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Owner's Manual
POWER
MISER TM 12
GAS WATER
HEATER
FOR POTABLE WATER HEATING ONLY.
NOT SUITABLE FOR SPACE HEATING.
NOT FOR USE IN MOBILE HOMES.
MODEL NO.
153.331712HA
153.331740
75 Gallon High Altitude
75 Gallon
• Safety Instruction
• Installation
• Operation
• Care and Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Parts List
For Your Safety
AN ODORANT IS ADDED TO THE GAS
USED BY THIS WATER HEATER.
Read and understand instruction
manual and safety messages
before installing, operating or
servicing this water heater.
Failure to foIIow instructions and
safety messages could result in
death or serious injury.
Instruction manual must remain
with water heater,
Si no puede leer o entender el ingles y necesita el manual instructive
y/o
etiquetas
eo espaSol
puede
obtenerlos
IIamando
aI
1-800-821-2017.
NO TRATE
DE INSTALAR
O OPERAR
ESTE
CALENTADOR DE AGUA si no entiende la informacion en las etiquetas
o en el manual iestructivo. No hacer case de esta adver[eecia podria
resultar en la MU ERTE O GRAVES LESION ES CORPORALES.
WARNING:
If the
information
in these
instructions
is not followed
exactly, a fire
or explosion
may result
causing
property
damage, personal
injury or death.
-- Do not store
or use gasoline
or other
flammable
vapors
and
liquids
in the
vicinity of this orany other appliance.
-- WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Do nottryto
light anyappliance,
• Do not touch any electrical
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.
--Installation
and
service
must
be
performed
by
a qualified
installer,
service agency or the gas supplier.
Sears,
Roebuck
and Co., Hoffman
Estates,
IL 60179
U.S.A
PRINTED
IN THE U.S.A
0204
www.sears.com
PART NO. 184770-000
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- Page 1 Owner's Manual POWER MISER TM 12 GAS WATER HEATER FOR POTABLE WATER HEATING ONLY. NOT SUITABLE FOR SPACE HEATING. NOT FOR USE IN MOBILE HOMES. MODEL NO. 153.331712HA 75 Gallon High Altitude 75 Gallon 153.331740 • Safety Instruction • Installation •...
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Page 2: Safe Installation, Use And Service
Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important in the installation, use and servicing of this water heater. Many safety-related messages and instructions have been provided in this manual and on your own water heater to warn you and others of a potential injury hazard. -
Page 3: Safety Precautions
Read a nd understand instruction Fire Hazard manual and safety m essages For continued protection against before i nstalling, operating or risk of fire: servicing this water h eater • Do not install water heater on Failure to follow instructions carpeted floor safety messages could result in... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE ....................SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..........................TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES ........................ PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ........................MATERIALS AND BASIC TOOLS NEEDED ....................Material Needed ..............................Basic Tools ................................TYPICAL INSTALLATION ..........................INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....................... 8-17 Removing the Old Water Heater ..........................Facts to Consider About the Location ........................ -
Page 5: Customer Responsibilities
The installation must conform with these instructions Thank You for purchasing a Kenmore water heater. Properly the local code authority having jurisdiction. In the absence of installed and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free service. If you should decide that you want the new water local codes, installations shall comply with the following: heater professionally installed by Sears call 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®. -
Page 6: Material Needed
Materials Needed To simplify the installation Sears has available the installation parts shown below. You may or may not need all of these material, depending on your type of installation. WATER HEATER INSTALLATION DRAIN PANS AVAILABLE IN 20" (508 ram) KIT WITH FLEXIBLE DIAMETER FOR WATER HEATERS CONNECTORS... -
Page 7: Typical Installation
GET TO KNOW YOUR WATER HEATER - GAS MODELS Vent Pipe Drip Leg (Sediment Trap) Flue Baffle Draft Hood Inner Door Thermostat Anode Outer door Drain Valve Hot Water Outlet Union Pilot and Main Burner Outlet Inlet Water Shut-off Valve Flue Flexible Water Connections Cold Water Inlet... -
Page 8: Installation Instructions
Removing the Old Water Heater Attach hose to the water heater drain valve and put the other end in a floor drain or outdoors. Open the water heater drain valve. Open ® ® ® a nearby hot water faucet which will relieve pressure in the water... -
Page 9: Facts To Consider About The Location
Facts to Consider About the Location Fire or Explosion Hazard Carefully choose an indoor location for the new water heater, because the placement is a very important consideration • Do not store or use gasoline or ether flammable safety of the occupants in the building and for the most vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other economical... -
Page 10: Insulation Jackets
The purpose of an insulation blanket is to reduce the 1" MIN. standby heat loss encountered with storage tank heaters. Your RGURE8, Kenmore water heater meets or exceeds the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act standards with respect to insulation and standby loss requirements, making an insulation blanket unnecessary. -
Page 11: Combustion Air And Ventilation Appliances
Combustion Air and Ventilation CHIMNEY OR VENTILATION LOUVERS Appliances Located in Unconfined Spaces (EACH END OF ATTIC) UNCONFINED SPACE is space whose volume is not less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m 3 per kW) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space. -
Page 12: Water Piping
HOT WATER COLD WATER • When ducts are used, they shall be of the same cross- OUTLET sectional area as the free area of the openings to which they connect. The minimum short side dimension rectangular air ducts shall not be less than 3 inches (76.2 mm). -
Page 13: T & P Valve And Pipe Insulation
Figure 15 shows the typical attachment of the water piping to the water heater. The water heater is equipped with 3/4" NPT PIPE water connections. INSULATION FLUE PIPE NOTE: If using copper tubing, solder tubing to an adapter before attaching the adapter to the cold water inlet... -
Page 14: Filling The Water Heater
The temperature-pressure relief v alve must b einstalled directly • Shall be installed so as to allow complete drainage of both into thefitting ofthewater h eater designed fortherelief v alve. the temperature-pressure relief valve, and the discharge Position t hevalve downward andprovide t ubing sothatany pipe. -
Page 15: Venting
Check a llwater p iping andconnections forleaks.Repair totheoutdoors andhasadequate airsupply t oavoid risks of as needed, improper operation, explosion or asphyxiation. • For proper draft hood attachment, the draft hood legs may Venting be angled slightly inward. VENT DAMPERS - Any vent damper, whether it is operated •... -
Page 16: Gas Piping
A gas line of sufficient size must be run to the water heater. Consult the current edition of National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 and your gas supplier concerning pipe size. There must be: Breathing Hazard - Carbon Monoxide •... -
Page 17: Sediment Trap
Refer to the current edition of the National Fuel Gas Code, Use pipe joint compound or teflon tape marked as being ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54. resistant to the action of petroleum (Propane [L.P.]) gases. A sediment trap shall be installed as close to the inlet of the The appliance and its gas connection must be leak tested... -
Page 18: Operating Instructions
Lighting label as it appears above the thermostat on the water heater FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING: If you do net fellew these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life. A. -
Page 19: Temperature Regulation
changing the factory setting on the thermostat, read the Temperature Regulation Temperature Regulation section in this manual. See Figures 21 and 22. Short repeated heating cycles caused by small hot water uses can cause temperatures at the point of use to exceed the Never allow small children to use a hot water tap, or to draw thermostat setting by up to 30°F (16.70C). -
Page 20: Service And Adjustment
Tank (Sediment) Cleaning Burner Inspection Sediment build-up on the tank bottom may create varying Flood damage to a water heater may not be readily visible or amount of noise, and if left in the tank will cause permanent immediately detectable. However, over a period of time a tank failure. -
Page 21: Anode Rod Inspection
the temperature-pressure relief valve discharge line, and (2) that the water discharge will not cause any property damage, as the water may be extremely hot, see Figure 24. Fire and Explosion Hazard TEMPERATURE-PRESSURE • Do not obstruct combustion air openings at the bottom of the water heater. -
Page 22: Draining
8. Follow thelighting instructions inthe Lighting section to restart the water heater. _HANDLE Drain Valve Washer Replacement CAPASSEMBLY (See Figure 25) WASHER 1. Tum "OFF" gas supply to water heater. 2. Follow "Draining" instructions. 3. Turning counter clockwise ( _ ), remove the hex cap below FIGURE 25. -
Page 23: Troubleshooting Guide
Start Up Conditions NOTE: Expansion tanks are pre-charged with a 40 psi air charge. Ifthe inlet water pressure is higher than 40 psi, the expansion tank's air pressure must be adjusted to match Thermal Expansion that pressure, but must not be higher than 80 psi. WATER HEATER COLD WATER PRESSURE... -
Page 24: Condensation
isnotdrawn toward the draft hood, shut off water heater and from hydrogen sulfide gas dissolved in the water. The smell is make necessary air supply changes to correct. the result of four factors which must all be present for the odor to develop: Condens_ion •... -
Page 25: Operational Conditions
Read this manual first. Then before checking the water heater Operational Conditions (Continued) make sure the gas supply has been turned "OFF", and never turn the gas "ON" before the tank is completely full of water. Leakage Checkpoints Never use this water heater unless it is completely filled with water. -
Page 26: Troubleshooting Guide
These guidelines should beused b y aqualified service agent. Call Sears Service at1-800-4-MY-HOME (1-800-469-4663) forassistance. Improperly sealed, hot or cold supply connection, Tighten threaded connections. reiief valve, drain valve, or thermostat threads. WAI_HL_A_ Leakage from other appliances or water lines. Inspect other appliances near water heater. -
Page 27: Parts Order List
POWER MISER 12 GAS WATER HEATER 153.331712HA 75 U.S. Gal. (284 Litres) High Altitude 153.331740 75 U.S. Gal. (284 Litres) BURNERASSEMBLY Model Numbers KeyNo. Part Description 153.331712HA 153,331740 Burner Assembly (Includes items 2-7 9003927 9003927 Burner Head 9002411 9002411 Burner Orifice 0230160 (#31) 0230144 (#29) Burner Tube... -
Page 28: Warranty
FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER HEATER For one year from the date of purchase, when your Sears Kenmore water heater is installed and operated in a single-family residence in accordance with the instructions in this manual, Sears will: 1 Repair...