Air Requirements; General Safety - American Standard HE 70-125 Operating, Installation And Service Manual

GENERAL
SAFETY
NOTICE TO INSTALLERS & USERS. BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING DANGERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTALLATION AND USAGE OF GAS WATER HEATERS:
Read and understand instruction
manual and safety messages
before installing, operating or
servicing this water heater.
Failure to follow instructions and
safety messages could result in
death or serious injury.
Instruction manual must remain
with water heater.
For continued protection against
risk of fi re:
Do not
carpeted fl oor.
Do not
fl ood damaged.
Water temperature over 125ºF
(52ºC) can cause severe burns
instantly resulting in severe injury or
death.
Children, the elderly, and the
physically or mentally disabled are at
highest risk for scald injury.
Feel water before bathing or
showering.
Temperature limiting valves are
available.
Read instruction manual for safe
temperature setting.
Overheated water can cause
water tank
Properly sized temperature
and pressure relief valve
must be installed in opening
provided.
install water heater on
operate water heater if
explosion.
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list
of substances known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn of potential exposure to such
substances.
WARNING:
This product contains a chemical
known to the State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects, or other reproductive harm. This
appliance can cause low-level exposure to some of
the substances listed, including formaldehyde, carbon
monoxide, and soot.

AIR REQUIREMENTS:

CLEAR AND FREE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
GASOLINE AND OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE FLOW OF COM-
BUSTION AND VENTILATING AIR.
WARNING:
FOR SAFE OPERATION, PROVIDE
ADEQUATE AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION. AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF
AIR WILL CAUSE RECIRCULATION OF
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS RESULTING IN
CONTAMINATION THAT MAY BE HAZARDOUS
TO LIFE. SUCH A CONDITION COULD AFFECT
BURNER FLAME, CAUSING CARBONING OR
SOOTING OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER,
BURNERS AND FLUE TUBES AND CREATES A
RISK OF ASPHYXIATION.
MECHANICAL EXHAUSTING OF ROOM AIR:
AN EXHAUST FAN IS INSTALLED IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH A HEATER, SUFFICIENT OPENINGS FOR AIR
MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE WALLS. UNDERSIZED
OPENINGS WILL CAUSE AIR TO BE DRAWN INTO
THE ROOM THROUGH THE HEATER'S VENTING
SYSTEM, CAUSING POOR COMBUSTION.
SOOTING MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE
TO THE HEATER AND RISK OF FIRE OR
EXPLOSION. IT CAN ALSO CREATE A RISK
OF ASPHYXIATION.
KEEP APPLIANCE AREA
WHERE
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