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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
Service Center
or any Sears store. They will arrange for prompt,
quality installation
by Sears authorized
contractors.
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 electric compa-
ny or by writing Underwriters
Laboratories
Inc., 333 Pfingsten
Road, Northbrook,
1L 60062.
Abbreviations
Found
In This
Instruction
Manual
U.L. - Underwriters
Laboratories
Inc.,
333 Pfingsten
Rd.,
Northbrook,
IL 60062
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 DEKFH,
SERIOUS
BODILY INJURY AND/OR
PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
This manual
contains instructions
for the installation,
opera-
tion, and maintenance
of this electric water heater. It also con-
tains warnings
throughout
the manual that you must read and
be aware ot: 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 WXFER
HEATER.
• 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 com-
plies 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, whole-
saler, 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
153.317020
TANK
CAPACITY
IN GALLONS
2
DIMENSIONS
IN INCHES
DIAMETER
HEIGHT
10"
12¾"
RECOVERY RATE
GALS. PER HOUR
@ 90°E RISE
7
ELEMENT
WATTAGE
120 Volt
1440
MINIMUM
WIRE SIZE*
(GAUGE)
12
MAXIMUM FUSE
OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER
SIZE (AMPS)
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 elec-
trical code.
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