Water Piping - Kenmore 153.330501 Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
Water Piping
AWARNING
HOTTER WATERCAN SCALD:. Waterheaters areintended to
produce hot vr&ter. Wator heoted to a tomperatum whichwill
satisfy _ washing, dishwashing, andothersani_ng needs
canscald andpennanen_injureyouupon contact. S omepeo-
plearumoR likely to bepermanently i njuRdbyhot watorthan
others, These include t heelderly, children, theinfirm, o r physical-
ly/mentally handicapped. If anyone u sing hotwaterin yourhome
fitsintooneofthese gruups o r ifthereisa local c ode or state law
requiring a certain temperature w aterat thehotwatertap,then
youmust t akespecial precautions. Inadd'_ion t o using thelowest
possible temperature setting thatsatisfies yourhot waterneeds,
a means such asa mixing valve, s hould beused at tbehotwater
tapsusud b/these people or at thewoterheator. M ixing valves
areavailable at plumbing supply o r hardware s tore_Follow man-
ufactururs instructions f or installation of the valves.Before
changing the factory settingon the thermostat, read the
'q'emperature R egulation" section inthismanual.
This water heater shall not be connected to any heating systemsor
component(s) used with a non-potable water heating appliance.
If a water heater is installed in a closed water supply system;
such as one having a back-flow preventer, check valve, water
meter with a check valve, etc.., in the cold water supply; means
shall be provided to control thermal expansion. Contact the
local utility or local Sears Service Center on how to control this
situation.
• Look at the top cover of the water heater. The cold water
inlet is markedcold. Put two or three turns of teflon tape
around the threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling
and around both ends of the ¾ threaded nipple. Using flexi-
ble connectors, connect the cold water pipe to the coldwater
inlet of the waterheater.
NOTE: This water heater is super insulated to minimize
heat loss from the tank. Further reduction in heat loss
can be accomplished by insulating the hot water lines
from the water heater.
INSTALLATION COMPLETED USING
SEARS INSTALLATION KIT
HOT OUTLET
TO HOUSE
/
THREADED TO
SWEAT COUPLING
FLEXIBLE WATER
CONNECTORS
COLD INLET
WATER LINE
THREADED TO
SWEAT COUPLING
NOTE: To protect against untimely corrosion of hot and
cold water fittings, it is strongly recommended that all-elec-
tric unions or couplings be installed on this water heater
when connected to copper pipe.
The illustration shows the attachment of the water piping to the
water heater. The water heater is equipped with _" water con-
nections.
NOTE: If using copper tubing, solder tubing to an adapter
before attaching the adapter to the cold water inlet connec-
tion. Do not solder the cold water supply line directly to the
cold water inlet. It will harm the dip tube and damage the
tank.
•
Look at the top cover of the water heater. The water outlet is
marked hot. Put two or three turns of teflon tape around the
threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around
both ends of the 3A"threaded nipple. Using flexible connec-
tors, connect the hot water pipe to the hot water outlet on
the water heater.
314" THREADED
HEAT TRAP WITH
SECONDARY
ANODE
-- 314" THREADED
H EAT TRAP
PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
PIPE (Do not
or plug)
FLOOR DRAIN