Material Needed; Basic Tools - Kenmore 153 Owner's Manual

Materials Needed
To simplify the installation Sears has available the installation parts shown below. You may or may not need all of these materials,
depending on your type of installation.
EXPANSION TANKS FOR
THERMAL EXPANSION
CONDITIONS AVAILABLE
IN 2 GALLONS
(7.6 LITERS) AND
5 GALLONS (18,9 LITERS)
CAPACITY HROUGH
LOCAL SEARS STORE
OR SERVICE CENTER.
WATER HEATER INSTALLATION KIT WITH
FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS FOR 3/4"
(19.05 mm) OR 1/2" (12,7 ram) THREADED OR
COPPER PLUMBING AND FLEXIBLE WATER
HEATER GAS CONNECTOR WITH FITTINGS.
I ' 'k ,
DRAIN PANS AVAILABLE IN
20" (508 ram) DIAMETER FOR
WATER HEATERS HAVING A
DIAMETER 18" (457 ram) OR
LESS, 24" (610ram) DIAMETER
FOR WATER HEATERS HAVING
A DIAMETER 22" (559 ram) OR
LESS AND AVAILABLE IN 28"
(711 mm) DIAMETER FOR
WATER HEATERS HAVING A
DIAMETER 26" (660 ram) OR
LESS.
Basic Tools
You may or may not need all these tools, depending on your
type of installation. These tools can be purchased at your local
Sears Store.
Pipe Wrenches (2) 14" (356 mm) __
Screwdriver
Tin Snips
6' (1.82 m) Tape or Folding Ruler
Garden Hose
Drill
Pipe Dope or Teflon Tape DRILL
SLOT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
TIN SNIPS
ROLL OF TEFLON
TAPE (USE ONLY ON
WATER CONNECTIONS)
PIPE DOPE
(SQUEEZE TUBE)
USE FOR WATERAND GAS
CONNECTIONS
GARDEN HOSE 6 FOOT TAPE PIPE WRENCH
Additional Tools Needed
When Sweat Soldering
Tubing Cutters or Hacksaw
Propane Tank
Soft Solder
Solder Flux
Emery Cloth
Wire Brushes
TUBING CUTTER
PROPANE
TORCH
HACKSAW
ROLL OF
EMERY CLOTH
3/4" (19 ram) WIRE BRUSH
1/2" (13
ram) WIRE BRUSH
ROLL OF LEAD-FREE
SOFT SOLDER
SOLDER
FLUX