: H_an
be produced in
la
hot water
system that
has not been used for a
[long period of time (generally two weeks or more).
Hydrogen gas is extremely
flammable
and explo-
/sive. To prevent the possibility of injury under these
conditions, we recommend the hot water faucet be
opened
for several
minutes
at the kitchen
sink
before any electrical appliances which are connect-
DRAFT HOOD
ed to the hot water system are used (such as a dish-
washer or washing machine). If hydrogen gas is pre- I
sent, there will probably be an unusual sound simi- I
lar to air escaping through
the pipe as the hotl
water faucet is opened. There must be no smoking
or open flame near the faucet at the time it is open.
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