Kenmore 32986 Owners Manual - Page 4

T & P Valve - washer

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SAFE INSTALLATION, USEAND SERVICE ...GENERAL SAFETY ...TABLE OF CONTENTS ... PREPARING FOR THE NEW INSTALLATION ... PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ... MATERIALS AND BASIC TOOLS NEEDED ... Materials Needed ... Basic Tools ... Additional Tools Needed When Sweat Soldering ...INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ... Removing the Old Water Heater ...Facts to Consider About the Location ... Insulation Blankets ... Facts to Consider About the Convertible Lower Element ... Water Piping ... T & P Valve and Pipe Insulation ... TemperatureoPressure Relief Valve ... Filling the Water Heater ... Converting the Lower Element ... Wiring ... Wiring Diagrams ...SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE ... Temperature Thermostat Regulation ... Temperature Settings ... Upper and Lower Thermostat Adjustments ... Anode Rod Inspection ... TemperatureoPressure Relief Valve Operation ... Draining ... Thermostat Remova!/Replacement ... Element Cleaning/Replacement ... Drain Valve Washer Replacement ...Service ... TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ... Start Up Conditions ... Thermal Expansion ... Strange Sounds ... Operational Conditions ... Smelly Water ...'Air" in Hot Water Faucets ... Rumbling Noise ... High Temperature Shut Off System ... Not Enough or No Hot Water ...Water Is Too Hot ... Leakage Checkpoints ...REPAIR PARTS MST ... NOTES ...WARRANTY ... 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7ol 6 7,8 8 8 8,9 9,10 10 10,11 11 11o14 14,15 16 17°22 17 17 17 17,18 18 18 18,19 19 19°22 23°25 23 23 23 23°25 23,24 24 24 24 24,25 25 25,26 27°29 30,31

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SAFE
INSTALLATION,
USEAND
SERVICE
........................................................................................................................................
2
GENERAL
SAFETY
.............................................................................................................................................................................
3
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
.......................................................................................................................................................................
4
PREPARING
FOR
THE
NEW
INSTALLATION
....................................................................................................................................
5
PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS
............................................................................................................................................................
5
MATERIALS
AND
BASIC
TOOLS
NEEDED
........................................................................................................................................
6
Materials
Needed
........................................................................................................................................................................
6
Basic
Tools
..................................................................................................................................................................................
6
Additional
Tools
Needed
When
Sweat
Soldering
.......................................................................................................................
6
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
...................................................................................................................................................
7ol 6
Removing
the
Old
Water
Heater
..............................................................................................................................................
7,8
Facts
to Consider
About
the
Location
.........................................................................................................................................
8
Insulation
Blankets
......................................................................................................................................................................
8
Facts
to Consider
About
the
Convertible
Lower
Element
........................................................................................................
8,9
Water
Piping
...........................................................................................................................................................................
9,10
T & P Valve
and
Pipe
Insulation
.................................................................................................................................................
10
TemperatureoPressure
Relief
Valve
.....................................................................................................................................
10,11
Filling
the
Water
Heater
.............................................................................................................................................................
11
Converting
the
Lower
Element
.............................................................................................................................................
11o14
Wiring
....................................................................................................................................................................................
14,15
Wiring
Diagrams
.......................................................................................................................................................................
16
SERVICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
..................................................................................................................................................
17°22
Temperature
Regulation
...........................................................................................................................................................
17
Thermostat
................................................................................................................................................................................
17
Temperature
Settings
................................................................................................................................................................
17
Upper
and
Lower
Thermostat
Adjustments
.........................................................................................................................
17,18
Anode
Rod
Inspection
...............................................................................................................................................................
18
TemperatureoPressure
Relief
Valve
Operation
.........................................................................................................................
18
Draining
................................................................................................................................................................................
18,19
Thermostat
Remova!/Replacement
..........................................................................................................................................
19
Element
Cleaning/Replacement
.........................................................................................................................................
19°22
Drain
Valve
Washer
Replacement
..............................................................................................................................................
Service
.........................................................................................................................................................................................
TROUBLESHOOTING
GUIDE
....................................................................................................................................................
23°25
Start
Up
Conditions
...................................................................................................................................................................
23
Thermal
Expansion
............................................................................................................................................................
23
Strange
Sounds
.................................................................................................................................................................
23
Operational
Conditions
.......................................................................................................................................................
23°25
Smelly
Water
..................................................................................................................................................................
23,24
'Air"
in Hot
Water
Faucets
..................................................................................................................................................
24
Rumbling
Noise
..................................................................................................................................................................
24
High
Temperature
Shut
Off
System
....................................................................................................................................
24
Not
Enough
or No
Hot
Water
.........................................................................................................................................
24,25
Water
Is Too
Hot
..................................................................................................................................................................
25
Leakage
Checkpoints
..........................................................................................................................................................
25,26
REPAIR
PARTS
MST
..................................................................................................................................................................
27°29
NOTES
.........................................................................................................................................................................................
30,31
WARRANTY
........................................................................................................................................................................................