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Service
Adjustment
(cont'd)
Temperature-Pressure
Relief
Valve Operation
The temperature-pressure relief valve must be manually operated
at least once a year.
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EHPERATURE'PRESSURE
RELIEF
VALVE
DISCHARGE
PIPE
Draining
The water heater should be drained if being shut down during
freezing temperatures,
Also periodic
draining
and cleaning
of
sediment from the tank may be necessary.
1. Before beginning turn "OFF" the electric power supply to the
water heater,
_WARNING
HAZARD
OF ELECTRICAL
SHOCK!
Before removing
any access panels or servicing the water heater, make
sure the electrical supply to the water heater is turned
"off".
Failure to do this could result in DEATH, SERIOUS
BODILY INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAHAGE.
_WARNING
The temperature-pressure
relief valve must be manually
operated at least once a year. Caution should be taken to
ensure that (I) no one is in front of or around the outlet
of the temperature-pressure
relief valve discharge line,
and (2) the water manually discharged will not cause any
property
damage or bodily injury. The water
may be
extremely hot.
If after manually operating the valve, it fails to complete-
ly reset and continues to release water,
immediately
close the cold water inlet to the water heater, follow the
draining instructions, and replace the temperature-pres-
sure relief valve with a new one.
Failure to install and maintain a new properly listed tempera-
ture-pressure relief valve wilt release the manufacturer from any
claim which might result from excessivetemperature or pressure.
AWARNING
If the temperature.pressure
relief valve on the appliance
weeps or discharges periodically, this may be clue to ther.
mal expansion. Your water heater may have a check valve
installed in the water line or a water meter with a check
valve. Consult your local Sears Service Center for further
information. Do not plug the temperature-pressure
relief
valve.
2. CLOSE the cold water inlet valve to the water heater.
3. OPEN a nearby hot water faucet and leave open to allow for
draining.
4. Connect a hose to the drain valve and terminate to an ade-
quate drain or outdoors.
5. OPEN the water heater drain valve to allow for tank draining.
NOTE: If the water heater is going to be shut down and
drained for an extended period, the drain valve should be
left open with hose connected allowing water to terminate
to an adequate drain.
6. Close the drain valve,
7. Follow "Filling the Water Heater" instructions
in the
"Installing the New Water Heater" section.
8. Turn "ON" power to the water heater.
I
ACAUTION
Never use this water heater uniess it is completely full
water. To prevent
damage to the tank and heating ele-
ment, the tank must be tiffed with water. Water
must
/flow
from the hot water faucet
before turning
0
/power.
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