Kenmore 153.33429 Owner's Manual page 18

Operating Instructions (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 caus ng property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliancehas a pilot which must be lighted by
hand.Whenlightingthe pilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTING smell all aroundtheappliancearea
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because
• somegasis heavierthan air andwillsettle on thefloor.
WHAT TO DOIF YOUSMELLGAS
• • Donot tryto lightanyappliance.
• • Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any
phonein yourbuilding.
: • Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's
phone.Followthe gassupplier's instructions.
• If you cannotreachyour gas supplier,call the fire
department.
C. Use onlyyourhandto pushin or turnthe gas control
knob.Neveruse tools.If the knobwillnot pushin or
turn by hand,don'ttry to repairit, call a qualified ser-
vicetechnician. F orceor attempted repairmay result
in a fire or explosion.
D. Do not usethis applianceif any part has been under
water.Immediately carl a qualifiedservice technician
to inspectthe appliance and to replace any partof the
controlsystemand any gas controlwhichhas been
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP!Readthesafetyinformation above on this label.
2. Remove outerdoor.
3. Set the thermostat to lowest settin.9by turning the
watertemperature dial clockwise, ( ( _) to its lowest
temperature setting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE.
4. Turn gascontrolknobclockwise_'_ to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unless knobis depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page 17)
5. Wait five (5) minutesto clear out any gas. If you then
smell gas, STOP!Follow"B" in the safetyinformation
above on this label. If you don't smell gas, go to the
next step.
6. Remove(or open) inner door locatedbelow the gas
controlunit.
7. Find pilot-follow metaltube fromgas control.The pilot
is locatedin frontof theburner.
PILOT BURNER /_ THERMOCOUPLE
8. If you don'tsmellgas, turnknobon gascontrolcounter
clockwise_._ to "PILOT"position.(Figure7, page 17)
9. Push in control knob all the way and hold down.
Immediately lightthe pilotwith a match.Continueto
hold control knob in for about one (1) minute after
the pilot is lit. Releaseknoband it will popback up.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goes out, repeat steps3
through8.
e If knobdoes not pop up when released, s top and
immediatelycall your servicetechnicianor gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries
depressand turnthe gas controlknobclockwist
e_,J to "OFF" and callyourservicetechnician
or gassupplier. ( Figure6, page17)
10. Replace(or close) inner door.Replaceouterdoor if
door does not covergas controlon/offknobor tem-
perature adjustment k nob.(Figure9, page17)
11. At armslengthaway,turngas controlknobcounter-
clockwise_ to thefull "ON" position. W arning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure8, page17)
12. At arms lengthaway,set the thermostatto desired
setting. The mark( • ) HOTindicative of approximate
120°F is preferred starting point. Some local laws
may requirea lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwater is
desired,seeinstruction manualand"warning" below.
13.Replace the outerdoorif notreplaced in step10.
WARNING
Hotterwater increasesthe risk of scald injury.Beforechangingtemperaturesetting see instructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Set the thermostat to lowest setting by turning the
watertemperaturedial clockwise (F-_) to its lowest
temperature setting(witharrowon dial)as shown.DO
NOT FORCE.
2. Turngascontrolknobclockwise_V ) to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobisdepressed slightly, D O NOT FORCE,
3. Replace outerdoor(if removed).
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