Maytag Performa HJ630NORT User Manual page 23

Instructions for Operation (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
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. This appliancehasa pilot which mustbe lighted by • If youcannot r eachyourgassupplier, callthe fire
hand. W hen lighting t hepilot, f ollow these instructions department.
exactly. C.Useonlyyourhand to pushin or turnthegascontrol
B.BEFORE LIGHTING s mell a llaround theappliance area knob. N everusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushin or
for gas.Be sureto smellnextto thefloorbecause turnbyhand, d on't tryto repair it,carl a qualified s et-
some gasisheavier than airandwillsettle onthefloor, vicetechnician. Force or attempted r epair mayresult
WHAT TODOIFYOU SMELL GAS inafireor explosion.
• Donottrytolight a nyappliance. D.Donotusethisappliance i fanyparthasbeenunder
• Do nottouchanyelectric switch;do notuseany water. I mmediately calla qualified s ervice technician
phone inyour building, toinspect theappliance andto replace a nypartofthe
• Immediately callyourgassupplier froma neighbor's control s ystem andanygascontrol w hichhasbeen
phone. Follow thegassupplier's instructions, under w ater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read thesafety information above onthislabel. 9. Pushin controlknoball the way andholddown.
2, Remove o uter d oor. :_ Immediately lightthepilotwitha match. C ontinue t o
3. Setthe thermostat to lowest settingby _ hold contre[ k nobinfor about o ne(1)minuteafter the
turning thee w ater temperature dialclock- _ pilot is lit.Release k nob anditwillpopbackup.Pilot
wise,(f _) to its lowest temperature shouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeatsteps3
setting (with arrow ondial)asshown. DO through 8 .
NOTFORCE, @) to "OFF"posi- • If knobdoesnot popupwhenreleased, stopand
4. Turn gascontrol k nob clockwise immediately callyour service technician orgassup-
tion.Knobcannot b eturned from"PILOT"to "OFF" plier.
Ifthepilotwillnotstaylitafter several tries, d epress
unless knobisdepressed s lightly. DO NOTFORCE. • andturnthegascontrol knob clockwise _ to
(Figure 6 ,page 22)
5. Wait five(5)minutes t o clearoutanygas.If youthen
smell g as,STOP! F ollow "B" inthe safety information "OFF"andcallyourservicetechnician o r gassup-
above onthis[abe[. I fyoudon'tsmell g as,gotothe piier.(Figore 6 ,pe_ja22)
next s tep. 10.Replace ( orclose) i nner d oor. ( Figure 9 ,page 22)
6. Remove (oropen)innerdoorlocated below the gas 11.Atarmslength away, t urngascontrol k nobcounter-
control unit.
7. Find pilot-follow m etal t ube fromgascontrol. Thepilot clockwise ' {O to thefull "ON"position. Warning
is located in front o f theburner o rontheright sideof do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
theburner. .n_ flow. (Figure 8 ,page 22)
PILOT
/r_l*
or
_ PILOT 12.Atarmslength away, setthethermostat todesired set-
BURNER/b,_
BURNER ting. T hemark ( • ) indicative ofapproximate 120°F is
*TherTnocouple preferred s tarting point. S omelocal l awsmayrequire
8. If you don'tsmell_s, turn knobon gas control a lower s tarting point.If hotter wateris desired, see
counte_ciockwise_m(_to PILOTposition. (Figure T, instruction manual and"warning" below.
page 22) 13.Close theouter d oor,
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasesthe risk of scaldinjury. Before changing temperature s ettingseeinstruction manual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthe thermostat to lowest settingbyturning the 2. Turngascontrol k nobclockwise_ _ to "OFF"
water temperature dialclockwise ( Y_"_) to its lowest position.Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT"to
temperature setting (with arrow ondial)asshown. D O "OFF" unless knobis depressed slightly. DO NOT
NOTFORCE. FORCE.
3.Close outer d oor.
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