L.p.gas Control Valve & Burner Assembly Replacement Information; Draining; Temperature-Pressure Relief Valve Operation - Kenmore POWER MISER 9 153.337163 Owner's Manual

Service and Adjustment (cont'd)
L.R Gas Control Valve & Burner
Assembly Replacement
Information
_,WARNING
PROPANE (LR) GAS CONTROL VALVE AND BURNER
ASSEMBLYREPLACEMENT INFORMATION.
For Propane(LR) Gas ModelsOnly:.
Your water heater isequippedwith a Propane(LR) gascon-
trel valveand a main burner assembly with left handthreads
for the following fittingsandtheir €onnection_
• The connection between the manifold and the gas
control valve (A to B) are left hand threads.
• The connection between the mare--burner orifice
and the manifold (C to D) are left hand threads.
For ordenng these replacement parts, please refer to
the "Repair Parts" section of this manual.
Temperature-Pressure Relief
Valve Operation
The temperature-pressure relief valve must be manually operated
at least once a year.
TEMPERATURE-PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
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DISCHARGE PIPE
A
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Failure to install and maintain a new properly listed tempera-
ture-pressure relief valve will release the manu_'acturer fron_ any
claim which might result from excessive temperature or pressure.
AWARNING
If the temperature-pressure relief valve on the appliance
weepsor discharges periodicaily, this may be due to thermal
expansion. Your water heater may have a check valve
installed in the water line or a water meter with a check
valve.Consultthe SearsServiceCenter for further informa-
tion. Do not plugthe temporatumt_rmsurereliefvalve.
Draining
The water heater should be drained if being shut down during
freezing temperatures. Also periodic draining and cleaning of
sediment from the tank may be necessary.
Turn the gas control knob to the "OFF" position.
CLOSE the cold water inlet valve to the water heater.
• OPEN a nearby hot water faucet and leave open to allow for
draining.
• Connect a hose to the drain valve and terminate to an ade-
quate drain.
• OPEN the water heater drain valve to allow for tank
draining.
NOTE: If the water heater _ i_oing to be shut down and
drained for an extended period, the drain valve should be
left open with hose connected allowing water to terminate
to an adequate drain.
• Close thedrain valve.
• Follow instructions in the "Filling The Water Heater"
section.
• Follow the lighting instructions in the "Lighting" section to
restart the water heater.
AWARNING
When checking the temporaturedm_s_re reliefvalveopera.
don, make sure that (I) no one is in front of or around the
outlet efthe temperatore-presmrerelief valvedischargeline,
and (2) that the water manuallydisthargedwiUnot causeany
property damage because t he,water m aybeextremely h ot
If after manually operating th_ valve, it fails to completely
reset and continuesto releasewater, immediately dose the
cold water inlet to the water heater, follow the draining
instructions, and replace the temperature-pressure relief
valsewith a newoue.
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