Filling The Water Heater; Venting - Kenmore 153 Owner's Manual
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HOT WATER
OUTLET
COLD WATER
SHUTOFF
VALVE
HOT
COLD
TEMPERATURE-PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
(OPTIONAL
TOP T & P RELIEF
DRAFT HOOD
VALVE NOT SHOWN)
DISHCARGE
PIPE
(DO NOT CAP OR PLUG)
DRAIN VALVE
f_
FLOOR DRAIN
FIGURE16,
Water Damage Hazard
• Temperature-pressure
relief valve discharge
pipe must terminate at adequate drain.
The Discharge Pipe:
• Shall not be smaller in size than the outlet pipe size of the
valve, or have any reducing couplings or other restrictions.
• Shall not be plugged or blocked.
• Shall be of material listed for hot water distribution.
• Shall be installed so as to allow complete drainage of both
the temperature-pressure
relief valve, and the discharge
pipe.
• Shall terminate at an adequate drain.
• Shall not have any valve between the relief valve and tank.
Water
temperature
over
125°F
(52°C) can cause severe burns
instantly resaltingin
severeinja_
ordeath.
Children,
the
elderly,
and
the
physically
or mentally
disabled
are at highest riskfor scald injury.
Feel
water
before
bathing
or
showering.
Temperature
limiting valves are
available.
Read instruction manual for safe
temperature setting.
The temperature-pressure
relief valve must be manually
operated
at least once a year.
Caution
should be taken to
ensure that (1) no one is in front of or around the outlet of the
temperature-pressure
relief valve discharge
line, and (2) the
water manually discharged will not cause any bodily injury or
property damage because the water may be extremely hot.
If after manually operating the valve, it fails to completely reset
and continues
to release water, immediately
close the cold
water inlet to the water heater, follow the draining instructions,
and replace the temperature-pressure
relief valve with a new
one.
Filling the Water Heater
Property
Damage Hazard
• Avoid water heater damage.
•Fili tank with water before operating.
Never use this water heater unless it is completely full of water.
To prevent damage to the tank, the tank must be filled with
water. Water must flow from the hot water faucet before turning
"ON" gas to the water heater.
To fill the water heater with water:
•
Close the water heater drain valve by turning the handle to
the right (clockwise). The drain valve is on the lower front of
the water heater.
•
Open the cold water supply
valve to the water
heater.
NOTE: The cold water supply valve must be left open when
the water heater is in use.
To insure complete
filling of the tank, allow air to exit by
opening the nearest hot water faucet.
Allow water to run
until a constant flow is obtained.
This will let air out of the
water heater and the piping.
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•
Check all water piping and connections for leaks.
Repair
as needed.
Venting
VENT DAMPERS
- Any vent damper, whether it is operated
thermally or otherwise must be removed if its use inhibits proper
drafting of the water heater.
Thermally
Operated
Vent Dampers: Gas-fired
water heaters
having thermal efficiency
in excess of 80% may produce a
relatively low flue gas temperature.
Such temperatures
may
not be high enough to properly open thermally operated vent
dampers.
This would cause spillage
of the flue gases and
may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Vent dampers must bear evidence of certification as complying
with the current edition
of the American
National
Standard
ANSI Z21.68 (ANSI Z21.66 & 67, respectively, cover electrically
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