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Customer
Responsibilities
Thank
You
for purchasing
a Sears water heater.
Properly installed and maintained, it should give you years of
trouble free service. If you should decide that you want the new
water heater professionally installed by Sears call the local Sears
Service Center or any Sears store. They will arrange for prompt,
quality installation by Sears authorized contractors.
Abbreviations
Found
In This Instruction
Manual
U.L. - Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
NEC - National Electrical Code
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• Read the "Safety Precautions" section, page 2 of this manual
first and then the entire manual carefully, lfyou don't follow
the safety rules, the water heater will not operate properly.
It could cause DEATH,
SERIOUS
BODILY
INJURY
AND/OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
This manual contains instructions for the installation, operation,
and maintenance of this electric water heater. It also contains
warnings throughout
the manual that you must read and
be aware of. All warnings and all instructions are essential
to the proper operation of the water heater and your safety.
Since we cannot put everything
on the first few pages,
READ
THIS
ENTIRE
MANUAL
BEFORE
ATTEMPTING
TO
INSTALL OR OPERATE
THE
WATER HEATER.
• The installation must conform with the instructions in this
manual; electric, company rules; and Local Codes, or in the
absence of Local Codes, with the current
edition of the
NEC, National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. This publication is
available from your local government or public library or elec-
tric company or by writing Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,
333 Pfingsten Road, Nortbbrook, 1L 60062.
• If after reading this manual you have any questions or do not
understand any portion of the instructions, call Sears Service
Center.
• Carefully plan the place where you are going to put the water
heater. Correct electrical wiring and connections
are very
important in preventing death from possible electrical shock
and fires.
Examine the location to ensure the water heater complies with
the "Facts to Consider About the Location" section.
• For California installation this water heater must be braced,
anchored, or strapped to avoid falling or moving during an
earthquake.
See instructions
for correct
installation
procedures. Instructions
may be obtained from your local
dealer, wholesaler, public utilities or California office of the
State Architect, 400 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
• Massachusetts Code requires this water heater to be installed
in accordance
with Massachusetts
248-CMR
2.00: State
Plumbing Code and 248-CMR 5.00.
Product
Specifications
MODEL
NUMBER
153.313240
153.313340
153.313442
153.313640
TANK
CAPACITY
IN GAI&ONS
40
30
40
50
DIMENSIONS IN INCHES
DIAMETER
HEIGHT
25
32¼
18
46B
18
59B
22
48
RECOVERY RATE
GALS. PER HOUR
@90°E RISE
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.3
ELEMENT
WATTAGE
AT 240VOLTS
3800
3800
3800
3800
MINIMUM
WIRE SIZE*
(GAUGE)
12
12
12
12
MAXIMUM
FUSE
OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER
SIZE (AMPS)
20
20
20
20
*Wiring size based on standard 60°C copper wire. If distance from fuse box to water heater is more than 90 feet, refer to your local electrical
code.
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