Water Piping - Kenmore POWER MISER 153.336151 Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
Water Piping
AWARNING
HOTrER WATER CAN SCALD:Water heatotsam iotendedto
producehot water. Water heated to a tomperatom which will i
satisfyclotheswashing,dishweshing_ and other suniti_ needs
am scaldend penmnen_ injure you upen contatt. Sorne peo-
4e are morn lilmlyto be permanently injuredby hot w_er _
other_ Theseincludethe elder_ children,the infim-,, or
ly/mentany handicapped, f fenyoneusinghot water in your home
Etsinto one ofthese greups or if there isa local€odeor stato law
requiringa certaintemperature water at the hot water _ then
_u musttake specialprecautiom.In additionto usingthe lowest
_ssible temperature settingthat satisfies your hot water needs,
_mennssuchas a mixlng valve,thould be usudat the hot water
taps usedbythese people or at the wator heater.Mixingvalves
are available at plumbingsupply or hardwarestore_ Followman-
ufacturers instructions for installation of the valves. Before
changing the factory setting on the thermostat, read the
'q'empenttureRegulation"section in this manual
This water heater shall not be connected to any heating systems
or component(s) used with a non-potable water heating
appliance.
If a water heater is installed in a closed water supply system;
such as one having a back-flow preventer, check valve, water
meter with a check valve, etc.., in the cold water supply; means
shall be provided to control thermal expansion. Contact the
local utility or local Sears Service Center on how to control this
situation.
NOTE: To protect against untimely corrosion of hot and
cold water fittings, it is strongly recommended that di..elec-
tric unions or couplings be installed on this water heater
when connected to copper pipe.
The illustration shows the attachment of the water piping to the
water heater. The water heater is equipped with ¾1,water con-
nec_ions,
NOTE: ff using copper tubing, solder tubing to
an adapter
before attaching the adaptor to the cold water inlet connec-
tion. Do not solder the cold water supply line directly to the
cold water inlet. It will harm the dip tube and damage the
tank.
• Look at the top cover of the water heater. The water oudet is
marked hot. Put two or three turns of teflon tape around the
threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around
both. ends of the 3A threaded nipple. Using flexible connec-
tors, connect the hot water pipe to the hot water oudet on
the water heater.
• Look at the top cover of the water heater. The cold water
inlet is markedcold. Put two or three turns of teflon tape
around the threaded end of _e threaded-to-sweat coupling
and atuund both ends of the ¾ threaded nipple. Using flexi-
ble connectors, connect the cold water pipe to the coldwater
inlet of the water heater.
NOTE: This water heater is super insulated to minimize
heat 1o. from the tank. Further reduction in heat loss
can be accomplished by insulating the hot water lines
from the water heater.
INSTALLATION COMPLETED USING
SEARS INSTALLATION KIT
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HOT OUTLET
TO HOUSE
THREADED TO
SWEAT COUPLING
314" THREADED
COUPLING
FLEXIBLE
WATER
CONNECTORS
SHUTOFF
VALVE
l COLD INLET
WATER LINE
THREADED TO
SWEAT
COUPLING
314" THREADED
COUPLING
HOT
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PRESSURE
RELIEFVALVE
DISCHARGE
PIPE (Do not cap
or plug)
FLOOR DRAIN
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