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SECTION 3
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Safety Regulations
3.1 Safety Symbols
WARNING
To avoid product damage, personal injury, or even
possible death, carefully read, understand, and
follow all the instructions in the Installation and
Operation manual before installation, operation
and service the Water Heater.
Laars cannot anticipate every circumstance
that might involve a potential hazard. Therefore,
all possible incidents are not included in our
warnings. Proper installation, operation, and
service are your responsibility.
You must make sure that the operation and
settings of the Water Heater are safe for you and
for others.
This manual provides Safety Symbols. When the
user fails to adhere to the following requirement,
it may cause death, serious injury, and substantial
property damage.
For safety symbols, 'DANGER', 'WARNING',
CAUTION' are indicated and the definitions for these
terms are as follow:
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury. This signal word is limited to the
most extreme situations.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury. It is also used to alert against
unsafe practices and hazards involving only
property damage.
LAARS Heating Systems
WARNING
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE
OPERATING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire
or explosion could result causing property dam-
age, personal injury or loss of life.
A. T his appliance does not have a pilot. It
is equipped with an ignition device which
automatically lights the burner. Do not try to
light the burner by hand.
B. B EFORE OPERATING smell all around the
appliance area for gas. Be sure to smell next
to the floor because some gas is heavier than
air and will settle on the floor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any
phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
C. U se only your hand to push in or turn the gas
control knob. Never use tools. If the knob will
not push in or turn by hand, don't try to repair
it, call a qualified service technician. Force
or attempted repair may result in a fire or
explosion.
D. D o not use this appliance if any part has
been under water. Immediately call a qualified
service technician to inspect the appliance and
to replace any part of the control system and
any gas control which has been under water.
This appliance must be installed in accordance with
local codes if any; if not, follow ANSI Z224.1/NFPA
54 or CAN/CSA B149.1, Natural Gas and Propane
Installation Code, as applicable.
This appliance is certified for use at altitudes up
to 4,500ft(1,370m) in accordance to the latest CSA/
CGA 2.17-M91 Gas-Fired Appliances for Use at
High Altitudes.
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