Installation Instructions; Removing The Old Water Heater - Kenmore POWER MISER 153.330451 Owner's Manual

Installation Instruc i hs
Removing the Old Water Heater
O Turn "OFF" the gas supply to the water heater.
AWARNING . I
If the main gas line shutoff serving all gas appbances is ]
Jused,also shut "OFF" the gas at each appliance. Leaveall J
Jgas appliances shut "OFF" until the water heater installa-J
Jtion is complete• ]
QTurn "OFF" the water to the water
heater. Some installations require that
the water be turned off to the entire
house.
QCh, eck a_ain to make sure the gas supply
is ' OFF to the water heater. Then dis-
cOnnect the gas supply connection from
the gas control valve.
Q Attach hose the heater drain
a
to
water
valve and put the other end in a floor
drain or outdoors. Open the water heater
drain valve. Open a nearby hot water
faucet which will relieve pressure in the
water heater and speed draining.
Q Disconnect the vent pipe from the draft hood where
they connect to the water heater. In most installations
the vent pipe can be lifted off after any screw or other
attached devices are removed. Dispose of the draft
hood. The new water heater has the draft hood which
must be used for proper operation.
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a. If you have copper piping to the water
heater, the two copper water pipes can
be cut with a hacksaw approximately 4"
away from where they connect to the
water heater, This will avoid cutting off
the pipes too short. Additional cuts can
be made later if necessary. Disconnect
the temperature-pressure relief valve
drain line, When the water heater is
drained, disconnect the hose from the
drain valve. Close the drain valve. The
water heater is now completely discon-
nected a_d ready to be removed.
If you have galvanized pipe to the water
heater, loosen the two galvanized pipes
with a pipe wrench at the union in each
line. Also disconnect the piping remain-
ing to the water heater. These pieces
should be saved since they may be need-
ed when reconnecting the new water
heater. Disconnect the temperature-pres-
sure relief valve drain line. When the
water heater is drained, disconnect the
hose from the drain valve. Close the
drain valve. The water heater is now
completely disconnected and ready to be
removed,
AWARNING l
The water p_sing out of the drain valvemay he extremely I
hot. To avoid being scalded, make sure all connectionsare ]
tight and that the water tlow is directed away from any ]
• ACAUTION ]
Mineral buddup or sedge accumulated in the ]
old water heater. This causesthe water heater to be much ]
heavier than normal and this residue, if spilledout, could]
causestaining. ]