Kenmore ECONOMIZER 153.332318 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 result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliancehasa pilotwhichmust be lightedby
hand. W henlighting thepilot,follow theseinstructions
exactly.
B, BEFORE LIGHTING smellallaround theappliance a rea
for gas. Be sure to smell nextto the floor because
somegasisheavier t hanair andwillsettleonthefloor.
WHAT TODOIFYOUSMELL GAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touch anyelectricswitch;do not use any
phone inyourbuilding.
• Immediately callyourgassupplier f roma neighbor's
phone. Follow thegassupplier's i nstructions.
C,
D.
• If you cannotreachyourgassupplier, c allthe fire
department.
Usaonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthegascontrol
knob.Never usatools. If theknobwillnotpushin or
turnbyhand, d on'ttryto repairit, calla qualified ser-
vicetechnician. Forceor attempted r epairmay result
in a fireorexplosion.
Do notusethisappliance if anypart hasbeenunder
water.Immediately calla qualified service technician
to inspect t heappliance a ndto replace anypad ofthe
controlsystem and anygas control w hichhasbeen
under w ater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOPI R ead thesafety information above onthislabel.
2.Remove outerdoor.
3. Set the thermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperature dialclockwise, (F-_) to itslowest
temperature setting (witharrow on dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE.
4. Turngascontrol k nobclockwise __,, ) to ",OFF'I, pos _
tion,Knob cannotbe turnedfrom PILOT to OFF
unlessknobis depressed slightly. D O NOT FORCE.
(Figure 6,page17)
5. Waitfive (5) minutes to clearout anygas. if you then
smell gas, STOPIFollow "B" in the safetyinformation
aboveon this label.If you don'tsmellgas, go to the
nextstep.
6, Remove (or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
control u nit.
7, Findpilot-follow metaltubefromgascontrol. T hepilot
is located infrontoftheburner,
PILOT BURNER ._THERMOCOUPLE
8. Ifyoudon'tsmell g as,turnknobongascontrol counter
clockwlse,_ @ to "PILOT"position, (Figure 7,page17)
9. Push in controlknoball the way and hold down.
immediately l ightthepilotwitha match. C ontinue to
holdcontrolknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
thepilotis lit. Release knoband it willpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremain lit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3
through 8.
• Ifknob duesnotpopupwhenreleased, stopand
immediately call yourservicetechnician or gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depressandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
_(_ to"OFF"and callyourservice technician
or gassupplier. (Figure 6,page17)
10.Replace (or close) innerdoor.Replace outerdoorif
doordues notcovergascontrol o n/offknobor tem-
perature adjustment knob,(Rgure9,page17)
11. Atarmslen_qth away, t urngascontrol k nobcounter-
clockwise (_ to thefull "ON" position,Warning
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Rgure 8, page 17)
12. At armslengthaway,set the thermostat to desired
setting. T hemark( • ) HOTindicative o fapproximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocal laws
may require a lowerstadingpoint. If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstruction manual and"warning"below,
13,Replace t heouterdoor if notreplaced instep10.
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreases the riskof scaldinjury.Beforechanging temperature setting see instruction manual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Setthe thermostat t o lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperature dial clOckwise (F'_) to its lowest
temperature setting (witharrow on dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE.
2. Turngas controlknob clockwise_V ) to "OFF" posi-
tion. Knob cannot be turned from "PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknob is depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE,
3. Replaceouter door(if removed).
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