Instructions For Installation; Removing The Old Water Heater - Maytag Performa HJ630NORT User Manual

Instructions for Installation
Removing the Old Water Heater
Turn "OFF" the gas supply to the water heater. @ Disconnect the vent pipe from the draft hood where they
connect to the water heater. In most installations the vent
AWARNING ] pipe can be rifted off after any screw or other attached
If the main gasline shutoffservingall gasappliances is usefl,[ devicesare removed. Dispose of the draft hood. The new
alsoshut "off" the gas at eachappliance.Leaveall gas appli-/ water heater has the draft hood which must be usedfor
ances shut"off" unti/the waterheaterinstallation iscomplete. J proper operation.
a. If you have copper piping to the water
heater, the two copper water pipes can
__ be cut with a hacksaw approximately
four inches away from where they con
nect to the water heater. This will
@ @ avoid cutting offthe pipes too short.
@ @ Additional cuts can be made later if
necessary. Disconnect the temperature-
pressure relief valve drain line. When
Turn "OFF" the water to the water the water heater is drained, disconnect
the hose from the drain valve. Close
heater. Some installations require that the drain valve. The water heater is
the water be turned offto the entire now completely disconnected and
house. @ ready to be removed.
Check again to make sure the gas sup-
ply is "OFF" to the water heater. Then @ h. If you have galvanized pipe to the water
disconnect the gas supply connection heater, loosen the two galvanized pipes
from the gas control valve, with a pipe wrench at the union in each
line. Also disconnect the piping
Attach a hose to the water heater drain remaining to the water heater. These pieces should be saved since they may
valve and put the other end in a floor be needed when reconnecting the new
drain or outdoors. Open the water water heater. Disconnect the tempera-
heater drain valve. Open a nearby hot ture-pressure relief valve drain line.
water faucet which will relieve pressure When the water heater is drained, dis-
in the water heater and speed draining, connect the hose from the drain valve.
Close the drain valve. The water heater
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I "WARN'"G 1 f ACAO"O" 1
The water passing out_ maybe extremely hot.I [ Mineralbuildupor sedimentmay haveaccumulated in the old[
Toavoidbeingscalded, m akesureall connections are tight and/ ] water heater.Thiscauses the water heaterto be muchheavier|
thatthe water flow isdirected awayfrom anyperson, j [ than normal a ndthis residue, if spilledout,couldcause staining. J
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