Installation Instructions; Removing The Old Water Heater - Kenmore 32626 - Power Miser 6 Owner's Manual

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Removing
the
Old Water
Heater
FIGURE 1.
Q
Turn "OFF"
electrical
to the water
heater.
supply
Burn hazard
• Hot water discharge.
• Keep hands clear of drain
vamvedischarge.
The water
passing
out of the drain valve
may be extremely
hot.
To avoid being scalded,
make sure all connections
are tight and
that the water flow is directed
away
from any person.
Q
Check again to make sure the electrical
supply
is turned "OFF"
to the water
heater.
Then unplug
the water
heater
(cord set)
or disconnect
the electrical
supply
connection
from the water
heater junction
box.
FIGURE 2.
Q
Turn "OFF" the water
to the water
heater at the water
supply
shut-off
valve
or water
meter.
FIGURE 3.
Q
Attach
a hose
to the water
heater
drain
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.
FIGURE 4.
Qa.
FIGURE 5.
If you have
copper
piping
to the water
heater,
the two
copper
water
pipes
can
be cut
with
a hacksaw
approximately
four inches
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
disconnected
and
ready
to be removed.
FIGURE 6.
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
remaining
to the water
heater.
These
pieces
should
be
saved
since
they
may
be
needed
when
reconnecting
the new
water
heater.
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
disconnected
and
ready
to
be
removed.

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