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Operating
Instructions
Lighting
_,WARNING
BEFORE LIGHTING
[PROPANE (L.P.) GAS WATER
HEATERS]: Propane(I.R) gasis heavierthan air.Shouldthere
be a leak in the system,the gaswill settle near the ground.
Basements,crawl spaces, s kirted areas under mobile homes
(eve. wi . vendL '),
.. -ound lo/e[win
serve as pockets for the accumulation of this gas. DeTore
attemp_ngto lightor mlight the water heater's pilot or turning
on a nearbyelectrical l ightswitch,be absolutely surethere isno
accumulated gasin the area.Searchfor odor ofgasbymiffingat
groundlevelin ffm vicinityof the appliance,. If odor is detected,
follow stepsindicated at "For YourSafety' on the coverpageof
this manualthen leavethe premises,
i
Lighting
and
operating
instructions
are located
on front
of the
water
heater,
above or to one side of the gas control
valve.
AWARNING
AN ODORANT IS ADDED TO THE GAS USED
BY THIS WATER HEATER.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
IF YOU SMELLGAS:
Do not try to lightany appliance.
Do not touchanyelectricalswitch;do not useanyphonein
yourbuilding.
Immediatelycallyour gassupplierfrom a neighbor'sphone.
Followthe gassuppliers instructions
If you cannot reach your gassupplier,call the Ere depart-
mont.
AWARNING
DO NOT force the gascontrol Imob. Use onlyyour handto
pushit downto lightthe pilot, or to tom it to "ON", "OFF"
or "PILOT". Never usea tool suchas a lever,wrenchor pli-
ers. Do not hit
or d_Jmage
the I_nob.A damagedImob may
resultin an explosion and serious injury.If you haveproblem
turningthe Imob,callthe gassupplierimmediately.
CHECK FOR LEAKS
Be sure to check all your gas pipes for leaks before lighting your
water heater. Use a soapy water solution,
not a match
or open
flame. Check the factory gasfittings
after _ilot is lit and gas con-
trol knob is still in
PILOT
position,, Then,
check the fittings
when the main burner is turned
ON
. Use a soapy water solu-
tion for this, too.
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Figure 7 ]
Figure
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INNER
DOOR
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