Operating Instructions (cont'd)
Lighting label on the water heater as it appears above the thermostat
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING i
If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may resu t caus ng property damage, personal injury or oss of I re.
A. Thisappliancehas a pilotwhichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlightingthepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B.BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaroundtheappliancearea
forgas. Be sureto smellnext to the floorbecause
somegasIs heavierthanairandwillsettleonthefloor,
WHATTODOIFYOUSMELLGAS
• Donottry to lightanyappliance.
• DOnottouchanyelectricswitch;do notuse any
phoneinyourbuilding.
• Immediatelycallyour gassupplierfroma neighbor's
phone,FollowthegassuppJier'sinstructions,
• Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,callthefire
department.
C. Useonlyyour handto pushinortumthegascontrol
knob.Neverusetools.Iftheknobwillnot pushinor
turnbyhand,don'ttrytorepairit,calla qualifiedser-
vicetechnician.Forceorattemptedrepatrmayresult
inafireorexplosion.
D.Donotusethisapplianceif anyparthasbeenunder
water,tmmedictelyca, a quaitfledservicetechnician
toinspecttheapplianceandto replaceanypartofthe
controlsystemandanygas controlwhichhasbeen
underwater.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!Readthesafetyinformationaboveonthislabel.
2. Removeouterdoor.
3. Satthe thermostatto lowestsetting,by turning the
watertemperaturedialclockwise,(( _,)to itslowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)asshown.DO
NOTFORCE.
4, Turngascontrolknobclockwise_) to"OFF"posi-
tion.Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to"OFF"
unlessknob is depressedslightly.DO NOT FORCE.
(Figure6,page17)
5. Waitfive(5) minutesto clearoutanygas.Ifyou than
smellgas,STOP!Follow"B" inthesafetyinformation
aboveonthislabel.If youdon'tsmellgas,go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove(or open)innerdoorlocatedbelowthe gas
controlunit.
7. Findpilot-followmetaltubefromgascontrol.Thepilot
islocatedIn frontoftheburner.
PILOT BURNER _ I THERMOCOUPLE
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8. IfyoUdon'tsmellgas,turnknobongascontrolcounter
clockwlse_,_' to "PILO'F"position.(Figure7,page17)
g. Pushin control knoball the way andholddown.
Immediatelylightthepilotwitha match,Continueto
holdcoutmtknobin foraboutone(1)minute alter
the pilotIslit. Releaseknobanditwill popbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If it goesout,repeatsteps3
through8.
• it knobdoesnotpop upwhenreleased,stopand
immediatelycallyourservicetechnicianorgas
supp,m.
• If the pilotwill notstay lit after severaltries,
depR*ssandturnthegascontrolknobclockwise
i(_ _ to "OFF"ahdcallyourservicetechnician
orgassupplier.(Figure6,page17)
10. Replace(orclose)Innerdoor.Replaceouterdoorif
doordoesnotcovergascontrolon/offknobortam-
paratureadjustmentknob.(Figure9,page17)
11. Atarmslengthaway,turngascontrolknobcounter-
clockwise_ tothefull"ON"position.Wanting
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure8,page17)
12.At armslengthaway,setthethermostatto desired
setting.Themark( • ) HOTindicativeof approximate
120°Fis preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequirea lowerstartingpoint,If hotterwateris
desired,seeinstructionmanualand"warning"below.
13.ReplacetheouterdoorIf notreplacedinstep10.
I WARNING
Hotterwaterincreasesthe riskofscaldinjury.Beforechangingtemperaturesettingseeinstructionmanual.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Setthethermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperaturedialclockwise(F'_) to Its lowest
temperaturesetting(witharrowondial)as shown.DO
NOTFORCE,
2. Turngascontrolknobclockwise_') to "OFF"
position.Knobcannotbeturnedfrom"PILOT" to
"OFF" unlessknobis depressedslightly.DO NOT
FORCE.
3. Replaceouterdoor(ifremoved).
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