Kenmore 32956 Owners Manual - Page 2

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

install,

use

or service

this

water

heater.

This

is

the

safety

alert

symbol.

It is

used

to

alert

you

to potential

personal

injury

hazards.

Obey

all safety

messages

that

follow

this

symbol

to

avoid

possible

injury

or death.

DANGER

indicates

an

imminently

hazardous

situation

which,

if

not

avoided,

could

result

in

death

or injury.

WARNING

indicates

a

potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if not

avoided,

could

result

in death

or

injury.

CAUTION

indicates

a

potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if not

avoided,

may

result

in

minor

or

moderate

injury.

CAUTION

used

without

the

safety

alert

symbol

indicates

a potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if

not

avoided,

could

result

in

property

damage.

All

safety

messages

wil!

generally

tell

you

about

the

type

of

hazard,

what

can

happen

if you

do

not

follow

the

safety

message

and

how

to

avoid

the

risk

of

injury.

The California

Safe

Drinking

Water

and

Toxic

Enforcement

Act

requires

the

Governor

of California

to

publish

a list of

substances

known

to

the

State

of

California

to

cause

cancer,

birth

defects,

or other

reproductive

harm,

and

requires

businesses

to

warn

of

potential

exposure

to

such

substances.

This

product

contains

a

chemical

known

to the

State

of California

to

cause

cancer,

birth

defects,

or other

reproductive

harm.

This

appliance

can

cause

low

level

exposure

to

some

of the

substances

listed,

including

formaldehyde.

IMPORTANT

DEFINITIONS

Sears

Service

Center:

The

Sears

Service

Center

has

the

ability

equivalent

to a licensed

tradesman

in the

fields

of plumbing

and

electrical

work

including

a

thorough

understanding

of

the

requirements

of

the

National

Electrical

Code

as

it relates

to

the

installation

of

electric

water

heaters.

The

Sears

Service

Center

also

has

a thorough

understanding

of

this

instruction

manual,

and

is able

to perform

repairs

strictly

in accordance

with

the

service

guidelines

provided

by

the

manufacturer.

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