Kenmore 32184 Owners Manual - Page 9

Installation

Instructions

(cont'd)

Temperatu

re-

Pressure

Relief Valve

_I,

WARNING

At the

time

of

manufacture

th;swater heater was

prev;ded

with

a

combinationtemperaturo-pressuros

relief

valve cer-

tified by a nationally

recognized

testing

laboratory that

maintains

periodic

_nspectlon

of production of listedequip-

ment

or nnateHais,as

meeting

the requ_remantsfor Relief

Valvesand Automatic Gas

Shutoff

Devicesfor Hot Water

Supply

Systems,

and the

current

ed_tlon

of ANSI Z21.22 •

CSA 4.4 and

the

code

requirements

of ASME, If replaced,

the valve must

meet

the

requirements of

localcodes,but

not less than

a

€omb;nation

temperature

and

pressure

relief

valve ce_t;fied

as meet;ng

the

requ;romentsfor Relief

Valvesand Automatic Gas Shutoff Devicesfor Hot Water

SupplySystems,ANSI Z21.22 • CSA 4.4

by

a

natlonaily

rec-

ogn;zed

test;ng

laboratory

that

ma;nt_Jns

peried;€ iespec-

t;on of productlon

of

listed

equipment

or

materials.

The valve must be

marked

wlth

a maximum

set pressure

not

to exceed the

nna_ked

hydrostati€

worklng pressureof

the water heater (150 Ibsdsq,

_n,)and

a d_sch_mge

Cal_€_ty

not lessthan

the

water heater

_nput rate as

shownon the

model

rating

plate. (Electric heaters,

watts divided by

1000

x

3412 equal BTUIHr, rote,)

Your local jurisdictionala_tberity, while mandating

the

use

of

a temperature-pressure relief

valvecomplyingwith ANSI

Z21,22 • CSA 4,4 and ASME,

may

reqmre a valvemodel dif-

ferent from theone furnishedwith

the

water

heater.

Compl;ancewith such local

requirements

must

be satlsfied

by

the

installer or

end

user of

the

water heater w;th

a

locally prescribed temperature.pressure

relief

valve

;nstelled ;n

the

deslgnatedopening in the water

heater

;n

)laceof

the

f_tory

furnishedvalve,

Forsafeoperationof

the

water heater,the

relief

valve must

not

be

removed

fromit'sdesignatedopeningor

plugged,

The

temperaturo.pressuro

rel;ef

valve

must

be installed

directly

;nte

the

fitt;ng

of

the

water heater des;gnatedfor

the

relief

valve. Pos_tlon

the

valve downward

and

provMe

tubing so

that

any

d;sch_urge

w;ll exit only with;n 6 inches

above,or

at

anydistence

below

the struttu_d floor, Be cer-

teln

that no contact is made with

any

I_veelectrical

The d_sch_mge

opening

must

not be blocked or reduced

_n

s_ze

under any cireumstances, Excessivelength, over 30

feet, or use

of more

than four elbowscan causerestriction

and

reduce

the

d_sch_urge

cap_city

of the valve.

No valve or other obsttuct]on

_s

to be placedbetween

the

relief

valve

and

the

tanl_

D_onotconnecttubing d_rocdyto

dischargedra_n unless

a

6

a_r

gap

_s

provided,To prevent

bed_ly_njury,

h_urd to llfe, or property d_umage,

the relief

valve

must

be allowed

to

discharge water

_n

quantities

should

€_rcunnst_nces

demand. If

the

dischargep_peis not

connected

to

a drain or other

su_teble means,

the water

flow

may

causeproperty damage.

The D_sch_urge

Pipe:

•

Must not be

smaller

in

s_ze

than

the outlet pipe size of

the valve, or have any reducing

couplings

or other

restHttions,

•

Mustnot be pluggedor blocked,

•

Mustbe

of

nnateHaiI_sted

for

hot water distribution,

•

Must be installed so as to allow complete drainage of

both

the

temperature-pressure

relief valve, and the d_s-

chargepipe,

•

Must

terminate at

an adequate dra_n,

•

Must not

have

any

valve between

the

relTefvalve

and

tenl_

_t,

WARNING

The temperature-pressure reNef valve

must

be

manually

operated

at

least once a year, Caution should be

taken

to

ensure

that

(I)

no one is

_n

front of or

around

the outlet

of

the temperatero.pressuro

relief

valve d_schargeline,

and

(2)

the

water

manually

dischargedwill not

cause

any

bed_ly _niury

or property damage becausethe water

may

be

extremely hot.

If after

manually

operating the valve,

it

failsto

completely

reset and

continues

to

release water,

immediately, close

the cold water inlet

to

the water heater,

follow

the

dra_n-

_n.g

instructions, and replace

the temperature.pressure

rehef

valvew=th a new one,

HOT

HOT

COLD

PRESSURE

RELIEF

VALVE

(Do noc

cap or plug)

0

FLOOR

DRAIN

•

6

_

AIR GAP

WARNING

"RELIEF

VALVE

OPENING"

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IPBE_URE

REUEFVALVE

NIPPLE

T&PBELIEF

VALVE PR(._E

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