"_Ting - Kenmore POWER MISER 153.336151 Owner's Manual

Operating Instructions (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 Instru_ions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing properly damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. Thisappliance hasa pilotwhichmustbe lightedby
hand.Whenlighting thepilot,follow theseinstructions
exazc_, .
B. BEFOI_E LIGHTING smell a ll around theappliance a rea
for gas. Re sure to smell nextto the floor because
somegasis heavier t henairandwillsettleonthefloor.
WHAT TODOIFYOUSMELL GAS
• Donottrytolightanyappliance.
• Do not touchany electricswitch;do not use any
phone inyourbuilding.
• Immediately callyourgas supplier f roma neighbor's
phone. F ollow thegasauppller's i nstructions.
• If you cannot reachyourgassupplier, call the fire
department.
C. Useonlyyourhandto pushin or turnthegascontrol
knob. N everusetools.If theknobwillnot pushin or
turnbyhand, d on'ttryto repairit, celta qualified ser-
vice technician. Forceor attempted r epairmayresult
ina fireor explosion.
D. Do not usethis applianco i f anyperthas beenunder
water. I mmediately call a qualified servicetechnician
toinspect t heappliance a nd to replaceanypertof the
controlsystem andany gas control w hichhasbeen
under water.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP! R ead the safety information above onthiskd3et.
2.Remove outerdoor.
3. Set the thermostatto lowestsettingbyturningthe
watertemperature dialclockwise, ([ "_)toits lowest
temperature setting (witharrow on dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE.
4. 'rumgascontrol k nobelockwi"J se _'_tl to "OFF"posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom"PILOT" to "OFF"
unlessknobIs depressedslightly. D O NOT FORCE.
(Figure g,paga17)
5. Waitfive(5) minutes to clearout anygas. If youthen
smellgas,STOP!Follow "B" in thesafetyinformation
aboveon this label,If youdon'tsmellgas,go to the
nextstep.
6. Remove (or open)innerdoor locatedbelowthe gas
control unit.
7. Findpilot-follow metaltubefromgascontrol. T hepilot
islocated infrontoftheburner.
PILOT BURNER _ THERMOCOUPLE
8.Ifyou don'tsmeltgas,turnknobongascontrol counter
cleckwlse _, ( _ =to=PILOT" p osition. (Figure 7,page17)
9. Pushin controlknoball the way and hold down.
Immediately l ight thepilotwitha match.Contfnue t o
hold controlknobin for aboutone (1) minuteafter
thepilotIs lit. Release knobandit willpopbackup.
Pilotshouldremainlit. If If goesout,repeatsteps3
through 8.
• lt'imob doesnotpopupwhenreleased, s topand
immediately call yourservicetechnician or gas
supplier.
• If the pilot will not stay lit after severaltries,
depress andturnthe gascontrol k nobclookwlse
_ to"OFF"andcallyourservice technician
or gassupplier. (Figure 6, page17)
10. Replace (or close)Innerdoor.Replace outerdourif
doordoesnot covergascontrol o n/offknob or tem-
peratureadjustment knob. ( Figure 9, page 17)
11. Atarmslengthaway, t urn gascontrol knobcounter-i
dnekwlse _ to thefull "ON" position. Wemlng
do not use gas control knob to regulate gas
flow. (Figure 8, page 17)
12. At armslengthaway,set thethermostat t o desired
setting. T hemark( • ) HOTIndicative o f approximate
120°FIs preferredstartingpoint.Somelocallaws
mayrequire a lowerstarting point.If hotterwaterIs
desired, seeinstruction m anual and"wamlng" b elow.
13,Replace t heouterdoorifnotreplacedinstep10.
WARNING
HotterwaterIncreases ther sk of sead njury.Beforechangng temperature settng see notructlon menus.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Set the thermostat t o lowest settingbyturningthe
watertemperature d ialclockwise ( F-"_) to itslowest
temperature s sttlng (witharrowon dial)as shown. D O
NOT FORCE.
2."rum gascontrolknob clockwise _V _ to"OFF" posi-
tion. Knobcannotbe turnedfrom "PILOT"to =OFF"
unless knobisdepressed s lightly. DONOT FORCE.
3. Replace o uterdoor(ifremoved).
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