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Owner’s Manual
HydroSense
Gas Water Heater
FOR POTABLE WATER HEATING ONLY.
NOT SUITABLE FOR SPACE HEATING.
NOT FOR USE IN MOBILE HOMES.
MODEL NO.
153.334430 40 Gallon
153.334530 50 Gallon
• Safety Instructions
• Installation
• Operation
• Care and Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Parts List
For Your Safety
AN ODORANT IS ADDED TO THE GAS USED BY THIS WATER HEATER.
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C3 Technology Gas Water Heaters meet
the new ANSI Z21.10.1 standard that deals
with the accidental or unintended ignition of
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SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important in the installation, use and servicing of this water heater. Many safety-related messages and instructions have been provided in this manual and on your own water heater to warn you and others of a potential injury hazard. Read and obey all safety messages and instructions throughout this manual. It is very important that the meaning of each safety message is understood by you and others who instal
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................
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CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES • The installation must conform with these instructions and the Thank You for purchasing a Kenmore water heater. Properly installed and maintained, it should give you years of trouble free local code authority having jurisdiction. In the absence of local service. If you should decide that you want the new water heater codes, installations shall comply with the following: ® professionally installed by Sears call 1-800-4-MY-HOME . They The National Fuel Gas Code AN
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MATERIALS AND BASIC TOOLS NEEDED 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. DRAIN PANS AVAILABLE IN EXPANSION TANKS FOR 20” (508 mm) DIAMETER FOR THERMAL EXPANSION WATER HEATERS HAVING A CONDITIONS AVAILABLE DIAMETER 18” (457 mm) OR IN 2 GALLONS LESS, 24” (610mm) DIAMETER (7.6 LITERS) AND FOR WATER HEATERS HAVING 5 GALLONS (18.9 LITERS)
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TYPICAL INSTALLATION GET TO KNOW YOUR WATER HEATER - GAS MODELS A Vent Pipe J Drip Leg (Sediment Trap) S Flue Baffl e B Draft Hood K Inner Door T Thermostat C Anode L Outer door U Drain Valve D Hot Water Outlet M Union V Pilot and Main Burner E Outlet N Inlet Water Shut-off Valve W Flue F Flexible Water Connections O Cold Water Inlet X Drain Pan G Gas Supply P Inlet Dip Tube Y Piezo Igniter H Manual Gas Shut-off Valve Q Temperature-Pressure Relief Valve Z Air Intake Screen I Groun
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 4. Attach a hose to the water heater Removing the Old Water Heater drain valve and put the other end in a fl oor 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. 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 fl ow is directed away from any
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• Devices that will turn off the gas supply to a gas water heater Facts to Consider About while at the same time shutting off its water supply. the Location Carefully choose an indoor location for the new water heater, because the placement is a very important consideration for the safety of the occupants in the building and for the most economical use of the appliance. This water heater is not for use in manufactured (mobile) ho
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Minimum clearances between the water heater and FIGURE 9. combustible construction are 0 inch at the sides and rear, 4 inches (102 mm) at the front, and 6 inches (153 mm) from the vent pipe, see Figure 8. Clearance from the top of the jacket is 12 If this water heater will be used in beauty shops, barber shops, inches (305 mm) on most models. Note that a lesser dimension cleaning establishments, or self-service laundries with dry cleaning equipment, it is imperative that the water heater o
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• Do not apply insulation to the top of the water heater, as this within 12 inches (30 cm) of the top and one commencing within will interfere with safe operation of the draft hood. 12 inches (30 cm) of the bottom of the enclosures. • Do not cover the outer door, thermostat or temperature & pressure relief valve. • Do not allow insulation to come within 2” (50.8 mm) of the fl oor to prevent blockage of combustion air fl ow to the burner. • Do not cover the instruction manual. Keep it on the sid
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FIGURE 12. • When communicating with the outdoors through horizontal FIGURE 13A. ducts, each opening shall have a minimum free area of 2 1 square inch per 2,000 BTU per hour (11 cm /kW) of Water Piping total input rating of all equipment in the enclosure. See Figure 13. • When ducts are used, they shall be of the same cross- sectional area as the free area of the openings to which they connect. The minimum short side dimension of rectan
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to the cold water inlet. It will harm the dip tube and damage the tank. • Look at the top cover of the water heater. The water outlet is marked “HOT”. Put two or three turns of tefl on tape around the threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around both ends of the 3/4” NPT threaded nipple. Using fl exible connectors, connect the hot water pipe to the hot water outlet on the water heater. • Look at the top of the water heater. The cold water inlet is This water heater shall not
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T & P Valve and Pipe Insulation For safe operation of the water heater, the relief valve must not be removed from its designated opening nor plugged. Remove insulation for T & P valve and pipe connections from carton. The temperature-pressure relief valve must be installed directly into the fi tting of the water heater designed for the relief valve. Position the valve downward and provide tubing so that any discharge will exit only within 6 inches (153 mm) above, or at any distance below t
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the temperature-pressure relief valve, and the discharge • Check all water piping and connections for leaks. Repair as pipe. needed. • Shall terminate at an adequate drain. Venting • Shall not have any valve between the relief valve and tank. VENT DAMPERS - Any vent damper, whether it is operated thermally or otherwise must be removed if its use inhibits proper drafting of
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The water heater with draft hood installed must be connected to a chimney or listed vent pipe system, which terminates to the outdoors. Never operate the water heater unless it is vented to the outdoors and has adequate air supply to avoid risks of improper operation, explosion or asphyxiation. • For proper draft hood attachment, the draft hood legs may be angled slightly inward. • Place the draft hood legs in the receiving holes on the top of the water heater. The legs will snap in the
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There must be: The appliance and its gas connection must be leak tested before placing the appliance in operation. • A readily accessible manual shut off valve in the gas supply line serving the water heater, and The appliance and its individual shutoff valve shall be • A drip leg (sediment trap) ahead of the gas control valve to disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any help prevent dirt and foreign materials from entering the gas pressure testing of that system at test pr
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 18
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THE WATER HEATER SHOULD BE LOCATED IN AN Temperature Regulation AREA WHERE THE GENERAL PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS. IF A SUITABLE AREA IS NOT AVAILABLE, A Due to the nature of the typical gas water heater, the water COVER SHOULD BE INSTALLED OVER THE THERMOSTAT temperature in certain situations may vary up to 30F° (16.7 C°) TO PREVENT TAMPERING. Suitable covers are available higher or lower at the point of use such as, bathtubs, showers, through the Sear
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SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENT Tank (Sediment) Cleaning Burner Inspection Sediment build-up on the tank bottom may create varying Flood damage to a water heater may not be readily visible amount of noise, and if left in the tank will cause permanent tank or immediately detectable. However, over a period of time a failure. In some water areas, you may not be able to drain all fl ooded water heater will create dangerous conditions
