Instructions for Operation (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 pilot whichmustbe lightedby • If youcannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions department.
exactly. C.Useonlyyourhandtopushinorturnthegascontrol
B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnotpushinor
for gas.Besureto smellnextto thefloorbecause turnbyhand,don'ttryto repairit,carla qualifiedset-
somegasisheavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor, vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepairmayresult
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS inafireorexplosion.
• Donottrytolightanyappliance. D.Donotusethisapplianceifanyparthasbeenunder
• Do nottouchanyelectricswitch;do notuseany water.Immediatelycalla qualifiedservicetechnician
phoneinyourbuilding, toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
• Immediatelycallyourgassupplierfroma neighbor's controlsystemandanygascontrolwhichhasbeen
phone.Followthegassupplier'sinstructions, underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel. 9. Pushin controlknoball thewayandholddown.
2, Removeouterdoor. :_ Immediatelylightthepilotwitha match.Continueto
3. Setthethermostattolowestsettingby _ holdcontre[knobinforaboutone(1)minuteafterthe
turningtheewatertemperaturedialclock- _ pilotis lit.Releaseknobanditwillpopbackup.Pilot
wise,(f _) to its lowesttemperature shouldremainlit. If it goesout, repeatsteps3
setting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO through8.
NOTFORCE, @) to "OFF"posi- • If knobdoesnotpopupwhenreleased,stopand
4. Turngascontrolknobclockwise immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianorgassup-
tion.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to "OFF" plier.
Ifthepilotwillnotstaylitafterseveraltries,depress
unlessknobisdepressedslightly.DO NOTFORCE. • andturnthegascontrolknobclockwise_ to
(Figure6,page22)
5. Waitfive(5)minutestoclearoutanygas.If youthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" inthesafetyinformation "OFF"andcallyourservicetechnicianorgassup-
aboveonthis[abe[.Ifyoudon'tsmellgas,gotothe piier.(Figore6,pe_ja22)
nextstep. 10.Replace(orclose)innerdoor.(Figure9,page22)
6. Remove(oropen)innerdoorlocatedbelowthegas 11.Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
controlunit.
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot clockwise'{O tothefull "ON"position.Warning
is locatedinfrontoftheburnerorontherightsideof do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
theburner. .n_ flow.(Figure8,page22)
PILOT /r_l* or _ PILOT 12.Atarmslengthaway,setthethermostattodesiredset-
BURNER/b,_ BURNER ting.Themark( • ) indicativeofapproximate120°Fis
*TherTnocouple preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallawsmayrequire
8. If youdon'tsmell_s, turnknobon gas control a lowerstartingpoint.If hotterwateris desired,see
counte_ciockwise_m(_toPILOTposition.(FigureT, instructionmanualand"warning"below.
page22) 13.Closetheouterdoor,
WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasesthe riskof scaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe 2. Turngascontrolknobclockwise_ _ to"OFF"
watertemperaturedialclockwise(Y_"_) to itslowest position.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT"to
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO "OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
NOTFORCE. FORCE.
3.Closeouterdoor.
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