Kenmore POWER MISER 153.35862 Owner's Manual page 23

Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
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FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING
If you do not follow these instructions exactly a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliance hasa pilotwhichmustbe lightedby
hand. W henlighting thepilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING small a ll around theappliance a rea
for gas. Be sure to smellnextto the floor because
some gasis heavier thanairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHAT TODOIFYOUSMELL GAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touchany electricswitch;do not use any
phone inyourbuilding.
• Immediately callyourgassupplier f roma neighbor's
phone. F ollow thegassupplier'sinstructions.
• if you cannotreachyourgassupplier, c allthe fire
department.
C. Useonly yourhandto pushin or turnthegascontrol
knob. N everusetools.If the knobwillnot pushin of
turnbyhand, d on'ttryto repair it, cella qualified ner.
vicetechnician. Forceor attempted r epairmayresull
ina fireorexplosion.
D. Do not usethis appliance i f anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediately call e qualified servicetechnician
to inspect t heappliance a ndto replace anypartofthe
control s ystem and anygascontrolwhichhasbeen
under w ater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! R ead thesafety information above onthislabel.
2. "ltJrn O N/OFF switch oncontrol boxto "OFF".
3. Removeouter door coveringgas thermostatand
burner a ssembly. {Figure 12,Page22)
4. Set the thermostatto lowest setting
by turning the watertemperature dial
@
clockwise, (F-_) to its lowest t empera-
ture setting (with arrow on dial) as
shown.DO NOT FORCE. (Figure9,
Page 22) ,_
5. Turngascontrol k nobcleckwise'r_,r* to "OFF"pesi-
tion.Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT"to "OFF"
unless knobisdepressed s lightly. DONOT FORCE.
6. Waitfive(5) minutes to clearout anygas. If youthen
smallgas,STOP!Follow "B" In the safety information
aboveon this label.If you don'tsmellgas,go to the
nextstep.
7. Remove (or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
control unit.
8. Findpilot--follow m etal t ubefromgascontrol. T hepilot
Is located ontherighthandaideefthe bumer.
PtLOT BURNER __THERMOCOUPLE
9. If you don't smell gas, turn knob on gas control
{,=(_, to"PILOT" p osition. (Flguro g,
counter-clockwise
Page 22)
10.Push in controlknoball the way and hold down.
Immediately lightthe pilot with a match.Continue
to hold controlknob in for aboutone (1) minute
after the pilot is lit. Releaseknoband it will pop
back up. Pilot should remain lit. If It goes out,
repeatsteps5 through10.
• If knob does not pop up when released,stop
and immediately coil yourservicetechnician or
gassupplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depressand turn the gas controlknobclock-
wise _P_I to "OFF"andcallyourservice tech-
nician or gassupplier. ( Figure 9, Page 22)
11.Replace i nnerdoor. ( Figure 12,Page 22)
12.At armslengthaway, t urngas control k nobcounter-
clockwise _ 0 tothefull "ON" position. WARNING
Do not use-_as control knob to regulate gas
flew. (Flguro 11,Page 22)
13.At armslength away,eat the thermostat t o desired
setting. T he mark(T) HOTIndicative of approximate
120°F ispreferred starting point. S omelocallawsmay
requirea lower starting point. If hotter water is
desired, seeinstruction m anual and"wamlng" below.
14.Replace t heouterdoor. ( Figure 12,Page 22)
15. "rum ON/OFF switch oncontrol b oxto"ON".
WARNING I
i Hotterwaterincreases the risk of scaldinjury.Beforechanging temperature setting see instruction manual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. TurnON/OFFswitchon controlboxto "OFF".
2. Removeouter door coveringgas thermostatand
burnerassembly. (Figure12, Page22) _L
3. Set the thermostat to lowest setting
by turning the water temperature j_i_
dial clockwise (("-_,) to its lowest i_r_-_=dal
temperature setting(witharrowon dial)
as shown. D ONOT FORCE. _
4. "rum gascontrol k nobclockwise ' _'-,," "to"OFF"posi-
tion.Knobcannotbeturned from"PILOT"to "OFF"
unless knob isdepressed slightly. DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure 9, Page22)
5. Replace outerdoor.(Figure12,Page22)
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