Instru Cfion.s - Maytag HN41240X User Manual

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 resu t causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliance h asa pilotwhichmustbe lightedby • If youcannot r eachyourgassupplier, callthe fire
hand. W hen lighting t hepilot, f ollow these instructions department.
exactly. C,Useonlyyourhandtopushin or turnthegascontrol
B. BEFORE L IGHTING s mell a llaround theappliance area knob. N everusetools.Ifthe knob willnotpushin or
for gas.Be sureto smellnextto the floorbecause turnby hand,don'ttry to repairit, call a qualified
some gasisheavier than airandwillsettle onthefloor, servicetechnician. F orceorattempted repairmay
WHAT TODOIFYOUSMELL GAS result i na fireorexplosion.
• Donottrytolight anyappliance. D.Do notusethisappliance i fanyparthasbeenunder
• Donot touchanyelectric switch;do notuseany water. I mmediately calla qualified s ervice technician
phone inyourbuilding, toinspect theappliance andto replace anypartofthe
• Immediately callyourgassupplier froma neighbor's control s ystem andanygascontrol w hichhasbeen
phone. Follow thegassuppliar's i nstructions, under w ater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1,STOP! R ead thesafety information above onthislabel. 9. Pushin controlknoball the wayand holddown.
2,Remove o uter door. Immediately lightthe pilot witha match. C ontinue t o
3. Setthethermostat t o lowestsettingbyturningthe holdcontrol k nobin for aboutone(1) minute after
water temperature dialclockwise, (f _,)to itslowest thepilotislit, Release knobanditwillpopbackup.
temperature setting (with arrow ondial)asshown. DO Pilotshould remain lit. If it goesout,repeat steps 3
NOTFORCE. through 8.
• If knobdoesnotpopupwhen released, stopand
immediately callyourservice technician or gas
supplier,
• If the pilotwill notstay lit afterseveraltries,
depress andturnthe gas control knob clockwise
4.Turn gascontrol knob clockwise _' to "OFF"posi-
tion.Knob cannotbe turned from"PILOT"to "OFF" _' j to "OFF"andcallyourservice technician
unless knobis depressed s lightly. DO NOT FORCE, orgassupplier. (Figure 6 ,page19)
(Figure 6,page 19) 10.Replace ( orclose) i nner d oor, ( Figure 9,page 19)
5. Waitfive(5)minutes to clearoutanygas.Ifyouthen 11. Atarmslength away, t urngascontrol knobcounter-
smellgas,STOP! F ollow "B" inthe safetyinformation O
aboveonthislabel,If youdon'tsmellgas,goto the clockwise __ tothefull "ON"position. Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
next s tep.
6. Remove (oropen)innerdoorlocated below the gas flow.(Figure 8,page 19)
control unit. 12.At armslength away, s etthethermostat to desired
7. Find pilot-follow m etal t ubefromgascontrol. Thepilot setting.The mark( • ) indicative of approximate
islocated infrontoftheburner. 120°Fis preferred startingpoint.Somelocallaws
PILOT BURNER _ n THERMOCOUPLE mayrequire a lower starting point.If hotter water is
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desired, s eeinstruction manual a nd"warning" below,
13.Close theouter d oor.
8.Ifyoudon't smell g as, t urnknob ongascontrol counter
clockwiae[ _) to"PILOT" p osition. (Figure 7 ,page 19)
WARNING
Hotterwater increasesthe risk of scaldinjury.Before changing temperature s ettingseeinstruction manual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthe thermostatto lowest settingbyturning the 2.Turn gascontrol knob clockwise _ 1 to"OFF"posi-
water temperature dialclockwise ( ;_",) to itslowest tion.Knob cannot b eturned from"PILOT" to "OFF"
temperature setting (with arrow ondial)asshown. D O unless knob isdepressed s lightly. DONOTFORCE.
NOTFORCE. 3.Close outer d oor.
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