Kenmore 32184 Owners Manual - Page 19

Service

and Adjustment

(cont'd)

TERMINAL

COVER

ON

UPPER

THERMOSTAT

]0.

A ncw-gaskct

should

bc t_scd in all cascs to prcvcnt a possl-

blc watcr

Icak. (Scc Elcmcnt

Gaskct

in thc "Parts

Ordcr

List" Chart).

Placc thc ncw

dcmcnt

gaskct

on

thc thrcad

sidc

of

thc

clcancd

or

ncw clcmcnt

and scrcw into

tank,

sccuring tightly t_singan clcmcnt wrcnch.

7,

Disconncct

thc

two

_rcs

on

thc

clcmcnt

and

tmscr_._v thc

old clcmcnt

fi'om

thc tank,

:1

1.

Closc thc

watcr hcatcr

d?ain walvcby turning

thc

handlc

to

thc right (dockwisc}. Thc drain val(,c ls on thc

Iowcr

front

of thc watcr hcatcr,

]2.

Opcn thc cold _atcr

supply valvc to thc _atcr

hcatcr.

NOTE_

The

€old

water

s_pply

valve m_st

be

left

open

when

the

water heater is in

itse,

13.

To

insurc complctc

_lling ofthc

yank,

allow air to cxJt by"

opcning

thc ncarcst hot

watcr

J:aucct, Allow

watcr

to rtm

until a consent

flow ls obtalncd, This

will

lct air out ofthc

watcr hcatcr and thc piping,

8.

Clcan

thc

arca

around

thc

clcmcnt

opcning.

Rcmovc

any

scdlmcnt

from

or

around

thc

clcmcnt

opcning

and

lnsidc

the

tank.

9.

if you arc clcaning thc clcmcnt you havc rcmovcd, do so by

scraping or soaking in _4ncgar or a &-liming

solution.

AWARNING

I

Replacement elements

must

(I)

be

the

same volt_,ge

and I

(2) no

g_eator

wattage than Iistod on

the model

rating

plate

affixed

to

the

water he_tor.

A

CAUTION

Never use

this

water

heater

unless

it is completely

full

of I

water.

To

prevent damage to the

tank and

heatlng

ele-

I

ment,

the

tank

must

be filled with water, Water

must

I

flow

from

the

hot

water

faucet

before

turning

"ON"

power,

714. Chcck

clcmcnt fbr _atcr

lcaks, if

Icakagc

occurs,

tightcn

clcmcnt or rcpcat stcps 2 and 3, rcmovc clcmcnt and rcposi-

tion gaskct, Thcn rcpcat stcps 10 through

14,

]5,

Rcconncct

thc two

wircs

m thc dcmcnt

and thcn chcck to

makc susc thc thcrmostat

rcmalns firmly, against thc st_rffacc

ofthc

tank,

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