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Leakage, Checkpoints

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Troubleshooting Guide (cont'd) Leakage Checkpoints Usc this guide to check a q,eaking" watcr hcatcr. Many st_spcctcd "l,cakers" are not leaking tanks. Olden the source of the water can bc found and corrcctcd. lfyou are not thoroughly J:amiliar _4th clcctric codcs, thc watcr heater, and safety practices, contact your local Sears Service Center to check the water heater. CAUTION I I Read this manual tint, then before checking•the water I heater make sure the electric supply has been turned "OFF", and never turn the electric supply "ON" before the tank s completely full of waten ® *Condcnsation may bc sccn on pipcs in humid wcathcr or plpc connections may bc Icaking. ® Thc primary anodc rod may bc lcaklng. © Small amounts of water fi'om temperature-pressure rclicf valve may bc duc to thermal expansion or high watcr pressure m your arca. @ *Thc tcmpcraturc-prcssurc rclicf waivemay bc Icaking at the yank fi_ttlng. ® Thc clcmcnts may bc leaking at the tank fittlng, A WARNING HAZARD OF ELECTRICAL $HOCKI Before removing any accesspanelsor servidng the water heater, make sure the electrical supply to the water heater _sturned "OFF". Failure to do this could result _n DEATH_ SERIOUS BODILY INJUR_ OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. Turn dcctrical powcr "OFF", rcmovc acccss pancls and insolation block and pad. If lcaking around clcmcnts, I_bllow propcr draining instructions and rcmovc element. Rcposltlon or replace gaskct on element. Place element into opcnlng andtightcn scct_rcly.Then follow "Filling thc Watcr Hcatcr" instructions in thc "Insvallatlon Instructions" section, @ Water from drain waivemay bc duc to thc vdvc being opcncd slightly. @ *Thc drain valvc may bc lcaklng at thc tank fi'Ltting. @ *Water in the water heater bottom or on thc floor may bc from condcnsation, loosc conncctions or the tcmpcraturc-prcssurc rcllcf valvc. DO NOT replace the water heater until a flail inspection of ,all possible water sourccs is made and ncccssary corrcctlvc steps takcn, bcakagc from othcr applianccs, watcrlincs, or ground seepage should also bc chcckcd, ® NOTE: *To check where threaded portion enters tank, insert cotton swab betwcenjacket opening and firtlng÷ If cotton is wet_ follow "Draining' ins¢_ctions in the "Service and Adjostmen£ _ section and then remove fitting. Pat pipe dope or _¢flon _ape on the _hreads and replace. Then follow "Filling the Water Heater" instractions in the "Installation Ins*Ja_ctlon¢' section. 24

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Troubleshooting
Guide
(cont'd)
Leakage
Checkpoints
Usc
this guide to check
a
q,eaking" watcr
hcatcr.
Many st_spcct-
cd "l,cakers" are not leaking tanks. Olden the source
of
the water
can bc found and corrcctcd.
lfyou
are not thoroughly J:amiliar _4th clcctric codcs, thc watcr
heater,
and
safety practices,
contact
your
local Sears Service
Center to check the water heater.
CAUTION
I
I
Read
this
manual
tint,
then
before checking•
the
water I
heater make sure the electric supply has been turned
"OFF",
and
never turn
the electric
supply "ON"
before
the
tank
s completely
full of waten
®
®
©
@
®
@
@
@
*Condcnsation
may bc sccn
on pipcs
in humid
wcathcr
or
plpc connections
may bc Icaking.
Thc primary anodc rod may bc lcaklng.
Small
amounts
of
water fi'om
temperature-pressure
rclicf valve may bc duc to thermal
expansion or high
watcr pressure m your arca.
*Thc tcmpcraturc-prcssurc
rclicf waivemay bc
Icaking
at
the
yank
fi_ttlng.
Thc clcmcnts
may
bc leaking at the tank fittlng,
A
WARNING
HAZARD
OF ELECTRICAL
$HOCKI
Before
removing
any
accesspanelsor
servidng
the water
heater,
make
sure the
electrical
supply
to the
water heater
_s
turned
"OFF".
Failure
to
do
this
could
result
_n
DEATH_
SERIOUS
BODILY
INJUR_
OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Turn dcctrical
powcr "OFF",
rcmovc acccss pancls and
insolation
block
and
pad. If lcaking
around
clcmcnts,
I_bllow propcr
draining
instructions
and
rcmovc
element. Rcposltlon or replace gaskct on element. Place
element
into
opcnlng andtightcn
scct_rcly.Then follow
"Filling
thc
Watcr
Hcatcr"
instructions
in
thc
"Insvallatlon Instructions" section,
Water from drain waivemay bc duc to thc
vdvc
being
opcncd slightly.
*Thc drain valvc may bc lcaklng at thc tank fi'Ltting.
*Water
in
the water heater bottom
or
on thc
floor
may
bc
from
condcnsation,
loosc
conncctions
or
the
tcmpcraturc-prcssurc
rcllcf valvc. DO
NOT
replace
the water
heater
until a flail inspection
of
,all possible
water
sourccs
is made
and
ncccssary
corrcctlvc
steps
takcn,
bcakagc from othcr applianccs, watcrlincs,
or ground
seepage should also bc chcckcd,
NOTE:
*To
check
where
threaded
portion
enters
tank, insert cotton
swab
betwcenjacket
opening
and
firtlng÷ If
cotton
is wet_
follow
"Draining'
ins¢_c-
tions
in
the
"Service
and Adjostmen£
_
section
and
then remove
fitting.
Pat pipe
dope or
_¢flon _ape
on
the
_hreads
and
replace.
Then
follow
"Filling
the
Water
Heater"
instractions
in
the
"Installation
Ins*Ja_ctlon¢' section.
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