Securing Water Heater To Floor And Wall; Water Piping - Kenmore 153.333931 Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
Securing Water Heater to
Floor and Wall
The water heater must be secured to the floor and to the wall
of the enclosure with the three mounting brackets and screws
cackaged in the carton with the water heater. The two small
rackets stamped #0110064 are used to attach the water heater
to the floor and the one large #0110063 bracket is used to
secure the top of the water heater to the wall.
Because of installation variances these brackets can be located
at any points around the circumference of the acket. When
the bracket ocations are determined using the % drill bit for
a pattern, drill only through the outer jacket of the water
heater. Then using the screws provided, secure the bracket to
the water heater, floor and wall.
Water Piping
AWARNING
HOTTER WATER CAN SCALD:Water heatersare intended to
_roducehot water. Water heatedto a temperaturewhichwill
satisfy clothes washing, d ishwashing, and other sanitizing needs
canscaldand permanently injureyou uponcontact.Somepeo-
deare more likelyto be permanently injuredbyhot water than
others. T heseinclude the elderly, c hildren, the infirm,or physical-
ly/mentally handicapped. If anyoneusing hot water in your home
fitsintoone ofthese groups or if thereisa localcodeor statelaw
requiring a certaintemperaturewaterat the hotwatertap, then
_u musttake special precautions. In addition to using the lowest
_ossible temperaturesettingthat satisfiesyourhotwater needs,
a meanssuchasa mixing valve,should be usedat the hot water
tapsusedby thesepeopleor at the water heater.Mixingvalves
areavailable at plumbing supply or hardware stores. F ollow man-
ufacturers instructionsfor installation of the valves. Before
changing the factory setting on the thermostat, read the
"Temperature Regulation" s ection in this manual.
MOUNTING.
BRACKET
MOUNTING
BRACKETS
AWARNING I
This water heater shall not be connected to any I
heating systems or component(s) now or previously
used with a non-potable water heat ng app ance.
AWARNING I
Toxic chemicals such as used for treatment of boil- I
ers or non-potable water heating appliances shall [
never be introduced into a potable water heating
system.
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.
NOTE: To protect against untimely corrosion of hot and
cold water tlttings, it is strongly recommended that di-elec-
tric unions or couplings he 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 adaptor 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.
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